wurly 0 Posted June 28, 2011 Report Share Posted June 28, 2011 (edited) i bought a new pup for the wife/he is about 6 mth.s old ideal age for running him.help please.he is a whippet Edited June 28, 2011 by wurly Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mally 832 Posted June 28, 2011 Report Share Posted June 28, 2011 i bought a new pup for the wife/he is about 6 mth.s old ideal age for running him.help please.he is a whippet Every dog is different mate, i keep whippets and i have just started to show my pup a few runs and he's a year old. I've seen dozens of dogs ruined running them too early but i've yet to see one ruined starting one too late. Be patient and allow the dog to be a pup before thinking of running it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Moll. 1,770 Posted June 28, 2011 Report Share Posted June 28, 2011 Dog whippets tend to takes ages to mentally mature, hold back for as long as you can. September he will be 9mths, a good age to slowly start him off on the easy new rabbits Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mally 832 Posted June 28, 2011 Report Share Posted June 28, 2011 Nice to see you taking the above advice!! when your next topic is wanting a slip lead to run a 6 month old pup.. If i was you i'd be saving your money for the an advert in the countrymans weekly so you can peddle the dog on when he turns out to be a yapper and jacker because you started him far too early!!!. 6 months ffs and your thinking of working him!! he's still very much a puppy as molly says whippet dog pups are slow to mature both mentally and physically. Allow him to be a pup, train him all the basic commands and get him retrieving before you even think about running him. I know a someone who started there whippet bitch at 7 months, she's a total nightmare when out lamping as she's a real yapper it's like going out with the grove and rufford fox hounds!! hence they never got another invite. You only get out of a dog what you put into one, from experience patience will be rewarded tenfold Quote Link to post Share on other sites
whippetmad 11 Posted July 7, 2011 Report Share Posted July 7, 2011 im guessing you have all ready done all your other training recall and retrieving dummy's etc? id stick to at least a lil while ive seen some whippets mature faster than others and like they have said above if ya start early its gonna yap its head off at least wait until at least ten months and pick the darkest windiest night you can and a easy rabbit atb Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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