steve66 3,560 Posted May 29, 2021 Report Share Posted May 29, 2021 My beddy whip loved taking pheasants in cover had some crackin sport working the old dis used railway lines 4 Quote Link to post
Moocher71 4,050 Posted May 29, 2021 Report Share Posted May 29, 2021 All my dogs have taken pheasants and I'd be disappointed if they didn't try snaffling one .more to a lurcher than fur 2 Quote Link to post
gnipper 6,535 Posted May 29, 2021 Report Share Posted May 29, 2021 I've never had a dog that wouldn't nail the stupid bloody things, not good if the keepers around but good for the dog when there's nothing else about. 1 Quote Link to post
Moocher71 4,050 Posted May 29, 2021 Report Share Posted May 29, 2021 On 29/05/2021 at 10:42, fred90 said: it's a strange one, some love feather other's don't. I would definitely encourage the pup. little dog I have now has Jaws like a gin trap with rat, rabbit, squirrel. yet feathers she hardly mouths them and tends to hold them. she's had a couple of pheasant and 10 woodpidgeons. she found her 1st pheasant nest before a year old. Expand My old whippety dog good at finding kaney nests ,other two don't bother but he's got a thing for knowing where they are , tasty as well but you got to know best time to take them for eating . Quote Link to post
Black neck 16,171 Posted May 29, 2021 Report Share Posted May 29, 2021 On 29/05/2021 at 20:15, Moocher71 said: My old whippety dog good at finding kaney nests ,other two don't bother but he's got a thing for knowing where they are , tasty as well but you got to know best time to take them for eating . Expand Damd fine custard 1 Quote Link to post
Allan P 1,150 Posted May 30, 2021 Author Report Share Posted May 30, 2021 On 29/05/2021 at 16:29, Mr Wilkes said: This pup I have has been out with me from the start, we’ve had some cracking nights on the phezzies , the more you get among the pheasants the better your pup will be. How old is your pup ?. Expand She’s around 8 months or so, not done a lot with her yet tbh. Just working on obedience and bit of retrieving but she’s definitely interested in feathers. 2 Quote Link to post
Mr Wilkes 3,050 Posted May 30, 2021 Report Share Posted May 30, 2021 A lot of lurchers will catch birds but don’t give a full retrieve ( spit em out on way back) what I’ve found best is if you can get hold of duck ( teal or wigeon ) and start em off retrieving those, hardly any feathers to come out and they float in water. 2 Quote Link to post
Allan P 1,150 Posted May 30, 2021 Author Report Share Posted May 30, 2021 On 30/05/2021 at 09:47, Mr Wilkes said: A lot of lurchers will catch birds but don’t give a full retrieve ( spit em out on way back) what I’ve found best is if you can get hold of duck ( teal or wigeon ) and start em off retrieving those, hardly any feathers to come out and they float in water. Expand Pigeons have extremely loose feathers and can mess up a dog retrieve very easily. A guy once told me to cut the corner off a plastic bag and poke the pigeons head through for training. He reckoned it would make the dog retrieve the pigeon by its head only. He said dogs don’t like the feeling of a plastic bag in their mouths!!! I never did give it ago, my dog at the time used to nick any plastic carrier bags left laying around and rip them to shreds if given the chance. 4 Quote Link to post
Luckee legs 483 Posted May 30, 2021 Report Share Posted May 30, 2021 I think they should be encouraged. Pheasant s are bloody hard to catch mind, vegetation needs to be tall enough to allow the dog to get close but not so tall it impedes the jump. Also it's not all positives, it will mean keeping them on a lead more if you are in a public place particularly near waterfowl that are used to dogs. I've had a couple of embarrassing incidents , just saying 1 1 Quote Link to post
Mr Wilkes 3,050 Posted May 30, 2021 Report Share Posted May 30, 2021 On 30/05/2021 at 10:23, Allan P said: Pigeons have extremely loose feathers and can mess up a dog retrieve very easily. A guy once told me to cut the corner off a plastic bag and poke the pigeons head through for training. He reckoned it would make the dog retrieve the pigeon by its head only. He said dogs don’t like the feeling of a plastic bag in their mouths!!! I never did give it ago, my dog at the time used to nick any plastic carrier bags left laying around and rip them to shreds if given the chance. Expand I know a few that cut a hole in a sock and put a pigeon inside, the dog will retrieve the pigeon without a mouth full of feathers. Good for starting pups. 3 Quote Link to post
fred90 3,279 Posted May 30, 2021 Report Share Posted May 30, 2021 I think it depends on the individual dog. this one takes pheasant and pigeons. won't look at ducks, wildfowl. put it down to being a pup I regularly took her through Hardwick Hall Park and stopped her chasing wildfowl, that was early training, recall, stockbreaking, etc. 2 Quote Link to post
brambles 3,299 Posted May 30, 2021 Report Share Posted May 30, 2021 I take all my pups out for pheasants 6 Quote Link to post
mC HULL 13,446 Posted May 30, 2021 Report Share Posted May 30, 2021 On 30/05/2021 at 05:30, Allan P said: She’s around 8 months or so, not done a lot with her yet tbh. Just working on obedience and bit of retrieving but she’s definitely interested in feathers. Expand Looks lovely strong pup mate 1 Quote Link to post
OldPhil 5,811 Posted May 30, 2021 Report Share Posted May 30, 2021 On 30/05/2021 at 14:36, brambles said: I take all my pups out for pheasants Expand Nice handy Jukel Brambles 3 Quote Link to post
shaaark 10,915 Posted May 30, 2021 Report Share Posted May 30, 2021 On 30/05/2021 at 14:36, brambles said: I take all my pups out for pheasants Expand That's a cracking looking dog mate. Quote Link to post
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