dogs, single or doubled on foxes

[moter poacher 2]

my other thread raised some very intresting opinions on a fox dog

 

 

so here goes doubled up dogs seems like they not fox dogs athall afterhall opinions please

 

has i said i did run double pre ban and seen some good dogs

 

imoa a dog that pulls and kills its fox, every lamping trip, is a fox dog weather its single or doubled

 

but thats my opinion

 

 

the ones that just run the fox round the field are to me jackers they dont want it for any reason,then it would be outed after its chances

 

 

i know alot of you will sayu run single,but please be honest

 

if you run double would you call your own a proven fox dog

 

 

[scent 509]

only a dog that does the business on its own is a fox dog imo

[craigyboy 1,274]

single handed all the way mate,ive never doubled up on a fox if 1 dog cant do it, then stick to bunnies, i knew a bloke who doubled up on foxes until his dogs collided one night and he ended up losing 1, not worth it mate single handed or nowt, imo

Edited September 3, 2008 by craigyboy

[Guest smashygadge]

now out of intrest if you thought you had a dog capable would you enter it to its first fox single handed.

sorry for the daft question .but a decent awnswer would be nice

[scent 509]

now out of intrest if you thought you had a dog capable would you enter it to its first fox single handed.

sorry for the daft question .but a decent awnswer would be nice

if you think he is ready and capable then i cant see why not and depending on how old he is ,its coming the right time of year now to try such a dog

[Guest smashygadge]

now out of intrest if you thought you had a dog capable would you enter it to its first fox single handed.

sorry for the daft question .but a decent awnswer would be nice

if you think he is ready and capable then i cant see why not and depending on how old he is ,its coming the right time of year now to try such a dog

 

he is ready and capable he is 17 month 28tts and a powerhouse

he had banged one at 7 month by a mistake slip

but it got away on him but now yes i think he is

[swandog1 50]

single handed mate

[undisputed 1,664]

I always started doubled up before moving on to single handed anybody who say's theyv'e never doubled up is not being truthful imo

[MATTI 34]

As a rule single handed, but to give a young dog confidence doubled up is a big help IMO. A confident single handed dog will sustain less injury and trauma as it is easier for one dog to shake the fox, where as doubled up it's more of a scrap to who the fox belong's to.

[craigyboy 1,274]

I always started doubled up before moving on to single handed anybody who say's theyv'e never doubled up is not being truthful imo

sorry to disappoint you mate but ive never doubled up,thats the truth

[zap 4]

well i not embarrest to say i used to run mine doubled up before that bloody ban ,reason being we never saw alot of them about and why when we got the chance to run one turn to my mate or have him turn to me and say it my slip keep your dog on the lead [although we might not get another chance for a couple weeks ] so instead we said chance is here lets take it yes if the other dog was injured or we were out mooching through the day on our owns the dogs did take them on there own but majority of the time doubled ,no doubt i,ll get slated but the truths the truth

[bullmastiff 615]

now out of intrest if you thought you had a dog capable would you enter it to its first fox single handed.

sorry for the daft question .but a decent awnswer would be nice

 

some people don't have a choice! only owning one Lurcher and not having any friends with Lurchers severly limits your options! the dog should be able to stop it quick enough but if it's struggling to finish it off then big boots and a knife could come in handy!

[zap 4]

if it's struggling to finish it off then big boots and a knife could come in handy! if it ever came to that mate i would give up totally

[poacher2225 2]

i doubled up it gets them killed quicker when you are not meant to be ther and the lamp is not on to long but every think else is single handed

[roybo 2,873]

pretty much in the same boat as you zap,

good if you can no fuss if you can't

got nowt to prove to any one