puppys of the lead

[leannelurcher 0]

iv found that with a most dogs when pups 1st walk out, i go through empty fields and part of woods an take the lead straight off and the dogs have always stuck by my side, and if i see any one i put him straight back on the lead again

 

Good advice... Dog will stick by your side through woods , strange fields etc but as above be aware of distractions such as livestock, people or wildlife. Keep calling the dog to you and just touch or stoke its head and praise it. This gives the dog confidence and reassures it. In no time you will feel confident enough yourself that if you meet someone or something that catches the pups attention the dog will return on recall, but also remember as a pup they are still a baby and play comes before anything so if you don,t get instant recall just relax and don,t show anger when the pup returns. Things get better as they get older. My 7 month old returns instantly but yesterday decided to play with a terrier he met and deafed me out. I just waited a short while then called again praising when he returned. All the best with the pup, and it will benefit much,much more off the lead than on it.

 

 

thank you so good info there for me . i was thinking of going on the beach with him as there is tones of space .on the feild were i wetn earlyer its got loads of dogs so we didnt let him off .gona defo try the beach thou and gona try what you said do dont show him angery if he runs off then returns

 

 

 

ill let you no how i get on

[darrendark 0]

ive had mine off the lead since i had her (7 weeks) and for the first few weeks like previously stated she didnt leave my side (kept treading on her by accident) but i trained her by havin a tube of treats and shaking them in the house/when im out with her/all the time really and she learnt in about 2 days that that means food so then i started taking the whistle out and shaking the tube and whistling straight after and withing much less than a week she was comin back no problems, a kinda long winded way of doin it i know but it worked

there is a woman who lives by me that has a whippet whos the same age as mine (9 months) and she has never let her off the lead over the field and that just seems cruel to me as these dogs only want to do one thing when puppies and thats run as fast as they can.

so in short get her off and watch her go

daz

[jake 1]

there will be tears if it dont come back, i could teach you to train your dog but i only type with one finger so it would take to long, join a club it will only cost a £1 or so a session DONT say its a hunting dog cos the place will be full of BUNNY HUGGERS but at least you will LEARN.

 

and you shoud end up with a dog that walks to heel off the lead , recalls , sits and stays and will be a pleasure to own and hunt

[leannelurcher 0]

ive had mine off the lead since i had her (7 weeks) and for the first few weeks like previously stated she didnt leave my side (kept treading on her by accident) but i trained her by havin a tube of treats and shaking them in the house/when im out with her/all the time really and she learnt in about 2 days that that means food so then i started taking the whistle out and shaking the tube and whistling straight after and withing much less than a week she was comin back no problems, a kinda long winded way of doin it i know but it worked

there is a woman who lives by me that has a whippet whos the same age as mine (9 months) and she has never let her off the lead over the field and that just seems cruel to me as these dogs only want to do one thing when puppies and thats run as fast as they can.

so in short get her off and watch her go

daz

 

 

thanks i think its very harsh to keep dog on the lead .bailey would love it im gona try him tonight see how he goes he stays close to me in the house aswell when i whistle he comes to me or if hes in the back yard and im in the lving room and i whistle or shout him he comes runnign in seeing were i am lol

[leannelurcher 0]

there will be tears if it dont come back, i could teach you to train your dog but i only type with one finger so it would take to long, join a club it will only cost a £1 or so a session DONT say its a hunting dog cos the place will be full of BUNNY HUGGERS but at least you will LEARN.

 

and you shoud end up with a dog that walks to heel off the lead , recalls , sits and stays and will be a pleasure to own and hunt

 

 

thanks jake i rang up earler and the only one close to me is dalton piercy and you cant get the bus there and i dont have a car

 

so i dont no what to do and when i rang the one thats quite away from me they said its a 6 month course and its gona cost me £55 quid

 

 

if u life close you can train him lol

Edited September 17, 2009 by leannelurcher

[Hannah4181 260]

I don't put my young pups on a lead ever till they are 5/6 months. That said i do live in the sticks and have no road walking etc to do.

 

The thing you need to remember with puppies is they are naturally scared and cautious when very young, a puppy will always want to stick with you as it feels safe. Unless they are spooked by something its very rare that a puppy will run away from you. The longer you leave them on a lead the harder it gets to train a recall, as they grow so does their confidence, meaning the further away they will stray from you on a walk.

 

If your nervous of doing it to begin with, go somewhere very quiet and just don't make a big deal about it, let the pup off and just walk away. The puppy may stand and look around for a bit but nearly always will follow you as soon as you move, if it doesn't then run away from it a little way and then call it. I know this sounds bizzare but i promise you a puppy will want to be with you! If it feels scared it will look to you as a safe option, as it would it's mother. Take some nice smelly treats with you, cooked pieces of liver, cheese, cut of canned hot dogs . . . .and just keep walking and occasionally giving it a treat. Change directions as well, the pup should immediately follow you. Call it and make a big fuss when it comes back, lots of treats then maybe play with it with a toy.

 

Continue this until you get confident that the pup is staying with you, then take it somewhere with other dogs, or even better, walk with friends who have well socialised dogs. A puppy learns very quickly and IMO keeping them on a lead past 3 months will cause problems when you do decide to let it off. Just keep everything fun and exciting, reassure it lots and give treats everytime you call it back.

 

As teh pup gets older and starts to wander a little further from you, i always do the "hiding method" . . . .. quite simply when your pup is a little way ahead and not looking at you, hide behind a tree/bush . . . . keeping the pup visable to you, but your hidden from him. The pup will panic when it realises your not there when it turns round. It will more than likely come running back at 90mph to find you, and when it does it will be SO pleased! This method is great and if done regulary will make your pup constantly keep 1 eye on where you are whilst out walking.

 

I hope this has helped and please PM me if you have any questions.

 

Good luck with it.

[Hannah4181 260]

sorry double post!

Edited September 17, 2009 by Hannah4181

[darrendark 0]

top post hannah said all that i was thinking in my head as i was typing mine but couldnt say it

daz

[fraggle 4]

i let sasha off the lead pretty much straight away, she was always nervous and would always look to check i was there, soon as she looked at me i whistled three times and said here doing the old waving the arm thing and she would come bounding back, give her a treat and let her off again. i done this few times a walk and after a week no need to even look at me just whislted 3 times and bounding back she will come.

 

This still works to date even when training her on the lamp (she is now 12 months) soon as lamp is turned off quickl whistle and bounding back she comes i found it works atreat. she even listens to the wife now as i let her take her on the morning walk (i cant be arsed to get out of bed)

[leannelurcher 0]

had some great replies

 

 

we couldnt go to the beach as my son has been ill so we going 2moro now will keep update on how we did x