Guest Dannyboy Posted January 17, 2006 Report Share Posted January 17, 2006 any good advice on geting a terrier pup working rabbit or fox Quote Link to post
Squirrel_Basher 17,100 Posted January 17, 2006 Report Share Posted January 17, 2006 Personally ,I wouldnt start a terrier on either of these quarry.Depending on the breed and temperment,I would let the younster have a look at some rats around 7-8 months old and depending on how it progressed with these I would allow the young dog to explore KNOWN safe holes at around the year old mark.In between this period the terrier usually self enters to rabbit.People have said in the past to keep a digging dog off the rabbits but Ive found that once started on bigger stuff the terrier will prefer it to rabbits and not mess you about.The secret with any dog in the early stages is not to overmatch it.If a youngster is daunted by anything when over a year old then keep it on the rats and try again later on. Foxdropper Quote Link to post
antg 1,787 Posted January 17, 2006 Report Share Posted January 17, 2006 in short. keep them winning! dont let them get bashed up too much too young and you wont go far wrong. Quote Link to post
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