Wandering Patterdale

[Molie1337 35]

My 7mnth old patterdale bitch keeps wandering when on walks, she allways comes back, usually after about half an hour of me doing my best to loose my voice!! i was just wondering weather its best to praise her when she comes back or tell her off for being gone so long ?! shes my first "hunting" dog and maybe im just too used to the collie coming to the merest squeek!?

 

any advice would be appreciated, and obviously "keep her on the lead" posts wont cut it!!!

 

Thanks John

 

[earth&hounds 94]

My 7mnth old patterdale bitch keeps wandering when on walks, she allways comes back, usually after about half an hour of me doing my best to loose my voice!! i was just wondering weather its best to praise her when she comes back or tell her off for being gone so long ?! shes my first "hunting" dog and maybe im just too used to the collie coming to the merest squeek!?

 

any advice would be appreciated, and obviously "keep her on the lead" posts wont cut it!!!

 

Thanks John

 

its terriers for you mate some will stick by you others hunt like fek watch she dont self enter cus you have a few probs trying to find her when she as gone to ground more so if you dont know the ground

 

atb

 

earthy

[the_stig 6,614]

hide from her . keep her in sight but dont let her see you till she comes looking . it`ll come look for you .. treat her when she does .sometimes works -- worth a try like earth sez watch she dont go to ground ..proper fecked ..

[Guest SPIFF]

Hide from her?Flip sake stig,shes hiding from you When i had lurchers i had the problem and always praise them as they ll think they are getting chastised for coming back.Try in an narrow alley way calling her then loads of praise and reward keep doing it until you can let her of when out.Soon she ll associate coming back to you with rewards and "not that flipping lead again" For the perferts the narrow alley way is to stop the dog getting past you.also when she sees you always bend down with arms wide apart.

 

IF ALL THIS FAILS TAKE HER OUT THE ROAD AND RUN AWAY ON HER WHEN SHES NOT LOOKING.LOL

Edited August 11, 2008 by SPIFF

[Guest Eamon.Mc]

Teach her to close her eyes and count to 10, might make it more fun!! :search:

[Tracy36 0]

shes young and a terrier, wandering is what they do. take the advice from others on here and keep at it, she'll catch on. patterdales as with any terriers are quite headstrong, intelligent and keen as mustard to please.

[Guest oneredtrim]

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Edited August 11, 2008 by oneredtrim

[the_stig 6,614]

Hide from her?Flip sake stig,shes hiding from you When i had lurchers i had the problem and always praise them as they ll think they are getting chastised for coming back.Try in an narrow alley way calling her then loads of praise and reward keep doing it until you can let her of when out.Soon she ll associate coming back to you with rewards and "not that flipping lead again" For the perferts the narrow alley way is to stop the dog getting past you.also when she sees you always bend down with arms wide apart.

 

IF ALL THIS FAILS TAKE HER OUT THE ROAD AND RUN AWAY ON HER WHEN SHES NOT LOOKING.LOL

it does work .. honest

[Halfinch 51]

NEVER chastise a dog for returning, you'll start a vicious circle, she comes back you scold her, then she won't want to come back,

You gotta go back to basics and teach her in a small area, if she doesn't come she gets ignored, if she does come, a small reward, lots of stroke/tit bit/favorite toy etc,

It'll take time but patience will pay off.

Good luck

[alimac 882]

NEVER chastise a dog for returning, you'll start a vicious circle, she comes back you scold her, then she won't want to come back,

You gotta go back to basics and teach her in a small area, if she doesn't come she gets ignored, if she does come, a small reward, lots of stroke/tit bit/favorite toy etc,

It'll take time but patience will pay off.

Good luck

 

spot on advise......... would disagree with one small point, if she does not return, get after her, scruff her and take her back to where YOU were when you called her in...

[Molie1337 35]

NEVER chastise a dog for returning, you'll start a vicious circle, she comes back you scold her, then she won't want to come back,

You gotta go back to basics and teach her in a small area, if she doesn't come she gets ignored, if she does come, a small reward, lots of stroke/tit bit/favorite toy etc,

It'll take time but patience will pay off.

Good luck

 

spot on advise......... would disagree with one small point, if she does not return, get after her, scruff her and take her back to where YOU were when you called her in...

 

Pretty simple stuff really! back to basics for me then! thanks alot for all the sensible sugestions!!