need some help

[Rik 49]

The bitch I lost the other week is really doing my head in she just wont come back when she is hunting,its a cracking little dog hunts up really well she is only 5+ months old but I keep losing her it gets its nose down and F**Ks off

Ive tried everything to train her including treats on return what else can I do,the women who found her wants to buy her off me for a pet,should I persevere with it or sell and get another,do you think she will settle down as she gets older or will she always do this really dont want to get rid but its really winding me up having to wait all the time for her to return when Im out mouching always shouting her whistling falling short of putting one at the back of her head :crazy: all the quarry in the area will be well gone

[Panna 68]

I would let her with the woman who found her.

 

But I write you a technique I saw being used and it worked: by puting a very long (about 20 meters) lead/bond on her and call her when you have the other end in your hands. If she refuses to come back, you don't call her anymore, just walk along the lead (step on the lead itself, so it might not slipp out!) and when you arrive, you just give a little kick on her ass to understand that she did something wrong and then IMMIDIATELY let her where she is (so that the other end is still in your hands) and very shortly after (just about 10-20 sec to call her in again) to give her a chance to "correct" and then saying her "good girl!". (And letting her to go.)

You always have to have the other end of the lead.

Depending on the speed of proceeding you cut 1" day by day, or every 2nd day...

While you arrive to "too short" she will understand that if you say "come here!" means that she has to go to you and there is no way to run away. Keep the last 1" on her collar for some while.

Also remember not repeating "come here!" too many times, because then she will understand that you say it many times before she has to do what you asked (and that she still has time).

 

 

YIS,

[lw87 15]

persevere with her, my russell was a bit of a swine at first but a few taps on end of nose, now shes spot on!!

[BBB 7]

keep it on the lead for a while , till it chill's out and try and form a stronger bond wit the dog

then it will respect and listen to ya

Edited October 29, 2010 by BBB

[patterdale666 1,620]

keep her on the lead for awhile she should settle down

[ford connect 12]

Stick with it a bit patience is needed its only 5 months old at the end of the day

[liam mc 18]

Be very dominant over her really stepping on anything she does wrong do you feed all your dogs together it forms a stonger bond if you do honestly ive done it for years.The stronger you are to her the less likely she is to stray

Edited October 29, 2010 by liam mc

[christian71 3,187]

Stick with it a bit patience is needed its only 5 months old at the end of the day

 

At the end of the day its midnight lol

[Squirrel_Basher 17,100]

Had one like it myself and it is very frustrating .The bitch changed overnight as soon as she associated me with hunting ,ratting .

[DABCHICK 58]

HAVE A BLACK DOG HERE WHO WAS BIT LIKE THAT DOT IN THE DISTANCE AT TIMES, AS THEY GET OLDER SHOULD BE FINE TRY FLEXI LEAD ALSO TAKE OUT WITH OBEDIENT TERRIERS AS YOUNSTERS DO OBSERVE BEHAVIOUR AND FOLLOW THE REST IN TO YOU WHEN CALLED AND MAKE A FUSS TREAT ETC REGARDS DABBER

[Rik 49]

tried long leads,and she comes back,keeping her on the lead, walks fine got the sit got the stay all fine, always feed with other dogs no problem,no quarry/sent around comes back every time give her a treat and plenty of fuss off she goes again call/whistle her back no problem,but as soon as she gets the sent of something GONE I shout S T A Y come here F##Kin dog deaf as a post not a chance in hell of stopping her she will return when the sent is lost and if she picks up another sent it takes her further away, bolt on the landscape

The trouble is the dog works fantastic hunts like a goodun the little knows when its on the lead and it certainly knows when its off the lead

[lost scouse 46]

its only 5 months old

[madgerboy 11]

Most of the real good terriers I had where like that.the drive is real strong in them.I'll buy it if ye don't want it.

[little jay 0]

my mate i go out with got a a full grown bitch that is like that but it will go off on it own untill it finds sumthing then call and chace it untill we catch up. dose your head in but if we go out with her she always the first dog to put us on the chase. but she so small she fit in any hole around so it always that risk of her goining to ground and losing it.

[Rey27 83]

i know its a pain but stick with it mate! if you say she works well then shes worth the effort, should come good in the end, like eveyone is sayin- she is only 5months old...