1St Season Dogs...

[Gaz_1989 9,539]

How are lads getting on with their first season dogs?

 

I know we are only a few weeks in but they should of had a few trips out now. How are they progressing? Any pics?

 

My pup is 16 months old and has had 41 rabbits to date, about 10 of them have been daytime (some mixy), and the rest have been on the lamp. She has had 6 lamping trips to date, One trip of 16 and then mostly smaller trips of 3/4/5 etc.

 

I've only been taking it steady as she is still fairly immature at times but things are starting to click now.

 

 

How's everyone else getting on? Be good to see pics of the youngsters.

[tb25 4,626]

should be a good topic this..

 

myself haven't been getting out much due to one thing or another..only been out on the lamp twice,,,had 2 the one time,

 

about ten during the day,a mix of mixi and none mixi.

 

hand full of pheasants,tree rats birds in general .

 

all in all am happy so far with the little time i put in to her the last 2 months..

 

gonna up the game up now and try and get out more with her and get the retrieve sorted and get out a few nights when i get a baby sitter sorted

 

only out 10 mins this morning and she picked some road kill up to feed herself with.

 

plenty more work to be done with this bitch though.

 

only the one but better than none i say..we enjoy our moochers none the less

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Gaz_1989 9,539]

That's what it's about mate. I know you put as much time into her as you can and take my hat off to you as a single parent. Full respect.

[rabbitcatcher 1 287]

Mines gone 15 month whippet/collie grey doing ok so far been out with the lamp about ten times with his best night being 19 only had him ferreting a couple of times but not this season so with time should only get better

[tjones3862 3,423]

should be a good topic this..

 

myself haven't been getting out much due to one thing or another..only been out on the lamp twice,,,had 2 the one time,

 

about ten during the day,a mix of mixi and none mixi.

 

hand full of pheasants,tree rats birds in general .

 

all in all am happy so far with the little time i put in to her the last 2 months..

 

gonna up the game up now and try and get out more with her and get the retrieve sorted and get out a few nights when i get a baby sitter sorted

 

only out 10 mins this morning and she picked some road kill up to feed herself with.

 

plenty more work to be done with this bitch though.

 

only the one but better than none i say..we enjoy our moochers none the less

 

 

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looks a nice dog,,,on chadd park wall,,lol

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[tb25 4,626]

That the one Jim...lol.

[tb25 4,626]

just you then gaz

 

 

seen you at the butchers thursday jim,,,filling them up with a far few bunnys by the looks

[jwhizz420 177]

16 months were both just getting the hang of it

Rabbit squirrel pheasant ,

Starting to behave now and hard work paying off on the lamp

[jwhizz420 177]

whoops

Edited November 8, 2014 by jwhizz420

[~REDWALL~ 60]

both first season dogs ...both doing really well .this was thursday night

Edited November 15, 2014 by ~REDWALL~

[Gaz_1989 9,539]

Nice one red wall. That looks a good bag.

[~REDWALL~ 60]

thank..best bag for me so far ..on some horrible ground ...60 in photos and a couple of mixy rabbits we dumped

 

for MR RABBIT ( 33 to fawn dog ..and 27 for hairy dog )

[FUJI 16,676]

Well done thats cracking pest control ..

[MR RABBIT 715]

thank..best bag for me so far ..on some horrible ground ...60 in photos and a couple of mixy rabbits we dumped

 

for MR RABBIT ( 33 to fawn dog ..and 27 for hairy dog )

haha ya wee lanky skinng prick...welldone....pround tae hav one o paddys pups now arent y wee show off..lol abby the purse net tangler did u proud..shell make a fine pot filler Edited November 15, 2014 by MR RABBIT

[Dewclaw69 484]

my dog buck is a 3/4 grey collie and coming up 18 months. had a couple of trips out late august then whenever the conditions are suitable from then on. first few trips out i picked my slips carefully. he's got his eye in now though and rarely misses a rabbit.

got some issues with him though. when he catches he wants to do a victory lap with the bunny , giving it a good old crunch when it squeals. i think i've been giving him a little too much freedom to choose what he wants to do so its back to basics now to reinforce the recall / retrieve and reinforcing the bond .

its the first young dog i've had in a long time and the first collie cross and he's headstrong.