how long

[yorkshirelad2 24]

took my 9 month old lurcher out on the lamp for the first time last week how long before she should go out again dont want her jacking on me. Ran her on three didnt manage to pick any up she is fine on day time rabbits. Cheers.

[the monkey slayer 1]

get her out as much as pos mate. the more spoting you can do the better just give her easy runs [if there is such a thing lol]. ive got a bitch of 10 months great on the lamp started her about five months got her spoting the bunnys first, then the odd slip

[bagwell06 0]

i will say not untill she is about 1yr old mate

[yorkshirelad2 24]

cheers for that mate so just as much as i can when the weathers right.

[bagwell06 0]

but if it is 9 month old lurcher you want to be going out next time is in the summer then she will be good for the winter

[Guest MY LAW]

i will say not untill she is about 1yr old mate

to me you would be waisting the best time to get it catching proper waiting that long.i would keep it at it from now on Edited January 15, 2009 by MY LAW

[summat decent 0]

took my 9 month old lurcher out on the lamp for the first time last week how long before she should go out again dont want her jacking on me. Ran her on three didnt manage to pick any up she is fine on day time rabbits. Cheers.

I teach mine the ferreting game first,but collie crosses seem to start earlier.

Started my whippet bitch lamping last october,but ferreting came first.

I wouldnt start until bitch was a year old,you can just mess the whole thing up.

Had a collie greyhound whippet held him back too much,think it depends what type of lurcher

you have,they end up self entering.

[skycat 6,174]

It all depends on what breeding the lurcher is: if it is a big old thing then I'd wait. If she is well grown, no growth plate lumps left on her wrists and isn't going to make more than 24" tops then keep going now: try and only slip her on rabbits a long way from their holes and on nice rough grass: no bowling green/golf course stuff.

Its a difficult time of year for a pup as the rabbits are canny and strong: early autumn is best for daft rabbits that don't have a clue.

[chrisb2912 0]

[bANNED TEXT] if its 9 month old it wants sum easy rabbits but dont worry about it pullin up just be sensible u no [bANNED TEXT] ya dogs tired and had enough a few runs once a week no problems

[brock1 2]

It all depends on what breeding the lurcher is: if it is a big old thing then I'd wait. If she is well grown, no growth plate lumps left on her wrists and isn't going to make more than 24" tops then keep going now: try and only slip her on rabbits a long way from their holes and on nice rough grass: no bowling green/golf course stuff.

Its a difficult time of year for a pup as the rabbits are canny and strong: early autumn is best for daft rabbits that don't have a clue.

thats a good repply skycat. but i whould ad that its the matureity of the dog aswell dont sicken a young dog if it cant catch give it less runs in a night & as sead only easy ones. its not always takeing the dog out to often that couses problems but giving the dog to meany hard runs in a night aswell both can destroy a good pup. i would agree about the autumn rabbits but it depends if where you go the rabbits get run all summer or not.

[#1poacher 8]

It all depends on what breeding the lurcher is: if it is a big old thing then I'd wait. If she is well grown, no growth plate lumps left on her wrists and isn't going to make more than 24" tops then keep going now: try and only slip her on rabbits a long way from their holes and on nice rough grass: no bowling green/golf course stuff.

Its a difficult time of year for a pup as the rabbits are canny and strong: early autumn is best for daft rabbits that don't have a clue.

thats a good repply skycat. but i whould ad that its the matureity of the dog aswell dont sicken a young dog if it cant catch give it less runs in a night & as sead only easy ones. its not always takeing the dog out to often that couses problems but giving the dog to meany hard runs in a night aswell both can destroy a good pup. i would agree about the autumn rabbits but it depends if where you go the rabbits get run all summer or not.

yeah get it out as much as you can on those pesky rabbits the more you are out the more it will learn plus its all exciting for it at that age