Advice Needed Please

[Chris the bass 7]

Hi iv got a 13month quarter collie greyhound ( hancock) lurcher had he's been great with all commands and retrieving like to hand (lamping) but last week I was out ferreting with my mate and he got his first daytime rabbit he got it and didn't seem to want to give it to me he just stood about 20ft away and I had to wAlk to get it I thought that's strange so last night I went lamping he got his first rabbit a long slip and brought it about 12ft away from me strange again rabbit two was a verry long slip he had a chance on his hands but gut it any way but ran across the field with it away from me so I be tended to walk away and he came running with it towards me and I had to walk up to him to get it the there'd and final rabbit was a squatter he chased it caught it and ran around the field with it swinging the thing around witch he has never done allway been live he wouldn't come towards me with it then I decided to go to him he had killed the rabbit and as I got up to him he left it on the deck and walked away from it as if he now he done wrong I was gutted so just walked back the van and got off home any advice welcome cheers

[slipper 116]

I had the same problem mate, was with a collie x aswell, unfortunately I could not fix the problem, some said perhaps the dog had lost the connection with me the bond etc

Would be interested in others views on this so I know what can be done aswell

Good luck, hope it works out

[TOM HEAVY 140]

young pup with limited experience,

 

just carry on and try to concentrate on retrieving with skin dummy's or whatever your dog likes, the more he handles live catch the calmer he will be in that situation, I wreckon he is just getting over excited whilst doing his job, see the season through and see if he improves.

 

ATB

 

Tom Heavy

[nans pat 2,575]

its 13 months

[slipper 116]

Yes forgot to mention mine was two before it started playing up

[Dewclaw69 484]

just getting over a similar thing with mine. 3/4 grey 1/4 collie ( not hancock). at thye beginning of the season was retrieving to hand. after catching 2 dozen or so ( in 2's and 3's not the same night ) started to do a lap of honour around me with the rabbit and eventually bringing back to about 10 feet away.

i put it down to a juvenile dog getting a bit too much free reign. gone back to basics trying to get the dog to focus on me and tighten up a bit on his freedom. he is kennelled but when i'm home he's out and around the house. he had started running straight indoors past me. also whinging for his grub at a particular time.

thats cured now . last time out much better. lot less f*cking around and retrieved to about 6ft away. i'm still working on it so we'll see next time out. also now using a tug toy reinforcing that if he wants the game to continue he brings things back to me.

[Dewclaw69 484]

Guy downt pub reckons the dog I getting bored and wants its work rate upped

he might be right with that. only gettin out once or twice a week due to work. buy him a pint from me eh ?

[Chris the bass 7]

Cheers lads I'm going to start from basics on his retrieving give it a few weeks and take him out iv been told by a couple of experienced lads to do this cheers some good advice there lads thanks I'll keep use informed how he's getting on