What else can yours do ?

[Franks dad 857]

Apart from the obvious, catching prey and retrieving it  , how responsive is your dog/dogs to other commands and how do you if you do stimulate them  ? … this twat is pretty clued up and needs a lot of stimulation….along with loving his spring pole …  He will do the norm a heel , down ,sit , stay .. get up on platforms and lie , wind him right up with a tug till tendon damage is near then get to release , drop , wait , ( throw ) then retrieve…. Throw stuff at stupid angled and he catches 99% .. Just stuff to keep him occupied in the garden after work before we go out . Tug is his go to , he gets vocal for it constantly if he’s not been walked …. Awaiting a @mC HULL  reply … too much bull and they don’t need it after a good run ….. that’s coz yours are still running when your back home on ere … 

 

Edited September 23 by Franks dad

[Black neck 15,875]

One of mine can pull a family size wheelie bin single handed without even being told 

[mC HULL 12,285]

1 hour ago, Franks dad said:

Apart from the obvious, catching prey and retrieving it  , how responsive is your dog/dogs to other commands and how do you if you do stimulate them  ? … this twat is pretty clued up and needs a lot of stimulation….along with loving his spring pole …  He will do the norm a heel , down ,sit , stay .. get up on platforms and lie , wind him right up with a tug till tendon damage is near then get to release , drop , wait , ( throw ) then retrieve…. Throw stuff at stupid angled and he catches 99% .. Just stuff to keep him occupied in the garden after work before we go out . Tug is his go to , he gets vocal for it constantly if he’s not been walked …. Awaiting a @mC HULL  reply … too much bull and they don’t need it after a good run ….. that’s coz yours are still running when your back home on ere … 

 

jump in the motor  catch what they run and i’m a happy chap i ain’t rod a dog to sit give me it’s paw since i was in primary lol and if  i threw something for them to retrieve they would look at me like i’m daft lol 

Edited September 23 by mC HULL

[jeemes 4,479]

10 hours ago, Franks dad said:

Apart from the obvious, catching prey and retrieving it  , how responsive is your dog/dogs to other commands and how do you if you do stimulate them  ? … this twat is pretty clued up and needs a lot of stimulation….along with loving his spring pole …  He will do the norm a heel , down ,sit , stay .. get up on platforms and lie , wind him right up with a tug till tendon damage is near then get to release , drop , wait , ( throw ) then retrieve…. Throw stuff at stupid angled and he catches 99% .. Just stuff to keep him occupied in the garden after work before we go out . Tug is his go to , he gets vocal for it constantly if he’s not been walked …. Awaiting a @mC HULL  reply … too much bull and they don’t need it after a good run ….. that’s coz yours are still running when your back home on ere … 

 

Its very easy to get a dog like yours fit mate, and they enjoy it and so do you. Saluki and crosses of them and lots of other greyhound types wont do tricks but that doesnt say they are unintelligent. They show there brains when running. I like a dog that will fetch balls for fitness but I cant stand them sort that are always looking at you for something more and crave stimulation from humans like Malinois or some Spaniels. Both great dogs and good workers but too much for me.

[Aussie Whip 4,092]

My grew is a good guard dog and is very protective of the mrs. I think unusual for a full running dog? Other whippet types I've had showed no human aggression at all.

[Aussie Whip 4,092]

10 hours ago, Black neck said:

One of mine can pull a family size wheelie bin single handed without even being told 

Struth, have you tried feeding it Blacky?

Edited September 24 by Aussie Whip

[Aussie Whip 4,092]

I did have a full greyhound I raised from a pup as a lurcher and it was a good guard also.

[low plains drifter 10,374]

1 hour ago, Aussie Whip said:

Struth, have you tried feeding it Blacky?

Blacky's a hoon and feeds his charges a liquid diet of bean and spaghetti hoop juice, and any morsels they can chisel off the well ragged pedal bin

[Aussie Whip 4,092]

43 minutes ago, low plains drifter said:

Blacky's a hoon and feeds his charges a liquid diet of bean and spaghetti hoop juice, and any morsels they can chisel off the well ragged pedal bin

That spaghetti hoop juice reminds me of an Italian lady I used to know, kept me going .

[lurchers 2,763]

19 hours ago, Black neck said:

One of mine can pull a family size wheelie bin single handed without even being told 

I bet the bin men love him do the job for them

[Penda 3,341]

19 hours ago, mC HULL said:

jump in the motor  catch what they run and i’m a happy chap i ain’t rod a dog to sit give me it’s paw since i was in primary lol and if  i threw something for them to retrieve they would look at me like i’m daft lol 

Rod a dog 

[Penda 3,341]

9 hours ago, Aussie Whip said:

I did have a full greyhound I raised from a pup as a lurcher and it was a good guard also.

A full grey you say don't let black here you utter those words 

[Penda 3,341]

20 hours ago, Franks dad said:

Apart from the obvious, catching prey and retrieving it  , how responsive is your dog/dogs to other commands and how do you if you do stimulate them  ? … this twat is pretty clued up and needs a lot of stimulation….along with loving his spring pole …  He will do the norm a heel , down ,sit , stay .. get up on platforms and lie , wind him right up with a tug till tendon damage is near then get to release , drop , wait , ( throw ) then retrieve…. Throw stuff at stupid angled and he catches 99% .. Just stuff to keep him occupied in the garden after work before we go out . Tug is his go to , he gets vocal for it constantly if he’s not been walked …. Awaiting a @mC HULL  reply … too much bull and they don’t need it after a good run ….. that’s coz yours are still running when your back home on ere … 

 

My dog can be called off anything I slip it on 

[jok 3,227]

Not sure about this. I have 2 young grandchildren who annoyingly keep throwing dog toys up into the fruit trees. I have a 12 year old Springer Spaniel who now climbs the trees for the retrieve. I have some footage on video but not sure how to load it. Jok.

[Maximus Ferret 2,063]

I do "seek backs" with mine. When he goes abit ahead I throw the dummy or an old wallet to one side then walk on a couple of hundred metres before sending him back to look for it. I do this in forestry on the side of a small mountain so he's well used to sloping ground and dangerous brash etc. I'm at it for one and a half to two hours every morning and he's now pretty good at it. I vary the distances so ti's not predictable but he's caught on to it and if I'm not careful he gets ti before i've sent him.

If you try this you need to start with short distances and start by leashing him and throwing the dummy where he can see it and walk him only a short distance 'til he knows the command means there's something back there, then you can start dropping when he's not looking and start increasing/varying the distance but go slow so he doesn't fail too often.

Mines at the stage where I can throw the dummy downwind of the track as if he doesn't get it he runs back downwind of the track.

We've been doing this all summer and he's fit as a lop.

Just to add, the place I do this doesn't often have deer - I've only seen one there twice. Could be important if you have work after. Also I use treats as a reward but only after he sticks it in my hand. 

Keeps us both occupied during the off season.