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I've read in many places don't play tug with a dog or it will become hard-mouthed. But i've read other people saying they do play tug and the dog isn't hard mouthed. Is this a wives tale, or is this something people have personally experienced? For those who have played tug and ended up with soft mouthed dog, did you teach it tug with specific rules e.g. dog releases as soon as you tell it to or anything else special? I ask because my pup gets more excited about tug than anything so far, and i pretty well try not to play it with him, but i've seen it used as a treat/reward for good tra

Will get him going along fences right quick then. Poor guy has many obstacles to learn... deep forest, blackberry thickets and now barb wire fences. cheers

Not sure if this applies in the UK, but i'll ask anyway. In the US barb wire fences are standard for any field, and i'm curious as to how you train a dog to see and avoid them so as to not plow into one and get torn up, or worse run into a steel T-post and put themselves to an end. Especially when out lamping..? cheers,

Agree with this one. And as for some of the 'advice' on cleaning it straight up, or boredom being the cause, well if someone were to spend all day peering through the kennel bars with shovel at the ready, I think they'd soon be that bored they'd be eating their own shit This is the funniest damn thing I've read all week. i'd certainly be eatin my shit if i sat around all day watching for one to come out the dog!

a friend of mine thought it might be good to get my pup moving towards the American KC tracking dog title so he had a well developed nose. Do you guys think that would help or hinder him? primary work is planned to be mooching and lamping (private land only) for cottontail rabbits in western usa. description here: http://classic.akc.o...ing_started.cfm I would imagine a whippet would only need/want to go to the first, mayybe the second level (TDX) for hunting purposes. The pup is comin on well so far, have made leaps and bounds progress on sit, recall, and fetch.

we're taking him for the next round of jabs this week, and another round of worming, should keep any harm from coming of the slugs. many a hookworm in the area, the vet said they have to be on a quite regular worming schedule to keep them parasite free. i'd since learned that the pup has no sense when it comes to chewing on things... i was chatting with my neighbor whilst he was on lead next to me, and i look down to find him quietly chewing away on azalea leaves instead of his tendon... had a heck of a upchuck session later that evening and scared the heck out of us. We've since been much

Looks like shes going to be a solid dog. I've got a 12 wk kc whippet that i'm trying to teach fetching to without a whole lot of success... do you have any suggestion on how you taught to her? cheers mate

Did anyone have a suggestion when I should start him on dummies for training? as i'd mentioned above he doesnt have much attention span yet at 10 weeks, so i assume its at some point in the (distant?) future.

did anyone have any suggested resources for learning? i should have kept my question short as that was my main intent on the thread. Only two items i've learned of so far are purdy's progress (which i cant locate) and the book i'd mentioned up top. I'm happy to research and dig more so i can ensure i do well right with and for the pup.

-I certainly don't want to crate the little guy for two four hour sessions, but i'm at work during that time and dont forsee leaving him alone in the house bieng safe for him or especially the house. My wife and i are trying to shift our schedules so I goto work very early and she goes in later so we can get it down to a bare minimum, we are hoping to get it down to one session at 3-4 hrs in the morning... we're still working out the logistics on that. -thanks for the tip on only training for the skins. I think i mis-read someone elses tip on how to get them familiar with the scents of rab

Howdy, I have a 10 week whippet pup (male) and want to get him ready for the hunt the fall of 2013 so that he starts his rabbit chasing ways at 13-14 mo age. I've been trying to find information on training him, but so far haven't turned up a whole lot. I've read the Working Whippet by Helen Hansell which was a good overview on getting going, but at the end of it i'm not sure that i felt i got everything i needed (may need to read it again..). I'm using Dr Sofia Yin's Learn to Earn program for basic obedience. Anything else you guys recomend? I have heard Purdy's Progress is a good one t