Whippet Advice

[figwood 0]

Hi people,

I'm wondering if any of you could help me with some advice.

I bought a whippet 4 months ago from a couple of women that live by them selves and had her (my whippet)as a pet, and although well looked after and house trained (only a few accidents)and well mannered around people while they're eating and knew how to use the sofa and bed, it was scared wittless of men....I've gotten her over this by hand feeding her on the recomendation of a dog trainer, but she has no intrest in chasing anything. I seen her doing cartwheels infront of lizards (I now live in Australia) and she was running about with a dead parrot in her mouth the other day (don't know if she cought it or not)but she shows no intrest in rabbits..I have just aquired permition on 35,000 acres to use her on..how can I get her motivated?

Any suggestions are keenly sought

 

Cheers

 

figwood

Edited December 29, 2009 by figwood

[fresh earth 47]

did the woman have house rabbits or cats ? could explain it i would shoot a rabbit or show her other dogs catch rabbits and feed her it raw give her a good play with it teach her she is meant to catch them ? how old is she alot of whippets dont show much interest until the year mark.

[welshwizard 33]

I would not bother I bought A Sooty Sam bred bitch, it would not chase its tail. I would take it back. Never again.

[barnslyben 74]

did the woman have house rabbits or cats ? could explain it i would shoot a rabbit or show her other dogs catch rabbits and feed her it raw give her a good play with it teach her she is meant to catch them ? how old is she alot of whippets dont show much interest until the year mark.

sound advise, i would also get a rabbit skin and tie it to a length of string then to a pole and get her to chase it ,all whippets have the instinct to chase ,maybe her ex owners were bunny huggers and scolded her when she showed interest in rabbits,turn it into a fun game she should get the idea atb BB

[poacher3161 1,766]

I would not bother I bought A Sooty Sam bred bitch, it would not chase its tail. I would take it back. Never again.

Another dissapointed lad with this breeding can i ask were you got it from.atb dell

[wuyang 513]

How old was the whippet when you aquired it?

[john rust 45]

Make a lure(with a rabbit skin) and start draging it past the dog, let it chase and catch. Then do it again, dont get me wrong it wont happen frist/second,third time but patiants(spelling) will pay off.Atb John.Let us know how you go

[figwood 0]

Hi people,

I want to thank everyone that showed an intrest in my problem and took the time to reply, I am going to answer your questions.

 

Fresh Earth:- Yeah, when I brought he home my flatmates cat did belt het up on her first day..(cat and flatmate are now gone). She is about 9-10 months old now..so hopefully she is just a slow learner.

 

Barnslyben

&

John rust :-The lure with the rabbit skin is an excellent idea, I'll get on it straight away....no worries of me giving up on her JR, she is my first whippet and I'm giving her a go...she'll be a house dog if she dont make it.

 

Poacher 3161:- I dont know if you know Western Australia, but if you do, I got her from the Chittering Valley..about 45-50 minutes drive north of Perth.

 

Wuyang:- She was about 5months old when I got her according to the vet that checked her over when I first got her, (still had one of her baby teeth)

 

Again I want to thank everyone that replyed..all good advice

 

Cheers

 

Figwood

[paul_hunting 0]

i have to whippets and both off sooty sam lines and they are catching rabbits and hares noting wrong with sooty sam lines I(i think any way)

[cachuiar 4]

I would not bother I bought A Sooty Sam bred bitch, it would not chase its tail. I would take it back. Never again.

 

stick at it give it a rabbirt skin to rag around it llcomwe in the end,sooty samm bred dog that wont chase lol blame the dog yeah

[whippet 99 2,613]

never known a running dog not to chase , unless phycological problems from ill treatment or abuse. not saying this is in your case , but running and chasing is bred in these running dogs. ill health also can stop a dog from running , but shouldnt be a problem in a pup

[figwood 0]

never known a running dog not to chase , unless phycological problems from ill treatment or abuse. not saying this is in your case , but running and chasing is bred in these running dogs. ill health also can stop a dog from running , but shouldnt be a problem in a pup

Hi whippet 99,

 

there's nothing physically wrong with her..no injuries of any sort, she runs very well and I've never seen a dog jump so high and long, she's just not intrested in chasing anything. I dont know anything of her history, so yeah, she could have been abused for chasing whatever animal before I got her...she was very timmid of men when I first got her,I was feeding her out of my hand for about a month before she would come to me without my having food for her, don't know if that's anything to to with it.

 

Will be trying the rabbit lure exercise as soon as poss and will post on here on her developement

 

Thanks for your reply

 

Figwood

[longdog13 36]

never known a running dog not to chase , unless phycological problems from ill treatment or abuse. not saying this is in your case , but running and chasing is bred in these running dogs. ill health also can stop a dog from running , but shouldnt be a problem in a pup

Hi whippet 99,

 

there's nothing physically wrong with her..no injuries of any sort, she runs very well and I've never seen a dog jump so high and long, she's just not intrested in chasing anything. I dont know anything of her history, so yeah, she could have been abused for chasing whatever animal before I got her...she was very timmid of men when I first got her,I was feeding her out of my hand for about a month before she would come to me without my having food for her, don't know if that's anything to to with it.

 

Will be trying the rabbit lure exercise as soon as poss and will post on here on her developement

 

Thanks for your reply

 

Figwood

 

Great, awaiting with intrest fella, best of luck

[Toggle 0]

never known a running dog not to chase , unless phycological problems from ill treatment or abuse. not saying this is in your case , but running and chasing is bred in these running dogs. ill health also can stop a dog from running , but shouldnt be a problem in a pup

Hi whippet 99,

 

there's nothing physically wrong with her..no injuries of any sort, she runs very well and I've never seen a dog jump so high and long, she's just not intrested in chasing anything. I dont know anything of her history, so yeah, she could have been abused for chasing whatever animal before I got her...she was very timmid of men when I first got her,I was feeding her out of my hand for about a month before she would come to me without my having food for her, don't know if that's anything to to with it.

 

Will be trying the rabbit lure exercise as soon as poss and will post on here on her developement

 

Thanks for your reply

 

Figwood

 

Great, awaiting with intrest fella, best of luck

[Toggle 0]

Hello all,first post.

 

Figwood it sounds like she wont acknowledge you as her new boss.Still lacking trust maybe?

Get her out in the paddock often.Some slow starters can become the better workers when they

finally "click".