hunting up. wont come to call. help please !

[martin&belle 2]

Can you help.

i have a 15 month old bedlington whippet X greyhound bedlington whippet. all seemed to be going well. she has had 4 rabbits but she has started to hunt up after missing lamped rabbits she will go off for up to 10 - 15 mins and will not come in. she will come to me but then stop 10 feet away and wait for me to go to her. also the rabbits she has got she pins to floor and will not pick them up. do i need to give her more time or is there anything i can do to help her come on.

[Guest fence_hopper]

my first ever lurcher was excactly the same, its stresfull to say the least, she was a lost coarse rehomed her to a pet home. good luck hope you find a way to sort it out, as i tried everything

Edited May 25, 2010 by fence_hopper

[Dan Edwards 1,134]

Can you help.

i have a 15 month old bedlington whippet X greyhound bedlington whippet. all seemed to be going well. she has had 4 rabbits but she has started to hunt up after missing lamped rabbits she will go off for up to 10 - 15 mins and will not come in. she will come to me but then stop 10 feet away and wait for me to go to her. also the rabbits she has got she pins to floor and will not pick them up. do i need to give her more time or is there anything i can do to help her come on.

 

 

I'd where her ass out. I aint sayin its right but no matter horse, mules, or dogs gettin the sumbitches attention through fatigue has always worked for me.

[jimlampit 7]

run the gran muvver outa her, if shes f****d she will be happy for a rest

[martin&belle 2]

cheers ill keep trying and will let you know how we get on.

[Casso 1,261]

Can you help.

i have a 15 month old bedlington whippet X greyhound bedlington whippet. all seemed to be going well. she has had 4 rabbits but she has started to hunt up after missing lamped rabbits she will go off for up to 10 - 15 mins and will not come in. she will come to me but then stop 10 feet away and wait for me to go to her. also the rabbits she has got she pins to floor and will not pick them up. do i need to give her more time or is there anything i can do to help her come on.

 

 

Yeah you do need more time with her in the field , not hunting but training, training the dog in the envoirment it will be working in with all its distractions, young dogs come to a certain age when they need to work and if their not focused in on you, will appoint themselves positions such as, rabbit hunting manic ,because thats the greatest excitment in the world for them not you , The way i would train any of the whippet lurchers is through play, not food, a rag is perfect, whippets know all about them , Treat her with rag play , every time she comes to you , might take a while to motivate her, but theres light at the end of the tunnel,, best of luck with her,,

[martin&belle 2]

ill try all that. she is really keen and i will enjoy trying to win her over. training in the environment we work in would never have crossed my mind and i have used treats and it just hasn't worked so a rag it is then. she is kenneled outside with my 7 month old deerhound greyhound x greyhound bearded collie but they come in of an evening should the training be done 1 on 1.

[whippeter69 88]

Bedlingtons are known for their lack of obedience

[Trigger 26]

Can you help.

i have a 15 month old bedlington whippet X greyhound bedlington whippet. all seemed to be going well. she has had 4 rabbits but she has started to hunt up after missing lamped rabbits she will go off for up to 10 - 15 mins and will not come in. she will come to me but then stop 10 feet away and wait for me to go to her. also the rabbits she has got she pins to floor and will not pick them up. do i need to give her more time or is there anything i can do to help her come on.

 

 

I'd where her ass out. I aint sayin its right but no matter horse, mules, or dogs gettin the sumbitches attention through fatigue has always worked for me.

i agree dan, get her tired and keep her tired it will make her rely on her brain to do her work rather than her nose.

Edited May 25, 2010 by Trigger

[Casso 1,261]

ill try all that. she is really keen and i will enjoy trying to win her over. training in the environment we work in would never have crossed my mind and i have used treats and it just hasn't worked so a rag it is then. she is kenneled outside with my 7 month old deerhound greyhound x greyhound bearded collie but they come in of an evening should the training be done 1 on 1.

 

 

You have your hands full there,, one at time is the only way you,ll get the dog completely focused on you, but introduce the rag at home so she really motivated by it, before bringing her out to the field, hunting is just a further extension of play, food treats are ok at the start but the way to a lurcher's heart is, play, lurcher are so athletic they can play all day with each other, you just need to focus that,, on you,,

[romany52 313]

Does nobody train recall these days. Getting it to come for a reward is not training recall. It comes because the reward is better than the distraction, as soon as the distraction is better than the reward your fecked. You don't train a dog to sit by saying, sit, and hoping for the best. You give the command and push his arse down ,giving him no choice. Of cause you then reward, but the key is the no choice bit. The same applies to recall, you train on a line, give the command, haul him in, then reward. Never call him when he's off the lead until he's 100% on the line with different distractions. Every time you call and he doesn't come your training him to disobey. The dog must believe when he hears the recall there is no choice.

[matmorgan 49]

try leaving the dog.weather it misses or catches.feck off in the oposite direction.got to other side off gate to field and shine the opposite direction from your dog.as if your just carryin on the fun without him.amazin how quick they come back when they think thier missing out.works for me.atb.mat.

[Guest fence_hopper]

Bedlingtons are known for their lack of obedience

 

 

not true, they can be abit headstrong if they want something bad enough

[shaun dee 7]

Can you help.

i have a 15 month old bedlington whippet X greyhound bedlington whippet. all seemed to be going well. she has had 4 rabbits but she has started to hunt up after missing lamped rabbits she will go off for up to 10 - 15 mins and will not come in. she will come to me but then stop 10 feet away and wait for me to go to her. also the rabbits she has got she pins to floor and will not pick them up. do i need to give her more time or is there anything i can do to help her come on.

 

my first lurcher still dose it and hees 2 when off on chase if he dosent catch it he will runn off looking for one and dosent respond to any call for around 3/4 mins

[shaun dee 7]

try leaving the dog.weather it misses or catches.feck off in the oposite direction.got to other side off gate to field and shine the opposite direction from your dog.as if your just carryin on the fun without him.amazin how quick they come back when they think thier missing out.works for me.atb.mat.

same for me when he dosent come back i tirn around and shine the lamp to the way i came then he races up