milo 74 Posted January 5, 2011 Report Share Posted January 5, 2011 At what age or how long would some of you give to a lurcher to enter to fox single handed,1 year old..2 year old etc etc ? (Pre Ban) Quote Link to post
graham4877 1,181 Posted January 5, 2011 Report Share Posted January 5, 2011 At what age or how long would some of you give to a lurcher to enter to fox single handed,1 year old..2 year old etc etc ? (Pre Ban) 2 years mate, ad start with bunny's then hare then small deer! then dubble up on fox for a few runs! some dog's will do it younger, but thats other lads dog's you take a risk with a young dog and it may not want to know , then you've a dog know good for the job, so its PTS or live with it! what every the out come it's down to you!! far better to wait let the dog grow up (not just size) I mean in the mind! Quote Link to post
milo 74 Posted January 5, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2011 At what age or how long would some of you give to a lurcher to enter to fox single handed,1 year old..2 year old etc etc ? (Pre Ban) 2 years mate, ad start with bunny's then hare then small deer! then dubble up on fox for a few runs! some dog's will do it younger, but thats other lads dog's you take a risk with a young dog and it may not want to know , then you've a dog know good for the job, so its PTS or live with it! what every the out come it's down to you!! far better to wait let the dog grow up (not just size) I mean in the mind! Quote Link to post
genuine 81 Posted January 5, 2011 Report Share Posted January 5, 2011 A good fox dog will never be a good rabbit dog! 18-22 months some go younger and jack so dont think you have a tool until proven, Some dogs do start young and carry on doing charlie most will jack! JMO Quote Link to post
hunt and fish 35 Posted January 5, 2011 Report Share Posted January 5, 2011 A good fox dog will never be a good rabbit dog! 18-22 months some go younger and jack so dont think you have a tool until proven, Some dogs do start young and carry on doing charlie most will jack! JMO Have to disagree with that one mate. Quote Link to post
hullhunter 219 Posted January 5, 2011 Report Share Posted January 5, 2011 A good fox dog will never be a good rabbit dog! 18-22 months some go younger and jack so dont think you have a tool until proven, Some dogs do start young and carry on doing charlie most will jack! JMO Have to disagree with that one mate. me too ive seen dogs that are good on both. 1 Quote Link to post
bulldog2 32 Posted January 5, 2011 Report Share Posted January 5, 2011 i think its all 2 do with the dog and your no when ya dogs ready i have a dog here at the moment shes 12month old and i have doubled up on fox and she loves it just depends on the dog i think. Quote Link to post
genuine 81 Posted January 5, 2011 Report Share Posted January 5, 2011 A good fox dog will never be a good rabbit dog! 18-22 months some go younger and jack so dont think you have a tool until proven, Some dogs do start young and carry on doing charlie most will jack! JMO Have to disagree with that one mate. Im talking live to hand, consistantly there isn't many. Quote Link to post
lamp+battery 98 Posted January 5, 2011 Report Share Posted January 5, 2011 mine bitch is 4 1/2 yrs and dose both brings rabbits live to hand every time lamp Quote Link to post
FightTheBan 1,147 Posted January 5, 2011 Report Share Posted January 5, 2011 mine bitch is 4 1/2 yrs and dose both brings rabbits live to hand every time lamp Ban was 5 years ago lol Try again. FTB 1 Quote Link to post
collie/grey 238 Posted January 5, 2011 Report Share Posted January 5, 2011 I have been told to start my dog off at 12 month old with another and see how she reacts then see what she does on her own, if the ban wasn't in place id get my dog on them now. If they aren't keen when a year old they probably never will be. What's the point in waiting til they're so an so old, they either have it or they don't. This is all just my opinion and im hardly an expert. Im also talking about bull x's in particular, i wouldn't expect a collie x or a saluki x to start taking bite back animals at a 'young' age so to speak. Quote Link to post
lamp+battery 98 Posted January 5, 2011 Report Share Posted January 5, 2011 (edited) mine bitch is 4 1/2 yrs and dose both brings rabbits live to hand every time lamp Ban was 5 years ago lol Try again. FTB av never getin a letter tellim me there was a ban mate still waitin it to come Edited January 5, 2011 by lamp+battery Quote Link to post
rex 8 Posted January 5, 2011 Report Share Posted January 5, 2011 A good fox dog will never be a good rabbit dog! 18-22 months some go younger and jack so dont think you have a tool until proven, Some dogs do start young and carry on doing charlie most will jack! JMO Also disagree with that comment mate! Quote Link to post
genuine 81 Posted January 5, 2011 Report Share Posted January 5, 2011 A good fox dog will never be a good rabbit dog! 18-22 months some go younger and jack so dont think you have a tool until proven, Some dogs do start young and carry on doing charlie most will jack! JMO Also disagree with that comment mate! As i said just my opinion mate! Dogs for jobs, there never going to be the best doing both! Quote Link to post
SHanded. . 110 Posted January 5, 2011 Report Share Posted January 5, 2011 A good fox dog will never be a good rabbit dog! 18-22 months some go younger and jack so dont think you have a tool until proven, Some dogs do start young and carry on doing charlie most will jack! JMO Also disagree with that comment mate! Sorry i also disagree. . Me personally master my dogs on rabbits an if they want Fox they catch them with ease an if you give them enough of both a clever dog learns to know where the fight is. .IMO. An to answer the question different breeds different ages. Mine are shown them from 11 12 months with a experienced dog. Then if they still interested it dont take long for them to learn there job. . IMO. All the best SHanded. . Quote Link to post
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