snakes1989 1 Posted July 4, 2009 Report Share Posted July 4, 2009 hi im thinking of using my little staffy as a retriever for when i go rabbiting i got a few q's first tho 1. he has quite a good retrieve but i want to make it 100% whats the best way to do that? 2.he also has a good prey drive i mean like when i say wheres the rabbits he starts sniff etc would it be possible to work on that and get him to a standard where he can sniff them out etc if so whats the best way to do it without taking him shooting straight away if you get me? many thanks snakes Quote Link to post
mushroom 13,511 Posted July 4, 2009 Report Share Posted July 4, 2009 (edited) snakes1989 said: hi im thinking of using my little staffy as a retriever for when i go rabbiting i got a few q's first tho1. he has quite a good retrieve but i want to make it 100% whats the best way to do that? 2.he also has a good prey drive i mean like when i say wheres the rabbits he starts sniff etc would it be possible to work on that and get him to a standard where he can sniff them out etc if so whats the best way to do it without taking him shooting straight away if you get me? many thanks snakes Alright pal i've trained mine see chav gun dog in this forum. firstly just find the dogs orientation titbits or praise and just keep practising his retrieving where there is no game. don't take him shooting until he has brought a dead rabbit back to you and waits for you to take it off him, if he can do this in training he'll most likely do it in the field any earlier than this and you could end up with a cracking rabbit killer who chews them up and brings 'em to hand :D but remember the excitement will prob get him at some point so stay sharp. What are you shooting air guns, shotties??? i don't have a shottie myself but i intend to get one so i bought a starter pistol some short and long blanks (use the short first) and trained her to sit to shot, when this was ingrained in her i then got the air rifle out and started firing it in prone with her sat next to me no worries so i hid a rabbit without her seeing fired the rifle into a tree near where they rab was and sent her in blind to use her nose to say i was buzzin when she retrieved it to hand is an understatement. good look mate1 kie Edited July 4, 2009 by mushroom Quote Link to post
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