Hi - I don't know anything about this rabbit/rat catching stuff. How do you get the animal off the dog once it has caught it - they don't retrieve, do they? Or do your GWP X s kill and then retrieve? I mean, do the dogs, esp the terriers, naturally want to eat it and what happens once it has caught the animal? (Sorry if this is such an ignoramus question but all my effort goes on not letting them chase ) _________________ Slate and Grey
hi josie.
i like all my dogs to bring their catches to me,otherwise when bushing your terriers will be catching stuff and youll never know about it.the lurcher usually retrieves her rabbits to hand although i must admit that lately the retrieves havent been as good.this can happen when a lurcher has worked hard and is tired.they can also kill the rabbit when tired.
my dogs eat rabbit but not when we are out hunting them.rats are killed and dropped,they soon learn what you want retrieving and what you dont.
its not too hard to get a lurcher to learn that gamebirds are not to be taken.
its interesting to hear about the work you do with your dogs - and what lovely looking lurchers GWPs make!
I saw a lurcher demo at a local show last year and I was surprised that they are meant to catch and deliver to hand - i had no idea before.
are you from the Durham area then? im Wear Valley.
my lurchers arent aswell trained as those that others have and especially those that you can see on the lurcher display teams.
lurchers are very versatile dogs,they can be trained to do most things.
we like the gwp cross because of the land we hunt over and the general toughness of the cross.
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