TURNING A DOG AROUND

[keepitcovert 842]

A few years ago a mate of mine was given a dog a little whipgrey x collie bitch, by the time it was 7 months old it had changed hands four times, now he took the dog on somewhat reluctantly as he had just hit the 70 mark and always said it was unfair to take a dog on that might outlive him, shows the kind of dogman he is, The first time i saw the dog it was a nervy little thing that flinched if you went to stroke it he had been told it had no prey drive was going to be a jacker, how the hell you can tell at that age is beyond me. Any way to cut a long story short within a year that dog was a confident working dog eager to please and a pleasure to own, final word went to my mate when i said what a good job hed made on her he replied yeah well what do you expect when she used to be owned by jackers its not just dogs that are,. YIS KIC

[killing crew 2,708]

true

[storm323 191]

Nice for the dog to have a good home to many dogs got jibbers as owners

[skycat 6,174]

Sadly, so many people today give up at the first hurdle: no wonder this country is in the mess it is. Stickability, hard graft and patience seem to be things of the past: people seem to want everything straight away with no effort from themselves.

[BrianSteven72 369]

too true to many owners jack on there dogs at the first hurdle no matter how small it is when prob with a bit of time and effort the dog would overcome it !

[Flipper_Al 1,012]

"Sadly, so many people today give up at the first hurdle: no wonder this country is in the mess it is. Stickability, hard graft and patience seem to be things of the past: people seem to want everything straight away with no effort from themselves."

 

The playstation generation

Edited May 27, 2012 by Flipper_Al

[beast 1,884]

and do you know what even if the problem required more than just a little bit of effort, even if it turned into a whole big shitfight to sort it out, a proper dog man/woman would still persevere. the difficult dogs are the ones that you learn from!!!

[skycat 6,174]

How very true! The latest bast*rd to grace my kennels has been very busy teaching me a whole new ball game. I honestly thought he'd get the better of me at one point, but I'm beginning to see light at the end of the tunnel, and he's still alive as well :tongue2:

[Rabbiting man 1,192]

The way I look at it having a new pup or dog then training it is a new ball game cuz all dogs, pups are different in the end you have learnt somethink new.

[mick c 411]

ive just had a 12month old pup that had never seen a thing outside the breeders yard . never had a lead around its neck ,wouldnt even step from its bed or respond to any name . this dog was completely green . within a week its coming on well with a bit of good advice from skycat (thanks penny) now i take him work with me everyday and can be let off the lead and the recall is comng on great . i took him to the belvoir show on sunday and won the lurcher and went on to reserve champion . hes a completely different dog now but i know theres a long slow process to get him completely right

[troter58 1,711]

the thing is in todays lurcher game they want it now if you read the post on this site my pup will not kill will not retrieve will not listen to me the owners want a 7/8 month old dog to be doing it they do not want to put the time in to the dogs its true the owner jacks not the dog seen it a good few times young dog given away this dog is a jacker no prey drive then at 12/13 moths the same dog is doing the job for the new owners it takes a lot of time to bring a pup on proper and to many are not willing to do that as said its the time given to a young dog that makes it atb troter

[beast 1,884]

How very true! The latest bast*rd to grace my kennels has been very busy teaching me a whole new ball game. I honestly thought he'd get the better of me at one point, but I'm beginning to see light at the end of the tunnel, and he's still alive as well :tongue2:

if you dont mind me asking what particular challenges did this dog throw at you? and what was your solution? i'm just trying to learn from someone else's difficult one!!!

[the big chief 3,099]

the thing is in todays lurcher game they want it now if you read the post on this site my pup will not kill will not retrieve will not listen to me the owners want a 7/8 month old dog to be doing it they do not want to put the time in to the dogs its true the owner jacks not the dog seen it a good few times young dog given away this dog is a jacker no prey drive then at 12/13 moths the same dog is doing the job for the new owners it takes a lot of time to bring a pup on proper and to many are not willing to do that as said its the time given to a young dog that makes it atb troter

very true troter they shouldn't own dogs if they have no paitants in there training

[DAN.BOY 13]

rescued dogs always seem more grateful and eager to please

[wirral countryman 2,110]

rescued dogs always seem more grateful and eager to please

DAN,thats because they've normally been abused in some way,most dogs will respond to a kind word and a bit of patience with their training,atb,WM