STAGE 2 OF TEEGAN's TRAINING

[Guest Lurchers2006]

socks a quick question, do you think a pup of 13 months would be too old to introduce to the nets? After already catching on the lamp would he be too exited at rabbits not to mouth them?

[socks 32,253]

that looks like an old head on young shoulders there socks,ever encountered any problems taking a young pup out.

 

there are always trials and tribulations when first starting youngsters mate but it is down to us as the teachers to keep a cool head and guide them through as best we can .........

[Guest JDF]

true...i've a pup that age myself but usually like to leave them a few more months before taking them to the action,suppose it's a question of confidence

[socks 32,253]

i have always started my pups as soon as i can as i find they soak a lot more in when they are young and are easyer to control ... when you leave them untill they are 6 months plus i find they are very hyper and want to chase and grab everything in site then training becomes a chore ... start them young when they dont really know what chasing is and when the penny drops that they can run and catch they do it in a very matter of fact way and are nice and calm about the whole afair .... but its each to his own ...........

[Guest JDF]

i've been thinking along those lines myself for a while now,pups basic training is coming along as it should so i might give him a little look over xmas and new year see what he makes of it.

[J Darcy 5,871]

excellent mate.....great to see someone having a bit of success with training their dog. good on ya

[micheal rennicks 17]

credit to ya mate,gret pics.

[the fezz 44]

cracking pics mate, shes comin on a treat

[Stabs 3]

Is she out of that big red collie mate?

 

Superb pics and I know she's going to have the best start in life

[Crow 1]

Socks

 

As has been said that dog of yours looks mature for only 4 months - not a typo is it?

 

Does she favour the greyhound in terms of temprement? The reason I ask is that the collie crosses I've owned have been hyper-active until well into their second year, and to have taken either out with the nets at such a young age would have been 'stressful' to say the least!

 

Anway, she seems to be coming on well so good luck with her.

 

socks a quick question, do you think a pup of 13 months would be too old to introduce to the nets? After already catching on the lamp would he be too exited at rabbits not to mouth them?

 

I don't think 13 months is too old to introduce a dog to the nets, in fact there is a line of thought that says leave a dog to be a puppy until you start with the 'heavy' training.

 

What happens if you put a board across your doorway and call the dog - does it run straight into it? Obviously not, because somewhere in it's life it would have learnt to jump over it! The same will be said for the net, it will soon learn to avoid it. As for what it will do with the rabbits in the net then it's pretty much in line with what it does with them out of the net (on the lamp); does it hold them, retrieve them or stand there munching them? If it holds them well you're onto a winner for a net dog aren't you? If it retrieves them then you may need to stop the dog pulling the rabbit from the net - not too hard to do. If it munches them . . . . well!

Edited December 20, 2006 by Crow

[Stabs 3]

Socks

 

As has been said that dog of yours looks mature for only 4 months - not a typo is it?

 

Does she favour the greyhound in terms of temprement? The reason I ask is that the collie crosses I've owned have been hyper-active until well into their second year,

 

Have they all been border crosses Crow?

[juckler123 707]

Lovelly looking collie cross bet your well chuffed with her way to go socks

[Crow 1]

Have they all been border crosses Crow?

Couple of pics below (excuse the quality - before these hi-tech digital cameras).

 

One was a back-yard bred Border cross (collie/whippet/greyhound of some mixture). Stood about 22 inches, broken coated.

 

The other was a 3/4 greyhound, 1/4 whippet mated to a 3/4 collie (border/beardie), 1/4 greyhound. Stood about 23 inches, rough coated.

[J Darcy 5,871]

I always like to get my pups out with the ferret and nets from an early age. I think it halps in later stages of training to have a dog "used" to rabbits, nets and ferrets. If longnetting in the daytime i like to have my pup jumping the long net from, say, the age of six months old and i also do a few retreives over the long net too. I beleive it makes a dog "think" rather than just "do". Wont be long til i get my pup and i cannot wait to get into his little brain for some training.... great pics socks

[fox_killer_06 0]

wel done mate.. nice pics..!