wee bit of advice please lads

[Mac3681 12]

Alright i was wondering if anyone can any this question for me ive been taking my wee pup out alot this while back just to let her have a look at the rabbits at night as ive just got myself a new lamp any way we were out 2 nights ago and i decided to give her a go at one shes just turned 9 months and this was to be her first run at a anything that can run away she did quite well stay on the rabbit and even pushed it back out when it headed for cover everything was great until she caught the rabbit she gave it a bit of a shake and when the rabbit sqeauled she threw it in the air and dropped it resulting in the thing getting away now being new to this hunting game i just put this down to it being her first chase/catch and hopefully she will learn from this and do the bussiness next time do you rekon this might be the case or should i be more worried about this any suggestions welcomed

 

ATB

 

Thanks

[artful212 394]

im getting de-ja-vu here did you not ask this few days ago mate

[Floyd17586 454]

I wouldnt be worried as she is very young and these things can take time depending on the bitch.my advice would be let her see another dog catch and kill a rabbit and hopefully she,ll click on

[Floyd17586 454]

Or let her join another dog [bANNED TEXT] it has caught the rabbit and she should start ragging at it

[Mac3681 12]

im getting de-ja-vu here did you not ask this few days ago mate

 

i did mate but can find the post so didnt no if i posted it right chum lol

[Millet 4,497]

I had a pup do the same many moon's ago..everytime it squealed he dropped it then kept recatching it..he clicked in the end..i say just keep at it and only slip the pup on stuff he has a very good chance of nailing..

[chartpolski 24,131]

Or let her join another dog [bANNED TEXT] it has caught the rabbit and she should start ragging at it

 

And destroy any retrieving ability EITHER dog may have !!!!

 

Cheers.

[Millet 4,497]

Too true on the retrieving point Chart's..i had a dog a while back that was getting there with his retrieve..one day he was out mooching with another dog and he nailed a bunnie..the older other dog snatched it of him and knocked him a million mile back over on his retrieving..he did come good in the end but it took a lot of bunnie's to get him retrieving properly again..IMO never run a pup doubled up.. far too much can go wrong..maybe let him see another dog work while on the lead..but never running with another till he is older and learned his game..

[whippet 99 2,613]

Or let her join another dog [bANNED TEXT] it has caught the rabbit and she should start ragging at it

 

And destroy any retrieving ability EITHER dog may have !!!!

 

Cheers.

took the words out of my mouth...............

[stabba 10,745]

Retrieving silent dummies and then retrieving actual noisy prey are worlds apart mate..just a minor shock to the system for the pup..it,ll get there in the end..just keep at it

[morton 5,368]

Its a pup,it will miss some and drop some,as it gets older,fitter and stronger,mentally not just physically,it will miss less and stop dropping its catches,as long as the retrieving and basic training as been undertaken by the owner.

[Floyd17586 454]

Or let her join another dog [bANNED TEXT] it has caught the rabbit and she should start ragging at it

 

And destroy any retrieving ability EITHER dog may have !!!!

 

Cheers.

yea but would get it killing.and if you let her do it once or twice wont ruin her retreiving

[Ideation 8,216]

Or let her join another dog [bANNED TEXT] it has caught the rabbit and she should start ragging at it

 

And destroy any retrieving ability EITHER dog may have !!!!

 

Cheers.

yea but would get it killing.and if you let her do it once or twice wont ruin her retreiving

 

Out of interest why does a rabbit dog need to kill?

[Floyd17586 454]

It dosent mine brings live to hand.but he was saying pup was droping [bANNED TEXT] rabbit squeeled so i gave the advice

[jf1970 328]

Or let her join another dog [bANNED TEXT] it has caught the rabbit and she should start ragging at it

do not take this lads advice, a pup running doubled up on rabbits is a disaster waiting to happen, and why would you want it to start ragging a rabbit?