When do they calm down? Young lurcher

[lurcherterrierferret 2]

Mines coming up to 12 months soon and he just seems really daft compared to others I've seen, he's also very protective and shows signs of agression towards other dogs, particularly dogs rather than bitches which I find unusual as I've never seen this temperament in a lurcher before. He's starting to calm down when he works but is very, very head strong, it all seemed to be going well with the training now he takes the p*ss a bit sometimes, is it just more time he needs? I'm thinking is he just getting cocky now that he's had a few rats and rabbits?

Has anyone else experienced this, he's my first lurcher though I've never seen this side of them before, all the others look so calm lol.

 

he's collie grey x bedlington whippet

[rob190364 2,594]

Mines coming up to 12 months soon and he just seems really daft compared to others I've seen, he's also very protective and shows signs of agression towards other dogs, particularly dogs rather than bitches which I find unusual as I've never seen this temperament in a lurcher before. He's starting to calm down when he works but is very, very head strong, it all seemed to be going well with the training now he takes the p*ss a bit sometimes, is it just more time he needs? I'm thinking is he just getting cocky now that he's had a few rats and rabbits?

Has anyone else experienced this, he's my first lurcher though I've never seen this side of them before, all the others look so calm lol.

 

he's collie grey x bedlington whippet

Mine's 9 months and can be a bit of a handful. She isn't aggressive towards other dogs, quite the opposite in fact, she get so over excited and properly bounds all over them, and does the same with people. It's my fault cos I generally take her for walks in the middle of nowhere rather than busy parks etc. She's proper obedient when there's no one around, and if there's a dog or person fairly nearby she won't go to them if I tell her not to, but if they are close (within 10m or so) she's off. She's starting to show signs of calming down a bit now though thank god. A couple of weeks ago though, a bloke was throwing a ball for his collie and I managed to keep mine to heel all the way up to them until the last minute when she went charging after the collies ball and sent herself, the ball and the collie bowling over into the nearby river, oops!!!! The owner wasn't too impressed....some people don't have a sense of humour do they!

 

PS. This is my first lurcher aswell, I'm assuming they'll calm down when they mature cos all the others I've seen have been nice and calm aswell!

[digginmad2011 57]

24 month is when they get there matureity and in a sence calm down all get them out killing/catching stuff very regular they will soon realise there purose in life and chill out abit

 

atb digginmad

[huntmad. 67]

i think all dogs are diffrnet and different breeds just take that little bit longer to mature anyway like i got a sal grey and its taken him 2 years nearly to calm down and stop bein childish but u do notice a big change in them though ,its cause ur used to seein them mess around and play up its a shock [bANNED TEXT] they just stop like mine wont play hardly ever now all he does [bANNED TEXT] weir out on a walk is constantly hunt on bush and pick up scent, but the only anoyin thing is u cant get his attention [bANNED TEXT] he got a scent . does he let u pick up the kill ?

[jambay5 191]

Some are just like that, u need plenty of discipline he needs to no you are the boss and what you say go's

 

ATB Jambay

[lurcherterrierferret 2]

Mines coming up to 12 months soon and he just seems really daft compared to others I've seen, he's also very protective and shows signs of agression towards other dogs, particularly dogs rather than bitches which I find unusual as I've never seen this temperament in a lurcher before. He's starting to calm down when he works but is very, very head strong, it all seemed to be going well with the training now he takes the p*ss a bit sometimes, is it just more time he needs? I'm thinking is he just getting cocky now that he's had a few rats and rabbits?

Has anyone else experienced this, he's my first lurcher though I've never seen this side of them before, all the others look so calm lol.

 

he's collie grey x bedlington whippet

Mine's 9 months and can be a bit of a handful. She isn't aggressive towards other dogs, quite the opposite in fact, she get so over excited and properly bounds all over them, and does the same with people. It's my fault cos I generally take her for walks in the middle of nowhere rather than busy parks etc. She's proper obedient when there's no one around, and if there's a dog or person fairly nearby she won't go to them if I tell her not to, but if they are close (within 10m or so) she's off. She's starting to show signs of calming down a bit now though thank god. A couple of weeks ago though, a bloke was throwing a ball for his collie and I managed to keep mine to heel all the way up to them until the last minute when she went charging after the collies ball and sent herself, the ball and the collie bowling over into the nearby river, oops!!!! The owner wasn't too impressed....some people don't have a sense of humour do they!

 

PS. This is my first lurcher aswell, I'm assuming they'll calm down when they mature cos all the others I've seen have been nice and calm aswell!

 

 

Thanks for reply, yeah he's just started to walk to heel, in fact walks better off the lead than he does on it as he pulls, especially when working though I don't mind that too much, nice to know he's keen. He is very similar if he sees someone throwing a ball, tennis ball, football he's not bothered he'll chase it, much to the upset of the kids playing! You're right about some people not having a sense of humour though I have had quite the opposite when a womans chihauuha ran off to my dog and she told me to let him bite it because it would teach her not to run off!! really hoping he calms down soon, the main thing I want him to stop is the aggressiveness, can't understand it at all he's fine with some dogs but would savage another! he was well socialised as a pup with my parents dogs at first and then did my best for him to meet other dogs out and about, he's fine with our terrier though she is definitely the boss!

