Speeding a dog up

[lurchergrrl 1,441]

What women are you hanging out with Catcher??

 

I don't cry.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I get even

[Malt 379]

There's nothing some men (and I use the term loosely) on here like more than to pick on a chick when she asks a question about working dogs.

 

Better that someone asks a naff question than to ask nothing and do something stupid off their own back. You fellas want to get a grip on your egos. Having testicles and facial hair doesn't give you an automatic monopoly on working dogs.

 

My bitch doesn't often run at full pelt unless she's got a reason. Most of the dogs she larks about with around here couldn't catch her if they had a rocket up their ass so she just lopes about and takes the piss out of them. Give her a speck in the distance that she thinks is worth chasing and then blink .... you'll miss her she's gone that fast. She's fit and well and I'm not bothered in the slightest if she's had a 'full tilt' run so long as she's galloped around and stretched out, road walked etc. And remember, it's a bit warm at the moment, so be very careful about how much running she's doing in the heat and on the hard ground.

 

If you think she's fit enough then just keep up with her fitness, get her a crack at the chiro if you think she needs it. When the season starts take it from there. In the meantime work on her recall in the field over and over and over.

 

 

Hi I am not picking on anyone male or birds.lol I think it is a noise up.If you know how to get a dog to change its stride please let me know. I will write a book and make a lot of money.atb Catcher 1

 

Agree

 

 

Dunno about that Catcher ... nothing wrong with my dogs' stride so I've never thought about it If there was money to be made off a book then I'd write it myself (women are better writers ... )

 

As i alway say never argue with a women as you will never win.If you can beat them with your gob.They start to cry and that is you F--ked.atb.Catcher 1

I get the feeling she'd be the type to beat you with a lot more than her gob mate, be careful! :black eye: Where's that avatar of you stood there with your rolling pin gone LG?

[lurchergrrl 1,441]

Just for you Malt

 

[Catcher 1 639]

There's nothing some men (and I use the term loosely) on here like more than to pick on a chick when she asks a question about working dogs.

 

Better that someone asks a naff question than to ask nothing and do something stupid off their own back. You fellas want to get a grip on your egos. Having testicles and facial hair doesn't give you an automatic monopoly on working dogs.

 

My bitch doesn't often run at full pelt unless she's got a reason. Most of the dogs she larks about with around here couldn't catch her if they had a rocket up their ass so she just lopes about and takes the piss out of them. Give her a speck in the distance that she thinks is worth chasing and then blink .... you'll miss her she's gone that fast. She's fit and well and I'm not bothered in the slightest if she's had a 'full tilt' run so long as she's galloped around and stretched out, road walked etc. And remember, it's a bit warm at the moment, so be very careful about how much running she's doing in the heat and on the hard ground.

 

If you think she's fit enough then just keep up with her fitness, get her a crack at the chiro if you think she needs it. When the season starts take it from there. In the meantime work on her recall in the field over and over and over.

 

 

Hi I am not picking on anyone male or birds.lol I think it is a noise up.If you know how to get a dog to change its stride please let me know. I will write a book and make a lot of money.atb Catcher 1

 

Agree

 

 

Dunno about that Catcher ... nothing wrong with my dogs' stride so I've never thought about it If there was money to be made off a book then I'd write it myself (women are better writers ... )

 

As i alway say never argue with a women as you will never win.If you can beat them with your gob.They start to cry and that is you F--ked.atb.Catcher 1

I get the feeling she'd be the type to beat you with a lot more than her gob mate, be careful! :black eye: Where's that avatar of you stood there with your rolling pin gone LG?

 

 

I think your right mate. Keeping it closed.atb. Catcher 1

[runem 533]

Shes a 4yr old grey x collie, i know she can run faster as i've seen her run faster such as chasing a cat across the park she saw i'd never seen her shift so fast. As soon as she thinks shes doing it for me shes like oh yes this game and does her usually not so quick running pace.

 

Tbh those who took the piss no i really don't know that much shes my first working dog, i know a lot of its down to fitness and stamina i feel she has the fitness but is lacking a bit of stamina which were working on, she goes to hydratherapy once a week, other half takes her out on the bike and i take her out running.

 

She comes back its just she doesn't always want to again only when shes working any other time her basic 'pet' recall is 110%

SOUNDS LIKE NOTHING IS UP WITH THE DOG INJURY/STAMINA/SPEED WISE JUST A COLLIE GREYHOUND THAT HAS DEVELOPED ITS OWN STYLE OF RUNNING/CATCHING ITS QUARRRY UNFORTUNATLY ITS DEVELOPED STYLE SOUNDS LIKE IT IS IRRITATING YOU AND YOU FEEL THE DOG IS NOT TRYING HARD ENOUGH.....HAD A FIRST CROSS COLLIE GREYHOUND MYSELF IT LOOKED LIKE IT WAS LITTERALLY TROTTING AFTER THE RABBITS THE EXTREMLY STRANGE THING WAS THE RABBITS STARTED TO RUN SLOWER IN FRONT OF THE DOG I COULD,NT BELIEVE MY EYES AT FIRST..WHEN THE DOG THOUGHT IT WAS TIME TO CATCH IT WOULD............UNFORTUNATLY THIS STYLE ALSO DID MY HEAD IN,NOW I TRY TO STEER CLEAR OF HEAVILY BRED COLLIE TYPE LURCHERS,THEY ARE JUST NOT MY TYPE OF DOG,THEY ARE MARMITE DOGS YOU EITHER LOVE OR HATE THEM.

[MissH 0]

Thanks to all of those with serious answers

 

I've had her since a pup, my uncle has 2 beddy/whippet lurchers and thats where the interest started, shes caught rabbits before never anything else, someone also suggested the collie side of her has made it a habit to run at that speed so thats what she now does and breaking a habit of a 4 year old would be very hard.

Definately going to keep up on fitness with her maybe she does have a bit more fitness to give.

[supersam 64]

well the best bitch we have had at lampin used to run at a jogging pace but would use her brain rather than speed to catch her quarry..

not very exciting to watch but very efective...

the only problem she would run the same during daytime and didnt put the effort in to catch em.

was a bit too cute for her own good but still a great lamping bitch...

so if yours is not putting her all in but catching the quarry then you have to live with that...

if not then i dont think you can change the way your dog is running..

regards SS

[dpb82uk 138]

i was at cheshire game fair woching lurcher raceing thay had sum sort of macheen that wood pull a dummy rabbit across a feild tow dogs wood chaace it and thay was runing flatout

[twoface14 1]

Thanks to all of those with serious answers

 

I've had her since a pup, my uncle has 2 beddy/whippet lurchers and thats where the interest started, shes caught rabbits before never anything else, someone also suggested the collie side of her has made it a habit to run at that speed so thats what she now does and breaking a habit of a 4 year old would be very hard.

Definately going to keep up on fitness with her maybe she does have a bit more fitness to give.

don't think its a habit that's the running style of the cross. Do you lamp her ? if not try it a lot of collie crosses will start to not try if they have run a lot of rabbits with out catching much in the day time, even on the lamp you will most likely find she will not try on the ones to near the hedge. Hopefully if she starts to catch more she will get keener.