dig deep! 0 Posted February 4, 2011 Report Share Posted February 4, 2011 hi all, i have a beddy whippet and would be gratefull if anyone had some good information on how to make her a good marking dog and how u trained yours if you have one, she chases rabbits and catches em so she knows what they are. cheers Quote Link to post
KittleRox 2,147 Posted February 4, 2011 Report Share Posted February 4, 2011 No training involved,you will learn to "read" your dog,he/she will let you know when something interesting is at home 2 Quote Link to post
Leeview 791 Posted February 4, 2011 Report Share Posted February 4, 2011 No training involved,you will learn to "read" your dog,he/she will let you know when something interesting is at home You will NEED to learn to "read" your dog, the dog will let you know and they dont all mark the same way so thats where you have to learn what the dogs telling you Y.I.S Leeview 1 Quote Link to post
Ideation 8,216 Posted February 4, 2011 Report Share Posted February 4, 2011 JUst exposure mate. Quote Link to post
masmiffy 82 Posted February 4, 2011 Report Share Posted February 4, 2011 Once had a 'rescue' border dog, [prob about 3 when I got him. He was a natural at marking burrows, if he showed no interest in any holes then believe me there was nothing at home!! On the downside he hated black labs and alsations would scrap with any he saw! Nothing else worried him and he was stock safe just hated both those breeds!! Quote Link to post
willow 53 Posted February 4, 2011 Report Share Posted February 4, 2011 bitch found it hard to mark to day with the wind wail out ferreting and shes norm spot on nothing would bolt Quote Link to post
KittleRox 2,147 Posted February 4, 2011 Report Share Posted February 4, 2011 No training involved,you will learn to "read" your dog,he/she will let you know when something interesting is at home You will NEED to learn to "read" your dog, the dog will let you know and they dont all mark the same way so thats where you have to learn what the dogs telling you Y.I.S Leeview Aye when some dogs mark it can be very subtle signs,with others its obvious,if you watch your own dog carefully you,ll learn to tell what particular signs he/she is giving you Quote Link to post
Col_c88 41 Posted February 4, 2011 Report Share Posted February 4, 2011 Once had a 'rescue' border dog, [prob about 3 when I got him. He was a natural at marking burrows, if he showed no interest in any holes then believe me there was nothing at home!! On the downside he hated black labs and alsations would scrap with any he saw! Nothing else worried him and he was stock safe just hated both those breeds!! hi, ive got a 2 year old patterdale but hes never worked...im just wondering how you went on teaching a matured dog to be ok with your ferrets..when i eventually get my ferrets i would love to use my patterdale to mark .. which he is good at due to me taking him on the farms for walks when im scouting them out.. and would love it if he grabbed the rabbit in the net till i got to it like i see alot of dogs do.. but leave the ferret Quote Link to post
caterpiller 10 Posted February 4, 2011 Report Share Posted February 4, 2011 Just get the Dog out as much as possible.......it will learn nothing stuck at home. As already stated.....Dogs mark in different ways......stare/ some dig/ some try to crawl into the hole.....i even seen one who used to cock his leg and piss. My Young ACD cross just stares at the hole and will look back at me as if to say get the Ferrets in......they are at home. If out with the Terriers and Foxy is at home......same stare but with his hackles up A marking Dog is a MUST regardless of what breed it is for Ferreting otherwise you are going to be constantly Ferreting EMPTY places If he/she is still a Pup ???? just keep your Ferreting sessions short and sweet and the Pup will learn Quote Link to post
The one 8,467 Posted February 5, 2011 Report Share Posted February 5, 2011 ['caterpiller' timestamp=1296858044' post='1911770] Just get the Dog out as much as possible.......it will learn nothing stuck at home. As already stated.....Dogs mark in different ways......stare/ some dig/ some try to crawl into the hole.....i even seen one who used to cock his leg and piss. My Young ACD cross just stares at the hole and will look back at me as if to say get the Ferrets in......they are at home. If out with the Terriers and Foxy is at home......same stare but with his hackles up A marking Dog is a MUST regardless of what breed it is for Ferreting otherwise you are going to be constantly Ferreting EMPTY places If he/she is still a Pup ???? just keep your Ferreting sessions short and sweet and the Pup will learn Everytime your out take the dog with you little and often Quote Link to post
dig deep! 0 Posted February 5, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2011 cheers lads that makes things much easier as i thought there were tons of training involved Quote Link to post
The one 8,467 Posted February 5, 2011 Report Share Posted February 5, 2011 If the dog gets it right a bit of liver or whatever the first few times ,just dont go mad with the praise and encourage false marking Quote Link to post
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