Rabbit skin dummy

[Dan Outdoors 13]

Been gettin on very well with retrieve so I thought I'd step it up to a rabbit skin dummy, first throw he ripped it holds it down n licks it etc n does like a half over incoraged retrieve, any tips n advice, thanks Dan

[Catcher 1 639]

Been gettin on very well with retrieve so I thought I'd step it up to a rabbit skin dummy, first throw he ripped it holds it down n licks it etc n does like a half over incoraged retrieve, any tips n advice, thanks Dan

 

 

How old is the dog mate.And long has it been retrieving.Not that all way matters.Most times it just judging when to move on to the next step.Had dogs doing cold retrieves at five month and others can take a lot longer.Asper its just watching the dogs temperament and hopefully get it right.atb. Catcher.

[mexlad 189]

should get bored of doing it after a while mate

[Hunting Lad 50]

How olds the pup mate? Its obviously not ready for the rabbit skin yet. Just go back to the using the dummy for a while then try again with the skin in a month or two.... If its ripping it off its best off stopping as it will just keep doing it...

 

Regards Ben

[Dan Outdoors 13]

He's twelve months, brings a normaly dummy to hand then I give him a treat, he caught a few rabbits a couple months back n would just lick n bite them so I went back to basics, got the retrive better n better, maybe he's just doin it coz it's new to him, he's very obediant just gets exited, it's hard to explain but the more dangly bits hangin from the dummy ( that sounds bad) the more he plays rather than concentrates, any way of making the dummy more durable?? thanks chaps Dan

[Catcher 1 639]

He's twelve months, brings a normaly dummy to hand then I give him a treat, he caught a few rabbits a couple months back n would just lick n bite them so I went back to basics, got the retrive better n better, maybe he's just doin it coz it's new to him, he's very obediant just gets exited, it's hard to explain but the more dangly bits hangin from the dummy ( that sounds bad) the more he plays rather than concentrates, any way of making the dummy more durable?? thanks chaps Dan

 

 

I think it the scent of the rabbit not the dummy.Try leaving a rabbit skin in the pen for a while.Maybe this will settle the dog down.atb. Catcher.

[Mick C. 229]

Had the same problem

 

Ithink its because a rabbit fur is very close to the real thing

 

it does get better with time.

 

My pup has just started catching rabbits and the same thing has happened again.

 

It is getting better.

 

Ithink the problem will sort itself out when the dog is fully familiar with the fur.

 

I still throw a ball which he will retreive all day long.

 

Ithink this helps to keep the recall strong