strongbow1 257 Posted September 25, 2013 Report Share Posted September 25, 2013 My 4 year old beddy whip grey, used to retreive live to hand, hes had a few rabbits through the summer and has bin hard mouthed and not retreived them. I thought go back to basics and hopefully when hes had a few on lamp things would come good again. Well they he has not, only is he not retrieving, he has also gone hard mouthed. Has this happened to anyone before? And did things come good in the end? cheers. Quote Link to post
Hot Meat 3,109 Posted September 25, 2013 Report Share Posted September 25, 2013 You lamping alone? Just you and him? Or have you been running him with pups/young dogs Quote Link to post
strongbow1 257 Posted September 25, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2013 Bit of both really, ive also got an 18 month old bitch that he runs with, and i understand the competion thing, and have bin making an effort to take him out on own. Have u ever experienced this problem before, and did it come good. Cheers for reply strongbow Quote Link to post
Hot Meat 3,109 Posted September 25, 2013 Report Share Posted September 25, 2013 That's your answer as to why pal, 1 dog at a time if your wanting a retrieve. Even holding 1 on a slip whilst other is running causes probes, running doubled up also messes up a good retriever. I know it ain't easy but get a lot of 1 on 1 with the dog. If your birch is entered now let her figure rest out herself. I'd even stop lamping with mates if they got a dog on slip. Or at very least as soon as you see the dog running catch. Walk away from your mate and his dog. And rather than expecting the dog to retrieve, just turn an slowly walk away once he has caught, try getting him to come to heel whilst walking away even let him carry the bunny for a bit till you reach down attach slip an and take bunny off dog, his retrieve ain't ruined, but will need a fair bit of work. Keep at it 2 Quote Link to post
strongbow1 257 Posted September 25, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2013 Cheers for reply pal, uve said what i thinking really, just annoying when uve had a natural retriever live to hand for 2 seasons now im picking up a dead rabbit 20 yards away. Hopefully get him back on dummy, and plenty of runs on his own and things will come good again, because apart from that hes a good capable dog. Alb strogbow. Quote Link to post
Hot Meat 3,109 Posted September 25, 2013 Report Share Posted September 25, 2013 It'll come good mate, atb with him 1 Quote Link to post
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