Does anyone hunt fur with their DK or GSP?

bondoron · Post by **bondoron** » Fri Mar 02, 2007 8:10 pm

I am picking up a DK in a couple of months. I have been doing alot of research on them and I really like the idea of hunting fur with him. I guess I am just kinda curious as to how you train a pup for fur and birds the same time.

Texrab · Post by **Texrab** » Sat Mar 03, 2007 3:50 pm

What litter is your pup coming from?

As far as the fur training I treat it the same as birds. The dog should point but if she flushes a rabbit I'll shoot it where as if she flushes a bird without me I'll let it fly off unless I flush it. This may not be the right way of doing things but It is how I do it.

bondoron · Post by **bondoron** » Sat Mar 03, 2007 6:13 pm

Thanks for the reply. The pup I am getting is from vom KELJER (D) litter.

Margaret · Post by **Margaret** » Sun Mar 04, 2007 3:13 pm

My suggestion is that, apart from some retrieve training, you hunt your pup on birds first before you use pup to hunt and point fur.
I know rabbits are very stimulating for a dog and pups can gravitate toward hunting for them to the detriment of their bird work if you aren't careful.

bondoron · Post by **bondoron** » Sun Mar 04, 2007 8:08 pm

Thanks for the reply Margaret. From all the input I am getting I will just push the birds and worry about the fur when he gets steady on the birds. I will start the fur retreiving earlier though once I FF.

Stump · Post by **Stump** » Mon Mar 05, 2007 12:56 am

Margaret wrote:My suggestion is that, apart from some retrieve training, you hunt your pup on birds first before you use pup to hunt and point fur.
I know rabbits are very stimulating for a dog and pups can gravitate toward hunting for them to the detriment of their bird work if you aren't careful.

This Much I do know I had a lab that hunted phesants with the best of them then one day I took him on a rabbit hunt with my buddys beagles The dog never put up another bird but he was one heck of a rabbit dog.

Post by **ezzy333** » Mon Mar 05, 2007 7:40 am

I hunted both with my Brits for yearsand never had a problem. I always started them on birds and didn't shoot rabbits till their second year.

Ezzy

gonehuntin' · Post by **gonehuntin'** » Mon Mar 05, 2007 9:13 am

In the German trials, they have to track a rabbit instead of a bird. It seems that most of these versatile breeds just pick it up naturally. Mine points rabbits, but I don't let her chase them. Same with deer. She'll point a deer.