Doubling up?

[Huntin 4]

Is it necessary to double up on a red with a young pups first time?

[Chid 6,372]

No

[Black neck 15,161]

If u don't think it can cope wait till it's older?

[Huntin 4]

Just now, Black neck said:

If u don't think it can cope wait till it's older?

Well hes 14 months what do you reckon? 

[Black neck 15,161]

Well u never really know what there gonna do till they do it nobody can tell u know the dog it's down to u 

[bunnyboiler 1,050]

Could always let him watch one and gauge his reaction might give you some idea 

[elliotmcc 67]

Hold it back as long as u can, even to 20 months they need to be mentally matured as well as physically, few bites too early and theyll be sickened, its worth it in the long run

[elliotmcc 67]

Though letting it watch a few kills will do it no harm ?

[polonose00 21]

iv never understood how dogs see fox as a natural quarry, without any training, even non working pets

is it something they pick up in the scent? or in their genes?

[C.green 3,203]

26 minutes ago, polonose00 said:

iv never understood how dogs see fox as a natural quarry, without any training, even non working pets

is it something they pick up in the scent? or in their genes?

Wolves kill fox and coyotes i watched something once where im sure the wolves came off a dead elk or similar to kill the fox.

[polonose00 21]

1 minute ago, C.green said:

Wolves kill fox and coyotes i watched something once where im sure the wolves came off a dead elk or similar to kill the fox.

but isnt that more about territory and food, is the average pet dog worried about having his pedigree mixers stolen by mr fox?

i suppose it could be the same thing just in their genes to get rid of the fox and something that could be taking up their food sources

[Aussie Whip 3,822]

Its not just foxes,I've seen a pack of pigdogs kill a pack of wild dogs,pups and all,whereas they often bumped into other pigdogs in the pines and ignored them.I think its about them not being domesticated.A lot of dogs are fine with chickens but will kill a pen full of pheasants.

[polonose00 21]

good theory

[Wales1234 5,424]

if You don’t Lamp them you can’t really control if they go in single or doubled up one my old dogs could easily done them single but very rarely had the chance 

[bird 9,587]

3 hours ago, polonose00 said:

good theory

most dogs see  a fox as they do a cat, and any dog not will go for a cat , if not trained to leave them. regards foxes its as ways a gamble  when you double up 2 dogs, more so if  one dog never encountered them  , because you can never  know  where  the dog will grab the fox, some dogs  will just strike anywhere on the fox to grab it , if in the gut leg etc, the  other dog then  could get it in the face  deff, seen lot of times. Best thing wait till dog  or bitch   is maturing  in the head , you can tell when they lost there daft puppy stage , then slip it on a fox better solo really, then you know it it like the job or not, they no doubt about 2 dog wills catch a fox if they run them few times  together ,  it as simple as that mate .