Pup Watching On

[scottish hare hunter 2,345]

Pup watching on yesterday's work

[neil cooney 10,415]

Looking on and saying to himself "that's not how I'd do it."

[marshman 7,756]

I think they pick a lot more than we realise just by being next to a dig !

[lurchers 2,623]

I think they learn a it to just off watching.nice pup to mate atb

[foxdropper 17,098]

What exactly is it watching because it looks bored to me .Never been able to get a pup to sit that still at a dig so any tips gratefully received .

[leethedog 3,071]

Was ya mending fences lol

[raynardman 518]

Early learning centre

[bedx 51]

probably watching 4 minute hare course

[neil cooney 10,415]

One thing that is true, is that they learn nothing at home stuck in a kennel.

[Bustersback!!! 23]

I never take pups out watching, I know pups learn a lot more than people give them credit for but I'd Sooner take my pups when they're of an age to work for themselves. As FD says, it's bored shitless, all it's getting used to is doing nothing while it's out.

[Rabbit Hunter 6,612]

Any time out of the kennel and in the field is time well spent, regardless of what you're doing.

[marshman 7,756]

A bloke I knew came out with me onetime said the same sort of things like they get bored or make a nuisance of themselves only take them out when there of an age to be worked blah blah . We put the dogs in their boxes in the back of the van he's dog wouldn't go in the box ok no problem with that . Then when he let the dog of the lead he couldn't get through a bit of tight fencing kept running up and down whining , the bloke had to go back and get it and lift it over the fence . Then once over the fence there was a bank of earths so this dog that's never been around a dog ignores them and takes of after some horses with this bloke shouting Fenton style the dog got booted by a Shetland pony and skittled 6 foot lol . By the time he got him back on the lead I let my youngster of that had been coming out with me since a pup of and he picked he's spot dug at 1.1 walking back to the car he ignored the stock and got through the fence on hes own ?. I never out with that man again .

[scottish hare hunter 2,345]

He was tied up. Up the bank picture was taken just as we Enter the terrier Once we started to go to her he was getting a bit excited 19 weeks old let's remember aswell. More about getting him out and about with us. Cheers to all the positive comments

[Rabbit Hunter 6,612]

Thats it MM, its not solely about the dig, its about everything else thats encountered out in the countyside.

[neil cooney 10,415]

You hit the nail on the head Marshman in the first sentence in that they can be a pain in the arse. And that's what most lads are not able for.

If a man has patience and can resist the temptation of trying a youngster there's absolutely nothing wrong with bringing a sapling along.

 

Mind you, a day out with hounds is not the place for a youngster IMO.