Training your lurcher to mark

[Oshea 20]

I got myself a lurcher to work a bit of cover and mark any occupied earths. I'm curious how you all train your lurchers to become useful tools for a days digging foxes. 

thank you

[low plains drifter 10,339]

Dogfox on here is your man

[Gilbey 1,432]

Dogs mark naturally, just got to watch them/learn how they do it. The reward is you getting whatever it is out

[bird 9,868]

7 minutes ago, Gilbey said:

Dogs mark naturally, just got to watch them/learn how they do it. The reward is you getting whatever it is out

But be careful they don't false  mark,  only reward with positive  mark, bolt. Or put nets down to get the  fox then they deff know  what  the reward for.

[Gilbey 1,432]

7 minutes ago, bird said:

But be careful they don't false  mark,  only reward with positive  mark, bolt. Or put nets down to get the  fox then they deff know  what  the reward for.

If they false mark there won't be any reward or anything to get out....

[Moochersways 84]

You can't really train them to mark time and experience and they'll do it naturally....the biggest mistake I see people making with a young dog is encouraging it to mark warrens and when the dog sticks its nose near they praise it......automatically the dog will register that behaviour is praised and you'll get a false marker 

[WataWalloper 337]

Easiest way is to run a few to ground, watch how the dog reacts to where it’s dropped in, mental note of how he marks, them bolt it again for him 

[Black neck 15,875]

1 hour ago, WataWalloper said:

Easiest way is to run a few to ground, watch how the dog reacts to where it’s dropped in, mental note of how he marks, them bolt it again for him 

Ffs pass the spade 

[WataWalloper 337]

2 minutes ago, Black neck said:

Ffs pass the spade 

I find darkies put the young dog off, best left at home an do your own digging first few times

[dogmandont 9,802]

11 hours ago, Oshea said:

I got myself a lurcher to work a bit of cover and mark any occupied earths. I'm curious how you all train your lurchers to become useful tools for a days digging foxes. 

thank you

Always helps if the lurcher is a keen killer of foxes, a halfhearted fox dog will be a halfhearted marker of foxes I'm sure there's exceptions to this but it's what I always seen.

In my experience if it sees enough and likes them enough marking will come naturally. 

[OldPhil 5,670]

Mother Nature schools a dog to find his quarry,...we just watch his movements,.. and general demeanour....very carefully....

[TheGrafter 7]

5 minutes ago, OldPhil said:

Mother Nature schools a dog to find his quarry,...we just watch his movements,.. and general demeanour....very carefully....

@OldPhil Belter!

[low plains drifter 10,339]

15 hours ago, Black neck said:

Ffs pass the spade 

'Pon the left hand side 

[shaaark 10,706]

1 hour ago, low plains drifter said:

'Pon the left hand side 

It a go bun

[dillydog 8,463]

About as animated as he gets, once you know their mark it's easy to see. He marked naturally,  he just stares at the entrance,  no digging,  no speaking,  nothing but a statue.