kinderbeano 13 Posted January 12, 2009 Report Share Posted January 12, 2009 im looking into geting myself a nice little patterdale pup for some bushwork with the ferrets and im just wondering if anyone had any tips on picking a good dog,what age the dog should be and that and if anyone has advice on training it would be great too.iv had dogs in the past bus not proper working dogs.im looking forward to geting into it tho..thanks Conor Quote Link to post
Guest ROUGH COATED Posted January 12, 2009 Report Share Posted January 12, 2009 im looking into geting myself a nice little patterdale pup for some bushwork with the ferrets and im just wondering if anyone had any tips on picking a good dog,what age the dog should be and that and if anyone has advice on training it would be great too.iv had dogs in the past bus not proper working dogs.im looking forward to geting into it tho..thanks Conor My self i would get a rough coated bitch from working parents and introduce it to ferrets a couple months old, let the bitch smell the ferret every day and let the ferret run around the bitch, make sure you keep a eye on them at all times and control the dog/bitch if it trys to grab the ferret and correct the dog/bitch"s behaviour if it trys to bite, And make sure the terrier nows your in control all the time and you should be ok if you put the bond and effort between them so all the best!! Quote Link to post
goldfinch2007 2,333 Posted January 12, 2009 Report Share Posted January 12, 2009 get a 8 week old pup,let the pup and ferret share a saucer of milk everyday they will soon bond and play.make sure the pup and ferret dont get carried away.a whippet would be a good choice as well Quote Link to post
kinderbeano 13 Posted January 12, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2009 thanks lads..wat about sex?bitch or dog better?..i have better experience with female dogs(my own and friends).seem bit smarter n less easily distracted..lurcher wudnt rly suite me goldfinch2007 as i need a real all round dog that could flush a few birds 4 the gun evry now and again too.thanks anyway Quote Link to post
Blake 2 Posted January 22, 2009 Report Share Posted January 22, 2009 im looking into geting myself a nice little patterdale pup for some bushwork with the ferrets and im just wondering if anyone had any tips on picking a good dog,what age the dog should be and that and if anyone has advice on training it would be great too.iv had dogs in the past bus not proper working dogs.im looking forward to geting into it tho..thanks Conor get a beddy x whippet, great for bushing and can catch bolted rabbits. Patterdales are basically small staffordshire bull terriers. Quote Link to post
Guest blackntan Posted January 22, 2009 Report Share Posted January 22, 2009 :l im looking into geting myself a nice little patterdale pup for some bushwork with the ferrets and im just wondering if anyone had any tips on picking a good dog,what age the dog should be and that and if anyone has advice on training it would be great too.iv had dogs in the past bus not proper working dogs.im looking forward to geting into it tho..thanks Conor get a beddy x whippet, great for bushing and can catch bolted rabbits. Patterdales are basically small staffordshire bull terriers. Quote Link to post
Guest E.Mc Posted January 22, 2009 Report Share Posted January 22, 2009 im looking into geting myself a nice little patterdale pup for some bushwork with the ferrets and im just wondering if anyone had any tips on picking a good dog,what age the dog should be and that and if anyone has advice on training it would be great too.iv had dogs in the past bus not proper working dogs.im looking forward to geting into it tho..thanks Conor get a beddy x whippet, great for bushing and can catch bolted rabbits. Patterdales are basically small staffordshire bull terriers. Small staffies??? Yeah now there's a guy that knows his stuff! I take it that's a pic of yourself in your avatar?? muppet!!! Quote Link to post
Blake 2 Posted January 23, 2009 Report Share Posted January 23, 2009 (edited) ........ Edited January 23, 2009 by Blake Quote Link to post
Blake 2 Posted January 23, 2009 Report Share Posted January 23, 2009 [ Small staffies??? Yeah now there's a guy that knows his stuff! I take it that's a pic of yourself in your avatar?? muppet!!! okay i'll rephrase it:- A lot of patterdales have a high percentage of staffordshire bull terrier blood and staffs are known more for gameness than hunting instinct and brain. Quote Link to post
Guest AngelicAcid Posted January 23, 2009 Report Share Posted January 23, 2009 Beddy whippet, and then if you fancy a bit lamping,(which most do then you will have the goods) Quote Link to post
Guest E.Mc Posted January 23, 2009 Report Share Posted January 23, 2009 (edited) okay i'll rephrase it:- A lot of patterdales have a high percentage of staffordshire bull terrier blood and staffs are known more for gameness than hunting instinct and brain. Yeah ok mr expert new avatar pic :kiss: Edited January 24, 2009 by E.Mc Quote Link to post
scottbaistow 0 Posted January 23, 2009 Report Share Posted January 23, 2009 try to get the pup as young as possible so then you can bond with it form an early age introduce it to the ferrets when its a few months old make sure youu keep and eye on them thought mate id advise a patterdale mint dogs good luck mate Quote Link to post
Attack Fell Terrier 864 Posted January 24, 2009 Report Share Posted January 24, 2009 Sorry Blake but I don't really agree with what you've said either, like small Staffs? no brains? not sure where you got that info mate. KinderBeano, For Ferrets and bush work, I'm led to believe that Beddy Whippets are excellent, but as Rough coated said, if you plan on doing lots of bushing with the dog and you only want a terrier then a good thick wirey coated out of dogs who do a lot of this type of work would be a good idea. Quote Link to post
patterdale78 0 Posted January 26, 2009 Report Share Posted January 26, 2009 im looking into geting myself a nice little patterdale pup for some bushwork with the ferrets and im just wondering if anyone had any tips on picking a good dog,what age the dog should be and that and if anyone has advice on training it would be great too.iv had dogs in the past bus not proper working dogs.im looking forward to geting into it tho..thanks Conor Hello mate if you are looking at getting a patterdale for some bushwork for rabbits with the ferrets it is a waste. A patterdale is a working terrier one that works to ground to fox not for rabbits if you think fox higher and rabbit is at the lower level. Most dogs (pet dogs) will easily pick up the skills to hunt rabbits. But its up to you mate Patterdale78 Quote Link to post
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