whippet21 2 Posted October 2, 2012 Report Share Posted October 2, 2012 does anybody know what age is best for me to start working my saluki whippet hes 7 month old and is he best watching another dog thanks Quote Link to post
troter58 1,711 Posted October 2, 2012 Report Share Posted October 2, 2012 still young at 7 months mate wait till the dog as matured a bit more you have loads of time it is not a race to enter it let the dog see other dogs working but i would be letting it start work at 10/12 months on the bunnies with the ferrets atb Quote Link to post
wi11ow 2,657 Posted October 2, 2012 Report Share Posted October 2, 2012 every pup is different some start early give them easy easy easy BUT the time of the year is a big part of it Quote Link to post
whippet21 2 Posted October 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 2, 2012 thanks for the advice i dont no anyone with ferrets i will take him watching my brothers dog for the time being Quote Link to post
birddog 1,354 Posted October 2, 2012 Report Share Posted October 2, 2012 kinda awkward age for finding green bunnies this year, although every dog is different and mature physically and mentally at various ages i'm one of the cautious kind having seen a few spoiled pups entered too early, one of mines was a similar age last year and i gave her a few nights after the new year, just a run or two trying to get a wee bit of early success, i upped her workrate as the young bunnies hit the ground in the springtime, in my experience if you can find an outbreak of mixy in the next few months your pup will get bags of experience and confidence in a relatively short time 1 Quote Link to post
huntmad. 67 Posted October 2, 2012 Report Share Posted October 2, 2012 Mines been out since 7 month but he's only out to watch he's 9 months now and still haven run him I think the more they see the better but everyone's different Quote Link to post
Casso 1,261 Posted October 2, 2012 Report Share Posted October 2, 2012 does anybody know what age is best for me to start working my saluki whippet hes 7 month old and is he best watching another dog thanks im not big into the watching another dog lark, causes too much excitement in a pup, dog dont need to be trained to chase, he needs to be focused on you, how ya do that while another mutt is running round is beyond me, the biggest recommendation i would look for in a pup starting is that he believes the sun shines out of your ass, everything will fall into place after that, the age thing wouldn't be my major concern, the relationship is more important, too many mutts on here wont come back when lamp's knocked off etc, get the bond right first and it knocks a lot of possible problems out before they start, because they just dont crop up, best of luck with him, 1 Quote Link to post
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