update on bitch letting her rabbits go

[luckyplum 50]

just a quick update on my bitch who,s been letting her rabbits go. on monday morning i took her for a bit of ferreting, although i took both the bitch and her mother before putting a ferret to ground i put the mother back in the van. we bolted a couple of rabbits one was chased by the bitch but was,nt caught, the second rabbit i bowled over with the shotgun, the bitch seemed a completly different dog she ragged the dead rabbit and seemed more involved and keen ! i feel sure that if this bitch had seen more work on her on rather than with her mother she would be so much better. as my mate said to me after a few beers last week there are no bad dogs only bad trainers ! by the way me and the missus have been trying with a rabbit skin dummy but she dose,nt want to know, yet!! cheers plum !

[the bullcross man 6]

Its seems like she is keen enough if she is coursing rabbets and having a rag about on one that she has just seen get killed.

What breed is the dog mate and what age is she

[jimmy100 48]

hope you sort it mate

[huntingalltheway 2]

just a quick update on my bitch who,s been letting her rabbits go. on monday morning i took her for a bit of ferreting, although i took both the bitch and her mother before putting a ferret to ground i put the mother back in the van. we bolted a couple of rabbits one was chased by the bitch but was,nt caught, the second rabbit i bowled over with the shotgun, the bitch seemed a completly different dog she ragged the dead rabbit and seemed more involved and keen ! i feel sure that if this bitch had seen more work on her on rather than with her mother she would be so much better. as my mate said to me after a few beers last week there are no bad dogs only bad trainers ! by the way me and the missus have been trying with a rabbit skin dummy but she dose,nt want to know, yet!! cheers plum !

really easy way to get them keen get a ferreted or dogged rabbit and then gut it. after tie some string round the legs and tease her with it and put the knife slit were you gutted it right up in her face let her lick it a few times and when she goes to lock on to eat it put it down and pull it about so it simulates a course and a more life like rabbit and she go after it even if it didnt like catching rabbits due to the taste to them is to die for do this as often as you can but make sure shes having fun, its alot better than using a dummy skin alot more realistic. after you've done this boil up the rabbit and feed it to her. this is her reward for catching it. she'l soon learn not to let go. but can recommend after her first few night were shes caught and not let go reward her with a boiled rabbit. this will up her game. i do this with all mine from young pups and works wonders

hope this helps

Edited March 18, 2010 by huntingalltheway

[Attack Fell Terrier 864]

If its only a young dog then maybe you're just going to have to wait about for the penny to drop?

 

Spare the dog some patience but be honest.

[tote 870]

just a quick update on my bitch who,s been letting her rabbits go. on monday morning i took her for a bit of ferreting, although i took both the bitch and her mother before putting a ferret to ground i put the mother back in the van. we bolted a couple of rabbits one was chased by the bitch but was,nt caught, the second rabbit i bowled over with the shotgun, the bitch seemed a completly different dog she ragged the dead rabbit and seemed more involved and keen ! i feel sure that if this bitch had seen more work on her on rather than with her mother she would be so much better. as my mate said to me after a few beers last week there are no bad dogs only bad trainers ! by the way me and the missus have been trying with a rabbit skin dummy but she dose,nt want to know, yet!! cheers plum !

 

 

 

 

Your mate either hasn't seen much, hasn't a clue or had a beer too many when he came out with that statement.

Any experienced lurcherman will be able to tell you that not every dog makes the grade, that is a fact.

 

 

When you say your bitch has been letting her rabbits go what do you mean? Has she just been running them without catching or has she been catching them then letting them go again? I'd agree with you about starting her off on her own, sometimes when they're run doubled the youngster will hold back and let the older [possibly more dominant] dog do the work and I can't see a benefit in that. I've always started a dog on it's own, it either catches or it misses the rabbit and it's undivided attention is on the rabbit not another dog running with it.

 

As has been asked already what age is your bitch?

 

 

[luckyplum 50]

the bitch is a two year old whippet/beddy , i,m no expert but i know she,s nowhere as good as her mother but as i,v said i think thats partly due to my (bad) training i bred her,me and the missus both love her,she will be with us till she dies so we,er trying to make the most of her, thanks for your helpfull replys,we,ll keep trying ! cheers plum !

[Guest 2GOOD]

just a quick update on my bitch who,s been letting her rabbits go. on monday morning i took her for a bit of ferreting, although i took both the bitch and her mother before putting a ferret to ground i put the mother back in the van. we bolted a couple of rabbits one was chased by the bitch but was,nt caught, the second rabbit i bowled over with the shotgun, the bitch seemed a completly different dog she ragged the dead rabbit and seemed more involved and keen ! i feel sure that if this bitch had seen more work on her on rather than with her mother she would be so much better. as my mate said to me after a few beers last week there are no bad dogs only bad trainers ! by the way me and the missus have been trying with a rabbit skin dummy but she dose,nt want to know, yet!! cheers plum !

2 things ,rabbits do bite back ,mabe she got bit at one time ,and she is still a bit weary .the second is a joke [so dont take it to heart ,]my mrs prefers the real thing or some thing with battries in ,she would not be interested in a rabbit skin dummy either Edited March 18, 2010 by 2GOOD

[luckyplum 50]

cheers 2good ithougt somebody would come back to me with this reply, i won,t take it to heart but like they say don,t knock it till you,v tried it !! p.s. nice to keep it light hearted , cheers plum !!