Hard mouthed

[Richie10 345]

Hi,

Have a lurcher who is hard mouthed on rabbits, possible to cure?

 

Thanks

[ASME IX 1]

how old is the lurcher richie

 

asme9

[Richie10 345]

how old is the lurcher richie

 

asme9

 

 

Around 2 years old.

[poacher3161 1,766]

I would say no i have ad softmouthed dogs turn into hard mouthed dogs but never the other way round.atb

[bird 9,899]

Hi,

Have a lurcher who is hard mouthed on rabbits, possible to cure?

 

Thanks

 

I think it comes down to each dog, you could have 2 brothers from the same. And both brought up the same way, and one can be hard mouth and the other soft mouth. Some times when dogs go from rabbits to hares [pre ban] ,some dogs will kill a hare to stop it kicking. And some do the same when they have caught alot of rabbits. If you catch just a few rabbits, [maybe] go a little softer.But once they go hard mouth, i dont think will go back .

[ASME IX 1]

Hi,

Have a lurcher who is hard mouthed on rabbits, possible to cure?

 

Thanks

 

I think it comes down to each dog, you could have 2 brothers from the same. And both brought up the same way, and one can be hard mouth and the other soft mouth. Some times when dogs go from rabbits to hares [pre ban] ,some dogs will kill a hare to stop it kicking. And some do the same when they have caught alot of rabbits. If you catch just a few rabbits, [maybe] go a little softer.But once they go hard mouth, i dont think will go back .

 

got to agree with you bird,bit like flicking a coin

 

asme9

[The one 8,479]

As above dont think you can cure it they learn to crunch to stop there catch struggling /kicking in there mouths somebody told me my bitch crunchs because she's got beddy blood in her ?.Which is fine as all my rabbits just go for ferret food

[victor 10]

id rather hard than soft, i mean i dont need any lurchers for fetching duck or anything

[jackson2kaii8 5]

not a chance on curing it lad!!

but a lad told me a few years ago to put barbed wire around a skin of a rabbit and when the dog bites it hard it will hurt him.. so he will stop biting hard on a rabbit!he said that will turn it sotmouth but i dont tink that is true!!

another lad told me to put a skin of a rabbit into a balloon and blow it up and if the dog bites it hard it pops and gives the dog a fright and he will then stop biting hard down on it!

and i no for a fact that does work because i have done it and the lad did 2 with his bullx and 3/4 greyhounds are all softmouth...he is doin tat for the last 10 15 years with the ballon but that was when they were pups... im not sure if it will work with older dogs!!..