Stevebeno 0 Posted September 23, 2009 Report Share Posted September 23, 2009 Any one used dog training collers with there lurchers ??? the shock type ones?? thinking of getting one for my lurcher nearly 2 yrs old second season just started and playing up abit. any info on these collers would be great and if [NO TEXT TALK] has one for sale or anyone reccomend a certain one cheers Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BULLDOUG 199 Posted September 23, 2009 Report Share Posted September 23, 2009 Any one used dog training collers with there lurchers ??? the shock type ones?? thinking of getting one for my lurcher nearly 2 yrs old second season just started and playing up abit. any info on these collers would be great and if [NO TEXT TALK] has one for sale or anyone reccomend a certain one cheers What do you hope to achieve by shoking your dog buddy? What type of training have you tryed before thinking of this method of training? What is the dog doing wrong that you want correcting mate. In the wrong hands you can cause a lot of damage to a dog with an E coller, so be sure what your doing and if basic training can help then i would use that first ATB Dougie Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stevebeno 0 Posted September 24, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 24, 2009 Hi thanks for the reply. basically i have not long started running my lurcher for his second season. i have trained the dog to a satisfactory level ofm obidence ect and last season the dog did great retrieve catch rabbits everything was fine. this season is a diffrent matter he will catch rabbits retrieve as before retrieve dummys anything i ask of him. however if he misses the rabbit i swich the lamp off and whistle him back. he ignores this and sniffs about the field and has a trot about then returns after a short while. this is something he has never done and i am worried that he may begin hunting on. i can slip him on a tuft of grass stone anything else lamp off he returns . its a starnge one because he retrieves returns if theres nothing to run on but not after he has coursed a rabbit i thought a shock coller would be enough to get his attention (bring him out of his own little world) and pay attention to my whistle. i cannot think of anything else to try its like he goes in a trance and no matter how i whistle call he wont return until hes ready. what are your thoughts on this ??? cheers Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MissRhianL 70 Posted October 2, 2009 Report Share Posted October 2, 2009 I dont think a shock collar would be recommended in this situation, a few of my mates have used this collar on their dogs, and its worked brilliant BUT it was used to stop sheep worrying and now they wont look at them twice. The only thing that u can do is time, make a certain gesture like what i do is flash the light at my feet so the dog knows when to come back, its just time and persistance. Hope this helps atb Rhian Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest jt750 Posted October 2, 2009 Report Share Posted October 2, 2009 Sounds like ..... early season excitement ...i know it'll pliss you off some but once the penny drops again should probably be fine ..still young yet remember Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Annmarie09 5 Posted October 4, 2009 Report Share Posted October 4, 2009 Sounds to me like he is looking for the rabbit be lost? If he returns fine when there's nothing to chase, or once he has caught, but the only time he doesn't is when he loses the rabbit, then there is surely a reason for that? I know I don't know anything about hunting but it doesn't sound as if his recall is a problem and if he is looking and sniffing about, searching, then that's what I would say it is. If there is the slightest possiblilty that this is the cause of the problem then a collar would be a bit unfair, but I do realise that you need him to come straight back to you when you want him! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
poacher3161 1,766 Posted October 4, 2009 Report Share Posted October 4, 2009 I have seen them work on some gundog breeds but would not use one on a lurcher due imho that their physical structure is a lot different to a gundog breed.Only way a would be tempted if the dog was a stock worrier or like in america they showed an intrest in snakes but thats not a worry in this country.Have you tried a catapult with acorns or similar.atb dell Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Walkertalker 0 Posted October 5, 2009 Report Share Posted October 5, 2009 You could always try the spray collars a lot more dog friendly and just water or citrenella. The better ones are quite expensive though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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