Help with my bitch

[Southeastcourser 28]

Hi lads just wondering if anyone's got a bit of advice for me got a bitch here she's around 15-16 months old and is very soft mouthed what I mean by that is when she get the bunny in her mouth it can riffle away sometimes is there anything I can do to sort this or will it come with age ? 

All the help would be appreciated lads cheers 

[Smashing reds 479]

Give her a rat or a mink or something. That should hardn her grip abit ☺

[Busher100 740]

Give it a bit time mate mine tried to catch rabbits with her feet she was very puppyish n reluctant to strike get them out with another dog is what I did but made her hard mouth 

[Southeastcourser 28]

1 hour ago, Smashing reds said:

Give her a rat or a mink or something. That should hardn her grip abit ☺

Thank you I've heard this can help a lot of people have said they will make her bite harder 

[Southeastcourser 28]

1 hour ago, Busher100 said:

Give it a bit time mate mine tried to catch rabbits with her feet she was very puppyish n reluctant to strike get them out with another dog is what I did but made her hard mouth 

Thank you busher both real good bits of advice thank you lads I might try her with another dog like you say might make her strike a bit harder 

[Casso 1,261]

At what point are they getting away bud, is she catching and letting go  , or is she reluctant to mouth or is she bringing them back and dropping them  ? 

[morton 5,368]

4 hours ago, Southeastcourser said:

Hi lads just wondering if anyone's got a bit of advice for me got a bitch here she's around 15-16 months old and is very soft mouthed what I mean by that is when she get the bunny in her mouth it can riffle away sometimes is there anything I can do to sort this or will it come with age ? 

All the help would be appreciated lads cheers 

The more they catch the more adept they become,the mutt is learning its trade and it will make its own mistakes as it progresses,id not be to bothered about the odd spilt catch and release,it will soon adapt and learn as it catches another,then another.Ive gone down the ratting route and its a quick and effective easy fix,it certainly works,it all depends on the bruising you wish to see in a retrieved bunny.

[fireman 10,917]

4 hours ago, Southeastcourser said:

Thank you I've heard this can help a lot of people have said they will make her bite harder 

Or it could make her even shyer of picking up furry things,give her time as i'm sure after a few kicks in the face from a big old rabbit she'll bite them harder to calm them down though..

[Smashing reds 479]

18 minutes ago, fireman said:

Or it could make her even shyer of picking up furry things,give her time as i'm sure after a few kicks in the face from a big old rabbit she'll bite them harder to calm them down though..

Surely a rat wouldn't make her shyer.

[Black neck 15,996]

3 hours ago, morton said:

The more they catch the more adept they become,the mutt is learning its trade and it will make its own mistakes as it progresses,id not be to bothered about the odd spilt catch and release,it will soon adapt and learn as it catches another,then another.Ive gone down the ratting route and its a quick and effective easy fix,it certainly works,it all depends on the bruising you wish to see in a retrieved bunny.

Who is this and what have you done with Morton 

[Southeastcourser 28]

15 hours ago, Black neck said:

Who is this and what have you done with Morton 

 

18 hours ago, morton said:

The more they catch the more adept they become,the mutt is learning its trade and it will make its own mistakes as it progresses,id not be to bothered about the odd spilt catch and release,it will soon adapt and learn as it catches another,then another.Ive gone down the ratting route and its a quick and effective easy fix,it certainly works,it all depends on the bruising you wish to see in a retrieved bunny.

Thank you hopefully it comes with experience I think the route I'm gonna go down and let her make her own mistakes and try giving her a go with another more experience dog 

[Southeastcourser 28]

19 hours ago, Casso said:

At what point are they getting away bud, is she catching and letting go  , or is she reluctant to mouth or is she bringing them back and dropping them  ? 

She's striking and then getting them in her mouth and then letting go 

[Neobliviscaris1776 1,998]

I would be inclined to get some tugging with her done so she's keen to hold on longer, it may help.

[Southeastcourser 28]

Thanks for all the help lads 

[Aussie Whip 4,101]

Just make sure you don't chastise her when she lets it go,but praise her heaps when she does catch.They usually get more serious with age,maturity.