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[fay 75]

i brought my pup out the other nite with a mate and his dog so he could watch he pulled me all over the place pulling down to the ground .inanywas he pulled me and i went out on me back and landed on the dog i peted him down after it then he done it again except i hit a clump of grass and he bounced and jumped all over the place he hates bangs or anyting like that i gave him 5 or six slips he yelped while running a rabbit .what can i do to sturdy him up and stop him pulling when hears a bang i was tinkn of just leaving him off for a while but i was told the more i bring him out the better for him but its very frustrating what he does very wingy is it just a puppy ting he will be a year next month any help an no smart remarks please tanxs

[BS40liam 203]

Choose easy runs like the squatters if he carryall on yapping then it's probs best to try him in a few months time

[seang 163]

try walking him in busy places wheres theres lots people and cars and other noises

[fay 75]

this pup seems to have an awful lot of problems god give me patience lol ill bring him out on his own during the day and bring some food and see how it goes if i get him over the nervousness ill leave him off to mature and snap out of the puppyish tings he does never had a dog like him before all these little annoying issues

[fitchet 788]

What cross is it mate ? A dog opening up on qaurry is out frustration. What age did he get his first run ? He sounds like a really sensitive dog probabley do to unsocilisation when he was younger. Atb

[stripes 401]

Fay shutting him away in a kennel is not going to help,, it is just the cowards way,, first of all if you can put a radio out in the kennel get the dog used to noises ie voices and music, walk the dog as usual and build up the dogs confidence, have you any local football matches were you can walk him,, he needs to be socialised.. Paitence is a virtue and youre going to need it.atb stripes.

[birddog 1,354]

the more exposure to different stimuli you can give the pup the better, walking next to main roads or busy precincts etc a beach walk with a heavy noisy sea running is good too. as for the yapping i'd try getting him on a lure with really short slips to start with it'll give him lots of confidence as he is always going to catch his prey (the lure / rag) let him forget about frustrating bunnies for a while.plenty boisterous games and the old tug of war, maybe he's just a slower maturing type give him time, i teach mine to bark / speak on command maybe that will help him learn when and when not to bark atb

[bribri988 141]

the more exposure to different stimuli you can give the pup the better, walking next to main roads or busy precincts etc a beach walk with a heavy noisy sea running is good too. as for the yapping i'd try getting him on a lure with really short slips to start with it'll give him lots of confidence as he is always going to catch his prey (the lure / rag) let him forget about frustrating bunnies for a while.plenty boisterous games and the old tug of war, maybe he's just a slower maturing type give him time, i teach mine to bark / speak on command maybe that will help him learn when and when not to bark atb

keep him going in the end he will stop! what cross is he? i find all the wimpering pups are x salukis dont know if thats them all or just the sevrels ones i have came across also the opening up can be a number of things main one him been to young and not been able to keep up with his quarry there for very fustrated(excuse the spelling)slip on easy catches if there is such thing possibly try him on lures or maybe run with other dogs try all you can dont give up! thats my view on it anyway ATB and keep us posted

[fay 75]

ive done everyting with him he is just an out straight winger of a dog i no its frustratsion what hes doing about the yelping hes a bed whippet hound .this dog has the life of riley here i=he was never locked away he was in the house most of the time with me and the family then put out the back when started marking in the house lol he has had dummys thrown for him asa pup he gets walks out on the road and when i go for a mooch just bring him with the terreir he watches the ditch nall wheb she barks i dont no what to do u swear i have batterd him the way he goes on cant understand it at all when he pulls me like mad i give the lead a little tug and say come back he pulls me to the ground and looks up at me real nervous hes an odd ball seriously just one of them dogs off all dogs i had in my life this one is a nusance had any one else got a problem with this type of breed of dog

[skycat 6,173]

Without actually seeing the dog in the flesh it is impossible to say for sure, but I'm afraid it does sound like an overly highly-strung temperament issue. There are some dogs which are so hyper sensitive that anything is likely to scare them, or one wrong move on your part and the dog fears punishment. With a dog like this, something as simple as tripping over it as a puppy, can be a lasting trauma which it carries with it for ever.

