A Strange Turn?

[trenchfoot 4,243]

I've a young dog, 15 months, just starting her first proper season. All is going well, catching from an early age and continuing to add to her repertoire. I seen a few odd habits in dogs over the years, but this one is a first. When a rabbit is pressured enough to turn sharp away from cover etc, rather than the dog bend with the rabbit, mid stride,she flings her back end around and lands backwards on her haunches and sets off again. At first I thought it just puppy behaviour, but I've seen her do it enough times to know that she does it for good reason. I'm not complaining because it works for her. Just that I have never seen it before.

 

Anybody else seen anything similar?

[s.e.s.k.u 1,893]

Only seen dogs do it when they are playing.. Never mid chase.. Atb sesku

[trenchfoot 4,243]

Only seen dogs do it when they are playing.. Never mid chase.. Atb sesku

Aye, seen her and others do it when playing. but never use it in the field. She does it when the rabbit turns just as her front feet touch the ground

[FUJI 17,304]

If she is successful at catching using that method then alls well and good Trench,obviously with just bunnies & rats on the menu it ain't so much an issue but do you reckon she would of done it on other types of quarry back in the day and how would she of fared in your opinion?

[trenchfoot 4,243]

If she is successful at catching using that method then alls well and good Trench,obviously with just bunnies & rats on the menu it ain't so much an issue but do you reckon she would of done it on other types of quarry back in the day and how would she of fared in your opinion?

I imagine that she would do the same successfully if owld puss clamped down and spun off mid run. But been just a little cur, that would never happen

[king 11,972]

Maybe she will lose the habit with age trench or master it with age.obviously she wants to get to the quarry as fast as she can.ive never heard of it before though.

[Ideation 8,216]

Might be worth a look by a bone man if you're worried, if not its probably just one of those things.

[trenchfoot 4,243]

Might be worth a look by a bone man if you're worried, if not its probably just one of those things.

Physically the dog is A1, I'm not worried at all. Just surprised

[skycat 6,173]

It's when she starts to lie on her back and waving her paws in the air to lure them in that you should be worrying .... or enter her in Britain's Got Talent ...

[arcticgun 4,548]

Ive a two year old saluki dog here that has the most unusual range of movement I've seen in a running dog, it's almost in part as you describe lrenchfoot? He can leave the floor at high speed n land facing any way he chooses even at very high speeds it's very much like puppy play but over time it's become natural too him too move like that and it's very fluid even at high speeds he does it daily chasing and being chased by the other dogs and also when he works quarry

 

It's hard to explain it really I try film um on phone today doin it

[socks 32,253]

Ive a two year old saluki dog here that has the most unusual range of movement I've seen in a running dog, it's almost in part as you describe lrenchfoot He can leave the floor at high speed n land facing any way he chooses even at very high speeds it's very much like puppy play but over time it's become natural too him too move like that and it's very fluid even at high speeds he does it daily chasing and being chased by the other dogs and also when he works quarry

It's hard to explain it really I try film um on phone today doin it

Does he do it at high speed ........

[low plains drifter 10,486]

Give her anal glands a squeeze Trench

[slip lead 862]

Is there much whippet in the dog, seen a lot doing it when running round with other dogs/playing.

[arcticgun 4,548]

 

Ive a two year old saluki dog here that has the most unusual range of movement I've seen in a running dog, it's almost in part as you describe lrenchfoot He can leave the floor at high speed n land facing any way he chooses even at very high speeds it's very much like puppy play but over time it's become natural too him too move like that and it's very fluid even at high speeds he does it daily chasing and being chased by the other dogs and also when he works quarry

It's hard to explain it really I try film um on phone today doin it

Does he do it at high speed ........

Indeed he does mate, it's scary too watch at times seen it on full tilt chase daytime several times and he same on lamp, I will deffo try too get some footage of him at some point this weekend