Release the terrier within

[treetree 0]

Hello all,

I've just rehomed a Jack Russell X fell from a local dogs home, who I have finally managed to get down to a good weight and is looking in decent shape. Not sure the previous owners knew much about terriers, as I believe their idea of taking their dog out was parking up at the local park to throw a ball for him to fetch.

 

As a result, the dog is obsessed with fetching his ball back and forth. He behaves nothing like a terrier should when out for walks. I'm not interested in sticking him down holes, but it would at least be nice to see him bushing for rabbits and behaving in a way he has been bred to.

 

So my question is this; how do I up his prey drive, and release the terrier within (and lose his obsession with his ball in the process).

 

Many thanks in advance for any suggestions you might have.

[Rik 49]

I had a JRT that was obsessed with any ball,I got her at 6wks old had all the jabs and started taking her out rabbiting/rating,she killed a few rats bolted a few rabbits,but as soon as we got home she went to look for her ball,walked around with it in her mouth all the time,she is now a year old and and living with my mum still chasing balls and sleeping at the foot of my mums bed it would rather do that then hunt,but if you where to hide her ball she would hunt for hrs till she found it

Thats just what she prefers, and that dog was supposedly from working parants just shows you never know what your buying off people you dont know £200 for a bag of shit,bit wiser now

 

good luck with it your going to need it

[tinytiger 840]

Hello all,

I've just rehomed a Jack Russell X fell from a local dogs home, who I have finally managed to get down to a good weight and is looking in decent shape. Not sure the previous owners knew much about terriers, as I believe their idea of taking their dog out was parking up at the local park to throw a ball for him to fetch.

 

As a result, the dog is obsessed with fetching his ball back and forth. He behaves nothing like a terrier should when out for walks. I'm not interested in sticking him down holes, but it would at least be nice to see him bushing for rabbits and behaving in a way he has been bred to.

 

So my question is this; how do I up his prey drive, and release the terrier within (and lose his obsession with his ball in the process).

 

Many thanks in advance for any suggestions you might have.

 

 

take the ball away and try to take her out with with another dog/dogs that give tongue like fuk when bushing (plummers would be my choice but im biased in that direction).

I use my plummers to bush rabbits for greyhound saplings and they have them sent cracked(i use them for digging too).Your dog is bound to get caught up in the excitement eventually.

[mike 1 1]

load gun put gun to dogs head pull trigger

[Ideation 8,216]

Move her on to playing with a rabbit skin over a dummy, then possibly chuck a dead rabbit about for her and then take her where there are plenty of rabbits and see what happens.

[Waz 4,265]

Mmmmm, wonder what he'd be like if you covered her ball with rabbit pelt

Edited September 27, 2010 by GD Waz

[stormyboy 1,352]

I had a JRT that was obsessed with any ball,I got her at 6wks old had all the jabs and started taking her out rabbiting/rating,she killed a few rats bolted a few rabbits,but as soon as we got home she went to look for her ball,walked around with it in her mouth all the time,she is now a year old and and living with my mum still chasing balls and sleeping at the foot of my mums bed it would rather do that then hunt,but if you where to hide her ball she would hunt for hrs till she found it

Thats just what she prefers, and that dog was supposedly from working parants just shows you never know what your buying off people you dont know £200 for a bag of shit,bit wiser now

 

good luck with it your going to need it

 

Written off at a year old? Do you not know that chasing and retrieving a ball-or anything, is using the dogs hunting instinct? And blaming the breeder for this "fault"!!! She will HUNT a ball for hours-a very short step to becoming a good rat/rabbit hunting dog IMO. :doh: :doh: Try golf.

Edited September 28, 2010 by stormyboy

[Molie1337 35]

get yourself a live catch rat or rabbit trap, trap said rat or rabbit and show it to the dog....should all go from there... good luck!

 

Molie

[long dogs 580]

Hello all,

I've just rehomed a Jack Russell X fell from a local dogs home, who I have finally managed to get down to a good weight and is looking in decent shape. Not sure the previous owners knew much about terriers, as I believe their idea of taking their dog out was parking up at the local park to throw a ball for him to fetch.

 

As a result, the dog is obsessed with fetching his ball back and forth. He behaves nothing like a terrier should when out for walks. I'm not interested in sticking him down holes, but it would at least be nice to see him bushing for rabbits and behaving in a way he has been bred to.

 

So my question is this; how do I up his prey drive, and release the terrier within (and lose his obsession with his ball in the process).

 

Many thanks in advance for any suggestions you might have.

hi my fell bitch exact same for the ball sticks stones.so from a pup i used to carry the ball & a few stones in pockets & when got to a good bit of cover brambles where i knew there was bunnys around id show her the ball but chuck a stone or 2 into cover & she would work it all bolting the odd 1 or 2 & it grew from there shes 4 years old now & still keeps searching for her ball

but made me a good little dog

[benji benji 60]

Hello all,

I've just rehomed a Jack Russell X fell from a local dogs home, who I have finally managed to get down to a good weight and is looking in decent shape. Not sure the previous owners knew much about terriers, as I believe their idea of taking their dog out was parking up at the local park to throw a ball for him to fetch.

 

As a result, the dog is obsessed with fetching his ball back and forth. He behaves nothing like a terrier should when out for walks. I'm not interested in sticking him down holes, but it would at least be nice to see him bushing for rabbits and behaving in a way he has been bred to.

 

So my question is this; how do I up his prey drive, and release the terrier within (and lose his obsession with his ball in the process).

 

Many thanks in advance for any suggestions you might have.

use the ball as a reward for finding the rabit skin

[hogie 103]

why is such a problem that your dog likes its ball my mate's russel dog is bottle mad if he finds a bottle before he goes to ground he will take it to the set with him leave it at the mouth of the set then when we dig down to him and the jobs done he goes back and gets the bottle were happy he's happy never effected him doing his job

[jonnytraff 8]

Hello all,

I've just rehomed a Jack Russell X fell from a local dogs home, who I have finally managed to get down to a good weight and is looking in decent shape. Not sure the previous owners knew much about terriers, as I believe their idea of taking their dog out was parking up at the local park to throw a ball for him to fetch.

 

As a result, the dog is obsessed with fetching his ball back and forth. He behaves nothing like a terrier should when out for walks. I'm not interested in sticking him down holes, but it would at least be nice to see him bushing for rabbits and behaving in a way he has been bred to.

 

So my question is this; how do I up his prey drive, and release the terrier within (and lose his obsession with his ball in the process).

 

Many thanks in advance for any suggestions you might have.

soak a spongy ball in vinegar and throw it him t fetch that should sort his obsession out.. or bleach?@? atb jon