Teaching Bitch To Strike

[graham4877 1,181]

maybe with a rabbit skin on it, what do people reckon?

start with a full one.. then cut it down.. when dog is used to it,,

[Giro 2,648]

Seems good crack that Graham..

 

My dogs would just grab the stick :laugh:

 

What do you use as the rope bit ?? Washing line or Thin nylon rope??

[graham4877 1,181]

Seems good crack that Graham..

 

My dogs would just grab the stick :laugh:

 

What do you use as the rope bit ?? Washing line or Thin nylon rope??

2mm braided nylon mate, move fast and they wont!

[Giro 2,648]

Might have a wee bash at one

[graham4877 1,181]

Might have a wee bash at one

It'l not do no harm mate.. keeps them sharp

only a broom pole and meter of line!!

[jack68 628]

i always get mine on them from pups not over doing it just letting them catch it and play, good vid that will help a lot,,jack

[Maximus Ferret 2,063]

A flirt stick is great to teach a dog to strike but your dog already strikes well. You just need some patience. Whenever the dog does hold it 'til you get there give lots of praise.

This kind of dog should the best kind of soft mouth provider of unbruised meat if you handle it right.

[Snifferboy 659]

thats what i do with mine

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VlsOXv0FBmw

I do the same as this, I just do with a carp fishing rod and a rabbit skin for the lure, works a treat

[Mick C. 229]

The dogs catching

Just keep at it and you shuld have a nice soft mouthed dog

[whippet 99 2,613]

Ey up all

 

So have been out a fair bit with my 18 month saluki x whippet ferreting. She's had a good few runs on rabbits now, upwards of 20. However, though she's managed to catch most of them, she doesn't really strike properly. She'll grab and let go, chase it down again, put her paw on it, and then once it stops moving she just lets it up again etc etc

 

Anyone any ideas how I can get her more focused and doing the job properly? I'm starting to wonder if she'll get there.

take her ratting a few times or try taking her out with another dog as jelousy sometimes works for the good

encourage it to be hard mouthed,not what id be wanting to do intentialy,id just keep getting it out itl learn

how the fook can this be related to a dog being hard mouth .............if it was foxes preban i can understand..........but not rats

the lad obviously needs to put some hours in with the pup as what should of been done during the dogs younger days..........

[baw 4,360]

It's funny how a little frustrating problem can be a huge despairing problem when it's your own dog. Loads of guys with young dogs will be reading this wishing that's all they had to worry about with their youngsters. It'll. come good, I'd maybe miss out a hunting trip or 2 with it, get some fire in its belly. Give it some hard slips, let it realize it won't catch them all. It'll soon click to bang them and hold on. My old dog was a f****r for catching one, run another with the rabbit in his mouth, trying to stand on the second rabbit to stop it. c**t never out grew that but he was used mostly on hares. They know the difference

[baw 4,360]

The only gripe if have using the dog on rats is they bite back. If the dogs a coward it could put it backwards. I'd stick to rabbits personally.

[paulus 26]

It's funny how a little frustrating problem can be a huge despairing problem when it's your own dog. Loads of guys with young dogs will be reading this wishing that's all they had to worry about with their youngsters. It'll. come good, I'd maybe miss out a hunting trip or 2 with it, get some fire in its belly. Give it some hard slips, let it realize it won't catch them all. It'll soon click to bang them and hold on. My old dog was a f****r for catching one, run another with the rabbit in his mouth, trying to stand on the second rabbit to stop it. c**t never out grew that but he was used mostly on hares. They know the difference

they certainly do the same with most other quarry, i can tell by how my dogs are working as to what scent there following, i was reading something the other day on here about 2 dogs on 1 rabbits = ripped up rabbit, mine just double retieve without any tugging and ripping. the same with different quarry pre ban dogs would retrive rabbits and hares live but kill fox.rat,mink ect

[paulus 26]

The only gripe if have using the dog on rats is they bite back. If the dogs a coward it could put it backwards. I'd stick to rabbits personally.

make or break at least you would know

[.WARREN. 288]

Ey up all

 

So have been out a fair bit with my 18 month saluki x whippet ferreting. She's had a good few runs on rabbits now, upwards of 20. However, though she's managed to catch most of them, she doesn't really strike properly. She'll grab and let go, chase it down again, put her paw on it, and then once it stops moving she just lets it up again etc etc

 

Anyone any ideas how I can get her more focused and doing the job properly? I'm starting to wonder if she'll get there.

it will learn to strike the more it sees /runs