Keaner

My lurcher is abit like that. She fine day and nite with my other lot but when I've taken her beating before now she just walks by my heel all day. The other day on the beating line a rabbit ran straight past her but she just looked at it. But if I was on my own bushing with her she would of snapped it up no problem or made the effort anyway

I've lost track on how this post spiralled to this

Took the bitch out this morning just for a walk on some permission, no spades or nothing and let her go over some earths by herself, didn't say anything or walk over to her just stood still up against tree. She sniffed round all entrances and got to one and done a pointer impression then went in, was quite for about five minutes, I looked down hole and couldn't see her and stood back for another five minutes, still quite, she come back out so I put her on lead. There was a fox smell around that hole but it was a big deep earth so putting that down to inexperience if there was someone home. Better than the last two outings so with abit of patience she may come good next season

Got a couple old books on fell hunting. Love reading the stories about blokes and there dogs working the rock piles

Did he come good in the end mate?

I'm sort of just hoping she was just a bit overwhelmed with the amount of scent down the earths? Plus she's still young

I know it doesn't mate She still got a hell of a lot of puppy mentality in her at times so mite leave her abit longer. I've seen both parents and grandparents work and they do the business so

Cuz on the second occasion I could see her 4ft down from entrance doing it

Did that dog come good in the end or not?

Same things as my bitch by sounds of it. She self entered around that age but I kept her back till she got bit older. Hopefully she'll come good in the end

Thanks for a straight answer rabbit hunter

She is a young bitch. Done it on two occasions now. Havnt actually dig to her yet. Was thinking after today maybe leave her a few weeks and put her in earth I know has definitely something in or leave her till next season now to fully mature?

There was the usual musty fox smell above ground. Didn't have a experience dog to prove of anything was there or not

Anyone on here ever entered a new terrier to ground and found it baying at nothing while going back and forth from a entrance?

Smart brace you got there mate