Rabbits?

[boon 0]

Just wondering peoples opinions about breaking a fox dog 2 rabbit.

[king 11,972]

Just wondering peoples opinions about breaking a fox dog 2 rabbit.

what ever gear you are smoking i will definately have half

[kaney 9]

Just wondering peoples opinions about breaking a fox dog 2 rabbit.

 

 

[Guest Uk_Hunter]

my old patterdales use to do rabbit/rat/fox no problems at all i also use to do ferreting with them but i had to be carefull with the male as he use to have a snap at the ferrets

[boon 0]

Im not goin to b working rabbit with it at all. Just think u go out diggin and u enter ur terrier then u get a readin on the locator of lets say 8 foot. U spend hours diggin through rocks n shit to find ur terrier baying on a rabbit that it cant quite reach. I know its a worst case senario but it still must b pretty pisstaking.

[Guest RobW71]

They don't usually bay on a Rabbit, They're to busy digging their way in

 

Regards Rob

[Squirrel_Basher 17,100]

Boon-Do you mean breaking an adult to rabbit or a pup as the age gap changes everything .Personally I have found that adult terriers who have seen rabbits as a pup ,then entered to fox tend to forget rabbits as the natural progression continues .To totally break a terrier from rabbit it should not be allowed to chase or go to ground in a rabbit hole.Those who sneered early on in the post probably enter straight to fox and miss out on a lot of early fun.

Foxdropper.

[Cleanspade 3,322]

im from the south west. near dumfries

 

if your working fox only its sensible to break your dog to rabbit. its simple to do from pup. just chastise the pup when it shows interest in chaseing . and use a dead rabbit as well for the same reason be consistant and persivere once you enter the dog to rats and other small fry remember to reinforce the rabbit breaking. the dog will soon learn whats expected

[fellman 116]

im from the south west. near dumfries

 

if your working fox only its sensible to break your dog to rabbit. its simple to do from pup. just chastise the pup when it shows interest in chaseing . and use a dead rabbit as well for the same reason be consistant and persivere once you enter the dog to rats and other small fry remember to reinforce the rabbit breaking. the dog will soon learn whats expected

if your from the dumfries strnrare bit of scotland you should find plenty of rabbits to train your terrier wiht ..........either to hunt or not to hunt them

id go for the latter ..........dug my bitch out a cpl of times on bunnys ............

[nelson 0]

Have you noticed nobody has a dog that has chased rabbits

 

My young bitch was a t**t for it in her youth and yes i had to recover her from ground,(no she wasnt baying)

 

All the bollockings fell on deaf ears until i took the advice of a keeper i know,

 

Basicly the bitch was attacked by a Were Rabbit until the rabbit was mush.She is a good young worker and has been true to fox all her life,never given an inch and is now stock broken to rabbits.......i hope,other wise i will follow the other advice and my own instinct at the time.

 

I suppose it could be put down to frustration on the dogs part but or are they just that keen to work anything, i dont know but its not the sort of thing you want really is it.

[boon 0]

Cheers 4 ur opinions lads.

 

I meant breaking it to rabbit as a pup foxdropper.

[Kane 2]

I let my terriers bush rabbits if they get to excited around a rabbit hole a slight raising of the voice is enough to get them on the move again.Ive never had a problem with a terrier going to ground on a rabbit.The only terriers ive had to dig to with rabbits are the ones that are rarely out of kennels and have been assured by the owners its broke to rabbit lol.

All terriers are broke to rabbit until you dig one lol.

The advantages gained by letting pups work cover and chasing rabbits certainly outweighs the dissadvantages IMHO.Once again if your terrier is frustrated at being locked up all day it will work rabbits to ground.If its used to them and knows its ok to have a bit of fun hunting them above ground the novelty wares off a little.

[Squirrel_Basher 17,100]

I let my terriers bush rabbits if they get to excited around a rabbit hole a slight raising of the voice is enough to get them on the move again.Ive never had a problem with a terrier going to ground on a rabbit.The only terriers ive had to dig to with rabbits are the ones that are rarely out of kennels and have been assured by the owners its broke to rabbit lol.

All terriers are broke to rabbit until you dig one lol.

The advantages gained by letting pups work cover and chasing rabbits certainly outweighs the dissadvantages IMHO.Once again if your terrier is frustrated at being locked up all day it will work rabbits to ground.If its used to them and knows its ok to have a bit of fun hunting them above ground the novelty wares off a little.

 

nice reply Kane .

[fellman 116]

I let my terriers bush rabbits if they get to excited around a rabbit hole a slight raising of the voice is enough to get them on the move again.Ive never had a problem with a terrier going to ground on a rabbit.The only terriers ive had to dig to with rabbits are the ones that are rarely out of kennels and have been assured by the owners its broke to rabbit lol.

All terriers are broke to rabbit until you dig one lol.

The advantages gained by letting pups work cover and chasing rabbits certainly outweighs the dissadvantages IMHO.Once again if your terrier is frustrated at being locked up all day it will work rabbits to ground.If its used to them and knows its ok to have a bit of fun hunting them above ground the novelty wares off a little.

 

nice reply Kane .

UTTER PISH !

IF A DOG IS INCLINED TO RABBIT AND WAS PURCHASED AS A ADULT .............WELL ALL THE BEING OUT IN THE FIELD ALL THE TIME WONT HELP A BIT ...THE DOG WILL WORK WHAT IS IN FRONT OF IT AT ANY GIVEN MOMENT ........

[Squirrel_Basher 17,100]

Fellman -As usual you have shown that you are a real fox hunter.Stick to your on lead ,down hole style of hard man hunting .