luckyplum 50 Posted August 17, 2014 Report Share Posted August 17, 2014 my beddy/whippet spent the first 7 years of her life working alongside her mother who we lost last year due to ill health, i now realize she was just following her mother and is nothing like as good. her saving grace is the fact that she works well in the beating line but over the last couple of weeks she refuses to jump out of the van whilst i,m out and about checking the poults etc. when i lift her out she sits there untill i came back to van, has anyone else ever had this happen, cheers plum ! Quote Link to post
BIGLURKS 874 Posted August 18, 2014 Report Share Posted August 18, 2014 Think you have retired her why not sling a slip lead on and walk Quote Link to post
luckyplum 50 Posted August 18, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 18, 2014 yea you might be right big lurks i am looking for an excuse to get another dog but i,m still baffled why she won,t walk round with me, i will try her on a lead cheers plum ! Quote Link to post
Tyla 3,179 Posted August 18, 2014 Report Share Posted August 18, 2014 Is carrying an injury that might be putting her off or maybe just unsure what to do without your older bitch to follow? Quote Link to post
Jimmy1000 655 Posted August 18, 2014 Report Share Posted August 18, 2014 she had many of good day for you best of look with her happy days Quote Link to post
bird 9,942 Posted August 18, 2014 Report Share Posted August 18, 2014 yea you might be right big lurks i am looking for an excuse to get another dog but i,m still baffled why she won,t walk round with me, i will try her on a lead cheers plum ! suppose this is one of the probs with working more than one dog, as in a pack system even with just 2 dogs , I dog will take control, either finding or going in for the 1st strike on a kill.My younger dog very oriented to my older dog,(bonded) he watches him like a hawk on the walks and everything else.But luckily when he sees his quarry day+night he wants it for him self so will hunt solo no prob. But looking back I would have done better with him on his own from day 1, but as I only work him now, it makes no difference really now.! Quote Link to post
bunnys 1,228 Posted August 18, 2014 Report Share Posted August 18, 2014 Using several animals in a pack system Neva gives ya true picture of. The animals abilities,for the life of Cana understand the reason for this other than hound packs etc.if thy lamps with a mate etc that be at least 2animals out more than enough,some try to please there handlers and will go well beyond some animals limits these are the animals I favour the ones that work for there handlers brought on through the great bond they have with thee.seeing the true picture of what's going on in ta field his there for us all ta see but some are blinkered and see the picture differently some animals become lost so to speak with out pack while there be others that drive on. Atb bunnys Quote Link to post
luckyplum 50 Posted August 19, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2014 thanks for replys lad, i understand most of them lol ! she worked on her on last ferreting season and also in the beating line last season and as i said it,s only been the last week that she,s changed by the way she will happily walk with me on a lead with me of an evening around the block. i agree that having one dog to spend all your time with is ideal but feel i need a pup to bring on, cheers plum ! Quote Link to post
skycat 6,173 Posted August 19, 2014 Report Share Posted August 19, 2014 If the dog has only just changed then you need to look at possible health issues: trapped nerve, damaged tendons? Not something visible but easy enough to diagnose if you take her to a good greyhound vet or back man. Also possible are changes in behaviour caused by being in season/post season. Or did something frighten her that you aren't aware of? Any number of reasons a dog alters its behaviours suddenly: just because we don't notice why doesn't mean to say its for no reason: there is ALWAYS a reason. Quote Link to post
wi11ow 2,657 Posted August 19, 2014 Report Share Posted August 19, 2014 had a bitch pine for its sister when one died bought a young bitch in she found her life back again made her happy again Quote Link to post
patterdale 673 Posted August 19, 2014 Report Share Posted August 19, 2014 Have you thought the possibility of depression or grieving for her mother 1 Quote Link to post
gnipper 6,504 Posted August 19, 2014 Report Share Posted August 19, 2014 I wouldn't have thought it was depression if the other died last year. Quote Link to post
patterdale 673 Posted August 19, 2014 Report Share Posted August 19, 2014 I wouldn't have thought it was depression if the other died last year.you never know.just a thought. Quote Link to post
luckyplum 50 Posted August 19, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2014 just a bit of an update, i had to lift the dog out of her bed this afternoon before driving to a different bit of ground to look for any pigeons when she reliased where she was she got excited, jumped out of the van and walked round as happy as could be ! Quote Link to post
leegreen 2,180 Posted August 19, 2014 Report Share Posted August 19, 2014 (edited) Sounds bored with checking the poults. Some times my old bitch won't even go for a walk with me if I walk around my plot, she knows every nook and cranny. But if I go to my motor it's a different story. Edited August 19, 2014 by leegreen Quote Link to post
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