Guest busterdog Posted January 13, 2010 Report Share Posted January 13, 2010 (edited) Some time ago i replied to a question about entering young dogs, if i remember someone wanted a worker to enter a pup ? My reply was that you don't need a working dog if you know what you're doing and the pup in question is bred right. As they say the proof is in the pudding so i will put up a picture of this years pup and tell you a little about his entry. His first day i walked him through the wood behind my house and let him wind around a few earths big and small, he was interested but not that bothered, he was never let of the lead. The next day out his curiosity got the better of him and he marked to ground four times and it was a very strong mark "well chuft". In MHO he still wasn't ready so i left him a month or two before he whent around any more earths but he still got the odd dead fox to look at "he will not worry dead foxes". The next day out was with my local pack and we found a nice little earth which was well traded so he was given a chance to mark and he was jumping out of his skin to get in, a possitive mark . This earth looked like it could go to six or seven foot but lady luck has been kind to me for a long time so a gave him a go, within seconds you could hear him mixing and baying "happy day's", he was given plenty of time to settle and we got a mark at four foot out in the feild. Now this dog is bred right so there was no panic to rush away with the shovel, he didn't have a watch on or know how deep it was . In my experience it's better to let the youngster get into his hot blood and work it for a while, before you go and ruin his fun and take his new toy of him. After ten or twenty minutes he moved into the side of the bank and the new mark was only 0.7 on the b&h, a couple of minutes digging and his first fox in the bag, a lovely dog fox, sorry no pictures, i hadn't got phone or camera. His next day out was another month down the line and thanks to the weather it couldn't have been easier, a trip around a local estate and plenty of trade on every earth we came to, but as usual the fox was in the last earth we came to, nothing special about the dig, he was straight in and straight on and at the grand depth of 0.9 his second fox was soon in the bag. I'll get to the pics, sorry to the mods about the jam sandwich pic but the truth of the matter is most dogs get bitten before they learn a little sense. Poor pics they are off the phone. Pup in the summer Fox pads breaking through the wrong side of the dog Slowly drawing back the fox while digging underneath them both Pulling him out after the fox was shot with a .22 pistol Hope you enjoy, another learning his trade. Edited January 13, 2010 by busterdog Quote Link to post
hogs head 19 Posted January 13, 2010 Report Share Posted January 13, 2010 nice one mate dog is a topper good on you :thumbs: Quote Link to post
chilli 381 Posted January 13, 2010 Report Share Posted January 13, 2010 Wait for it ,how old is it & hows it bred . Quote Link to post
stormrider8 59 Posted January 13, 2010 Report Share Posted January 13, 2010 Looks the part mate.. Hope he comes good. Quote Link to post
busterbuster1969 313 Posted January 13, 2010 Report Share Posted January 13, 2010 Great read Buster, dog looks well to Quote Link to post
F.R. 2 Posted January 13, 2010 Report Share Posted January 13, 2010 Good looking dog, I'd imagine he's bred right. Quote Link to post
Rabbit Hunter 6,613 Posted January 14, 2010 Report Share Posted January 14, 2010 Cracking post mate and glad he's coming good for you, the way I've been taught is always get down to a pup ASAP but listening to your opinion I think you've got it spot on...the dog doesn't have a watch on and as long as the breeding's right there shouldn't be anthing to rush about...if you get sick of him send him up here... Quote Link to post
red 10 1 Posted January 14, 2010 Report Share Posted January 14, 2010 good on you nice dog Quote Link to post
dog fox 16 Posted January 14, 2010 Report Share Posted January 14, 2010 good post buster, imo the correct way to enter a young dog Quote Link to post
rizla1 122 Posted January 14, 2010 Report Share Posted January 14, 2010 nice write up buster thats the way to enter your dog,nice and steady no need to rush the dog will go when hes good and ready Quote Link to post
diggory 130 Posted January 14, 2010 Report Share Posted January 14, 2010 quality post busterdog ! Quote Link to post
mattyg 1,862 Posted January 14, 2010 Report Share Posted January 14, 2010 ace write up mate, looks like he coming on good. great pics aswell! correct me if im wrong(i usually am) aint .22 pistols been banned since dunblane? cheers, matt Quote Link to post
Guest busterdog Posted January 14, 2010 Report Share Posted January 14, 2010 You can still be licensed to carry a pistol to do a specific job....IE terrierman, knackering, deer culling as in humane killing. The powers that be will try and dissuade you but if you can show reasonable cuase to own one they haven't got a leg to stand on. Quote Link to post
smash 19 Posted January 14, 2010 Report Share Posted January 14, 2010 You can still be licensed to carry a pistol to do a specific job....IE terrierman, knackering, deer culling as in humane killing. The powers that be will try and dissuade you but if you can show reasonable cuase to own one they haven't got a leg to stand on. looks like your having fun .good look with the pup Quote Link to post
atuddy 179 Posted January 14, 2010 Report Share Posted January 14, 2010 great read mate i have a black pup of 8 months old keen as f**k whats to enter but she is tiny and to young Quote Link to post
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