Best age

[thorny 100]

I have a young Jack russell bitch fast approaching seven months. I plan to use her for flushing cover to lurcher and she is getting more confident with this all the time. She was breed from a guy who used both parents for mainly ratting. She has a real bit of fire in her belly and may make a descent little ratter, so just wondered at what age should I give her ago. Dont want to rush in and her get biten and put her off. Would I be best just going about it myself, or finding someone who would let me go out with them and there dogs for an afternoon, as this will be the first time I will of also done it.

Look forward to comments

Cheers

[digging-deep 518]

Now mate My pups coming up to 4mont old and been ratting with her since 3month she's coming on well.

Try get out and about with other lads so you dog can watch and learn of there's

 

Atb with the dog

Edited February 7, 2012 by digging-deep

[dymented 2,220]

get her out now bud

[wirral countryman 2,110]

Once their teeth are fully down and able to kill the rats easilly,which is about 6-7 months really so I would be at it now mate,3 months is far too early and baby teeth will struggle with a large mature rat defending young,WM

[Peter4190 99]

Yer [bANNED TEXT] Wirral said ! Atb mate

[Peter4190 99]

Yer [bANNED TEXT] Wirral said ! Atb mate

[thorny 100]

Once their teeth are fully down and able to kill the rats easilly,which is about 6-7 months really so I would be at it now mate,3 months is far too early and baby teeth will struggle with a large mature rat defending young,WM

Cheers mate and thanks for the advise, she is a bit of a slow maturer and her teeth have only just finished. I even had to pull one of Her milk P4`s out as it had rotted with no adult tooth coming threw to take its place, all sorted now and she has a lovely set of gnashers, that rats had better run from. Friend of mine owns a livery yard could be just the place to start her, will get her down there next weekend.

[digging-deep 518]

Once their teeth are fully down and able to kill the rats easilly,which is about 6-7 months really so I would be at it now mate,3 months is far too early and baby teeth will struggle with a large mature rat defending young,WM

started all my dogs at 3 months and they all did well.. my pup is killing big rats and shes nearly 4 month old now and going well shes not struggling to kill them

[Elmer Fudd 2011 39]

dont no about jrt if it was a patterdale it would be started working . the best way to get a pup going that works for me is let ferrets bolt rabbits and let the pup see them and away you go

[wirral countryman 2,110]

Digging deep you have'nt got a clue on entering a pup properly and I feel sorry for any pup you own,it is barbaric and cruel to overmatch such a young pup and probably illegal,there's one thing it happening by accident but if you think a 12week old pup barely jabbed up and able to go out is a fair match to a full grown adult rat wieghing nearly as much as the pup then you are a rank amateur with no place owning a dog,I've kept good hard dogs in the past but would still never entertain introduction to rats before they have their large teeth fully down,introduction should favour the dog not the quarry

[wilbur foxhound 480]

Digging deep you have'nt got a clue on entering a pup properly and I feel sorry for any pup you own,it is barbaric and cruel to overmatch such a young pup and probably illegal,there's one thing it happening by accident but if you think a 12week old pup barely jabbed up and able to go out is a fair match to a full grown adult rat wieghing nearly as much as the pup then you are a rank amateur with no place owning a dog,I've kept good hard dogs in the past but would still never entertain introduction to rats before they have their large teeth fully down,introduction should favour the dog not the quarry

here,here,well said