Age To Enter A Pup On The Lamp To Rabbits

[king 11,664]

Or believe me he's not wasting his time catching more than he misses, not only can he run in straight line like most blade can actually turn and turn fast .to see him work would surprise the most hardcore running dog men as he already has

Ah ok fella I thought you were slipping a pup on 200yds runs.that would surely daunt him if he kept missing them.

[Phil Lloyd 10,736]

Facts are, a good'un will take a whole lot of abuse, and the best of the best will take a lot of fecking up,...sadly,.nowadays,..we think to much and are scared shitless, to 'let the dog, see the rabbit

Edited December 12, 2015 by Phil Lloyd

[fluff 409]

best way to start any pup ferreting teaches him to be about you and you mean sport then as he develops say 11 12 monrths slip him on a stubble hare then work from there , ferreting teaches a dog a lot more than slipping a dog of aleash on a half dazzled rabbit , any day ,

[Somewhereyournot 1,117]

f**k it, start the c**ts after their jabs might aswell

[fluff 409]

i take mines out at four months with mother let them see whats going on under control, then back to fetching some training then back out again then work it up then by nine months usaly following summer they get three qaurter bolted rabbits then after that , there out weekly learning there trade until ,they start on bigger game thats how we used to it , educaition all the time under a controled fashion with only dogs who were mother or a hundred per cent with pups and good fetchers so pup never learned bad habits , mu youngest and mother retreive together still , and rabbits still alive

[jeemes 3,546]

I am working on a wee treatise at the moment,..nothing special,.(I am no wordsmith) just some random jottings from an old'un...My diaries from the last 25/30 years make interesting, (if shocking) reading,...

 

" Took Bonnie out last night,..she is 8 months old now,...caught 22 rabbits...she tried her hardest,.but,.personaly, I doubt that she will make it as a useful lamping dog".....

Feck me !!

Nowadays, I would be pleased as punch with such a canny young jukel ....

Just goes to show, how hard, how passionate and how keen we all were , back in the day....

Facts are, a good'un will take a whole lot of abuse, and the best of the best will take a lot of fecking up,...sadly,.nowadays,..we think to much, and are scared shitless to 'let the dog, see the rabbit...

 

look forward to that mate. should have a bit of depth to it.

[delboy_187 900]

I ran my bitch at 6 month ended up injured to impatient tbh now id rather let the bones develop proper.each to there own.first couple months retreaving and obediance . I always drop one if bin out ferreting 3.4 months give them drive

Edited December 12, 2015 by delboy_187

[mhopton 807]

f**k it, start the c**ts after their jabs might aswell

Our blade has just gone two year old , he's by all means know hunter he's a loving house dog who's looked after the best we can always been insured and regular visits to see the vets for check ups , as my jack russell Molly and the five stinkers they all work with me and me alone at weekends , after his final jab I took him out all the time ' that's where your getting lost off fella !!! Out all the time with me walking meeting other dogs ,sheep cows horses you name we spent time around them and learned KNOT to mess around with them . Up until 7 months he learned the field craft I thought was Wright . After seven months well he's training ended I couldn't learn home anymore now it was his turn all I did was take him to where the rabbit and other pray were then my friend he learned himself ,advice given to me by my late grandfather and he's Wright

Hope that's explanation is more useful and understanding

[haymin 2,465]

They'll learn feck all in the kennel ???

[bird 9,594]

They'll learn feck all in the kennel

that's it Jim, get them out as soon as there jabbed up , my younger dog was out at 9 weeks old, he knew what stock were, fences ,ditches etc he deff learned all his field craft. And as seen rabbits from young age when he did start run couple at 6 months old it was no big deal for him, ive never looked back with him , ive had good bags as ive said on my thread, and he take any quarry that he put on, he very calm dog when not working, but full on when does work, get them out when pups you wont hurt them , you not pushing them, pups will play all day long its just extension of that

[Somewhereyournot 1,117]

No you won't hurt them, just give them injuries early on...that's the point we are making... So dont say any different

[terryd 8,044]

I dont know if its already been said but a dogs growth plates have not finished developing until 15months of age. Its ok taking dogs out as pups and letting them chase,but when that pup builds enough muscle to be powerful then it can do itself damage that will last a lifetime. I think this applies more to the dogs that have a high percentage of Greyhound because of the weight and power they produce when chasing. Having said that a bloke I knew years ago completely knackered a kc whippet dog up by racing it too soon. It was the fastest thing he ever bred and was winning against good company at twelve months of age when it damaged its shoulder the vet told him the damage was permanent. I think thats why you are not allowed to race a greyhound until its 15months.

Play galloping is a different thing to chasing when a dog is pushing everything hes got.

I know people run dogs earlier and that includes myself but then my dogs are not that fast. When ever Ive had 3/4 grey 1/4bull I wouldnt dream of running them on the lamp before 15months.

 

 

 

This posts sums up what happened to mine perfect. 7 months a fair turn of speed and shaping up and keen as hell so when so when some thing got up he gave a 110% and some thing had to give. Accidents happen but I certainly wouldn't do it on purpose. A different build of dog with a different attitude would no doubt have been fine. It taught me how fragile a young dog can be. A bimble out with the ferrets is different and no problems

Edited December 12, 2015 by terryd

[jeemes 3,546]

 

They'll learn feck all in the kennel

that's it Jim, get them out as soon as there jabbed up , my younger dog was out at 9 weeks old, he knew what stock were, fences ,ditches etc he deff learned all his field craft. And as seen rabbits from young age when he did start run couple at 6 months old it was no big deal for him, ive never looked back with him , ive had good bags as ive said on my thread, and he take any quarry that he put on, he very calm dog when not working, but full on when does work, get them out when pups you wont hurt them , you not pushing them, pups will play all day long its just extension of that

 

did he not have a shoulder injury?

[C.green 3,203]

theres an old saying you can't ruin a goodun. I agree with this I have a 7 month old pup here with a couple of rabbits under his belt there is no way I could've kept the game off him until 12 month+ even if I had wanted too. You can't wrap them up in cotton wool and if your getting them out enough learning there field craft when pups they are bound to bump into something. I like a nice steady dog that's sensible around its quarry and starting them young also benifits this. no need to rush them but at the same time all the best dogs I've seen started from an early age. Just my opinion fellas best of luck however you enter your pups.

[tb25 4,626]

I don't think starting them early is a problem.over doing it at a early age is..