lurcher over keen

[captain jack sparrow 8]

put her on low protein food and cut the road walking down,get her off the lead more and seeing alot more

in the field,

 

 

[Casso 1,261]

Hi all this is my first topic and hope you can help me out as i am a new member on the site.

I have a 19 month old lurcher which is very keen on the lamp if anything is over keen, she will work all night no problem. The problem is has soon as i get her into the motor she goes from level 1 up to level 10 and whines like mad all the way to our destination and then pulls my arm out has soon as she gets out of the motor, all she has on her mind is RABBITS, she is colie x whippet x bull x grey. I can put up with the whining its the pulling thats the problem espeicaly when she sees the rabbit when you try to get closer before i lose her off.

I have thought off getting a harness what are your thoughts.

 

its all about association, she associates that chain of events with her working , had an old dog years ago ,who could tell if it was the right night for lamping by the sound of the wind in the trees and would whine accordingly,,

might be a bit late for her but i like to get young lurchers out in fields just walking not hunting, that way fields become a relaxing place for a young dog before he does anything, so by the time he enters, he chilled in his envoirment,

you need to break the chain of events often enough, so that she dont know whats coming next,,take her in the car other places and just go home again,,take her out into fields for a walk with no hunting, there are a number of ways to break that pulling also, what ever way you do it try to make sure it ends up as her decision to stop pulling , she only pulling because your following, once she starts pulling , walk the other way, and if she starts in that direction , turn round and go the other way,,

i would work on calming her down, the behavours are expressions of an excited mind set,,,best of luck,

[airbourne 128]

hi there mate a see ya have a problem with this dog dont listen ta mr whippet man this could be her age and she will settle down with age also how often ya getting her out two breeds in her make up that switch on at the blink of an eye are ya out with other dogs or on her own some dogs seeother dogs as competition and this can cause excessive pulling and lunging take her by her self this is the way i train all my dogs one man one dog its surprising how many doubled up dogs have been ruined ya can only find her out props when theres no other dogs present if this his the case i would be more concerned if she was creating on the lead like screaming etc when seeing quarry etc in the beam patience his the key and with the correct handling this dog can be put right thats ta say theres no need for violence towards your dog you say ya felt guilty about cracking her thats good get in to her head mate and good luck with her bunnys

Hi Bunnys, I take her out twice a day, road walking or i let her loose in the fields for a good run. I do also run her with another dog sometimes, I also take her on her own with other people present, would this be causing any problems?

why have you called yourself airbourne mate any reason?....not being funny mate just like to know..cheers

use to fly racing pigeon mate

[DEERMAN 1,020]

hi there mate a see ya have a problem with this dog dont listen ta mr whippet man this could be her age and she will settle down with age also how often ya getting her out two breeds in her make up that switch on at the blink of an eye are ya out with other dogs or on her own some dogs seeother dogs as competition and this can cause excessive pulling and lunging take her by her self this is the way i train all my dogs one man one dog its surprising how many doubled up dogs have been ruined ya can only find her out props when theres no other dogs present if this his the case i would be more concerned if she was creating on the lead like screaming etc when seeing quarry etc in the beam patience his the key and with the correct handling this dog can be put right thats ta say theres no need for violence towards your dog you say ya felt guilty about cracking her thats good get in to her head mate and good luck with her bunnys

Hi Bunnys, I take her out twice a day, road walking or i let her loose in the fields for a good run. I do also run her with another dog sometimes, I also take her on her own with other people present, would this be causing any problems?

why have you called yourself airbourne mate any reason?....not being funny mate just like to know..cheers

use to fly racing pigeon mate

lol ok mate,was thinking on wrong lines ..cheers

[ruby jet 184]

had one like that 3 outings with a halti on soon stoped it she soon learned that if she was pulling then she couldent see down the beam and she dident get the slip atb

[martnmagik 68]

whack her, whack her she will learn, you wont hurt those things

thats not the way ,do,nt listen 2 that daft comments like that ,you will also have a dog that is shit scared aswell your other problem

[steve123 29]

sell her to me lol

[dog fox 16]

is there another dog out with you ,my bitch will walk steady all night if she,s out by herself but if there,s another dog out with her she tends to pull a bit and can be a pain in the arse .if there,s another dog try taking her by herself for a few times and you,ll see the difference

[airbourne 128]

is there another dog out with you ,my bitch will walk steady all night if she,s out by herself but if there,s another dog out with her she tends to pull a bit and can be a pain in the arse .if there,s another dog try taking her by herself for a few times and you,ll see the difference

I will try that thanks. its a good job iam not scared of the dark.

