advise please!!!??

[Scallywag 78]

You could teach a command, like 'give'. Start by plyaing with the dog with a ball or toy and then offer something he likes more (usually a treat), and say 'give' as you swap. Keep it up for a while and he'll learn 'give' means hand over whatever's in his mouth. Did this with my terrier from when she was a pup and she lets go of anything on command now.

[skycat 6,173]

Never use force to make the dog give up its catch. Let it treasure the moment and don't make a big deal about it.

Blowing up nose works with young pups when training, otherwise I hold the rabbit's back legs, once I've necked it in still in the dog's mouth, and just walk on still holding the rabbit the dog soon lets go when it realises that there's more fun to be had. I once had a young dog who wanted to carry the rabbit indefinitely, and would only let go of the rabbit it was carrying when it saw another one.

You could also pinch the web of skin where the hind leg joins the body: do it quickly and quite hard and the dog lets go of the rabbit and whips round to see what 'stung' it. You have to be quick though as you don't want the dog to see that you are pinching it, and be ready to grab the rabbit the moment the dog relaxes its grip on the rabbit. Not recommended for very sensitive types of dog or ones which are likely to take your hand off if they react strongly to even a tiny bit of pain!

[Dan37 6]

Blowing definitely works.

 

I used it when I started my pup retrieving his toy. He wouldn't let go.

 

Say give and blow on nose. They soon get the hang of it and realise give means give.

 

 

If blowing doesn't work what you can do Is Say 'Give' (or whatever you use) firmly. If the dog refuses hold its lower jaw, towards the back, and GENTLY use your thumb to push its lip/fleshy side of its mouth, down onto the top of its lower back teeth, this will usually make a dog release and is better than forcing its jaws apart. Once it has released praise and treat while saying the give command again.

 

hope this helps

 

Dan

[alan626 305]

get the dog to sit and then stamp on his tail really hard when he opens his mouth to roar in pain u got ur self a rabbit

[DottyDoo 500]

i agree wae skycat, the retreive should be taught while a dog is young, younger the better infact in my yard

 

what i wont do tho is bring any sort of pain, or confusion in to the matter that aint allready there

i try me upmost to make the retreive training an also later on in its iife the actuaul retreives as pleasant as possible....

 

 

 

would you hand summat you had just chased, struck an retreived to a guy thats nipping ye, or squeezin yer lip against yer teeth

 

 

i bet ye will get results, but i want my dogs to bring back to me as tho its second nature, an bullying them oot there catch would not get results for me....

 

 

 

 

each to there own

Edited February 11, 2011 by DottyDoo

[stormyboy 1,352]

If the dog is retrieving TO HAND,which it sounds like,you've done the hardest part. Offer a reward,something he really likes,in exchange for the catch. As it leaves the hold on the rabbit to accept the reward,use a command-leave,give,whatever. It needs to be pleasurable to give up its catch to you-all the blowing in ears etc will not give the reward it needs. In fact it is more likely to make the dog reluctant to come to hand with a catch in the long run and is most likely to create the problem of circling you to avoid it.

IT MUST BE PLEASURABLE FOR THE DOG.

[Cold Ethyl 63]

Id try giving the dog something really tasty something the hound cant resist.I use livercake or chicken just the smallest of peices is enough.Mine all give up the terrier needs a little persuading but she lets go in the end.The lurchers are excellent give up on command unless its mice my lass would hold on to the death to try and eat them

[punner 36]

thankyou for the advice

[Catcher 1 639]

i agree wae skycat, the retreive should be taught while a dog is young, younger the better infact in my yard

 

what i wont do tho is bring any sort of pain, or confusion in to the matter that aint allready there

i try me upmost to make the retreive training an also later on in its iife the actuaul retreives as pleasant as possible....

 

 

 

would you hand summat you had just chased, struck an retreived to a guy thats nipping ye, or squeezin yer lip against yer teeth

 

 

i bet ye will get results, but i want my dogs to bring back to me as tho its second nature, an bullying them oot there catch would not get results for me....

 

 

 

 

each to there own

 

 

Hi Dotty i was assuming the dog had been trained.Sometimes the fisrt few cauth the dog isent willing to hand over easy.

[whin 463]

had some nites when they couldnt retreive there qaurry but tried ,start young short sessions and plenty praise and one to one is best

[Carlos quick fire 26]

Lick your finger and stick it up his bum.

 

Only problem is it tends be even more horrible by the 2nd rabbit :sick: :sick:

 

or you could show it your tail and c if it prefers party sausages lol

[airbourne 128]

let it carry it for a while, then show him another rabbit, he soon drop it

haha cheers!! any more advise??

 

 

iv had a few do it over years mate, like i say, kill the buny while dog holds it, if it aint already dead

 

then just let the dog carry it, it will soon relise the bunnys is dead, flick lamp on an find another bunny

ye be surprised how quick a dog relises that a dead bunnyt as half appealing as a live 1 still in field,

 

 

 

My dog will not let go if they are still alive i have killed them when she's holding them, she lets go then.

Its still a pup mate it will get better