The joys of starting a pup....

[Big bald beautiful 1,231]

Had my whippet bitch out tonight for only the second time on the lamp.

i tried a spot i havnt lamped in 7 yrs, it was lifting with rabbits and i even got two sitters...but the bitch wasnt playing ball

she just wanted to walk as close to me as possible

my two whippets are like chalk and cheese , the dog picks things up a lot quicker and was keener to be hunting.

the bitch is a lot more laid back.

 

It was still nice to be out and i got a half hearted run from the bitch as i walked back to the carpark with her off the lead.

 

still early days as she isnt a yr old until 3rd of january

 

it was also nice to see rabbits in numbers, must have counted 35 on the small 9 hole golf course.

[woz 260]

Had my whippet bitch out tonight for only the second time on the lamp.

i tried a spot i havnt lamped in 7 yrs, it was lifting with rabbits and i even got two sitters...but the bitch wasnt playing ball

she just wanted to walk as close to me as possible

my two whippets are like chalk and cheese , the dog picks things up a lot quicker and was keener to be hunting.

the bitch is a lot more laid back.

 

It was still nice to be out and i got a half hearted run from the bitch as i walked back to the carpark with her off the lead.

 

still early days as she isnt a yr old until 3rd of january

 

it was also nice to see rabbits in numbers, must have counted 35 on the small 9 hole golf course.

 

 

iv got it all to come mate,i have a collie/whip/grey that looks more whippit than anything else..she is 7 months old now and hasnt done anything yet but im sure there is going to be many ups and downs,we went for a walk today in the woods and up till now i havnt had her on a leed she always walks to heel without any trouble.she was terrible on the leed so i think i will need to put alot more work in,in the next few months..

[topdigger 4]

Had my whippet bitch out tonight for only the second time on the lamp.

i tried a spot i havnt lamped in 7 yrs, it was lifting with rabbits and i even got two sitters...but the bitch wasnt playing ball

she just wanted to walk as close to me as possible

my two whippets are like chalk and cheese , the dog picks things up a lot quicker and was keener to be hunting.

the bitch is a lot more laid back.

 

It was still nice to be out and i got a half hearted run from the bitch as i walked back to the carpark with her off the lead.

 

still early days as she isnt a yr old until 3rd of january

 

it was also nice to see rabbits in numbers, must have counted 35 on the small 9 hole golf course.

dont look like your a good hunter then seeing all them your more like a wont to be to me Edited December 27, 2008 by topdigger

[Big bald beautiful 1,231]

?

 

so i see plenty of rabbits and i speak about my pup not being intersted, so that makes me what?

 

 

ok, my next post will be 7 out of 7 ran and pictures of rabbits ive shot with my airgun.....

 

is that a better post

[riohog 5,751]

Had my whippet bitch out tonight for only the second time on the lamp.

i tried a spot i havnt lamped in 7 yrs, it was lifting with rabbits and i even got two sitters...but the bitch wasnt playing ball

she just wanted to walk as close to me as possible

my two whippets are like chalk and cheese , the dog picks things up a lot quicker and was keener to be hunting.

the bitch is a lot more laid back.

 

It was still nice to be out and i got a half hearted run from the bitch as i walked back to the carpark with her off the lead.

 

still early days as she isnt a yr old until 3rd of january

 

it was also nice to see rabbits in numbers, must have counted 35 on the small 9 hole golf course.

dont look like your a good hunter then seeing all them your more like a wont to be to me

 

what makes you an expert

[Big bald beautiful 1,231]

He thinks i should have run all 35 rabbits in 20 minutes and taken them all with a pup on its second night out....

[riohog 5,751]

He thinks i should have run all 35 rabbits in 20 minutes and taken them all with a pup on its second night out....

 

hes probebly better listening instead of talking eh

[thomps125 49]

ive got a 5munth old bull x and he lead skills are good as long as she on a short lead i got her jumping a smasl fence abowt 20inches on her own and she is qwite obeedeient for a young pup she retreaves a ball and drops [bANNED TEXT] i tell her its mine...i sometimes get anoyed when ime out with freinds and there dogs are catching but i always then think ive got plenty of time for her to do it.....