[whippet 99 2,613]

i was a little harsh with my comments earlier, i do apologise to every one for my advice of foolishness, as i know that these people who have commented have never hit any of there dogs during there working life, dont get me wrong i do not agree with beating dogs , but a tap on the nose i thought was ok - how wrong was i. dont forget to work him on his own as competition for prey will make him pull harder, action as advised by other members will apply here, but watch the dogs neck when you jerk the lead back as you could hurt the dog and if you make it scared it wont want to come out with you again. bull xs might run any thing what moves but if its scared you got problems. they might look big and fearless but dont be fooled as some have hearts like hamsters and when there scared it will be the other way around , you will be pulling your dog along. lol good luck with your lead training.

by the way if this is by any chance your first dog you might of gone for something a bit easier to handle. good luck with your dog, remember the golden raw dont hit it or pull the lead to hard, have a good season

[airbourne 128]

sell her to me lol

The missus would kill me, she would sell me before the dog.

[bunnys 1,228]

hi there mate sometimes dogs pick up on the way ya feeling try stay calm when working your dog also walking the dog on arrable or farmland woodlands are my fvourite this ascosiates the dog that its natural environment obviously ya dog will know the difference when its shining time this hi why i am inclined ta think this maybe from back when this dog was first started on the lamp always enter the dogs one and one will this dog heal in if so try working her loose sometimes this his alls thats necesary the trickstick with her dont put in any situations wher shes wound up steady eddy walk the fields on the lead sit out in the woods with her on the lead talking to her 19 ths ya have loads of time its allways on going time put in doing all this type of socialising can be the difference in the quality of the lurcher or any dog for that matter do you drive to ya huntingground i sometimes walk with young stock gets the wind out of ther sails stick with her mate bunnys

[airbourne 128]

i was a little harsh with my comments earlier, i do apologise to every one for my advice of foolishness, as i know that these people who have commented have never hit any of there dogs during there working life, dont get me wrong i do not agree with beating dogs , but a tap on the nose i thought was ok - how wrong was i. dont forget to work him on his own as competition for prey will make him pull harder, action as advised by other members will apply here, but watch the dogs neck when you jerk the lead back as you could hurt the dog and if you make it scared it wont want to come out with you again. bull xs might run any thing what moves but if its scared you got problems. they might look big and fearless but dont be fooled as some have hearts like hamsters and when there scared it will be the other way around , you will be pulling your dog along. lol good luck with your lead training.

by the way if this is by any chance your first dog you might of gone for something a bit easier to handle. good luck with your dog, remember the golden raw dont hit it or pull the lead to hard, have a good season

No mate not offended, she is only 21" tts and yes she is my first lurcher, she got the heart of a lion but at the same time she is a soft has a brush, been tryin to get a pic on but it keeps coming up saying its to big i will keep tryin.

[whippet 99 2,613]

hi there mate sometimes dogs pick up on the way ya feeling try stay calm when working your dog also walking the dog on arrable or farmland woodlands are my fvourite this ascosiates the dog that its natural environment obviously ya dog will know the difference when its shining time this hi why i am inclined ta think this maybe from back when this dog was first started on the lamp always enter the dogs one and one will this dog heal in if so try working her loose sometimes this his alls thats necesary the trickstick with her dont put in any situations wher shes wound up steady eddy walk the fields on the lead sit out in the woods with her on the lead talking to her 19 ths ya have loads of time its allways on going time put in doing all this type of socialising can be the difference in the quality of the lurcher or any dog for that matter do you drive to ya huntingground i sometimes walk with young stock gets the wind out of ther sails stick with her mate bunnys

good advise , i always take my dogs to the wood to talk to them but they wont talk back cus there mouths are full i ve noticed now that ive had a good talk to them in the woods and feel that our bond is so much better TAXI lol- fruit cake

[terrierjohn 49]

hi there mate a see ya have a problem with this dog dont listen ta mr whippet man this could be her age and she will settle down with age also how often ya getting her out two breeds in her make up that switch on at the blink of an eye are ya out with other dogs or on her own some dogs seeother dogs as competition and this can cause excessive pulling and lunging take her by her self this is the way i train all my dogs one man one dog its surprising how many doubled up dogs have been ruined ya can only find her out props when theres no other dogs present if this his the case i would be more concerned if she was creating on the lead like screaming etc when seeing quarry etc in the beam patience his the key and with the correct handling this dog can be put right thats ta say theres no need for violence towards your dog you say ya felt guilty about cracking her thats good get in to her head mate and good luck with her bunnys

well said bunnys

 

i dont agree with whats said about "a good yank with a choker" if you yank too hard you could damage the dogs larix

pull into your heel but not a good yank and a quick pause till settled then move on