Hannah4181 260 Posted January 29, 2009 Report Share Posted January 29, 2009 My Beddy X Whippet pup Spider is just coming up 11 months, he was originally brought as a pet, however after joining this forum and learning more and more about working lurchers i decided i'd like to try him out and see how he takes to it. I've done a lot with him, jump training, retrieve and recall are all good. I did take him out over xmas with Fireman and Nighttime of the forum, however didn't slip him, just let him get out and see what it's all about. A local man i know through my work as a photographer with the local Fox hound pack, asked if i wanted to go out ferreting with him. In my opinion he would be classed as "a Lurcher man". . . . very knowledgeable about the countryside and has kept lurchers and terriers all his life. Needless to say i jumped at the chance. We went out this morning to a football club locally where he has the permission for rabbit control. Spider immediately fell in love with his Whippet bitch, Brin. . . .and became her shadow straight away! We netted up 4 burrows in all, some easier than others in terms of location. From the start Spider did me proud, he concentrated on every move Robbie made, watched him lay the nets, and then through instinct and watching the older dogs, started marking and watching the burrows like he'd been doing it all his life! We must have missed a hole at 1 warren as we got a bolter, the dogs including Spider flew after it and coursed it up the football pitch, Spider caught it and i was made up!! We didn't get many (3), but it was more a about learning today for me and Spider! Robbie showed me how to dispatch the rabbits and i did it successfully. All in all a great day and lovely to learn from such an interesting and knowledgeable man. I loved hearing his stories of old and tales of his favorite lurchers, could have stayed listening all day! Anyway i was pleased as punch with Spider and we're going again at the weekend, thats if he has recovered by then. . . . .he must have been concentrating so hard as he's exhausted now, hasn't moved from the fire all evening! :lazy: Anyway here's some pictures from the day. And my favourite shot of the day. . . Quote Link to post
stoaty1 35 Posted January 29, 2009 Report Share Posted January 29, 2009 Sounds like you had a great day and cracking photo's. Quote Link to post
Guest hyperion Posted January 29, 2009 Report Share Posted January 29, 2009 (edited) top stuff hannaH! i cant wait till the willfull little b*stard aka the stink hound aka blaine is old enough to take hunting! cheers hyperion Edited January 29, 2009 by hyperion Quote Link to post
dogman89 0 Posted January 29, 2009 Report Share Posted January 29, 2009 excellent photos Quote Link to post
lofti 579 Posted January 29, 2009 Report Share Posted January 29, 2009 well done spider, Quote Link to post
lofti 579 Posted January 29, 2009 Report Share Posted January 29, 2009 well done, seems like you had a good day. some good piccs there,realy like that last one looks like spiders got some good mentors. lofti. Quote Link to post
Hannah4181 260 Posted January 29, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2009 Thank you, i'm really pleased with that last image. Spider just lapped it up, he loved every minute of it, that rabbit hanging up was the 1 he caught, he stayed like that with his nose on it for ages, didn't try and bite it just watched it! Such a funny little dog. Quote Link to post
lurchergrrl 1,441 Posted January 29, 2009 Report Share Posted January 29, 2009 Fabulous Hannah, well done You're very lucky .... ferreting is something I'd really like to try out. Sadly there doesn't seem to be too many reliable people round me who are willing to share their knowledge. Excellent photos as well. Quote Link to post
bullmastiff 615 Posted January 29, 2009 Report Share Posted January 29, 2009 Sounds like a cracking day out! and some brilliant pics!!! Quote Link to post
YOKEL 2,265 Posted January 29, 2009 Report Share Posted January 29, 2009 cracking pics them... Quote Link to post
Hannah4181 260 Posted January 30, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2009 Fabulous Hannah, well done You're very lucky .... ferreting is something I'd really like to try out. Sadly there doesn't seem to be too many reliable people round me who are willing to share their knowledge. Excellent photos as well. Thanks LG, i am lucky and also very grateful for his help and knowledge. I've done him some prints of his dogs as a thank you. Such a great man. Quote Link to post
donk 12 Posted January 30, 2009 Report Share Posted January 30, 2009 Well done Hannah,you getting some stinkers of your own next????? Quote Link to post
Hannah4181 260 Posted January 30, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2009 Well done Hannah,you getting some stinkers of your own next????? Hmmmm it did cross my mind yesterday! The guy i was with said he would let me have a couple, it's just time really, not sure they'd get the work. Also don't know enough to go out with my own ones yet. . . . . annoying though as my house in in 300 acres of farm land which is teaming with rabbits and im aloud to go and do whatever i like! Took the dogs out about an hour ago and loads of bunnies dived into a burrow, spider looked at me like . . . "come on then, get them out!" Quote Link to post
donk 12 Posted January 30, 2009 Report Share Posted January 30, 2009 Ferretting is addictive,cant wait to move out of this flat im in so i can get some more Quote Link to post
chris 78 1 Posted January 30, 2009 Report Share Posted January 30, 2009 well done mate some really good pic too. Quote Link to post
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