Beginner To Beginner ; Best Advice Xyou Will Get.

[clueless 11]

The best advice you will get is "Get out with your dog" if you have don't know anyone to get out with chances are if you post that you are looking for a tag along you won't get it. Unless someone is an absolute brilliant judge of character you could be the town crier not jonny tight lips.

Get out with your dog anywhere your dog is likely to smell or spot a rabbit, don't just walk the beaten trail get in the growth, the forest areas ect and act like a complete loon egging your dog on hissing and getting him literally buzzing his tits off it won't take take long till he's flushing the rabbits out.

After a while you are most likely to meet people when your out and about.

[jcm 2,327]

To say your name is clueless that's good advice

[morton 5,368]

The best advice you will get is "Get out with your dog" if you have don't know anyone to get out with chances are if you post that you are looking for a tag along you won't get it. Unless someone is an absolute brilliant judge of character you could be the town crier not jonny tight lips.

Get out with your dog anywhere your dog is likely to smell or spot a rabbit, don't just walk the beaten trail get in the growth, the forest areas ect and act like a complete loon egging your dog on hissing and getting him literally buzzing his tits off it won't take take long till he's flushing the rabbits out.

After a while you are most likely to meet people when your out and about.

Im nearly in agreement,try not to over encourage a dog to enter cover etc.,it often leads to false entering,the dog will eventually learn when to enter and when its not worthwhile,otherwise just get out and amongst em,the dog will often get better from every trip,also the novice owner.

[bullx100% 681]

I got my bitch started by taking a bag full of dead rabbits out to the local football field in the pitch black and chucked them all oiver the place then sat with the dog for ten minits for her to forget about them and then walked round the field in the darkness and soon enought she had her head down and following sent and picking them up and retrieving them....after all you want a bushing dog to work on sent so next time your out on ground where bunnies are at home and the dog catches sent they should enter cover on there own.....just m two pence worth there

[lowjake 0]

Gunna have to give that rabbit thing a try my self. Cheers for that.

[bryanm45 787]

Not got a problem with working or scent, just that when he's excited on scent or been on something he works too far ahead and too fast, any tips on keeping the dog close and slowing him down. He's a 7 month old patterdale and works at 90mph when out, if I can nip it in the bud now he'll be a cracker.

[clueless 11]

I dunno if its the way to go but you can gey lengths of paracord, say you don't want the dog no more than 30 ft in front tie the cord to him as soon as he's at the 30 ft marker hell be pulled bk after a while he should stop at the distance before being pulled bk obviously try this in the open first no trees ect..

[jeemes 4,573]

Not got a problem with working or scent, just that when he's excited on scent or been on something he works too far ahead and too fast, any tips on keeping the dog close and slowing him down. He's a 7 month old patterdale and works at 90mph when out, if I can nip it in the bud now he'll be a cracker.

He should slow when he settles a bit .Keep getting him out.Try not to get too excited and shout a lot,it just winds them up more.

[bullx100% 681]

Not got a problem with working or scent, just that when he's excited on scent or been on something he works too far ahead and too fast, any tips on keeping the dog close and slowing him down. He's a 7 month old patterdale and works at 90mph when out, if I can nip it in the bud now he'll be a cracker.

like whats already been said mate he should settle in soon enough.....but sometimes you get dogs were you have to keep on them all the time constantly keeping them in check....the key to solving this problem is instant recall keep working on his recall when he gets to far out give him a shout and get him back up close....it sounds eraser than it in especially with heavy terrier blood in them....can you get out with an experienced bushing dog.one what works in close try to teach it the ropes so to speak.

[Ideation 8,216]

If the dog gets too far ahead, try to unsettle him by changing direction or hiding. Sounds odd but can often work with young dogs, as it makes them keep one eye on you.

[bryanm45 787]

Thanks lads been taking him out and keeping on top of him, scarring a lot of game away in the process with my shouting, but he has improved a lot and is much steadier now and taking direction from me to the point I can remain quite, and get his attention much quicker.

Here he is. Still very young at 7 months but he becoming a great tool to use with the runners, I feel confident enough now to try him at beating next weekend, see what he thinks to the spaniels working. Cheers lads.