good or bad

[bryson 562]

I have a 4 month old whippet i was asked by a good mate of mine if he could run his dog on a bit of permission ive got on saturday night past to cut a long story short i ended up taking the pup out aswell i never sliped him on nothing just let him watch he was paying attention to the lamp after he saw the dog getting the first 3 rabbits so i waited until the dog retrieved 1 dispatched it and then threw it for my pup 3 times and he brought it back every time do you guys think this was a bad idea or will it be good for the future when he eventually gets sliped on 1 all coments appriciated

[Guest dances]

That's spot on mate, to many people don't do this and when they do take the dogs on the lamp with other dogs they yap and bark. As long as you always finish on a high mate its good.

[J.DOG 1,355]

Sounds as if you got a good pup mate it's clearly showing intrest and wants to get stuck in on da rabbits .

That was a good idea doing that mate this will help him understand what he needs to do in the future just take your time and keep it up getting him enthusiastic about working

atb

Edited July 25, 2011 by J.DOG

[carp man 1 219]

all i can say mate is well done bet u were over the moon

[wirral countryman 2,110]

Its not something I personally would do,my dogs go everywhere with me every day but they never see a lamp till they're ready to run,watch the simulated coursing at a show and you'll see loads of dogs yapping during the running,its only frustration I know but a 4 month old whippet is far too soon,whippets are prone to yapping anyway so I think you are taking an unnecessary risk when there is no need,wait till the dog has the tools for the job,this is just my opinion,atb,wirralman

[Casso 1,264]

I have a 4 month old whippet i was asked by a good mate of mine if he could run his dog on a bit of permission ive got on saturday night past to cut a long story short i ended up taking the pup out aswell i never sliped him on nothing just let him watch he was paying attention to the lamp after he saw the dog getting the first 3 rabbits so i waited until the dog retrieved 1 dispatched it and then threw it for my pup 3 times and he brought it back every time do you guys think this was a bad idea or will it be good for the future when he eventually gets sliped on 1 all coments appriciated

 

a lot of dogs respond differently with live game in their mouth for the first time,,hope it goes well for ya when the time comes, dont take anything for granted ,,but sounds good so far,,some mutts wont even look at game unless there is some sort of heart beat in there,,

[carp man 1 219]

Its not something I personally would do,my dogs go everywhere with me every day but they never see a lamp till they're ready to run,watch the simulated coursing at a show and you'll see loads of dogs yapping during the running,its only frustration I know but a 4 month old whippet is far too soon,whippets are prone to yapping anyway so I think you are taking an unnecessary risk when there is no need,wait till the dog has the tools for the job,this is just my opinion,atb,wirralman

y what tools r they a

[wirral countryman 2,110]

I would of thought that was quite obvious you kn*b,a 4 month old pup is incapable of anything much and you seem to think they have human reasoning and will learn what to do at such a young age,the tools I talk of come with maturity and age ie:fitness,stamina,obedience,training to name but a few,I have ran dogs for 40yrs and have never had a yapper or kept a poor dog,my dogs all earn their keep ,quickest way to f*ck up a dog is taking it out too early and once its made that mistake there's no going back,patience is required to get the right results,as I said previous this is just my opinion born out of experience not sitting reading about it on the internet,wirralman

[carp man 1 219]

I would of thought that was quite obvious you kn*b,a 4 month old pup is incapable of anything much and you seem to think they have human reasoning and will learn what to do at such a young age,the tools I talk of come with maturity and age ie:fitness,stamina,obedience,training to name but a few,I have ran dogs for 40yrs and have never had a yapper or kept a poor dog,my dogs all earn their keep ,quickest way to f*ck up a dog is taking it out too early and once its made that mistake there's no going back,patience is required to get the right results,as I said previous this is just my opinion born out of experience not sitting reading about it on the internet,wirralman

i no what u ment havein a