[riohog 5,751]

ive got a 5munth old bull x and he lead skills are good as long as she on a short lead i got her jumping a smasl fence abowt 20inches on her own and she is qwite obeedeient for a young pup she retreaves a ball and drops [bANNED TEXT] i tell her its mine...i sometimes get anoyed when ime out with freinds and there dogs are catching but i always then think ive got plenty of time for her to do it.....

 

 

your doing the right thing well done mate

[donk 12]

Too much too early will probably spoil a young un, sounds to me like your doing ok mate,ignore the numptys

[thomps125 49]

Too much too early will probably spoil a young un, sounds to me like your doing ok mate,ignore the numptys

 

 

i get my m8s saying u shudrun her from 3 months will make her better ime like nope ile whate till her bones are strong and listen 2 people i no have been doing it for 10years not 10months

[davidlloyd 16]

Had my whippet bitch out tonight for only the second time on the lamp.

i tried a spot i havnt lamped in 7 yrs, it was lifting with rabbits and i even got two sitters...but the bitch wasnt playing ball

she just wanted to walk as close to me as possible

my two whippets are like chalk and cheese , the dog picks things up a lot quicker and was keener to be hunting.

the bitch is a lot more laid back.

 

It was still nice to be out and i got a half hearted run from the bitch as i walked back to the carpark with her off the lead.

 

still early days as she isnt a yr old until 3rd of january

 

it was also nice to see rabbits in numbers, must have counted 35 on the small 9 hole golf course.

dont look like your a good hunter then seeing all them your more like a wont to be to me

toppdigger did you have a keeper job up and till a wile a go mate

[donk 12]

Too much too early will probably spoil a young un, sounds to me like your doing ok mate,ignore the numptys

 

 

i get my m8s saying u shudrun her from 3 months will make her better ime like nope ile whate till her bones are strong and listen 2 people i no have been doing it for 10years not 10months

 

Theres lads who can run young dogs and have them catching,but 3 months is way too young in my opinion mate. I can only speak from my own experience,which isnt vast,but unless you have got a lot of easy catches to put in front of a young un all you will do is end up getting the young un frustrated. Then it will normally start yapping or f*****g off and huntin up. Which isnt good and makes you look not so good either,lol.

Take your time and you will be telling your mates how to do it in a few seasons time

[dankay123 33]

i have had started all my dogs young. 16 weeks and off to the field. jumping,following on etc get it used to live stock at this age its much easier than bringing a year old dog that thinks everything that moves he has to chase.

 

5-6mths old a couple of dropped bunnies

6-9 mths dropped bunnies and start ferreting training.net up everything apart from 1 hole and the will soon learn the crack. the pup already knows what bunnies are about and is oozzing confidence as it has had all those dropped rabbits

9-12mths old lamping can be started (i only do a little lamping so i just start them on the lamp once they are getting consistent results i knock the lamping on the head)

12-18mths start on hares (which is alli do!!)

 

once a week is all i take my dog out actually hunting. i walk them every evening but only work 1 day per week with 1 night of lamping(whilst training) i dont hammer them as they are young and physically cannot take it. its common sense. dont give a pup 20 hard runs a night. 1 dead cert is worth 100 missed bunnies

im not saying its the right way but ive had no problems.

[fraggle 4]

these people who say run it at 3 months how the feck is beyond me, my pup is hitting just over 5 months, and is not interesd at all, i take her out ferreting and lamping with my mates and she just wants to sit by my side or follow close to me. she chases things yes but not to the point she wants to leg it round the whole field. i just cant see how they want to run so young. my pup will not even see a squatter properly till she is 7 months and that is when the lamping beguins. but as this is my first dog i am probelry wrong, but i just want to make sure she has had a good puppy hood first.