lurcher

[Guest MOLLY]

My lad never looked at sheep, had worked through them with never a problem, untill he became bored during a days recall training. My attention was diverted for a split second and he was trying to attack a ewe.

One good hiding later, walked around the same field till nearly dark and reminded everytime he looked at a sheep what would happen and i can now do this...

 

 

 

Im not saying that is the way to train a lurcher it definately is'nt and i wish it had not been that way, but he was a young adult when i got him so training from a pup had not happened. Once he learned from the above i then started from scratch with the basics.

We now live on a sheep farm, and i still dont trust him 100%, ive seen lambs and ewes jump up infront of him in the rough fields and he 'nearly' forgot his manners, but luckily 2yrs on and nothing. Then again i dont trust Jazz who was broke correctly as a pup. I dont trust any dog big/strong enough to kill a sheep around sheep full stop, it just takes one to jump up at the wrong time.

 

MOLL.

[jacob 28]

looks like hes lickin his lips to me

[elma-fudd 0]

My lad never looked at sheep, had worked through them with never a problem, untill he became bored during a days recall training. My attention was diverted for a split second and he was trying to attack a ewe.

One good hiding later, walked around the same field till nearly dark and reminded everytime he looked at a sheep what would happen and i can now do this...

 

 

 

Im not saying that is the way to train a lurcher it definately is'nt and i wish it had not been that way, but he was a young adult when i got him so training from a pup had not happened. Once he learned from the above i then started from scratch with the basics.

We now live on a sheep farm, and i still dont trust him 100%, ive seen lambs and ewes jump up infront of him in the rough fields and he 'nearly' forgot his manners, but luckily 2yrs on and nothing. Then again i dont trust Jazz who was broke correctly as a pup. I dont trust any dog big/strong enough to kill a sheep around sheep full stop, it just takes one to jump up at the wrong time.

 

MOLL.

good post molly i have a 10 year old collie cross that tryed to attack sheep as a pup just a few month back he him self got attacked by a sheep it started sticking the head in him and i had to step in poor dog was shitin his self cause he new sheep are out of bounds, i thought it was funny as.

[Guest MOLLY]

I agree with you completely Elma about what you say that hitting them can make them go the opposite way. Im lucky that i have a very strong bond with Khan and he only ever wants to please me, i think that was the 1st real time i had ever done that and it shocked him out of his socks But sometimes in some situations i think you have to let them know that no REALLY means no. Then in the future the word no and a very angry owner is all it takes.

MOLL.

[lurchergrrl 1,441]

Mine is 14mths old now, and has chased sheep. Thankfully he didn't get caught or do any damage. I don't have much chance to get him round livestock so I get pretty nervous when he spots something. I really wish I could get someone to let me take him out to break him correctly.

 

Certainly woundn't wack my dog round tho' doesn't usually teach them much.