Fence jumping Success!!!

[holy grail 0]

as of yesterday my new 11 month old Deerhound is clearing full size cattle fences with ease. he went from a hound that had been taught not to jump and whom couldnt even jump onto the back of the ute - to clearing fences and gettin on the ute like its just a large step in just over 2 weeks. im so proud of him. i managed to snag a picture of him on his 2nd jump.

[stig 2]

very well done, usefull skill that......

[skycat 6,174]

You must be doing something right! And to have given the dog that sort of confidence when he'd been kept under is a really great feeling isnt' it.

[blackfell 16]

hi well done but mind him on them old wires,gates would be better to practise on.

[hairybull 3]

well done- they soon get the hang of it.

Blackfell- most of the gates where I used to work were just cocky gates- wire like the fence onto a star picket that could be moved, so still wire.

Havent done many fences with the bitch I have now- there arent any!!

[Ray Mears 272]

good going mate but to be honest i wouldent be teaching my dog to jump barbwire when its first learning i no it might seem like i am being picky but its just my opinion. good going anyway w.b

[loftmonkey 2]

cracking looking dog mate what you gonna work him on ?

[MATTI 34]

I bet that's a relief, he look's a big fella to be lifting over to many fence's,

All the best.

MATTI

[skycat 6,174]

If I'm not mistaken, barbed wire is just about all there is to jump in Oz; so a dog needs to learn how do to it or not keep up with it's quarry.

[Ray Mears 272]

  skycat said:

If I'm not mistaken, barbed wire is just about all there is to jump in Oz; so a dog needs to learn how do to it or not keep up with it's quarry.

 

 

i carnt say weather your right or wrong there maye i was just tryiong to say maybe it would be a better idea jumping fences until he got the hang of it then move him onto barbwire one mistake on barbwire and it could be all over just a idea mate all the best w.b

[holy grail 0]

thanks for your replys guys... whippet boy.. you are right about the barbed wire to a certain level. i didnt actually teach him on barb wire. on my property theres an old holding paddock that was run down, so i removed the fences and started new ones. what i did was to only add a few wires from the bottom to start, and as he got used to them i added 1 new wire each time until he was jumping 1.3m. i made all the wires plain on that fence, so all i then had to do was to take him to different fences and try him, in which he had no trouble at all.

for those whom are asking... he's a Deerhound and i got him for use primarily on foxes. and yes there is a lot of barb wire here in Australia. cheers

Edited October 6, 2007 by holy grail

[blackfell 16]

hi not having a dig lol ,he get over them wires better than i can lol.

how your lot get on at the rugger ??

[holy grail 0]

  blackfell said:

hi not having a dig lol ,he get over them wires better than i can lol.

how your lot get on at the rugger ??

what ya mean by ' the rugger'? never heard that term...

[blackfell 16]

you know that game where we push you all over the field,and out kick you too lol.

[holy grail 0]

  blackfell said:

you know that game where we push you all over the field,and out kick you too lol.

ya not maken much sense???? are you refering to some sort of ball game? aswell as being a smart ass?