some advice please from the lurcher men

[lord of the fens 23]

Cal

 

As I bred your pup, I would heed some advice here, the most important advice I can give you is as the last post, make sure that the dog he's with is fully on the button and only take him out for an hour and watch maybe 2 runs then get him back and work on the recall retrieve 3 times a day for 15 mins each session.

 

You have 8 or so years with the dog and it pays to take your time with them in the long run. Don't get frustrated and try to bring him on too quickly or he will go backwards mate.

 

All the best pal.

 

If I was you cal, I'd pm this guy the next time you need advice, he's got your best interests at heart.

[matty73 4]

get the basics down first with pup recall sit stay ect its no good the dog been good worker if you cant control it without fuss form good bond with dog be patient and things will fall into place mate you dont teach a dog to work its just instinct all good things take time when the dog has matured both physically and mentally enough to work it will learn on its own how best to do things and develop its own style in the process and give you many years of service knowing your dog is as important as knowing the land you hunt little mannerisms that other people would miss but tell you the dog isnt itself and not 100% or when marking all this takes time and cant be rushed and remember not to compare dog to others as each is as individual as we are and develop and mature differently regardless of breeding dont take away its youth too soon look what happened to micheal jackson and most child stars young minds dealing with situations they are not ready for

[sandymere 8,263]

I take it out with the lamp and a dummy to a quiet field with no bunnies, get it retrieving the dummy, then throw it down the lamp, sometimes drop the dummy then put the lamp on it and walk the pup up till it sees it then slip. Basically teach the pup to look in the beam then when its old enough you’ll have half the battle won. I don’t take them out on real bunnies until they are ready to run and at 16 weeks it’s not ready. As those above say get the obedience training right and give it time to mature as to early has spoilt many a pup and once out with a squatter in the beam you’ll be tempted or the dog will either be overly frustrated and perhaps yapp.

Personally I’d probably wait till next season or at most give it a few short trips out at the end of this season as an introduction. Save a couple of fields so there are a few squatters and perhaps a few early milky does will be about as an introduction. Next spring.

[sloth 1]

Hi there I have got a 4month old beddlington whippet x colie whippet greyhound and I wonderd if it is ok at the age he is now to take him out with my mates dog lamping only to watch tho I will not start him untill he is fully grown at the age of 12 months or more as I know I will ruin him and also to take him to watch as I'm ferreting thanks for taking the time to read this I will put a pic up of him later thanks agin cal

 

hi mate were did you buy the dog from i have the same age cross might be out the same litter i bought mine from rowlands gill atb

[Trigger 26]

take the pup out it wont him. in the field education is important and the only way for your dog to get it is by being out there.

[jusar whippets 10]

Err, I would heed on the side of "steady's the word" I know all of the pups inside out, and they need time to mature. They have massive prey drives and need to be controlled in an environment where they can learn to be the best they can at a steady pace. No need to rush them.

 

Look at it another way, nobody ever ruined a Dog by taking time, bur many have been ruined and jacked on quarry because of owner frustration and pushing a pup on when it needs to mature and just be a pup.

 

If you were a boxer at age 14 and kept being battered you would soon learn to throw the towel in, just like a dog, give it time to be a pup and keep chipping away and you will har a fine dog. You get out what you put in, and the most important thing you you can put in Is time & patience.

 

My bitch I kept out of this litter has seen 1 rabbit and 1 munti, and that was on a lead, she had massive interest in them both, but she will definately be there on her own in time, patience patience patience is the key word here.

 

Atb