Need advice on my lurcher pup

[Newhunter0012 0]

My pup is 6 months old now what is the best thing to do with now is she too young to take out and what is the best way to bring her on

[Gawillz 14]

shes still young concentrare on training retrieve recall stock breaking etc best of luck

Edited May 20, 2012 by Gawillz

[johnnylestershair 78]

most inportant thing is to bond with your dog mate some dogs take longer to bond than others you need your dog to trust you please feel free to ask what you want mate

[ferret features 289]

6 months.you should be dropping rabbits for it every other day..to have it ready for sept be just right for a big ear then.

[johnnylestershair 78]

thats how good dogs are ruined take your time mate it will pay in the end

[FUJI 16,246]

6 months.you should be dropping rabbits for it every other day..to have it ready for sept be just right for a big ear then.

 

Dropping rabbits for a dog is totally illegal you may as well say take it badger baiting!! Listen to johnnylesterhair matey...sound advice. ATB Andy

[Newhunter0012 0]

Thanks everyone for the advice everyone it's very appreciated. What is the best age for me to run her on a rabbit or wil I just know by the dog when she's ready?

[Gawillz 14]

you will know when the time is [bANNED TEXT]... what breeding is ur dog maate

[Newhunter0012 0]

Not quite sure mate I bought her because she was being miss treated an was really under weight so I didn't ask at the time but I found sum one who had took another pup from the litter an they said she was a bullgreyhoundxsaluki deerhound

[Gawillz 14]

Not quite sure mate I bought her because she was being miss treated an was really under weight so I didn't ask at the time but I found sum one who had took another pup from the litter an they said she was a bullgreyhoundxsaluki deerhound

 

sounds a good cross how big is she

[Newhunter0012 0]

Just measured her then mate 20''

[johnnylestershair 78]

if i was u mate i would let your dog have a run at about 12 months better to late than early there a plenty rabbits to catch other day mate

[skycat 6,172]

More haste less speed! You have all summer to bring your pup on. Concentrate on taking her for interesting walks: I don't know where you live but try and get her used to as many different situations as possible. Walk her everywhere you can getting her used to farm animals, cars, seeing people and dogs she doesn't know. At the moment it should be all about putting confidence into the pup. Play games with her, act silly, let her know you and she can have fun together: its called building the bond. Your pup should feel total trust in you, confident that you are there to protect her as well as show her new things. This might not seem overly important to you at the moment, but you should be a team, and you can only be part of that team if there is a bond between you. This will pay off in the long run when your dog brings you her first rabbit: it doesn't matter if this happens when she is 8, 9, 10, 11 or 12 months old. But for the moment, she still has to get her body properly grown and strong: there's a big difference between galloping about having fun and coordinating the legs, brain and jaws to catching a real live running rabbit.

 

Forget about running her on rabbits at the moment: if she is the breeding you say, then she's still got a lot of growing up to go: both mentally and physically. If you live near where there are rabbits, don't let her continually chase rabbits she's got no chance of catching. If you can walk her near cover: long grass, brambles etc, then she will learn to use her nose to start sniffing out where rabbits have been: this is quite different to letting her tear about on a field going after rabbits which will dive down their burrows before she can get to them. Every time you go out she is learning something new, or should be, and each bit of education will help her to become a useful dog as an adult. It's a bit like going to school: you may not see much point in it sometimes, but if you can't read or write or aren't able to talk properly to people you meet because you are too shy or awkward, life is much more difficult. It's the same for a pup; they need to learn all these things as they grow up.

[johnnylestershair 78]

good advice mate u know what you talking about