DogPaddle 0 Posted June 22, 2008 Report Share Posted June 22, 2008 I have a couple of Jacks and they are looking good. They are almost a year old and they are showing good promise. We have quite a few foxes here, but so far as yet I cannot entice the dogs to enter a den. Hopefully they will get braver as they get a little older??? I wouldn't mind some helpful suggestions from anyone who has experience with these dogs. As a side note, I am down south at the moment visiting relatives on their farm, and just Thursday the children came running in yelling that they found a rat. I got my little terriers out and two of them paid little attention. But my one bitch, Bint, a ten month old short-legged JRT, jumped right in. We moved some garbage and some wood around and the little bitch caught a big male, plus five other rats and found two nests. Needless to say, I was quite happy with her. This same little girl has learned to catch the little hedge bunnies that run free here. They were originally domestic rabbits that run wild, so they are not really fast, but neither is my JRT. I have a small video clip of the catch, but I am unsure as to whether or not to try and post it. Does this site support video clips? It is legal here to hunt rabbits, hare, foxes, coyote, rats and other vermin, even without a hunting license (the area is over run). Quote Link to post
Foxterrier 22 Posted June 22, 2008 Report Share Posted June 22, 2008 I have a small video clip of the catch, but I am unsure as to whether or not to try and post it. Does this site support video clips? Create a account on www.youtube.com or if u already have one, just upload your video there and then post it here Quote Link to post
Foxterrier 22 Posted June 22, 2008 Report Share Posted June 22, 2008 (edited) I have a couple of Jacks and they are looking good. They are almost a year old and they are showing good promise. We have quite a few foxes here, but so far as yet I cannot entice the dogs to enter a den. Hopefully they will get braver as they get a little older??? I would wait atleast untill your dogs are 1 year old, before I send them into a fox's den. All dogs are individuals, but a fox can scare a young dog so much that it wont go into a den later. Train your dogs on rats and other small vermins and go for the fox den later Edited June 22, 2008 by Foxterrier Quote Link to post
DogPaddle 0 Posted June 22, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2008 I have a small video clip of the catch, but I am unsure as to whether or not to try and post it. Does this site support video clips? Create a account on www.youtube.com or if u already have one, just upload your video there and then post it here Thanks. I will look into getting a youtube account. Quote Link to post
DogPaddle 0 Posted June 22, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2008 I have a couple of Jacks and they are looking good. They are almost a year old and they are showing good promise. We have quite a few foxes here, but so far as yet I cannot entice the dogs to enter a den. Hopefully they will get braver as they get a little older??? I would wait atleast untill your dogs are 1 year old, before I send them into a fox's den. All dogs are individuals, but a fox can scare a young dog so much that it wont go into a den later. Train your dogs on rats and other small vermins and go for the fox den later Thanks for the advice. Realising that each dog is different, around what age should I start them on foxes? Will they show signs that they are ready? All opinions welcome!! Quote Link to post
ferreterni 29 Posted June 23, 2008 Report Share Posted June 23, 2008 Good luck with youtube, i tried to post a video of my wee jrt bitch coming in and out of holes, but I couldnt get any of them posted. Wasn't hunting and they were just old rabbit warrens. Quote Link to post
Guest jrt Posted June 25, 2008 Report Share Posted June 25, 2008 Good looking dog. how tall is it? Quote Link to post
DogPaddle 0 Posted June 26, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 26, 2008 Hey jrt, she is 29cm (close to 11.5 inches, I think ) Quote Link to post
Terrier man 38 Posted June 26, 2008 Report Share Posted June 26, 2008 Leave a pup be a pup and if you have dogs that will be self entering dogs thats more luck on your side but they need to go out on a few digs to get into the swing of things of course when older...Get out to a spot with a bit of cover over run with rabbits and see if they will use there nose and they can do cover at this age because them pet rabbits ar no good chalenge for a terrier as you said yourself they dont run as there pets or once where the wild rabbits wont stand around waiting to be caught. Terrier man Quote Link to post
Guest jrt Posted June 26, 2008 Report Share Posted June 26, 2008 Hey jrt, she is 29cm (close to 11.5 inches, I think ) last time i measured mine he was "12" (7months oa) hes arround 20 months now not sure how tall he is but he can get into some very tight spaces Quote Link to post
DogPaddle 0 Posted June 27, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 27, 2008 Leave a pup be a pup and if you have dogs that will be self entering dogs thats more luck on your side but they need to go out on a few digs to get into the swing of things of course when older...Get out to a spot with a bit of cover over run with rabbits and see if they will use there nose and they can do cover at this age because them pet rabbits ar no good chalenge for a terrier as you said yourself they dont run as there pets or once where the wild rabbits wont stand around waiting to be caught. Terrier man Hey Terrier Man, thanks for the info. What age do you suggest? As for the rabbits, I was just happy that these dogs started to show some interest already. The real test will come when we get back home, though I seriously doubt that they will be able to catch the hares up north. Quote Link to post
DogPaddle 0 Posted June 27, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 27, 2008 Hey jrt, she is 29cm (close to 11.5 inches, I think ) last time i measured mine he was "12" (7months oa) hes arround 20 months now not sure how tall he is but he can get into some very tight spaces Is yours a long legged or short JRT? Quote Link to post
Guest jrt Posted June 27, 2008 Report Share Posted June 27, 2008 (edited) Hey jrt, she is 29cm (close to 11.5 inches, I think ) last time i measured mine he was "12" (7months oa) hes arround 20 months now not sure how tall he is but he can get into some very tight spaces Is yours a long legged or short JRT? Hiya mate, here is mine........ cheers Edited June 28, 2008 by jrt Quote Link to post
ferreterni 29 Posted June 28, 2008 Report Share Posted June 28, 2008 Nice looking dog at the top there, I got a wee bitch, similar to bottom one she around 10"tts, and a great dog for ferreting. Quote Link to post
DogPaddle 0 Posted June 29, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2008 (edited) Hey JRT, Nice dog! Do you get the chance to work him much? I am still interested in finding out what age that I can expect that my JRT's will start showing interest in foxes, and what age that I should let them take on such quarry? Can you give me an idea??? ... Hey, just found the answer on the "age to enter" post http://www.thehuntinglife.com/forums/index...showtopic=53834 Thanks Edited June 29, 2008 by DogPaddle Quote Link to post
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