I hate ferreting without a dog mate. They have all got their foibles, despite what the experts say lol. Keep at it with him and he'll come good. You'll be surprised how quickly he will learn, I'd maybe have him tied when you are netting up, but have him off when you are actually ferreting, have him by you, hand on his collar etc, and you can give him little commands as things are going. Stuff like "wait", "watch", etc. You'll be able to keep him steady. If you can get him marking holes, pushing rabbits to ground that are in cover and holding netted rabbits until you get there, all without kill