i always start my dogs at about 7 half to 8 months old i rather start them off lampin because ive seen a couple of my mate dogs get took out ferreting when they are pups and let them hunt up to get courses and when they start them off at lamping they take the piss coming in because they think they hav to hunt up for there rabbits so i start them off lamping so as soon as the lamp gets turned off they come straight back and the same happens in day time bacuse when they miss they no to come straighht back