Starting a dog single handed

[higgins 75]

i agree with spiff on that one mate ,if your just starting out and your digging by yourself try and get some easy digs for your dog ,i myself have brought dogs on from pups with no older dogs to teach them the ropes,and can be frustrating sometimes but you must believe in your dog ,if he says there,s no one home you have to take his word for it ,no matter how much you think theres someone in ....no point egging your dog on to something thats not there ,,,(not saying you do but weve all probely dont in the early days ) once you know your dog and can trust him things should start to speed up a bit ....if your going out by yourself then always have your shovel and collar and box ,because sooner than later your dog is going to find and its no good sitting on bank for hours not being able to help him out and will end in your dog coming away ,which is a step in the wrong direction for you and your dog ,if you put him to ground then you must dig him out ,the more times you do this the better the dog will become at doing his job properly , dont expect to much of him at first when he does find something home ,he will get better at working his fox each time he meets him ,but some are easier than others ,which is same as the digs themselves some easy and some very hard ,no matter how deep . but i would try and get someone to go out with you ,so they can lend a hand with the digging and taking care of dog and mr fox when you break through or you be stood there with fox in 1 hand and dog in other ,or rolling down bank with them both (done that one myself ) always respect the land and landowners and always backfill your holes and leave things as you found them ,like you said at begining about getting permision its getting harder all the time as a lot of the old time farmers are popping there cloggs and them farms get built on or renovated ,ive lost a lot of land this way ,but keep at it and you should keep getting bits here ...... hope this helps and is jmo on your post

agree with what dogfox says,as long as you can get to your terrier double quick then it's not a problem on your own

just make sure you have the spade and locator(backup mob numbers in case the dig has gone on too long),the terrier is relying on YOU to help him,so make sure you don't jeopardise his efforts!

[higgins 75]

i agree with spiff on that one mate ,if your just starting out and your digging by yourself try and get some easy digs for your dog ,i myself have brought dogs on from pups with no older dogs to teach them the ropes,and can be frustrating sometimes but you must believe in your dog ,if he says there,s no one home you have to take his word for it ,no matter how much you think theres someone in ....no point egging your dog on to something thats not there ,,,(not saying you do but weve all probely dont in the early days ) once you know your dog and can trust him things should start to speed up a bit ....if your going out by yourself then always have your shovel and collar and box ,because sooner than later your dog is going to find and its no good sitting on bank for hours not being able to help him out and will end in your dog coming away ,which is a step in the wrong direction for you and your dog ,if you put him to ground then you must dig him out ,the more times you do this the better the dog will become at doing his job properly , dont expect to much of him at first when he does find something home ,he will get better at working his fox each time he meets him ,but some are easier than others ,which is same as the digs themselves some easy and some very hard ,no matter how deep . but i would try and get someone to go out with you ,so they can lend a hand with the digging and taking care of dog and mr fox when you break through or you be stood there with fox in 1 hand and dog in other ,or rolling down bank with them both (done that one myself ) always respect the land and landowners and always backfill your holes and leave things as you found them ,like you said at begining about getting permision its getting harder all the time as a lot of the old time farmers are popping there cloggs and them farms get built on or renovated ,ive lost a lot of land this way ,but keep at it and you should keep getting bits here ...... hope this helps and is jmo on your post

agree with what dogfox says,as long as you can get to your terrier double quick then it's not a problem on your own

just make sure you have the spade and locator(backup mob numbers in case the dig has gone on too long),the terrier is relying on YOU to help him,so make sure you don't jeopardise his efforts!

agree with dogfox ,make sure you got all the gear to get your dog out(and those 'reliable numbers" in your mobile),after having the terrier and all the gear,the most valuable thing you can have is a few numbers on your mob to help you out when the dig turns deeper than you thought,

Higgins.

Edited September 13, 2008 by higgins

[Tracy36 0]

feel for you nog. aboard the same boat! but there are ways............ don't lose heart

[OldNog 432]

cheers everyone whos replied and sent PM's

 

Think i found a few holes the other day on some ground iv shot over for a few years. Worth looking at when its cold