Stock breaking

[markp76 0]

My 11 month old pup beddy/whippet/greyhound would have been what i would class as stock broken not a proble around the local cows/horses but for some strange reason my last 2 walks he has decided to run off in big fat arsed circles around a group of them obviously i want to put a stop to this as its a big NO NO. He is to put it polietly as thick as pig s***e and very slow on the uptake any suggestions as what the best course of action would be?

[mcass123 6]

electric collar mate, i used one, works wonders

[runforyourlife 361]

My 11 month old pup beddy/whippet/greyhound would have been what i would class as stock broken not a proble around the local cows/horses but for some strange reason my last 2 walks he has decided to run off in big fat arsed circles around a group of them obviously i want to put a stop to this as its a big NO NO. He is to put it polietly as thick as pig s***e and very slow on the uptake any suggestions as what the best course of action would be?

 

 

Use the scruffing method pal, never had a problem with it and works wonders...

[markp76 0]

Scruffings all well and good but i have to catch the little fekka 1st!

[runforyourlife 361]

Scruffings all well and good but i have to catch the little fekka 1st!

 

 

Lol, ye i guess, back to basics pal i think. It wont take long, just try and instill it back in to him/her. I know it is dishearting but ask any good dog man on here, they will all tell you, at some stage or other your pup will take a backward step and in someway or other try and rebell! Just stand by the pup, be firm, and like i siad, trace your steps. Its all in the dogs mind, and it will soon respond to how and what it should be doing...

[sambam 8]

iv neva had the balls to let my pup off lead in a sheep field yet lol he seems more scarred of them than out else, he did chase after a horse once and got a good scruffing

[peregr1ne 0]

Whats the scruffing method?. I am also having probs with sheep dobbing, tried shock collars (it stops him one night but then the bugger does it again the night after). he's totally steady with them when not lamping and only starts if he misses a catch. Oh and I followed the collars instructions to the letter.

[webby 31]

Well i have just got back from my first walk out with the bullx wearing the electric collar, and it was the most relaxing walk out in ages. For some strange reason the dog took a liking to sheep at about 17 month oldbut earlier on i took him right up to a single sheep and when he dipped his head, took a couple of steps to close and opened his mouth i hit the booster button on my new canicom 1500 which is set to level 18 (the highest setting)at the same time shouting no and the dog dropped to the floor like a sack of potatoes screaming like a baby. I did this once more and the dog went back to normal walking at my side around cattle and sheep with his head wrapped around the front of my leg.

[stiggy 6]

wnats scruffing?

[takman511 42]

My 11 month old pup beddy/whippet/greyhound would have been what i would class as stock broken not a proble around the local cows/horses but for some strange reason my last 2 walks he has decided to run off in big fat arsed circles around a group of them obviously i want to put a stop to this as its a big NO NO. He is to put it polietly as thick as pig s***e and very slow on the uptake any suggestions as what the best course of action would be?

walk through them with him on a long lead mate and check when you have to its cheaper good luck with him

[booboy2 139]

the electric collars are the thing for sorting out this problem bud .me personally ave no used them but ive seen them sort out some of my mates dogs .but whatch what your doing if your beddyx is a wee fella ma cousion allan shocked his 20lb whippet whith one set quite high (while we where in a sodden field in the the rain)the poor wee c$%t went ridgid bolted and it took us about an hour to catch her .dodgy collar or what a dont no.but start on a low setting first bud.

[Bootsha 1,306]

If you use an electric collar, dont use your voice when you zap the dog, it will assosiate then the shock with whatever it is visuall locked on to and nothing at all to do with you. This sounds simple enough, but imagine when your dog is out of your view, if it assosiates you with the zap it'll possibly think "That twat that zapped me isn't here anymore, lets have some fun", wheras if it doesnt assosiate you at all with it it should have the same effect in your view or not. When your charge comes running back to you after having the fright of its life, and you pretending to know bugger all about the lesson it just had, make a fuss of it. I have used this method for many years and it works for me. Remember, never over use the collar, and use it if animal is "visually locked" to the sheep/ cow, not actually "locked on". It is vital that your charge doesn't assosiate you with the treatment. Hop this helps you a bit mate.

 

Regards

 

B

[Guest Daks]

hi, i had a aluki grey 1st x that loved chasing sheep cows horses etc etc he ever actually took them just loved chasing, elecy collars wernt around then so got a long long length of 12 gauge rope and tied him to it let him off his leash and away he ran took the full length of the line and WOLLOP backflipped yelped and screamed then came right back to me, i went round all the fields that had stock in and carried ut the same thing he got the message after the third field

my mate has a bull x and he started taking a likeing to lambs!!! my mate solved this with a kick to its bollocks everytime its ears went pricked and the gaze set in sorted it after 3 kicks hedoesnt evenlook at livestock anymore to busy looking for the bunnies hth

[Bootsha 1,306]

3 Kicks in the bollox would concentrate anyones mind

 

Wont touch a lamb but not much good for stud work now though lol