Wednesday, May 12, 2010

What is a good breed of dog that will hunt rabbits AND squirrels?

Need a dog that hunt both squirrels and rabbits.What is a good breed of dog that will hunt rabbits AND squirrels?
There are several from the Terrier Group. You want a dog with a high prey drive. You will also need to encourage their interest in catching prey. An older experienced dog is usually the best way to teach them.





Cairn Terrier


Scottish Terrier


Parson Russel Terrier


Jack Russell Terrier


Wire Fox Terrier


Lakeland Terrier


Welsh Terrier


Smooth Fox Terrier


Sealyham TerrierWhat is a good breed of dog that will hunt rabbits AND squirrels?
A Jack Russell is a serious hunter. If you take the time to train it for rabbit and squirrel only and reward it for the hunt you would have the ultimate companion for a hunter. We raise them and have hunted with some of them.
Any of the hounds can do the job, like the beagle.
i worked at a kennels for 3 yrs and the best would be either a cairne terrier or a jack russle as they are small and less noticed by the animal
My husky hunts everything!
A german boxer is a PERFECT animal for you...very fast and will not get tired easily...they used to use them to hunt and kill bears in the past so imagine what a german boxer will do to a rabbit or squirrel lol
Any of the sighthounds will chase down and catch rabbits, squirrels, or anything else that is small and runs from them.
Terrier breeds definitely. They were bred for killing vermin (smaller pest like rabbits and squirrels) and have a high prey drive :)
any dog will hunt, you just have to train it. My husbands cocker spaniel would hunt whatever he sent it after. She was good at it too.
Beagle would be good, so would most of the terrier breeds.
Terrier
Get a beagle, but make sure that you plain to use it for hunting. If beagles don't get enough exercises, they will just be an annoyance.
Labs are good hunting dogs.
Any type of lab but you have to train them and retreviers! or a pointer and springerspanual
Rat terriers are small and fast. They were bred to hunt rats and other rodents but I have found that mine can catch rabbits and squirrels as well. They are also loving and don't eat as much as a larger dog but are as good or better hunters than large dogs.
BEAGLE!

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