help with me coker

[Guest joely b]

i have a 18mth old liver cocker i would say i have trianed her the basics in hand signals . excellent worker but she has started to chase the birds now his has lifted them how will i stop this she never used to do it. but she so very very keen all advice will be taken on board

[Clare 33]

you need to get a good whistle stop going for starts so she stops on command, do you have a local rabbit pen you could use to get her used to quarry been in front? have her on the lead sat in front and get someone to push them in front and give her the command leave and keep her sat, worked for my labs, can now flush 100's of pheasants in front of her and she wont move a muscle

[sportingspaniles 5]

Go right back to basics,ie sit and stay.You sometimes need to go backwards to go forwards

[TRF-JRs 6]

If she didn't chase them before but she does now it sounds like you have been letting her get away with it. Cockers are little buggers give them an inch they will take a mile guaranteed! Like Clare said a rabbit pen would be ideal and going back to basics - stop whistle, stopping on the way out for a retrieve etc. she is just trying it on by the sounds of it.

[Guest joely b]

the rabbit pen sounds good to me . she is dead dead keen . may be will go back to basics again she is a hand full been out today with her and she done it agian on some partridge :realmad: but will not be beat by the little girl

[Dan Newcombe 58]

'been out and she did it again'

 

Here lies your problem. Leave the dog at home on shoot days until you have the training sorted. If you take her out again too soon then you will undo months of work and never have a steady dog!.

 

Have a look on the 'stop whistle' thread, this has been done on there the other day.

 

Basics are heel work, sit whistle, stop whistle need to be 100% before she sees anything she can chase again. Will be very boring and i totally understand your desire to get out on a shoot with her but in the end it is worth it.

 

I have a lot more respect for people who leave a young dog at home because they recognise its not ready than the person who has a dog running wild!

[Guest joely b]

thanks for that , i will do that , she still is a bit young and should i say daft but i want the girl right and if it takes a few more mounth of basics agian , well thats what i will do ,,,, thank you for all the posative comments

[Clare 33]

How old is she? I have a training guide for Spaniels and Labrador's what's very good if you PM me your email address I will email you a copy

Clare