Wild patterdale advice

[harrycatcat 31]

My patterdale bitch 14 months old is normally very good at coming back to a whistle and has done so for a while on our local field. However when I take her in the wood its as though "red mist" comes over her and all she's got on her mind is looking for squirrels and it takes ages to get her back. Any advice welcome please.

[ginga john 268]

My patterdale bitch 14 months old is normally very good at coming back to a whistle and has done so for a while on our local field. However when I take her in the wood its as though "red mist" comes over her and all she's got on her mind is looking for squirrels and it takes ages to get her back. Any advice welcome please.

 

you could walk the dog on a lead or give it something a little more substantial to concentrate on

[Guest WILF]

Batter the little c**t..........

[roybo 2,873]

Batter the little c**t..........

[Guest NANDO]

Edited November 23, 2007 by NANDO

[Guest WILF]

I have no terriers in my kennels...........and even if I did, why would you assume that they were pats?

You seem to be well up on all things terrier related.....whats your take on the guys question........I am allways keen to learn from people that are really getting out there with the dogs

[nelson 0]

Wilf's right, only coarse of action open is to bray the c*nt

[sambo123 593]

if you bought a terrier mate, you asked for a terrier. thats it. theres no " what should i do" . a terrier is a little spark of energy. get used to it.and for the people who say "batter the c*unt" you dont deserve to be on this site. Sam

[Tonymac 0]

Harry,sounds like a good Bitch to me.look at things from the Dog"s point of view.On the open Field there are less distractions for her hence,she comes back to you much easier.

 

In the Woods though,Prey Drive kicks in and away she goes!!!She is responding to age old Instinct which is the core of her being or essence.You hold much less attraction for her in the Woods of course.

 

I would try a few options.Not all may work but like anything,you keep changing the approach till you get the result you want.

 

Run her with another Dog that will recall.

 

Some People without realising it make it hard for a Dog to come back to them.Some when a Dog is with them will repress the Dogs Prey Drive.The Dog in these cases learns if I get into drive then i have to get away from the Owner.I am not saying that is the way it is in your situation Harry but just have a check of that area.

 

You could try some distraction training with her.

 

Also since a Dog in drive is at its highest level of receptiveness and learning, I would do some prey drive work with her.I would get a Ball on a String,piece of Hose or whatever fires her up.Get her into Drive and then practise recall.Keep her in Drive whilst doing the exercise by use of the Ball,hose or whatever.

 

Call her in and use the Ball so on as a lure,when she comes reward her with a throw or a brief game of tug.This way she develops more attraction to you,has an instinctual reason to come to you and realises its ok to be in drive around you.

Tony

[Guest WILF]

if you bought a terrier mate, you asked for a terrier. thats it. theres no " what should i do" . a terrier is a little spark of energy. get used to it.and for the people who say "batter the c*unt" you dont deserve to be on this site. Sam

 

I have never owned a terrier that didnt need to know its place now and again......its all they understand IMHO.....they dont give a feck about much else.

 

Do you just let your dogs run wild then?..........personally that would drive me mad.

No suggesting anyone give a lurcher such treatment, that would mentally destroy a lurcher.........as I said JMO.

 

Maybe you could add a pearl of wisdom or do you not put any effort in to your terriers at all?

[sambo123 593]

if you bought a terrier mate, you asked for a terrier. thats it. theres no " what should i do" . a terrier is a little spark of energy. get used to it.and for the people who say "batter the c*unt" you dont deserve to be on this site. Sam

 

I have never owned a terrier that didnt need to know its place now and again......its all they understand IMHO.....they dont give a feck about much else.

 

Do you just let your dogs run wild then?..........personally that would drive me mad.

No suggesting anyone give a lurcher such treatment, that would mentally destroy a lurcher.........as I said JMO.

 

Maybe you could add a pearl of wisdom or do you not put any effort in to your terriers at all?

effort? so do you tend to put much effort into 'battering the c*nt' so to speak? this sounds like a brilliant way to ' let the terrier know its place now and again'.

[Guest WILF]

.............tit!

[nelson 0]

[andy mecca 5]

here we go

[harrycatcat 31]

I would like to thank everyone for their advice and also for a really good laugh.

I think I will take everyones advice and that will be to disipline the dog more and keep her in line then to go back to basics with her training. I cant blame the dog as I say it is me that should have trained her better.

Thanks again.

 

PS

The last time I heard the term bray was when I worked at Park Hill pit in Wakefield in 1977.