[Entering terrier to rats]

1 hour ago, fireman said:

Just to let you know baiting a rat in a trap with a terrier is against the law mate so i think you ment the rat escaped when you went to shoot it with a air gun and the whippet grabbed it while it was escaping and the pup joined in..Don't let a story ruin you and your terriers fun before it even starts mate ...

I don't live in the UK 

[Entering terrier to rats]

Hi everyone, ive got a border bitch puppy who's 6months next week. Wanted to ask if there was any preference as to age to entering a dog to rats. She's very game but id hate for her to be put off by a bite at a young age. I had caught a rat in a cage trap in the barn and got the whippet to sort it out like normal, took the border along. She was wining and snapping at the caged rat. And when the whippet was shaking it she latched hold, took it from his jaws and aggresively crunched the pretty much dead rat as she pranced round proudly. What do you think, she ready for a live one?

[Whippet won't let go of rabbits]

Update, he's caught 5 since and retrieved them all. Done it by me walking away, peeping the whistle and he runs over with a perfect delivery, so very happy with him. Thanks for the advise everyone

[Working border types]

My old dog, son of a hunt terrier

[How to find fox earths]

3 hours ago, Lenmcharristar said:

He follows his local packs, in a stalker kind of way.  His face won’t be known to the terrier lads as there’s a balaclava in the way, he can’t read up on any laws as they don’t apply to antis it seems as well as that he can’t read when constantly screaming like a girl in a hysterical high pitch words of ahhhhhhhhhh and murrrrrderrrrr. 

Ffs just forget it

[How to find fox earths]

?

[How to find fox earths]

12 minutes ago, Blackmag said:

I have just looked at your profile and the your questions  you ask

Yeah and....... im just lookin for help

[How to find fox earths]

Basically, just wanted to ask for a few tips on locating fox earths

Thanks

[Hours mooch after the rain.]

Any luck? lovely lookin dogs

[Whippet won't let go of rabbits]

On 14/02/2020 at 10:06, shaaark said:

Like poxon above said, as soon as he makes a catch, quick whistle and walk away, and crouch down to get him in to you. If he stops on the way back to you, whistle and walk away again until he comes to you, praising him quietly while you take the rabbit off him. Might take a few sessions to get him out of his current behaviour.  BUT, I've had four pure whippets, and only one would retrieve live to hand, the others being VERY hard mouthed lol. I think it's a whippet thing lol. 

Good luck with it

Thanks so much

[Terrier pup recall]

Yeah, I guess ive forgotten what terrier pups are like, thanks 

[Terrier pup recall]

Ayup , got a working border bitch puppy who's 23 weeks old now. Great bitch, very game with a lot of go in her. Just wondered how you boys handle recall, cos she's not sharp on it. 

Thanks 

[Harris hawks for pheasants]

Great, thanks

[Whippet won't let go of rabbits]

Got a 3 yr old whippet dog that I've started lamping properly with recently. We've a couple now on the lamp, which is ok going around us for 30 minutes work in a couple of fields behind us. But when he does catch them he tends to shake and kill and won't retrieve. I run up to him and have to pry his jaws open to get the half dead thing out his mouth. He a good retriever with dummies. I just want to know if this is a sign of inexperience or if it's not normal, thanks.

[Harris hawks for pheasants]

Hello everyone, I plan on purchasing my first bird this year, being a Harris hawk, and plan on hunting it over game crops for pheasants on open hedgerow type terrain. just asking what would be the most effective way in which to hunt them and what the most realistic way of catching pheasants would be over a cover crop. also whether a female or male is better for the job or if it matters. Thanks