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Training

Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2005 7:15 pm
by JovanJ
if i have a pup and an older dog but theres not alot of rabbits here and there are no starting pens near me what should i do

Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2005 7:56 pm
by cris axtell/coal hill ken
were do you live in pa? i'm in n w pa and have a 5 acre pen.

Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2005 8:07 pm
by JovanJ
near downingtown how much do you charge to put a pup in the pen

Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2005 10:26 pm
by cris axtell/coal hill ken
30$ a week.

Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2005 7:09 pm
by JovanJ
if you didnt have a starting pen near you didnt have alot of rabbits but had a pup and an older dog how would you train it just take it out with the older dog alot or what

Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2005 7:37 pm
by cris axtell/coal hill ken
go out and buy a few cheap rabbits and let them go in front of her or use a road kill on a string.

Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2005 8:28 pm
by JovanJ
is there another way without spending money

Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2005 10:25 pm
by cris axtell/coal hill ken
look around you should be able to find rabbits for 2 to 6 $ each. then let them go in front of your dog.

Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2005 7:39 pm
by JovanJ
if the pup is about 10 months would a wild rabbit be too fast for it to sight chase

Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2005 10:19 pm
by cris axtell/coal hill ken
yes they can be to fast. let it go in an open area like a cut field or big yard.

Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2005 7:51 pm
by JovanJ
what tame rabbits would be good to train a pup with

Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2005 10:24 pm
by cris axtell/coal hill ken
most of the time i use the cheapest rabbits i can find.they do just as good as rabbits bread for pens.duchman are a good source.

Posted: Tue Sep 27, 2005 8:03 pm
by JovanJ
i wouold like to do it another way without just buying rabbits and then letting them go but i also dont want a starting pen what should i do now

Posted: Wed Sep 28, 2005 4:05 am
by Bunny Runner
Just take the dogs out and walk with them and hope they jump a rabbit.

Posted: Wed Sep 28, 2005 7:01 pm
by JovanJ
i dont have alot of rabbits here