Cochyn 0 Posted October 1, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2009 Maybe its me and im a bad cruel owner but id have done the same.It may well save her life one day.As another person said take her out and if she even looks give her a hard slap and a vod no every time and within a short period of time she will know theyre not on offer.As for rewarding a dog for coming back after its just chased a sheep thats the most dense thing i have ever heard it then gives your dog the idea that its good to chase sheep.I dont believe in kicking the crap out of dogs and have lifted my hand a few times when its been absoloutly nessecary but as far as chasing sheep goes you done the right thing imo It felt like the right thing to do. She still comes back and hasn't shown any interest in sheep since. I think this is down to the fact that she's more interested in rabbits. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
meldino2005 39 Posted October 1, 2009 Report Share Posted October 1, 2009 i had the same problem with my pup not long ago, took him up the fields seen a bunny then when the bunny went to ground he thought the sheep were the next best thing. the next day i took him up there with the training collar on that gives them a bit of a shock,either number 1 2 3 or 4. i walked him by my side side and when the sheep scarpered off he went again,he wouldnt listen when i was calling him so gave him a zap straight at number 4 and hes now stock brocken and comes back when told. some people dont like the collars but i find them a cracking bit of kit and sorts them out straight away. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Annmarie09 5 Posted October 1, 2009 Report Share Posted October 1, 2009 The thing with the tups was tried with my whippet but didn't work, but she was a confirmed and hardened sheep chaser. ANY dog can turn into a sheep killer, even a previously good working collie. My pup never looked at the sheep at the stables until one day recently when she chased them and one dropped down dead, she never touched it and although she had the chance she didn't bite any of the sheep, I think she was just in it for the thrill of the chase. Luckily the owner was Ok about it as I know them and they refused my offer to pay for the sheep as there was obviously something wrong with it anyway, but I kept Fly on the lead near them for weeks after, until we were in the horses field one day (sheep were elsewhere) and Fly decided to walk under the electric fence just as I switched it on, it caught her in the middle of the back and now she never goes through any fence. She waits at the gate when I feed the horses even though there are sheep in the field next to it. Now I can only get her to go in a field by putting her on the lead, then she seems to realise that it's ok! However, it means that if I ever wanted her to jump a fence on her own then I've had it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bird 9,941 Posted October 1, 2009 Report Share Posted October 1, 2009 what you should have done, was get down to where the dog was with the sheep. Then if it was still by the sheep, get it on the lead and drag it up right to a sheep. Then give it a feckin good wack or lift it off its feet by its neck and shake the shit out of it, do all this as close to the sheep as you can. Reason so the dog is [shit scared] to be any were near sheep. Its got to get in to its head that sheep mean [pain] if it get to close.? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Annmarie09 5 Posted October 2, 2009 Report Share Posted October 2, 2009 Mmm seems a bit extreme to me, for one thing no sheep I know will stand and let you walk up to it and not move away, plus isn't that risking damaging a lurcher's neck lifting it up like that? Pain is a very old-fashioned way to train a dog. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cold Ethyl 63 Posted October 2, 2009 Report Share Posted October 2, 2009 Maybe its me and im a bad cruel owner but id have done the same.It may well save her life one day.As another person said take her out and if she even looks give her a hard slap and a vod no every time and within a short period of time she will know theyre not on offer.As for rewarding a dog for coming back after its just chased a sheep thats the most dense thing i have ever heard it then gives your dog the idea that its good to chase sheep.I dont believe in kicking the crap out of dogs and have lifted my hand a few times when its been absoloutly nessecary but as far as chasing sheep goes you done the right thing imo It felt like the right thing to do. She still comes back and hasn't shown any interest in sheep since. I think this is down to the fact that she's more interested in rabbits. Id have done much the same thing myself i have been lucky in that my two have never shown any interest in them whatsoever.My bitch especially doesnt seem to even notice them never even looks my males scared of them.If i had a dog have a go at a sheep i would have gave it a hard slap too.Forone thing it could get you a bad name with farmers etc and you end up with no permission and no where to take the dog.Some people dont understand that a working dog has to know whats on and off the menu.As i said before i am not big on beating the crap out of a dog but i do see theres occassions where a slap is nessecary and thats it i think if people would stop treating their dogs like babies wed have less dogs attacking each other and people etc Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Strong Stuff 2,171 Posted October 2, 2009 Report Share Posted October 2, 2009 As stated elsewhere on here, rabbits bring around £1 each from a game dealer ............. How much do you reckon a sheep would be worth? And for all those mongs that are now frothing at the mouth and banging their keyboards, this was a little attempt at being funny, if you don't like it, hard luck Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cold Ethyl 63 Posted October 2, 2009 Report Share Posted October 2, 2009 Saying nothing lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Annmarie09 5 Posted October 2, 2009 Report Share Posted October 2, 2009 Haha this year's lambs are about £32 at the market this week... Assuming it's not too mauled of course... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cold Ethyl 63 Posted October 3, 2009 Report Share Posted October 3, 2009 Exactly i would rather give ma dog a slap than see it splattered across a field Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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