Allan P

Good stuff Arry, glad you had good day.

There’s a massive difference between running a dog to a standstill and a dog picking its runs.

Exactly that

She will run rabbits into cover no problem if the rabbit is out from the edge of it, what she won’t do is run if the rabbit is close to cover and I can live with that. The numbers are low because there’s not that many rabbits to run and due to the ground I work her on it’s difficult. Due to the ground conditions I am happy with the way she performs, I honestly think quite a few dogs would fail miserably.

High prey drive equals high vet bills and lengthy time out of action.

Let me add a bit of context. The dog is worked off the slip in darkness on ground which isn’t flat open fields more scrub land and patchy ferns with bits of open land between. The dog has to be pretty quick off the mark to catch hence no slip, sometimes if the rabbit is close to scrub she won’t bother but will be still on the lookout for a run. Probably not the most traditional way of lamping but it’s good craic the bags aren’t big but I don’t really care.

What do you think lack of drive or sign of intelligence?

It was a good craic mate, we’ll have to get out sometime.

Out and about early this morning for a hour or so working the Lurcher off the slip sort of Lamping/Bushing type of thing, just a bit fun really nothing to serious.

Nice one thanks

Nice one, thanks Arry

Hello Arry all good here mate thanks, hope you are well? Thanks for the link been doing some research but can’t really find anything tbh.

Thanks for the reply, I don’t mind travelling a bit where abouts are they based?

Hello, are there any Mink Hound packs that allow followers around South Devon area?

Great thread gents, love reading about these old time proper Lurchers and owners living the dream.