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Work on the recall by day, and by night in a non lamping situation. 12 months is not too old to correct a fault, though I'd be more inclined to think that the dog probably hasn't been properly trained

is his recall ok at other times? 2 weeks isnt a massive amount of time to build up a good bond with a dog.   get his recall sorted first then when you go out with the lamp dont worrie about scaring

what worked for us before with a mutt that was slow in returning ,was get it mad for ball play and if it missed a bunny, knock off the lamp , if it came anywhere near, it knew we had the ball, you l

I'd also agree with Undisputed, it ain't a major fault in such a young dog and you should be able to get it right, the more he catches the more he will bring back. Casso's answer certainly sounds right too, though i've never seen it used.

Hunting up can seem like a real pain when it happens, especially if you got a field full and need the dog back pronto for another run. As i said, in young dogs, it's usually over-keeness but it can become more difficult with dogs that have done plenty of daytime work before seeing a lamp. In the past i've bought on dogs like this and ended up tearing my hair out with 'em but they do get better. Thankfuly, these days, i've learned those lessons and my dogs, though they are out in the field from an early age, only start real work on the lamp. Once that is mastered, we go on to other things.

Nice stamp of dog there too. :thumbs:

very grateful cheers mate :thumbs:

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whats in the breeding?

Lovely dog!

bull greyhound x collie greyhound stands 26tt

THAT WEE BIT COLLIE CAN BE A PROBLEM SOMETIMES ,BUT CAN BE RECTIFIED/GOOD LUCK :thumbs:

funny you say that had collie crosses years back, one was of a traveller, it would run two or three fields before coming back, did not have that one long, the other one was a hancock dog stubborn as a old mule, will say though have see some great working collie crosses :notworthy:
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Call the pup back and if it ignores you turn off the light and walk away ignoring it, It will come to you eventually. I wouldn't praise it unless it comes back when called, treats in your pocket help.

been doing that but without the treats, cheers mate
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