ferreting dog

[kinderbeano 13]

[bANNED TEXT]..iv been ferreting for jst over a year now and have become quite obsesed with it.iv only been using purse nets and the ferrets tho and im looking into geting a good ferreting dog and some longnets and stop nets..im just looking for some advice on wats the best type of dog and training them and mainly actualy useing the dog in the field to flush and/or catch rabbits in ditches and the like and geting them used to my ferrets..ANY advice at all would be gratly apreciated..

 

jst a pic of my last dog,bit of an appitite for bunnies ha..

[scothunter 12,609]

Beddie whippet if its only for rabbiting

[kinderbeano 13]

id be more looking for a multitasking dog,rabbits mainly wit ferrets and lamp bu something that cud take a fox with the help of another dog and also flush rabbits from ditches..thanks

[scothunter 12,609]

id be more looking for a multitasking dog,rabbits mainly wit ferrets and lamp bu something that cud take a fox with the help of another dog and also flush rabbits from ditches..thanks

 

beddie greyhound

[COMPO 54]

ask 10 different ferreters which dog is best to assist with ferreting and you will get 10 different answer!

 

ranging from terriers,hounds,spaniels and obviously running dogs from whippets to lurchers and greyhounds....

 

a lot depends on how you ferret and the land that you ferret over.

 

But any dog must be 110% around ferrets and livestock and the rest depends on how you operate!

[stubby 175]

jst a pic of my last dog,bit of an appitite for bunnies ha..

 

looks like they got him excited too

[villebones 4]

jst a pic of my last dog,bit of an appitite for bunnies ha..

 

looks like they got him excited too

 

pmsl

[earthpig 0]

Beddy greyhound or whippet cross or colie greyhound type why not see if you can go out with a few pals and see how their lurchers perform and make your own choise but probly beddy grey or whipet cross would suit best

[The one 8,504]

What tye of dogs do the guys local to you have thats usaully a good idea what dogs suit you type of ground

[victor 10]

well, my whippetxgrey is good for rabbits, and foxes if there is another dog with him.

 

it is up to you..

[comanche 3,061]

Don't get lured into thinking that to be a "proper" rabbiter you have to actually be fully equipped with every sort of net ,device or dog for all seasons. Plenty of people are happier and more successful concentrating on one style or branch of hunting rather than trying to be an all round jack of all trades .

Don't think either that a lurcher is the only type of dog for ferreting. In the past many a family mongrel has proved itself to be worth its weight in gold as a marker and net-driving dog as well as being quick enough to pin any badly netted rabbits before they could escape the meshes. Obviously if you don't want to or can't reliably place purse- nets due to the conditions and want to deal seriously with runners a long-net or quick dog are options.

Lurchers can be quite hot to handle and are arguably not the best entry-level dogs unless you have experience of other breeds and are prepared to spent time training for obedience .

[COMPO 54]

Don't get lured into thinking that to be a "proper" rabbiter you have to actually be fully equipped with every sort of net ,device or dog for all seasons. Plenty of people are happier and more successful concentrating on one style or branch of hunting rather than trying to be an all round jack of all trades .

Don't think either that a lurcher is the only type of dog for ferreting. In the past many a family mongrel has proved itself to be worth its weight in gold as a marker and net-driving dog as well as being quick enough to pin any badly netted rabbits before they could escape the meshes. Obviously if you don't want to or can't reliably place purse- nets due to the conditions and want to deal seriously with runners a long-net or quick dog are options.

Lurchers can be quite hot to handle and are arguably not the best entry-level dogs unless you have experience of other breeds and are prepared to spent time training for obedience .

 

 

sound advice, just to add a longnet doesn't require the training etc...of a lurcher and i have ferreted with terriers,small hounds and a spaniel and they have been handy in thick cover and with longnets or when a badly set net half catches a rabbit....any dog is quicker than you to a badly set net!

 

that said lurchers have their place but i dont have one and i catch LOTS of rabbits

[will.f11 24]

IMO a nice first cross top quality colliexgrey are nice to work with in the field. Also we have used a colliexdeerhoundxgrey and that worked nicely with the ferrets, quite quick on the mark, but thats just my opinion

[kinderbeano 13]

wow,got what i asked for there ha,that brilliant lads thanks a million..i think what i mite do is give it another year and realy get to know wat dog wud suit my style of hunting best.my permision is very vast with cery scatterd burrows and varied types of land so no matter what dog i get (if i do infact get one) he or she will be used well somewhere..anyone i know in my area with rabbiting dogs have lurchers.i would have good facilities for 1 too as my uncle has a grate setup for greyhound and could help me train it too..dats [bANNED TEXT] stuff tho thanks too all,realy getin a clearer picture on tngs

 

hahaha n ye my old springer up there was a randy bugger ..got him in the end tho,started wandering to 'satisfy his urges' lol..neva got him back after one night:(...

[Neal 1,873]

If you got on particularly well with the spaniel then maybe another would suit you better than a lurcher. It's better to spend a day with a ferreting spaniel that you like than a ferreting lurcher that you don't like. As has been said above, people look for a variety of different attributes in a ferreting dog which is why the "type" is so variable. Good luck with whatever you decide to go for.