RatSnatcher 0 Posted February 1, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2008 The dog is fine in an open field no problem their ..... but It seem to be when I walk my dog round woods, she gets on a scent like has been mentioned and dissappears from veiw, yesterday I tried blanking the dog and hid behind a tree to watch the dog back track and find me..... no problem their but the nose goes on the deck and she is off,................... I can see me having to do something as it wont be long till she finds an earth goes to ground and she will be lost and I'll be walking about trying to find the cnt.......I dont want to go down the collar route but I was considering getting one and then moving it on when the happy distance is installed.......I cant knock the dog in any other way and I am sure their are plenty of people with the same problem........If the bitch see's something she's chasing it, sometime I wish she had longer legs Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Ditch_Shitter Posted February 1, 2008 Report Share Posted February 1, 2008 Rats; As I believe has already been suggested above - and having now read that fuller account, I agree 100% - Both these Dogs need to be kept on leads. I simply can't see the insurmountable problem with that? Dog. Lead. Horse. Carriage. Love. Financial destituion, post divorce. It's all so natural and time honoured. Maybe it's an image thing? Perhaps ye feel only dudes put leads on their non working Dogs? That one of us might smirk if we caught ye walking ye workers on leads? If it's truly anything like that, get over it. Because here's ye future for ye, mate: That Dog is going to find an active badger sett. That bitch is going to encounter live stock. Ye know the rest. No need for me to spell it out. Get a proper 'Coupler'. Then everyone ye meet will know straight away ye no dude Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RatSnatcher 0 Posted February 2, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2008 Its not a image thing DS I'm passed that mate more I like to see my dog running about, I will add that she is on the lead most of the time but just lately has been getting a bit leary when off it Cheers for the replies I'm off to try a few things Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PAB 0 Posted February 7, 2008 Report Share Posted February 7, 2008 Good points. Is there any thing to look for in an 'Puppy Class' for w hippet. Picking mine up on Sat and want to find one quickl;y to start things on the right footing. Cheers Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PAB 0 Posted February 7, 2008 Report Share Posted February 7, 2008 Good points. Is there anything I should look for when choosing a puppy class. I'm piccking up a pup whippet on Saturday. Wanting to find a class to take her too asap. Cheers Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Ditch_Shitter Posted February 7, 2008 Report Share Posted February 7, 2008 Pab; One thing's for sure these days and that's that what ever class ye find will work on the treats and praise systems only. Nothing too wrong with that in so far as it goes and it'll be fine for the sorts of Dogs being discussed here. Thing to look out for then is the capabilities of the people actually running things. Best way of checking that out is to look around at those walking their Dogs around your district. See a lab pulling someone down the road? Not them. But if ye spot someone with a Dog walking smartly behind their own left leg and for ever seeming to be watching their walkers face? Ask them where they trained and get there. Saying that, there's more to training Dogs than just having them sit, lay, stay for the proscribed few seconds in the community centre hall when they're under a year old. It's when ye finish with all that and are left to get on with ye lives together. Ye have to keep it up. Give the Dog refreshers. Obediance is only an instilled habit. And Dogs, like us, can laspse into and out of habits. Anyway, try asking round the local PDSA and white coats. They should know what's going on in your area. Best of luck. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PAB 0 Posted February 7, 2008 Report Share Posted February 7, 2008 Pab; One thing's for sure these days and that's that what ever class ye find will work on the treats and praise systems only. Nothing too wrong with that in so far as it goes and it'll be fine for the sorts of Dogs being discussed here. Thing to look out for then is the capabilities of the people actually running things. Best way of checking that out is to look around at those walking their Dogs around your district. See a lab pulling someone down the road? Not them. But if ye spot someone with a Dog walking smartly behind their own left leg and for ever seeming to be watching their walkers face? Ask them where they trained and get there. Saying that, there's more to training Dogs than just having them sit, lay, stay for the proscribed few seconds in the community centre hall when they're under a year old. It's when ye finish with all that and are left to get on with ye lives together. Ye have to keep it up. Give the Dog refreshers. Obediance is only an instilled habit. And Dogs, like us, can laspse into and out of habits. Anyway, try asking round the local PDSA and white coats. They should know what's going on in your area. Best of luck. Cheers for that. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest oldskool Posted February 7, 2008 Report Share Posted February 7, 2008 i havent read all the replies but here's my view on it... i'd rather go the traditional route too and teach obedience myself, without technology, especially at the puppy stage you will discover many things... you will discover your own strenghts and weaknesses as a trainer, it will make you a stronger/better trainer the more effort and time you put in and you may even discover better methods than the ones written about time and time again that seem to work with all dogs except the one you have ... you will grow a close relationship to your dog and it will be better liked and he will like you too and be eager to please as a result... the only thing i would advise on when training a dog is never attempt it if your in bad form because a loss of self control is a certainty, at least it is with me anyway lol... now then lol... on the other hand i've had a few greyhounds that were ex track dogs and i usually manage to fall in with them round the 2 year old mark... this is the problem i had with them- they never seem to have a name at any stage in the game and most were all wild as hares... the problem where i live is that the road is close by and many of them act like a magnet to it... the latest edition was the same and i spent ages with a long rope trying to teach her to come to hand... eventually she was fine until i took the rope off and she went back to square 1... if i had a £ for everytime i had to chase after her down the road in the car i would be retired by now... so i thought feck it, i coughed up for one of those canicolm 800 collars and after a total of one week she is better at recalling than one of my terriers.. although if i leave her in the yard any length of time she would piss off but i can take her lamping etc and she walks beside me, i couldnt have done that with any of the ones previous... it worked well with the terrier and her sheep problem too where as before i was at my wits end with her... i'm not an expert trainer in any way shape or form but technology certainly sovled my problems when i could have resulted in dogs needing to be pts or re-homed... i dont think there is a problem with your dogs obedience other than that, as said before, she may be coming into heat... and collars are expensive if it's just a phase she is goin through Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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