Afternoon out with the dogs

[labsnlurchers 39]

Out for a couple of hours today with 2 of the ferrets. We wanted to try a couple of the pups out so we took Niela (bull x) and Gypsy (beddy whippet) to show Mick (whippet) and princess (saluki whippet greyhound) the ropes of ferreting.

We let Gypsy tell us where the rabbits were (she is never wrong with a mark)and put a ferret in. Sure enough 1 after another out they came! It was hard work for the dogs because we were on the side of a very steep mountain, as you can see in the pics, but they managed to bag 6 and were very close on a couple more.Took the camera and managed to get a few decent pics.

 

This is the mountain we were working.

 

 

And some action shots

 

[natter79 17]

some nice looking land that mate,plenty action for the dogs.

atb natter

[the great white hunter 1]

nice land there mate it has a good view aswell atb great white

[labsnlurchers 39]

[CO CHISE 355]

cracking pics youve taken there pal, atb

[labsnlurchers 39]

A couple more

 

[wild rover 548]

Good land, good photos, good sized rabbits, all in all an enjoyable day out mate, well done.WR

[Paul in North Lincs 15]

fantastic bud - great sport in wonderfull surroundings - do you primarily ferret with these dogs?, do you think that running them all together might potentially cause possession issues? ( this is not a criticism, I just wondered what your veiws were on this )

[danny dolman 4]

look like good dogs mayte

[labsnlurchers 39]

fantastic bud - great sport in wonderfull surroundings - do you primarily ferret with these dogs?, do you think that running them all together might potentially cause possession issues? ( this is not a criticism, I just wondered what your veiws were on this )

 

We always leave them loose on the warren but we dont always take 4 with us. Niela the bull x does get a bit bolshy and try to take the rabbit but if i tell her 'leave it' she does usually do as she is told. So there are sometimes possession issues which are usually sorted with a stern word, i think it helps that they have been working like this together from day 1, any new additions just slot right in with the way we work. If a stern word doesnt sort it then you get a full speed retrieve in an effort to protect 'their' catch from neila the crazed bull x lol!

Gyp is the expert ferreter and is never wrong with a mark so she always tags along but she does lamp just as well as any of the others we own. The 2 pups are just starting out and have only had a handful of outings so this was a bit of a learning curve for them.

[labsnlurchers 39]

Good land, good photos, good sized rabbits, all in all an enjoyable day out mate, well done.WR

 

Nothing better than a good day ferreting, this is my favorite piece of permission. It has been covered in gorse for a while now making ferreting a bit difficult but the farmer topped it the other week so we decided to take full advantage and get a few of the pups out.

[tod 3]

looks a smart bit of permisson that , good luck with the pups

[labsnlurchers 39]

looks a smart bit of permisson that , good luck with the pups

 

We are lucky, most of the permission is similar to this. In the first 2 pics, as far as you can see and either side of the valley is some of my permission. I think i have too much to cope with but this keeps good numbers on the ground, we will never run out anyway, plenty of work for the pups.

[Swift 0]

what chance does the rabbit have with four dogs in my eyes a pointless activity.

[labsnlurchers 39]

what chance does the rabbit have with four dogs in my eyes a pointless activity.

Theres always one isn't there, may i ask how many rabbits are in your avatar and what was the point in taking that number?