Luckee legs 528 Posted January 26 Report Share Posted January 26 We run ours in canicross harnesses. Once they are a year old they can run 5 km if you have carefully introduced them. We start about 6 months doing maybe 1 km in several short runs. Obviously they are already capable of tearing around off lead at that age and the reason for caution is they will pull hard and give everything if you let them when running or biking. In the photos you can see how hard our whippet pulls and that's on a 10km run in the lakes. To be honest I wouldn't run them on a bike until a year. Stick to running with them 5 Quote Link to post
Gilbey 1,490 Posted January 26 Report Share Posted January 26 A first season pup will be fit enough just off being a daft pup and you getting it out and about 2 Quote Link to post
mC HULL 15,636 Posted January 26 Report Share Posted January 26 2 hours ago, Peter4190 said: Yer good age to go steady with her an have a good few runs over season, mine will be 16 months September so not too bad either but to be honest he’s already had 2 squirrels and 1 rabbit by accident in the day, won’t intentionally go for anything until next season, might take him ferreting in march for 1 then leave him to have summer to think about it then best way mate out and about let them enter thereself 1 Quote Link to post
Black neck 17,189 Posted January 27 Report Share Posted January 27 7 hours ago, Luckee legs said: We run ours in canicross harnesses. Once they are a year old they can run 5 km if you have carefully introduced them. We start about 6 months doing maybe 1 km in several short runs. Obviously they are already capable of tearing around off lead at that age and the reason for caution is they will pull hard and give everything if you let them when running or biking. In the photos you can see how hard our whippet pulls and that's on a 10km run in the lakes. To be honest I wouldn't run them on a bike until a year. Stick to running with them Do u ever get took on a strange and terrifying journey into the unknown if they see something run past 1 Quote Link to post
Dinosaurs 2,147 Posted January 27 Report Share Posted January 27 10 hours ago, Luckee legs said: We run ours in canicross harnesses. Once they are a year old they can run 5 km if you have carefully introduced them. We start about 6 months doing maybe 1 km in several short runs. Obviously they are already capable of tearing around off lead at that age and the reason for caution is they will pull hard and give everything if you let them when running or biking. In the photos you can see how hard our whippet pulls and that's on a 10km run in the lakes. To be honest I wouldn't run them on a bike until a year. Stick to running with them Does pulling into the harness make them pull on lead when just walking them? Atb Quote Link to post
bird 10,014 Posted January 27 Report Share Posted January 27 11 hours ago, Black neck said: Do u ever get took on a strange and terrifying journey into the unknown if they see something run past Spot on mate, years ago when Buck 14 months old, I was just biking down the lanes when I lived in south staffs. A rabbit ran across the lane, this big that pulled me off my bike in to edge, I was fookin mad, because.if been another motor coming other , he pulled into that. Then.i tried him again when 2 1/2 he had not bad season, few rabbits and couple foxes, so deff new them red things with teeth.going couple weeks on bike ok no prob. When just before dawn was out, went pass a field. With big gap in it prob to get there tractor, and traliers down. He must have seen the fox in field. I didn't see it, he just pulled me right through gap, me and bike went arse over it, that soft prat running down bottom field. I to next one with lead on.he come back no fookin lead. Was lucky as it was other side of edge by the far gap. Didn't bother with bike no more, just done couple nights lamping most weeks, that kept big bugger fit lol 3 Quote Link to post
Thecooksta1 163 Posted January 27 Author Report Share Posted January 27 22 hours ago, Peter4190 said: Yer good age to go steady with her an have a good few runs over season, mine will be 16 months September so not too bad either but to be honest he’s already had 2 squirrels and 1 rabbit by accident in the day, won’t intentionally go for anything until next season, might take him ferreting in march for 1 then leave him to have summer to think about it then Took this off her today! Where about are you hunting [BANNED TEXT]. Is there many to go at? Cheers cookie 4 Quote Link to post
Peter4190 99 Posted January 27 Report Share Posted January 27 8 minutes ago, Thecooksta1 said: Took this off her today! Where about are you hunting [BANNED TEXT]. Is there many to go at? Cheers cookie Oo I like her a lot mate, she looks nice an leggy type, I’ve got a couple of nice spots but need to travel about next season 1 Quote Link to post
Black neck 17,189 Posted January 27 Report Share Posted January 27 Don't tell him pike Quote Link to post
Thecooksta1 163 Posted January 27 Author Report Share Posted January 27 1 hour ago, Black neck said: Don't tell him pike Quote Link to post
Black neck 17,189 Posted January 27 Report Share Posted January 27 15 minutes ago, Thecooksta1 said: 1 Quote Link to post
Thecooksta1 163 Posted January 28 Author Report Share Posted January 28 12 hours ago, Peter4190 said: Oo I like her a lot mate, she looks nice an leggy type, I’ve got a couple of nice spots but need to travel about next season Hopefully numbers pick up my way next season. Atb Quote Link to post
green lurchers 17,054 Posted January 28 Report Share Posted January 28 14 hours ago, Thecooksta1 said: Took this off her today! Where about are you hunting [BANNED TEXT]. Is there many to go at? Cheers cookie She does look well nice stance deep chest , what whippet blood in ther mate 1 Quote Link to post
Luckee legs 528 Posted January 28 Report Share Posted January 28 On 27/01/2025 at 08:18, Dinosaurs said: Does pulling into the harness make them pull on lead when just walking them? Atb Good point. Canicross in my experience makes life difficult as I find they are willing to pull when they fancy. That means you are often correcting them. Now assuming the lead training went well, then that discipline should be instilled in them before they are old enough to even start canicross so they will walk fine in calm situations. Just not so good when walking to a ferreting spot or a field gate when lamping 1 Quote Link to post
Luckee legs 528 Posted January 28 Report Share Posted January 28 On 27/01/2025 at 05:22, Black neck said: Do u ever get took on a strange and terrifying journey into the unknown if they see something run past F...k me that is a risk. In the winter we can only canicross them at night and are wearing headlamps. You can only imagine what happens if they notice any eye shine or movement I once, and once only, ran those two on a splitter lead at night. We were with some friends canicrossing and the whole route was off road. It was a horror story for me, getting pulled over, constantly trying to apply the brakes. My muscles were so sore I couldn't run for a week after that Quote Link to post
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