[Paid 935]

I agree, after 2 years they tend to mature.

[lurcherterrierferret 2]

Some are just like that, u need plenty of discipline he needs to no you are the boss and what you say go's

 

ATB Jambay

I think this could be a big part of it, he's quite insecure and maybe I've been too soft and let him get away with far too much!

[rob190364 2,594]

Mines coming up to 12 months soon and he just seems really daft compared to others I've seen, he's also very protective and shows signs of agression towards other dogs, particularly dogs rather than bitches which I find unusual as I've never seen this temperament in a lurcher before. He's starting to calm down when he works but is very, very head strong, it all seemed to be going well with the training now he takes the p*ss a bit sometimes, is it just more time he needs? I'm thinking is he just getting cocky now that he's had a few rats and rabbits?

Has anyone else experienced this, he's my first lurcher though I've never seen this side of them before, all the others look so calm lol.

 

he's collie grey x bedlington whippet

Mine's 9 months and can be a bit of a handful. She isn't aggressive towards other dogs, quite the opposite in fact, she get so over excited and properly bounds all over them, and does the same with people. It's my fault cos I generally take her for walks in the middle of nowhere rather than busy parks etc. She's proper obedient when there's no one around, and if there's a dog or person fairly nearby she won't go to them if I tell her not to, but if they are close (within 10m or so) she's off. She's starting to show signs of calming down a bit now though thank god. A couple of weeks ago though, a bloke was throwing a ball for his collie and I managed to keep mine to heel all the way up to them until the last minute when she went charging after the collies ball and sent herself, the ball and the collie bowling over into the nearby river, oops!!!! The owner wasn't too impressed....some people don't have a sense of humour do they!

 

PS. This is my first lurcher aswell, I'm assuming they'll calm down when they mature cos all the others I've seen have been nice and calm aswell!

 

 

Thanks for reply, yeah he's just started to walk to heel, in fact walks better off the lead than he does on it as he pulls, especially when working though I don't mind that too much, nice to know he's keen. He is very similar if he sees someone throwing a ball, tennis ball, football he's not bothered he'll chase it, much to the upset of the kids playing! You're right about some people not having a sense of humour though I have had quite the opposite when a womans chihauuha ran off to my dog and she told me to let him bite it because it would teach her not to run off!! really hoping he calms down soon, the main thing I want him to stop is the aggressiveness, can't understand it at all he's fine with some dogs but would savage another! he was well socialised as a pup with my parents dogs at first and then did my best for him to meet other dogs out and about, he's fine with our terrier though she is definitely the boss!

has he ever been attacked by a certain type of dog? I used to have a spaniel that was fine with other dogs until he got attacked by an alsation once and then after that if ever he saw an alsation he'd get aggressive. Probably a combination of fear and trying to get the first bite in before he got attacked again. It happened when he was about 2 and he was always nasty with alsations until he passed away at 16!

[lurcherterrierferret 2]

i think all dogs are diffrnet and different breeds just take that little bit longer to mature anyway like i got a sal grey and its taken him 2 years nearly to calm down and stop bein childish but u do notice a big change in them though ,its cause ur used to seein them mess around and play up its a shock [bANNED TEXT] they just stop like mine wont play hardly ever now all he does [bANNED TEXT] weir out on a walk is constantly hunt on bush and pick up scent, but the only anoyin thing is u cant get his attention [bANNED TEXT] he got a scent . does he let u pick up the kill ?

Yeah, he lets me pick up the kill, though isn't retreiving to hand yet but I think that's partly because everytime he catches my terrier tries to pinch it so he spends more time avoiding her he shows no agression towards people at all unless he's guarding the car/garden and someone put's their fingers in when told not to as has happened!

[lurcherterrierferret 2]

Mines coming up to 12 months soon and he just seems really daft compared to others I've seen, he's also very protective and shows signs of agression towards other dogs, particularly dogs rather than bitches which I find unusual as I've never seen this temperament in a lurcher before. He's starting to calm down when he works but is very, very head strong, it all seemed to be going well with the training now he takes the p*ss a bit sometimes, is it just more time he needs? I'm thinking is he just getting cocky now that he's had a few rats and rabbits?

Has anyone else experienced this, he's my first lurcher though I've never seen this side of them before, all the others look so calm lol.

 

he's collie grey x bedlington whippet

Mine's 9 months and can be a bit of a handful. She isn't aggressive towards other dogs, quite the opposite in fact, she get so over excited and properly bounds all over them, and does the same with people. It's my fault cos I generally take her for walks in the middle of nowhere rather than busy parks etc. She's proper obedient when there's no one around, and if there's a dog or person fairly nearby she won't go to them if I tell her not to, but if they are close (within 10m or so) she's off. She's starting to show signs of calming down a bit now though thank god. A couple of weeks ago though, a bloke was throwing a ball for his collie and I managed to keep mine to heel all the way up to them until the last minute when she went charging after the collies ball and sent herself, the ball and the collie bowling over into the nearby river, oops!!!! The owner wasn't too impressed....some people don't have a sense of humour do they!

