type of dog

[young beater 0]

hi i am new to ferreting and i was looking to purchase a couple of young kits but could anyone tell me how much i would have to pay for a young ferret before i get ripped off.

i am 14 and i have 2 labradors which i use for pheasant shooting but can anyone give me any advise on what kind of dog would be suitable for me to train and take ferreting i know the labradors are now good so would i be better buying a lurcher?

[borderboy 80]

[Guest MINNER]

hi i am new to ferreting and i was looking to purchase a couple of young kits but could anyone tell me how much i would have to pay for a young ferret before i get ripped off.

i am 14 and i have 2 labradors which i use for pheasant shooting but can anyone give me any advise on what kind of dog would be suitable for me to train and take ferreting i know the labradors are now good so would i be better buying a lurcher?

 

U cant beat a whippit 4 ferretting [bANNED TEXT]

[young beater 0]

i would want a dog which would be good for ferreting and easy to train

[borderboy 80]

[Kane 2]

I would of thought the Labs would of adapted to the ferreting job with little trouble.marking warrens guarding nets etc,probably not the best for catching bolted rabbits though.Not just lurchers are of use as ferreting dogs loads of people use terriers,spaniels etc.

[dickyboy 1]

careful using a trained gundog to think about rabbits cause if you see them on a shoot day then they'll take more of a liking to them rabbits

[young beater 0]

I WOULD WANT A DOG WHICH WOULD BE ABLE TO CATCH RABBITS THAT BOLT AND MARK WARRENS.

ITS JUST MY LABS ARE NOT JUST FAST ENOUGH TO CATCH RABBITS THAT BOLT.

[Guest DogFaceKillah]

you dont want a working gun dog doing rabbits lads, as you will have problem with hares then aswell

[Paid 935]

Go for a lurcher, I'm more than happy with my bitza lurcher

as a ferreting companion, though he has only seen a few

months of work so far, I'm looking forward to next season

when he will be more mature.

 

Now the question is, what sort of lurcher

 

Mines bedlington X whippet to a collie X greyhound

[Pennymeadow Whippets 0]

Here is my girls ferreting team for next season

 

[jonathan 0]

you don,t need a dog but it makes it easy when ferreting because the dog marks and if you set the net properly you will catch the rabbit

[Guest mush]

collie greyhound would be best for you,

[jonathan 0]

what about beddy cross

[Guest mush]

what about beddy cross

If he has labs, which are easy to the train he may not get on with a beddy. and he can use a collie x's for beating or out shooting if trained right, as well as ferreting and lamping.