Why won't my terrier work anymore

[arcticjohn1 0]

Hi lads, i have a 18mth JRT who,s been working great since 10mnths old. now all of a sudden he's very lazy, sniff wer i just saw a rabbit go in2 the hedge step back and sit down or just look at me. he's had loads of training with my other terriers. he's caught loads of rabbits live in buches. i cant under stand. what now? back 2 square 1?

[FLATCAP 6]

SOUNDS LIKE HE FED UP OF RABBITS AN THERE BIG OLD TEETH TRY HIM ON SOMETHING ABIT SOFTER FOR ABIT LIKE MICE BUILD HIS CONFIDENCE BEFORE PUTTIN HIM BACK ON BIG GAME

[Guest busterdog]

Hi lads, i have a 18mth JRT who,s been working great since 10mnths old. now all of a sudden he's very lazy, sniff wer i just saw a rabbit go in2 the hedge step back and sit down or just look at me. he's had loads of training with my other terriers. he's caught loads of rabbits live in buches. i cant under stand. what now? back 2 square 1?

 

 

Not my thing mate but if your working him with other dogs could he be being dominated by any older dogs there ? Could there just be no scent in this heat and no scent in the dry conditions ? and could you be feeding it to much "lazy fat git" or has it just been disheartened by all those rabbits running away without a chance of catch.

[lilpip1234 62]

might be because the covers in full bloom dogs might not be a fan of stingies

[runforyourlife 361]

Hi lads, i have a 18mth JRT who,s been working great since 10mnths old. now all of a sudden he's very lazy, sniff wer i just saw a rabbit go in2 the hedge step back and sit down or just look at me. he's had loads of training with my other terriers. he's caught loads of rabbits live in buches. i cant under stand. what now? back 2 square 1?

 

 

Not my thing mate but if your working him with other dogs could he be being dominated by any older dogs there ? Could there just be no scent in this heat and no scent in the dry conditions ? and could you be feeding it to much "lazy fat git" or has it just been disheartened by all those rabbits running away without a chance of catch.

 

 

Theres scent in any type of cover if the animal has just pasted through there, and certainly if it has entered a hole... What you say about the food could be quite true.

 

Have you changed his food in any way? More to the point, have you entered him to ground yet or lately? Some dogs go off the boil when they are under the weather. Or if you have been working them in harsh and hard conditions, maybe he just needs a rest mate. Lie him up for a wweek or so..

[Malt 379]

Maybe he's just at the age where he's starting to question your authority. I've found that a training a terrier is constant when working it above ground. You're never at the point where the training is 100% ingrained in the dog and never has to be done again. Keep at it, and as RFYL said, maybe give it a bit of time off so it can realise what it's missing. Maybe take it along with other dogs but keep it on the lead so it can watch the other dogs work, but don't let it participate for a few sessions.

[WILF 46,684]

Blast Him!..........lol

[CorkyJohn 808]

shoot him & get another off decent stuff

[terrier410 53]

Maybe he's just at the age where he's starting to question your authority. I've found that a training a terrier is constant when working it above ground. You're never at the point where the training is 100% ingrained in the dog and never has to be done again. Keep at it, and as RFYL said, maybe give it a bit of time off so it can realise what it's missing. Maybe take it along with other dogs but keep it on the lead so it can watch the other dogs work, but don't let it participate for a few sessions.

good advice, better than daft comments.

[Dabhand 887]

SOUNDS LIKE HE FED UP OF RABBITS AN THERE BIG OLD TEETH TRY HIM ON SOMETHING ABIT SOFTER FOR ABIT LIKE MICE BUILD HIS CONFIDENCE BEFORE PUTTIN HIM BACK ON BIG GAME

where have you been fatcap taught you had done us a favour and died

[scent 509]

SOUNDS LIKE HE FED UP OF RABBITS AN THERE BIG OLD TEETH TRY HIM ON SOMETHING ABIT SOFTER FOR ABIT LIKE MICE BUILD HIS CONFIDENCE BEFORE PUTTIN HIM BACK ON BIG GAME

where have you been fatcap taught you had done us a favour and died

i heard he was off breeding his new strain of super plummers

[dazbo 15]

a mate of mine had a jrt thet would bush rabbits all day long in winter but in sumer it would not enter the cover as it hated the stinging nettles

[chrissy32 13]

SOUNDS LIKE HE FED UP OF RABBITS AN THERE BIG OLD TEETH TRY HIM ON SOMETHING ABIT SOFTER FOR ABIT LIKE MICE BUILD HIS CONFIDENCE BEFORE PUTTIN HIM BACK ON BIG GAME

flatcap you really are a dick ive read loads ov your post and all you ever seem to do is just take the piss out ov people well done feel better about your self because from what i here every body else thinks your a cock as well

[arcticjohn1 0]

Maybe he's just at the age where he's starting to question your authority. I've found that a training a terrier is constant when working it above ground. You're never at the point where the training is 100% ingrained in the dog and never has to be done again. Keep at it, and as RFYL said, maybe give it a bit of time off so it can realise what it's missing. Maybe take it along with other dogs but keep it on the lead so it can watch the other dogs work, but don't let it participate for a few sessions.

good answer maltenby

 

 

THIS SOUNDS LIKE GUD ADVISE thanks MATE.