 

PS. This is my first lurcher aswell, I'm assuming they'll calm down when they mature cos all the others I've seen have been nice and calm aswell!

 

 

Thanks for reply, yeah he's just started to walk to heel, in fact walks better off the lead than he does on it as he pulls, especially when working though I don't mind that too much, nice to know he's keen. He is very similar if he sees someone throwing a ball, tennis ball, football he's not bothered he'll chase it, much to the upset of the kids playing! You're right about some people not having a sense of humour though I have had quite the opposite when a womans chihauuha ran off to my dog and she told me to let him bite it because it would teach her not to run off!! really hoping he calms down soon, the main thing I want him to stop is the aggressiveness, can't understand it at all he's fine with some dogs but would savage another! he was well socialised as a pup with my parents dogs at first and then did my best for him to meet other dogs out and about, he's fine with our terrier though she is definitely the boss!

has he ever been attacked by a certain type of dog? I used to have a spaniel that was fine with other dogs until he got attacked by an alsation once and then after that if ever he saw an alsation he'd get aggressive. Probably a combination of fear and trying to get the first bite in before he got attacked again. It happened when he was about 2 and he was always nasty with alsations until he passed away at 16!

The only thing I can think is my dads border collie bullied him from being a pup always taking his toys, growling etc. but never actually attacked him. Maybe this has scarred him so now he wants to be the boss, but does still cower to my dads dog.

[digginmad2011 57]

i think all dogs are diffrnet and different breeds just take that little bit longer to mature anyway like i got a sal grey and its taken him 2 years nearly to calm down and stop bein childish but u do notice a big change in them though ,its cause ur used to seein them mess around and play up its a shock [bANNED TEXT] they just stop like mine wont play hardly ever now all he does [bANNED TEXT] weir out on a walk is constantly hunt on bush and pick up scent, but the only anoyin thing is u cant get his attention [bANNED TEXT] he got a scent . does he let u pick up the kill ?

Yeah, he lets me pick up the kill, though isn't retreiving to hand yet but I think that's partly because everytime he catches my terrier tries to pinch it so he spends more time avoiding her he shows no agression towards people at all unless he's guarding the car/garden and someone put's their fingers in when told not to as has happened!

 

:whistling: would stop him doin that if i were you

[rocky1 942]

my dog 14 month and its daft as a brush its right livewire and when out lamping he chokes he head out when another dog chaseing got so much drive car,nt wait till he calms down and then theirs he older brother of different litter and he was,nt nothing like that ,think it might somthing 2 do with breeds ,my bullx is more nutter and my deerhoundx is much more laid back but 1 thing i noticed that my bullx pup started cocking his leg at 12 month and my deerhound at 20month

[lurcherterrierferret 2]

my dog 14 month and its daft as a brush its right livewire and when out lamping he chokes he head out when another dog chaseing got so much drive car,nt wait till he calms down and then theirs he older brother of different litter and he was,nt nothing like that ,think it might somthing 2 do with breeds ,my bullx is more nutter and my deerhoundx is much more laid back but 1 thing i noticed that my bullx pup started cocking his leg at 12 month and my deerhound at 20month

haha he's just started cocking his leg already in last few weeks, nearly fell over first few times! Really hope he calms down soon, though he is working well so I suppose I should be grateful for that, he's much better when working than when we're just exercising, suppose the collie in him makes him intelligent and gets bored easily he's got high prey drive but is constantly wanting to chase something, he often gets fed up of me ignoring him bringing sticks to throw and fetches me half a tree and growls at it when he can't carry it!!

[tsteve9999 456]

Mines coming up to 12 months soon and he just seems really daft compared to others I've seen, he's also very protective and shows signs of agression towards other dogs, particularly dogs rather than bitches which I find unusual as I've never seen this temperament in a lurcher before. He's starting to calm down when he works but is very, very head strong, it all seemed to be going well with the training now he takes the p*ss a bit sometimes, is it just more time he needs? I'm thinking is he just getting cocky now that he's had a few rats and rabbits?

Has anyone else experienced this, he's my first lurcher though I've never seen this side of them before, all the others look so calm lol.

 

he's collie grey x bedlington whippet

Sounds a lot like my dog, at 12 months he was a handful but if your dog is the same you will find a gradual improvement over the next 12. It's been nothing dramatic, just finding he needs less and less commands as time goes on and now at 2 he's pretty much as I want him. As for the aggression, does he do it only on the lead? My dog growls at every dog he passes while on the lead but is not dog aggressive in any way, I think it's just that he feels threatened while leashed.

I tend to leash him around other dogs simply because he can be very full on when playing about, and it's not fair on other people if he's roughing up their dogs, even if he means nothing by it and the other dog isn't too worried.

If you are walking him with another dog I think you will struggle to get him to a good standard of training, I did the same thing for the first 6 months and found it impossible because they formed their own little pack and did as they wanted, it would take a much better trainer than I am to do it that way.