worried about my dog

[ALAN TANNOCK 0]

well i have a 13 month of first cross beddie whippet and she isent catching rabbits at nite and she was barking because i wasnt letting her at squakers so a got told to hold her back for a few months which i have and now am scard tht she wont catch any thing now

 

any help thanks

 

 

ALAN ATNNOCK

[ALAN TANNOCK 0]

any one :S

[night moocher 41]

she's at the right age now ,cant understand why you held her back .

walk her up on a squatter on a windy night to give her a chance to nail it.

dont send her to rabbits that are far away youl only make it harder for her .

once she's had a couple of easy ones she'l soon get the hang of it.

....steve

[ALAN TANNOCK 0]

it was a guy on this site that told me to keep her backk ye has been out ferreting some times but she just caught it and no more a cant never get any feild or warrens where there is a good bit for the rabbit to run always smalld feild no she not been out lamping since

[scent 509]

give her the squatters ,that will bring her on and give her confidence .Give her short slips as if the slips are too long she will bark cause she wont be able to catch em .Slowly but surely build up her confidence starting with squatters pal

[Brimmer 220]

Best dogs only need holding back from harming themselves.

[ALAN TANNOCK 0]

ok al try that mate

[wild rover 548]

well i have a 13 month of first cross beddie whippet and she isent catching rabbits at nite and she was barking because i wasnt letting her at squakers so a got told to hold her back for a few months which i have and now am scard tht she wont catch any thing now

 

any help thanks

 

 

ALAN ATNNOCK

 

 

Alan, you were probably advised to hold the pup back because it was showing signs of not being ready mentally, however some whippet crosses have been known to open up, what I do to prepare pups for lamping is train them ready for lamping whilst waiting for them to mature, it does help, my friends and I have used this method over the last few years with great success, instead of the first night being trial and error, the pup is trained in all aspects of lamping.

Giving it the best start to its working life. The article is attached, see what you think, good luck.

 

 

STARTING_A_LAMPING_PUP.doc

[Guest miller1989]

Got my bitch working on the lamp Bull/Airedale/greyhound and then she got poisened! Me and a mate were catching 20+ rabbits between us,also his bull/ridge/grey! Had her out with a lad off the THL the other night hoping that it would all still be there! its wasnt my mates bitch performed rabbits were thin on the ground she still got 6,and my bitch had maybe 7 good slips and couldnt controll here speed just flat out and as soon as the bunny turned shes was 15meters behind it sliding across the grass,was like watching her as a beginner again,i wasnt happy! Took her daytime yesderday and caught 7 in no time wierd! Needs to controll her speed when lamping shes just flat out and shes extreamly fast bitch!

 

All i can say is keep at it do some ferreting, box up the rabbits get a nice open field when gets dark and go from there letting her do some easy runs! the rabbits will not run as good after being boxed up,dog stands a good chance!

 

hope it helps atb Miller

[luke_08 1]

mite just be slow :-)

[ALAN TANNOCK 0]

al try that mate thanks