Just Seen Cubs Playing

[leo1 134]

Cubs be a fair size and there be plenty scent if there playing above ground

[Scot123 13]

At ten month he would have had a wee try if he was mine if didn't succeed at least you know what you got to work with

[leethedog 3,071]

These cubs were not that young I'd say over half grown

[FairLead 19]

Not that u would enter a young dog into that scenario..but if it did (accidently) arise,it's the Vixen I would be worried about !!!

[MIK 4,754]

Would of been better collaring him up and giving him a go

Great advice

[MIK 4,754]

seems to be a lot of kids on this thread

[man o kent 269]

It's THL sir, what do you expect

[rob284 1,678]

Would of been better collaring him up and giving him a go

take no notice of this. Cubs are a pointless exercise for a pup that can end up counterproductive.

[foxdropper 17,092]

Not that u would enter a young dog into that scenario..but if it did (accidently) arise,it's the Vixen I would be worried about !!!

Just explain why this would be so mate .

[rob284 1,678]

Not that u would enter a young dog into that scenario..but if it did (accidently) arise,it's the Vixen I would be worried about !!!

its the cubs i would be worried more about. It doesnt do the dog any good getting the run about with small cubs in small tubes, it can make any dog frustrated nevermind a pup. Its also very rare a vixen will be with them at this time of year. They will lie up near by and call them out.

[FairLead 19]

Because it will be in her maternal instinct to defend her young and herself...ie,putting up a greater fight than any cub.

[foxdropper 17,092]

In 30 years of foxing ive never once come across a vixen that didnt want out or was any different in a stop with cubs behind her ,folklore mate written by those did nowt.

[Alimac2 321]

Just goes to show fd, I know you do a bit, like wise me, but when doing April dens, if a vixen doesn't bolt & a rescue of the terrier is needed, a vixen will more often than not be as bad as a big January dog.. Atb

[fireman 10,774]

I've found a vixen who don't want out and has cubs behind her to be the most spitefull of foxes as well Alimac .

[jamie2004live 163]

Because it will be in her maternal instinct to defend her young and herself...ie,putting up a greater fight than any cub.

I think from that post it shows how much terrier work youve done over the years! ? so why are you even commenting on here with so little knowledge? was out digging at the start of may, old dog marked a fox, there was absolutely no sign of cubs. no flys no bones feathers nothing and it certainly wasnt a polished entrance, anyway an experienced dog was entered who had a good few seasons under its belt, dog was baying. after quite a while of the dog digging on broke through about a metre. dog was wedged solid and still baying, pulled him out and shone up the pipe with a torch there was 5 cubs and im judging maybie a week old, the cubs were collected and left at the entrance for the vixen 2 pick up and dig backfilled, as the vixen was NOT there, to be honest if an unexperienced terrierman is digging cubs to bring his pup on maybie 75 percent of the time it would be unsucsessful, you would have to be mad to enter pups on cubs in little rabbity spots, and finnaly fox dropper is right, no vixen will stand and fight given an exit route! many times ive seen leave cubs to a dog only 2 push further on where its tight, ultimately sacrifficing her offspring just so she can buy her self time! Fair lead are you anti? or have you just never done any digging before? and love talking absolute bollox that probably about 20 percent of the members on here can see straight through????