Patt Pup

[sull85 36]

got a patterdale pup 6 and a half month old... recall coming on but soon as near any cover hes in...bang on as i wanted him for bushing but soon as his nose is down his recall goes out the window....im not purposely wanting him to work the cover yet ... any advice on getting his recall better????? should i keep him away from cover altogether till recall spot on ???? its my first pup so any advice or tips would be usefull .... like i said its my first pup so no stupid comments please..cheers rich

[bunnyboiler 1,053]

Calling a terrier of a sent is like calling a lurcher of a course forget it :-)

[sull85 36]

should i be letting him work cover yet then or just keep him away till bit older? cheers pal

[outandabout 27]

Sorry to hijack your thread, but your patt sounds exactly like my russell pup (11 months). Recall is spot on until there's something to hunt, then she just ignores me.

 

Caught her first rabbit today mind, so it's not all bad.

 

I'd also be interested to hear any tips or advice on this too. Good luck with your patt mate, lovely dogs.

[sull85 36]

once his heads down hes like a hound lol just keeps going, not caught yet ... just wondered if his recall will improve with age when in cover etc or will he just keep ploughing through ????

[outandabout 27]

In the same boat bud, on another thread where I asked for advice I was told give the dog time and be patient so I'm hopeful.

[sull85 36]

cheers pal, apart from that i cant fault him...ill keep you posted how he gets on

[mighty celt 996]

if your dog is on a hot scent why would you want to call it off,as you state you want it for bushing so let it hunt, and call him in when he is not on the line off something.

Edited March 25, 2013 by mighty celt

[sull85 36]

sometimes he can go to far ahead,,, just wondered if this is what terriers did or was it just him,like i said first pup pal...just didnt know if i was doing something wrong

[pigeonman 8]

Let him do his thing! Some hunt up more than others, dont panic when you feel like hes to far away because he'll think that hes done something wrong when you keep calling him back, then he'll stay further and further away thinkin hes done wrong and end up ignorin you all together. Just relax and will end up doin what you want him to.

[sull85 36]

thanks pigeonman

[mighty celt 996]

as pigeonman said leave him hunt away once he is on the line of something,if he is not hunting something and just acting the tit wanting 2 be up ahead of you all the time then you need to work on his recall as that can be a pain in the ass having a terrier 70 yards ahead of you scaring game away and bolting game that the lurcher and other dogs wont have time 2 get on 2,

[Peter Leemooch 160]

don't suppress the dogs natural urge the reason you got him.you can put the finishing touches on him later without spoiling him

[sull85 36]

cheers lads , like you say mighty celt its a pain when hes other end of the field..thanks for the advise

[Prankstaaaa 1]

Good read, iv got a 13 week old patt cheers for the info guys