Dogs & Ferrets

[chartpolski 28,459]

Now, I've had running dogs for far more years than I care to remember, and I know there are great dogs, good dogs, average dogs and bad dogs, but I've never realy been in to ferrets, although I enjoy ferreting ! A few years ago I got my brother a ferret from a top class guy, "Silverhob", from this site. It was a "Black Eyed White" jill, and turned out to be, (in my brothers opinion), an excellent worker ! It recently had to be replaced, so I got him a well bred polecat hob, anyhow, we had it out today and it was worse than useless !! Now, this is where I show my ignorance of ferrets....... I thought you just put the nets on, hoy the pug down the hole,and the rabbit bolts ! But obviously you get good, average and bad ferrets, just like with dogs !! Just to justify putting this in the Lurcher section, both my dogs look on ferrets as fair game and would kill one as soon as look at them !!......No; I don't take the dogs ferreting with us !! LOL !!

 

Cheers.

[TOMO 29,202]

charts thats exactly it,,,, good, bad, a rubbish..

 

about 5 years since,, on big day up the dales,, i lost a hob with a collar on,, he had never been much good,, but i dont like loosing them....anyway we carried on ferreting a big bank,,

 

the very last waren about 15 holes,, slipped the long net round, droped in a ferret,,, 2 rabbits bolted nice, then nothing 10 mins,, out with the grey box,, a spit full of soil.................and there it was the hob from earlier that morning,, i kid you not it was still curled up asleep as i broke through , i boxed him up, the jill was still working the set and eventualy bolted 3 more rabbits.

 

why an earth those 5 rabbits were still in that warren with a sleeping ferret i will never know .,, but not all ferrets work the same its true

 

also i have as im shure others have ,, put to ground fresh experianced ferret and move more rabbits out of warrens that other ferrets have missed

[reddawn 2,173]

iv had my share of all the above, good, bad an rubbish

[patterdalejoel 669]

i put a ferret down the other day, kept popping up saying there was nothing in, put one of lasy years kit jills in, and had 3 rabbits bolt think the first ferrets existence in my hutch wil be reconsidered.....

[chartpolski 28,459]

Tomo, was the "sleeping ferret" passed on to a "good pet home" ?? LOL !! I know what you mean mate... my post was just a bit "tongue in cheeck"; I've done a bit of ferreting , but like terrier work, I'd rather be walking than digging !!

 

Cheers.

[Mick C. 229]

A good ferret wont enter a set that has no scent

 

A bad ferret wont come out of a set that has no scent.

 

The rest come some where in between

[Guest cookiemonsterandmerlin]

IMHO one of the biggest downfalls of lurcher owners is that they dont teach and inforce the word NO in there dogs and trainning .

A dog unbroken to ferts is not much use to me but some do hunt all there lives without the need to work with them.

 

In the numerous dogs I have owned I have trained each one to come off the hunt even in full flight with the simple command of NO.

 

ATB Cookie

[patterdalejoel 669]

if i didnt work with ferrets when i got my pup, i would make the effort to try and break her to them, as in 5 years who knows who i will be hunting pals with, and you dont want to be a liability, or worst, kill a ferret, and nver be invited again...

[chartpolski 28,459]

IMHO one of the biggest downfalls of lurcher owners is that they dont teach and inforce the word NO in there dogs and trainning .

A dog unbroken to ferts is not much use to me but some do hunt all there lives without the need to work with them.

 

In the numerous dogs I have owned I have trained each one to come off the hunt even in full flight with the simple command of NO.

 

ATB Cookie

 

Perhaps I didn't make myself clear, (to you), in my post; I'm not a ferreter, I don't own ferrets, and my dogs NEVER work with ferrets, even though I enjoy a days ferreting.

 

If I had a dog that could be called of "the hunt in full flight with a simple NO !" Then it wouldn't be in my kennel for long. It's desire, drive and instinct would not be what I wanted in a working dog.

 

Cheers.

[socks 32,253]

You hear the statement a ferrets a ferret ... Bollox you get shit good brilliant ferrets the same as all working animals and by breeding the best to the best you will lower the odds of getting shit ... I have bred the same line of ferrets for over 25 years and by selective breeding I have a court full,of ferrets that I know I can take anywhere and they won't let me down ............

[chartpolski 28,459]

You hear the statement a ferrets a ferret ... Bollox you get shit good brilliant ferrets the same as all working animals and by breeding the best to the best you will lower the odds of getting shit ... I have bred the same line of ferrets for over 25 years and by selective breeding I have a court full,of ferrets that I know I can take anywhere and they won't let me down ............

So you agree with my origional post, Socks ?

 

Cheers.

[Guest cookiemonsterandmerlin]

IMHO one of the biggest downfalls of lurcher owners is that they dont teach and inforce the word NO in there dogs and trainning .

A dog unbroken to ferts is not much use to me but some do hunt all there lives without the need to work with them.

 

In the numerous dogs I have owned I have trained each one to come off the hunt even in full flight with the simple command of NO.

 

ATB Cookie

 

Perhaps I didn't make myself clear, (to you), in my post; I'm not a ferreter, I don't own ferrets, and my dogs NEVER work with ferrets, even though I enjoy a days ferreting.

 

If I had a dog that could be called of "the hunt in full flight with a simple NO !" Then it wouldn't be in my kennel for long. It's desire, drive and instinct would not be what I wanted in a working dog.

 

Cheers.

 

Why

 

You have out of control dogs do you have any bidablitly in your dogs or does your desire equals unruly dogs.

 

You can have a dog with strong prey drive and instinct but still have total control your dog would not last long down here as it would be shot .

 

ATB Cookie

[weasle 1,119]

I broke 2 old dogs to ferrets the summer just gone,wasn't easy heart in mouth stuff.Interstingly even after a full season ferreting they dont work as well with the ferrets as my 4 month old pup who's been doing it since 10 weeks,The older dogs are dogs you can take ferreting,The pup will be a ferreting dog.

[Millet 4,497]

Is it the ferret's first time out...if so they tend to mess about and are right pain's in the butt till they eventually click..

[BrianSteven72 369]

I always break my dogs to ferrets its easy when there young , on the other hand my mate never bothers so when we are out ferreting his dogs stay in the kennel , i would not take an un broken dog out ferreting its just not worth it every time ive seen it done the dog always grabs the ferret no matter how carefull you are