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  1. Minkenry
    Here is my latest video in my "Raising Rio" series! https://youtu.be/qT_wuVD1eHc
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    I think you are correct in your assumptions and are missing nothing. I think its us that are missing out on the chance to find out from you about hunting things with mink. What do you hunt and why use a mink?. Are there legal restrictions on using ferrets? Hope you don't think I'm being nosey(no pun intended considering the topic) . I'm a bit fascinated. Anyone who knows me knows I love talking about mink! ;-) "What do you hunt?" I hunt all kinds of things with my mink... Muskrats- https://youtu.be/sQV_SMU69lE?list=PL03o0OXW1-dYYm_JcgGF83adrrx53J_fj Rock Squirrels- a spec
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    While we are on the topic of marking holes, I see a wide variety of dogs being used for marking. Everything from terriers to whippet looking dogs, to lurchers, to who knows what kind of dog that is..... with that being said, it seems a marking dog doesn't need to be all that specially bred as far as using its nose is concerned. Am I correct in that assumption? I've always been under the impression that herding dogs and sight hounds don't have that great of noses, so seeing them being used for marking holes makes me wonder if just about any dog that likes to hunt could be good as a marking
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    Were they both 6 months old? The mostly white one looked more experienced to me, while the darker one seemed to be still figuring things out.... Wouldn't introduce it to anything with teeth that young tho minkenry you may put it off , unless it's a bull breed , Yeah, I wasn't planning on the pup catching anything, especially something that could bit back. I just planned on the pup showing me where the game is so I can stick my mink down after them. The mink would be doing all the dirty work. Later on I'd be using the dog for ratting with the mink, and hunting other vermin on its own w
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    Were they both 6 months old? The mostly white one looked more experienced to me, while the darker one seemed to be still figuring things out.... The white one knows her job mate she's 3 next month. I was showing the pup marking at the start. Ok cool. Yeah, that's what I assumed. But since you didn't specify which dog was 6 months old, I wasn't really sure.
  6. Minkenry
    Were they both 6 months old? The mostly white one looked more experienced to me, while the darker one seemed to be still figuring things out....
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    What is the breeding on that pup if I may ask? It's a good looking little pup! He's a mongrel:) Yeah, I kind of assumed that. Do you know what breeds he is mixed with?
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    Yeah, once I get to know a dog, I have enough animal sense to let the dog's own body language tell me if it is marking. I don't need or even want the dog to do some specific behavior to let me know when it has found something, as long as its body language is consistent enough for me to understand, that's good enough for me. I'm just curious if there is an age you experienced dog men have seen, when the development of the pup is sufficient to rely on it's abilities to mark consistently. I understand this is a difficult question to ask, as each pup develops a little differently. I'm just trying
  9. Minkenry
    What is the breeding on that pup if I may ask? It's a good looking little pup!
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    Hello everyone.All of the dogs I've worked with were close to a year old or older before I started training them to use their sense of smell. It seems to me that marking is a pretty simple task for a dog, so I was wondering how young could a puppy begin to mark burrows consistently. I'm sure opinions very, and a lot of it depends on the dog in question, but I'm curios if a young pup that is say 5-6 months old could be trained to mark dens relatively consistently, or if that's just asking too much of a puppy. What do you guys think? Is it do able, or just asking too much? If that is far too
  11. Minkenry
    You're welcome. I'm glad you enjoy them
  12. Minkenry
    Here's the latest video of my baby mink Rio catching her first chipmunk. https://youtu.be/rEraDlEfoZc
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    THE HUNTING FINALLY BEGINS!!!!!!!! Last weekend I took little Rio out into the desert spotlight hunting for kangaroo rats. This is the video of her very first hunt! https://youtu.be/MyHGAuc_Y6Y
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    Here's my latest video on raising my little hunting mink Rio. I should be posting some of her first hunting videos in just a few days or so! https://youtu.be/Q4_5DsJ5ttU
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    Here's the latest episode in the Raising Rio series.... https://youtu.be/bS6sgRmeITE
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    Here's my latest video of Rio! https://youtu.be/pnctiLFIcII
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    https://youtu.be/ocFU9U7nLNk
  18. Minkenry
    Thanks! I'm glad you guys enjoyed it!
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    Here is Part 3 in my Riasing Rio series of videos..... https://youtu.be/0iL1fCC0XsU
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    Raising Rio Part 2: Basic Training Begins https://youtu.be/ZfEk-666lzE
  21. Minkenry
    Actually, a mink that was properly raised from a kit has far more self control as an adult, and is much gentler than it was as a baby. Here's a video of adult mink playing with me...... https://youtu.be/bDv310mh1R8
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    I now have a new little mink kit which I am now raising, and training for next hunting season! Here is my first video of my new baby mink Rio..... https://youtu.be/tVUcjHGihVM
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    Here's the next one coming up. It will be a while before she's ready to take a muskrat!
  24. Minkenry
    Ok, it's time to break the news to everyone. I had quite the tragedy happen to me about a month ago, and I haven't been too excited to talk about it so that's why you guys are just now hearing about this. A little over a month ago I walked outside to find all my cage doors open, and the cages empty. I am officially minkless. As I'm sure you can imagine, this has been quite the heartbreaking ordeal for me. It's hard enough to lose one mink, let alone 3 at the same time. I'm doing ok now, but this has been quite the depressing time for me. I'm going to be moving at in about a week, and I hope th
  25. Minkenry
    Here's another one I'm sure you guys will enjoy! https://youtu.be/hJ2-i0wlNX4
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