pup catchin then droping to rechase

[keeganrees 196]

as title says .. i have spoken to skycat about this as she has worked with breeding i have in mine.. just want to see some other opinions on it

 

but to the point has any one else witnessed this in early stage off the dog being a pup ..

she has now had a fair few rabbits and is 13 months but all these are over last month

 

this is obvs affecting her retreive which... with a dummy/tennis ball or dead rabbit is done to a reasnably good standard (or what im happy with)

and just wondering how others have turned out etc

[Chid 6,542]

the collie x we have here will drop rabbits and recatch them if he isnt worked enough ,

put plenty of work in front of him and it stops

he is 6 btw

[keeganrees 196]

she is 1/2 deer x grey back to a 1/4picardy 1/4beardie x grey and ive been getin out as much as possiable with out trying to over do it aswel as she is a pup

[Sirius 1,391]

It's not unusual in a young dog, my mongrel now 6 who is a honest rabbit dog, did this a bit due to him being pretty soft mouthed during the retrieve. just keep going with her, she will soon learn how to hold them on the way back in.

[Sirius 1,391]

I doubt she is dropping them just to re chase them, more likely she gets put of with the kicking and drops them, then chases again as its still alive and getting away. Just don't walkout to her, let her bring them in even if she has to re catch it and its crunched and dead.

Edited September 27, 2012 by Sirius

[keeganrees 196]

cheers for the advice sirus ... ill just keep plodding along and see how she comes

[birddog 1,354]

sorry sirious to disagree but jazz up to maybe a year old would pick up a bunny alongside a hedge or ditch and carry it out into the field to chase it again but would then retrieve it, it was like she wanted the wee rush of excitement all over she stopped of her own accord but sometimes especially early season lamping the first squatter of the night gets nudged up like she wants a run before getting down to work in fact her best nights have followed one of these that has given her the run around almost as if she's woken up to how awkward some can be, personally i think it's an intelligence thing and the pup will come out of it in time

[Sirius 1,391]

sorry sirious to disagree but jazz up to maybe a year old would pick up a bunny alongside a hedge or ditch and carry it out into the field to chase it again but would then retrieve it, it was like she wanted the wee rush of excitement all over she stopped of her own accord but sometimes especially early season lamping the first squatter of the night gets nudged up like she wants a run before getting down to work in fact her best nights have followed one of these that has given her the run around almost as if she's woken up to how awkward some can be, personally i think it's an intelligence thing and the pup will come out of it in time

 

It's all valid stuff birdydog no need to apologise as all dogs are different so It could well be that, hard to know without seeing the dog. I have seen quite a few youngsters (and older dogs from time to time) do what I described above and simply struggle to keep hold of a kicking rabbit and bungle it when getting a better grip which often causes a small run again till they get it under control. With youngsters and their catches they all tend to feck about a bit, till they get a business head about their work and that only comes with experience of work.

'There is allot for a youngster to learn'

Edited September 27, 2012 by Sirius

[keeganrees 196]

birdog that is exaxtcly what shell do is catch take it open to rechase not so much the poor grip . but i can see what sitius is geting at ... but she is yet to give a excellent retreive after but has put in a few half decent ones ...

 

im sure it will come with time and patience and more bunnys under her belt