If you and the dog aren't suited this can be a real problem. Are you a loud, big person? Maybe just the tone of your voice is enough to make the dog cower? We can't change the basic temperament of a dog, but we can adapt our own behaviour and quieten down our voices and movements to suit a high strung animal.

If, on the other hand, the dog really is a fruitcake, you'll never achieve the sort of results you hope for with an animal like this. Problem is when people ask for help on the internet, we are only getting your own view of things, and I would not like to set in stone any advice or words of help without seeing both you and the dog together.

[fay 75]

tanks mate i have pics up here of him im 5 11 i woulodnt say im loud but have a deep voice mate hes like this since i got him at 8 weeks old winging and winging i was hoping he would snap out of it by now but i was wrong i dont want to just move him off either but i do wrecken he would make some 1 a pet more than a hunter how is it possible out of 4 pups 3 of them are the same y is this my mates have the other ones are they where the same wingers and pure ignarant also tink its just the type of dog he is but i cant work around him like this hes going to break my heart all the time

[skycat 6,173]

It is a sad fact that far too many lurchers, or any dogs for that matter, with dodgy temperaments are being bred from these days. If the parents had dodgy temperaments, or the grand-parents (traits often skip a generation) then it can come out in the pups. Too many people are breeding from dogs because they happen to 'like' a dog or want to make a bit of money. What someone might put up with in a pet dog, may not be suitable for a working dog. Ignorant 'back street' breeders are to blame in most cases of breeding from temperamentally unsound animals, and unfortunately, a lot of lurcher breeders are like that. I'm certainly not tarring all lurcher breeders with the same brush, because there are many very experienced and sensible people out there as well, but you only have to look on the puppy advert sites to see how many thousands of lurchers are being bred every year.

 

Sometimes also, a breeding just doesn't 'gel': if the parents don't happen to have genes which 'click' with eachother, the problem can come out double in the pups. Breeding may not be rocket science, but it is certainly an art.

[riohog 5,701]

get the pup out in busy traffic and the town were there is lots of folk , think about changing the diet aswell ive seen folk feed dogs high protean food and there bouncing off the walls , ,just give it a go cant hurt

[Malt 379]

ive done everyting with him he is just an out straight winger of a dog i no its frustratsion what hes doing about the yelping hes a bed whippet hound .this dog has the life of riley here i=he was never locked away he was in the house most of the time with me and the family then put out the back when started marking in the house lol he has had dummys thrown for him asa pup he gets walks out on the road and when i go for a mooch just bring him with the terreir he watches the ditch nall wheb she barks i dont no what to do u swear i have batterd him the way he goes on cant understand it at all when he pulls me like mad i give the lead a little tug and say come back he pulls me to the ground and looks up at me real nervous hes an odd ball seriously just one of them dogs off all dogs i had in my life this one is a nusance had any one else got a problem with this type of breed of dog

 

Yep, got a beddy whippet here which is simalar.. It's bloody hard to know what to do with him. On the one hand he's terrier like in his behaviour and needs a bit of a firm hand, but on the other I can't come down on him too hard because he's also a big shit house.. He's thick as shit which I don't think helps, and I don't think I've ever come across a more needier dog. I can't pet my terrier, the cat or even talk to the fecking goldfish while I feed them without him wanting in on it! He's four now and still acts like a pup, so it don't look like he's going to grow out of it as I'd hoped..

[Mick C. 229]

Spend some quiet time with him on your own.

 

Maybe a bit of ferreting/ mooching

 

Dont curse him.

 

Might take time to build trust .

 

Long term youwant the dog to believe in your leadership.

 

Sounds very nervous and sensative

 

Stick to it and good luck