dog fox 16 Posted December 3, 2009 Report Share Posted December 3, 2009 (edited) just a quick one for the experts ,my bullx bitch is now 15months old she is running her rabbits well, and catches have got a lot better in the last few weeks taking most of what she is run on ,she will retieve them back to me but has started to refuse to let go of them ,and the more i try to get it off her the more harder the grip she keeps ..i had this problem when first started running her as a youngster but she would bring it back to me put it on floor in front of me, crush its head and leave it at that ,i could then pick the rabbit up no bother and on to the next one ,but recently she will not let go or them and will keep on crushing it up and sometimes ends up in a tug of war .which i refuse to take part in .she doe,s every thing else wright and can not falt her in any other way as she is starting to be a very good dog in all other aspects ,but doing my head in on how to get her to leave the game when i say any advice would be greatly apprieciatted .........many thanks DF Edited December 3, 2009 by dog fox Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dh90 6 Posted December 3, 2009 Report Share Posted December 3, 2009 Havent tried this before but was in the countrymans weekly the other week telling you to let the dog hold it and keep walking, every now and again stopping and trying again, eventually the dog will become tired of holding it and give it up, after a few goes it should give it up straight away as it doesnt want to carry it. Dont no how will this works but worth a try. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
charlie boy 85 Posted December 3, 2009 Report Share Posted December 3, 2009 at least its catching mate retrieving is overated imo. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
martync1967 64 Posted December 3, 2009 Report Share Posted December 3, 2009 try putting some tasty treat under her nose mate this may help Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Alaunt 4 Posted December 3, 2009 Report Share Posted December 3, 2009 try putting some tasty treat under her nose mate this may help Quote Link to post Share on other sites
James Doyle 59 Posted December 3, 2009 Report Share Posted December 3, 2009 pinch the skin going from her back leg up to her body this should distract her for a while so you can take the rabbit from her Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gripper 1 Posted December 3, 2009 Report Share Posted December 3, 2009 Havent tried this before but was in the countrymans weekly the other week telling you to let the dog hold it and keep walking, every now and again stopping and trying again, eventually the dog will become tired of holding it and give it up, after a few goes it should give it up straight away as it doesnt want to carry it. Dont no how will this works but worth a try. best answer that, giving it treats or anything like that is distracting it, this is making it want to give you the rabbit Quote Link to post Share on other sites
trisha 1 Posted December 3, 2009 Report Share Posted December 3, 2009 alrite mate a couple of years ago i went lamping with a traveler, my mates dog used to do the same and he wasent a pup he was an old dog set in his ways my mate run him on a rabbit he brought it back and wouldent let it go the boy just lent down by the dog held the rabbit and blowed in the dogs ear he let it go straight away and thats worked for me on a number of dogs ever since so give it a try and let me no how you get on i no its a newsence but its better than having the rabbit pulled to bits atb. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mushroom 13,013 Posted December 3, 2009 Report Share Posted December 3, 2009 Shok collar worked for lil' mo Quote Link to post Share on other sites
killa-combo 142 Posted December 3, 2009 Report Share Posted December 3, 2009 mine used to do it.. all i did was said DEAD to the dog and a smack on the snout worked well for me.. i got the idea off a lad on a shoot with his springer ... good luck Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Daks Posted December 3, 2009 Report Share Posted December 3, 2009 take hold the bunny, kneel down to the dog say "LEAVE" or "TAA" or whatever you do if it doesnt let go give it a jab to the head, soon lets go then! just give loads of prase after it lets go an all will be well again lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wild rover 548 Posted December 3, 2009 Report Share Posted December 3, 2009 Try teaching it with the dummy, when it retrieves let it hold it, don't take it off it straight away, let it hold it for while, then use a command, dead or leave, take it from it, then throw it again straight away, make it a game that it enjoys, the more it does it, it will realise the sooner it releases, the quicker it gets to run again. Anyone one that says retrieving isn't important, must like walking after 20-30 lamped rabbits or are unable to train a lurcher. Persevere mate, good luck. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Irish Lurcher 1,013 Posted December 3, 2009 Report Share Posted December 3, 2009 Leave the rabbit in his mouth, walk on untill you come arcoss another bunny, make a sound so the dog will know a slip is on the way, the dog will soon learn to drop the held rabbit when he hears the sound that tells him a slip is about to happen. After a while he will drop the retrived rabbit or place in hand, depends on how ya trained him. Pratice makes perfect. It will work for you, promise Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stormyboy 1,352 Posted December 3, 2009 Report Share Posted December 3, 2009 Stop running it on live ones and go back to scratch using a dead rabbit to retrain it. Most of the methods suggested will probably make it stop retrieving all together. Think about it-the dogs fetches a rabbit to you then you pinch it or whatever-you're punishing it for fetching, in its mind.A Dog cannot reason that you are doing it because it will not let go.If it will retrieve a dead one then coax it to let go then reward and praise. You'll get result with patience. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
salclalin 240 Posted December 3, 2009 Report Share Posted December 3, 2009 Stop running it on live ones and go back to scratch using a dead rabbit to retrain it. Most of the methods suggested will probably make it stop retrieving all together. Think about it-the dogs fetches a rabbit to you then you pinch it or whatever-you're punishing it for fetching, in its mind.A Dog cannot reason that you are doing it because it will not let go.If it will retrieve a dead one then coax it to let go then reward and praise. You'll get result with patience. Spot on Mate,my Sentiments exactly. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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