Dog Did A Runner

[alan.rob 4]

​took my 12 month old lurcher out tuesday night for a walk ,got back to the lane by my gaff and let her of , which i usually do,she totally ignored me and went of in the opposite direction ,i followed her ,she was moochin about ,still would not come back on the call ,,i sat on a fence waiting to catch sight of her,to no joy...by 6 o'clock in the morning i'd had enough , thought f**k the dog,let me tell you i wasn't very happy .9 o'clock the same morning i get a phone call from a friend up the road saying my dogs asleep on his settee ,so off i go to fetch her ,,jesus she stunk to high heaven and was knackered..... she slept for 3 parts of the day !.took her out wednesday afternoon ,she did exactly as she was told,as soon as she started fekin about she was strait back on the leash...so last night i took her out on the lamp ,she was a different dog altogether,,there was nothing about but gave her a run anyway,she was straight back the first time on the call....DOG'S -talk about try your patience ... .

[billy whizz 141]

lol fun and games mate hate it when they just blank you mine dose it now and again but not like yours lol

[BIG G wheton machine 1,594]

as the saying goes never work with animals or kids, maybe jimmy saville shoulda took notice of that lol

[AshR1 214]

mines a bit like that, happened to me the other night, ran off for about 1h45mins, i was screwing!

[Millet 4,497]

Is it a saluki X and did you loose your temper with it and start screaming and shouting..

[seang 163]

Was she in heat

[wi11ow 2,657]

Is it a saluki X and did you loose your temper with it and start screaming and shouting..

 

 

thats great to watch people screaming at them the dog comeing three foot away then running off :laugh: yes saluki x are great at it i learnt with my first one

[phill kettle 21]

I know this dog . It hasn't got saluki in it. It has got a good dose of collie though ( border ).

In my experience the collie input can be seen in two lights.....................either it adds sagacity, some brains to the lurcher mix or it CAN add some degree of intractability.

I guess in the case of my mates bitch ( she isn't in season ) she a young bitch ..............still very much in pup mode and therefore wants to play around a bit, which is understandeable.

When it comes to working however........................it must be remembered that she is a lone dog with no experienced dog beside her to bring her on on the lamp. So, it will take time.

Regarding the refusal to come back when called then it simply a case of re-doing the homework at home in a more enclosed space..................and preferably an area where she can do some retrieves without getting past her owner.

It's never easy .......dogs do test your patience full stop !! But patience is the only way.

Ultimately IF a dog continues to upset you then you have to consider a parting of the ways...........cos the story WILL be one of........unhappy, confused dog and one unhappy owner...........not a good mix for a working or pet partnership.

Atb ....Phill.K.

[oyama 27]

My lurcher was 5 at the time took him out,near where we live got about 2 mile from home,for no reason ran for home.Was waiting for me at front door. Went across two busy roads. Always leaded on last 1/4 mile home. 12 year old now possibly best lurcher I've own, never did it again. Have no clue why he did it and never repeated,weird.

[benji benji 60]

a mate of mine has a good lurcher very well behaved but when it smells fox it goes insane if its on lead goes mental and you can be 10 fields past where he smelt it let him of he goes alway back to look for it if hes of lead hes just gone the minute he smells it otherwise best behaved dog in world . dont know if its same as yours just thought it would give you something to think about

[alan.rob 4]

yeh billy wiz its a real head f**k mate...

[alan.rob 4]

Big G------- jimmy saville no feckin comment mate............

Edited October 26, 2012 by alan.rob

[alan.rob 4]

AshR1--Yeh mate a proper wind up.....

[alan.rob 4]

​Millet --no she's a collie x whippet--no didn't shout or lose my temper kept me cool ,bloody hard work init ,,years ago she would have been strait down the road ,but i've got a lot of faith in this dog,,she's going to make a good en,,just give her plenty of time and patience,,,,fingers crossed...........

[alan.rob 4]

Seang-----she broke down the end of last june.....thanks for asking.atb