Lurcher Pup And Whats The Best Way To Train Him

[FUJI 17,156]

What does a learn from watching another dog running? How to yip on a slip?

Each to their own and all that but im with Johnny on this one..ive NEVER took any of my dogs as puppies to watch adult dogs at work..can't see alot of gain from it to be honest? Just frustration..not saying either way is correct its just the way I do things personally but as my dogs are shite im probably doing things wrong :-(

 

Edited to add im just talking lamping here as thats more or less all ive done in my life until this past year or so..

[morton 5,368]

Got a Bedlington x salukie/whipet grey hes now 51/2 month old got him doin bits of jumping n retreiveing. Plenty of walking just wondering what else I should b doin with him wudnt mind geting him out wid other dogs watching them work ect. Hes 21" now shud make 23/24" father was a great dog for goin to ground and mother is a very good lamping and coursing bitch especially on the big ears. Any help would b great here is a few pics

Ive two pups of the same age,today was much of the same with them,i let them out in the field with their mother and a couple of terriers,first 5 minutes i let them have free rein to burn off a touch of enthusiasm,then i spent another 5 minutes on letting them have a retrieve or 7,then a walk over the land getting them over the odd obstacle,walls,fences and streams.All the time the pups watched and learned a little more from their elders,it was rewarding to watch their mother marking a mouse in the tussocks and one of the pups becoming inquisitive and following her actions.A little later the terriers spent 10 minutes pushing a rabbit about amongst a very large patch of briar,the mother stood sentinel and reacted to the terriers yips and yowls,the pups followed her actions and became responsive to it all.On the way back home i spent a few minutes with them around the sheep,then another 5 minutes on retrieve.I was out for about an hour and an half,in this time i whistled them in on several occasions to learn them re-call,plus put them on a leash for a few minutes,ive not taken them on the highways yet,thats another lesson in waiting.I do this on a fairly regular occurence until i instill certain disciplines into them.Each outing learns them a little more,plus learns me what i need to concentrate on with each.

[J Darcy 5,871]

IMO there's only two things that I would worry about really, and thats breaking him to stock and the recall. That recall is the key to most things...Don't be in any rush, there is no rush.......but thats JMO....

[Dales Hunter 22]

Purdeys Pride is on YouTube, gives a pretty generic outline of the first twelve months

[morton 5,368]

IMO there's only two things that I would worry about really, and thats breaking him to stock and the recall. That recall is the key to most things...Don't be in any rush, there is no rush.......but thats JMO....

Retrieve,the aptitude to jump and chase,socialisation amongst its elders,scents and new surroundings,etc.etc.etc." 2 things in the training manual make for a second rated trained jukel .

[J Darcy 5,871]

 

IMO there's only two things that I would worry about really, and thats breaking him to stock and the recall. That recall is the key to most things...Don't be in any rush, there is no rush.......but thats JMO....

Retrieve,the aptitude to jump and chase,socialisation amongst its elders,scents and new surroundings,etc.etc.etc." 2 things in the training manual make for a second rated trained jukel .

 

Thanks for the advice buddy, like I said JMHO. The man's inexperienced with lurchers judging by his request for help. So there was no point in going too indepth. Like I said, it was only my opinion....that's all.

[morton 5,368]

 

 

IMO there's only two things that I would worry about really, and thats breaking him to stock and the recall. That recall is the key to most things...Don't be in any rush, there is no rush.......but thats JMO....

Retrieve,the aptitude to jump and chase,socialisation amongst its elders,scents and new surroundings,etc.etc.etc." 2 things in the training manual make for a second rated trained jukel .

 

Thanks for the advice buddy, like I said JMHO. The man's inexperienced with lurchers judging by his request for help. So there was no point in going too indepth. Like I said, it was only my opinion....that's all.

 

Ill be writing books next?.Im an in depth sort of soul,an opinion on everything,some of which may become fashionable and relovent .

[LurcherLad94 2,582]

tidy pup mate

[terryd 8,383]

Certainly get on with the stock training I have put tons of time into mine with stock but if I had the time over again I would put even more into it though he is coming nice now. A cracking dog thats going to grab a sheep when it goes round the corner is not that cracking and very very stressful

[bunnys 1,228]

lots of good advice on the thread alls i have ta says his bond the animal strongly ta thee let him see thee has the joy to the devilement not another canine . atbbunnys.