Strictly Rabbiting

[Guest Leveller]

[asha 48]

belter of a pic pal,dout any of mine would have stayed put lol

[Snifferboy 659]

Impressive mate, nice pic and nice bitch.

[Guest born to run1083]

Fair play your dogs got way more restraint then mine being of slip and in the beam my bitch would of been straight on it. I've always woundered how you train that into a dog, is it superior training or a dog with serious lack of heart and drive always gets me thinking

[Guest Leveller]

Well as my dog lacks nothing in heart and drive I'd have to go with the training although I wouldn't use the word "superior" more like simple time and effort. Most people I'd hope take the time to get basic training in to include stock training, ferrets etc so why should a quarry species be any different than a lamb or a horse. It's not at all natural for a dog to walk at our pace let alone to have a lead around it's neck but most seem to be able to achieve this so stopping a dog from chasing should be just as easily achieved with time and work.

[Sirius 1,391]

Looks like a lack of prey drive to me!

[torchey 1,328]

i would have had turf in my eyes if that was my mutts

[Guest Moscow]

Bit of a pointless topic! Certain breeds dont naturally enter themselfs to deer untill shown by another dog.

 

If a dog can be shouted back or stoped from running DEER by comand once its been entered TO DEER it would need its prey drive questioning.

Edited August 25, 2012 by Moscow

[matthews 88 77]

not been smart but whats the difference between a deer and a lamb or a calf im sure all your dogs dont chase or kill lambs so are they lacking prey drive

[2.8 guy 403]

you could look at this two ways a dog thats totally under control by its master, or stock training and i have a bull cross that wont touch sheep, i can lamp them and it will stand and look does it lack prey drive no i dont think so

I have had two dogs that was under control like this, i do intend on a third the next pup i get

A well trained dog is a asset and i take my hat off to any one who has one under such control atb 2.8

[matthews 88 77]

not been smart but whats the difference between a deer and a lamb or a calf im sure all your dogs dont chase or kill lambs so are they lacking prey drive

or was it training

[Guest Leveller]

Bit of a pointless topic! Certain breeds dont naturally enter themselfs to deer untill shown by another dog.

 

If a dog can be shouted back or stoped from running deer by comand once its been entered it would need its prey drive questioning.

sorry you find the topic pointless.

I would never question a dogs prey drive just because it is biddable and I'm afraid I don't subscribe to the "doubling up/older dog showing the way theory" and never have. I hadn't shouted the dog back it was a few feet in front of me it's much easier to nip things in the bud before they get out of hands. I'm confident I could've given a command and the bitch would've taken off after the doe but I want to be in control of the situation at that point.

[birddog 1,354]

i have a bitch thats burst barbed wire to get to a rabbit and took 4 more before i noticed the blood from her chest, she's knocked herself out on a post chasing a rabbit so no lack of prey drive but she sits to the flush of a roe...........does this mean a spaniel or lab thats steady to flush has a lack of prey drive ?...........i don't think so........i think its more down to training and the owners attitude.......why in this climate shouldn't we have a well trained dog? my bitch has won me lots of permission because she's proved to some farmers that not all lurchers are the same.

[minshaw man 111]

Bit of a pointless topic! Certain breeds dont naturally enter themselfs to deer untill shown by another dog.

 

If a dog can be shouted back or stoped from running deer by comand once its been entered it would need its prey drive questioning.

sorry you find the topic pointless.

I would never question a dogs prey drive just because it is biddable and I'm afraid I don't subscribe to the "doubling up/older dog showing the way theory" and never have. I hadn't shouted the dog back it was a few feet in front of me it's much easier to nip things in the bud before they get out of hands. I'm confident I could've given a command and the bitch would've taken off after the doe but I want to be in control of the situation at that point.

obiedient dog to me thats [bANNED TEXT] you need this day and age

[storm323 191]

It's either a case of lack of prey drive or you have broken her to them?if that's what you want in a dog then nothing wrong with that but I would say superior training tho.