What age to start your lurcher pup

[joe cash 0]

Hi all just looking for your opinion. My mate has a 6 month old lucher pup had her out lamping with my bitch she is running the rabbits but hasn't got any she's only been out twice . I started my bitch when she was 5 months and she got here first kill the third time out and she's been at it ever since. When do yous think is the right time and what way would ya go about it .

[anythingoes 28]

Hi all just looking for your opinion. My mate has a 6 month old lucher pup had her out lamping with my bitch she is running the rabbits but hasn't got any she's only been out twice . I started my bitch when she was 5 months and she got here first kill the third time out and she's been at it ever since. When do yous think is the right time and what way would ya go about it .

 

 

my oppinion is the 1st years for trainning and the seconds for its quarry ,,rabbits then charlie !!! a would never run a dog till its at least a year old ,,goto give it time to grow or otherwise you could risk the dog getting an injurie it carrys all its life !

[whin 463]

i start mines the minute they are weaned they get hare roe heeds see dead animals eat skinned meat then they get a bit training to chase fur over small fences bushes and by the time they are 5 6 months watch rabbits getting netted get to mouth them etc and get them going by nine moons usaly but all dogs are diffrent and all people are to, some less educated others have no ferrets or no paitience, i let them c plenty dead plenty fetching then tallyho , c a few expierence dogs but no strange animals all same kennel mates , then gradualy let them go ,

[sean.t 0]

5 and 1/2 months are you mad? Not only do you risk injury the dogs bones wont develope with its muscles corrospondingly and your dog will never reach its full potential if you run it before its atleast ayear old to 14 months.

 

Sean

[jamestwo 0]

i would agree hold it back even though its hard to do .

[sean.t 0]

5 and 1/2 months are you mad? Not only do you risk injury the dogs bones wont develope with its muscles corrospondingly and your dog will never reach its full potential if you run it before its atleast ayear old to 14 months.

 

Sean

 

he seems to be fine kid..he now is big and strong and never has disappointed me...some people wait till there older especially the bigger breed dogs as there bones would have not have set and are prone to injury....

 

i have read some books people stating different things.ie bill dotherty book startes his lurchers between 5 and 6 months. but i start mine when i think there ready...

 

as i have said my fella has never got injured and is now pickin em for fun....is a very healthy.so each to their own kid...

 

this is my opinion so take it as you wnt...i think sayin my dog will never reach his full potential is bull lad....he took 18 the other night at his ease....

 

regards IP

 

I personally wouldnt start mine that early but there your dogs and you would know what to do with them, maybe the odd rabbit when their that age wouldnt hurt but definitly not the bhoyos

[sean.t 0]

5 and 1/2 months are you mad? Not only do you risk injury the dogs bones wont develope with its muscles corrospondingly and your dog will never reach its full potential if you run it before its atleast ayear old to 14 months.

 

Sean

 

he seems to be fine kid..he now is big and strong and never has disappointed me...some people wait till there older especially the bigger breed dogs as there bones would have not have set and are prone to injury....

 

i have read some books people stating different things.ie bill dotherty book startes his lurchers between 5 and 6 months. but i start mine when i think there ready...

 

as i have said my fella has never got injured and is now pickin em for fun....is a very healthy.so each to their own kid...

 

this is my opinion so take it as you wnt...i think sayin my dog will never reach his full potential is bull lad....he took 18 the other night at his ease....

 

regards IP

 

I personally wouldnt start mine that early but there your dogs and you would know what to do with them, maybe the odd rabbit when their that age wouldnt hurt but definitly not the bhoyos

 

Well for the first 3 months most runs i gave em was half a dozen...when he was catchin 6/6 i started to up his runs....

 

most runs i gave him befofe he was over 12months was 10...fist big rabbit he saw on lamp at 14 months he caught and daytme one a month later....now he is gettin up to the 20 mark in lamped rabbits and ill keep gradually bringin it up....

 

have not slipped him on any foxs yet but will introduce him to them with an experinced fox dog this season.....

 

as i haved said each to their own...goin to get ready for a lampin session tonight so ill leave it there...

 

regards IP...

GOOD LUCK

Going out myself later on 2 dogs a rifle and a landrover What a combination!