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How are losses tolerated by yall and to what age are they acceptable

Losses?? What losses are you referring too?

those are not losses the rabbit just holed up lol, Alot of guys won,t admit there dogs could ever loose a rabbit

see what I mean lol

Losses = loosing the rabbit

I agree sometimes it'll hole up but 9 of 10 it's a loss in my opinion

My dogs are like LSU football, they don't lose they just run out of time.

didion419 wrote:see what I mean lol

I prefer to be lost, being found is the problem.

I wish some of the old timers would chime in imo all dogs will lose one from time to time

All dogs will lose the rabbit eventually. They get tired of being chased and pressured. Is there a specific time that constitutes a good run?

sorry about that mr. snelling just kiddin around alot of variables senting cond. female rabbit young rabbit My dogs are not the best in the world but they can stay on a rabbit 75 % of the time untill I pull them off or hole up Had them go on 15 min check and come up with the rabbit ,most guys will give them 5 min and move on Most dogs are going to lose some, unless you can find a red cape for them jmo

I sent you a pm....I am assuming that may not have come thru.

my opinions in that....dogs fail...mine do...even the "good" ones at times....lets be realistic and not let ego's get in the way.

I Guess I don't see what the big deal is? EVERY dog loses a line . If they didn't, every trial would score but one rabbit, and the judge would run his/her butt off for one hour. I've been into trialing little over ten years , and have seen a wire to wire run just a very few times (maybe 3 times). Define a loss ? a check is a loss.

rabbitatfarm wrote:All dogs will lose the rabbit eventually. They get tired of being chased and pressured. Is there a specific time that constitutes a good run?

The specific time depends on the speed and efficiency of the dog. A cottontail is a sprinter. They can't take constant pressure for much more than an hour. If a dog maintains steady pressure, after an hour, the rabbit usually gets caught or goes to a hole. If a dog is sloppy and has long checks, the rabbit can rest then sprint again, then hide. Dogs that won't work a check will usually jump another rabbit, then you have relay races, switching rabbits at every hard check.
Swamp rabbits and hare, its a different story.