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[collie/grey 238]

Has anyone experienced a dog not wanting to catch rabbits when it's been worked alot on bigger game?

[undisputed 1,664]

Has anyone experienced a dog not wanting to catch rabbits when it's been worked alot on bigger game?

 

not so much the catching them but the retreiving live to hand has gone out the window....in fact the retreiving has all but gone...lol she just crunches and leaves most of them for me to pick up behind her.

[Guest bitsa lurcher]

Has anyone experienced a dog not wanting to catch rabbits when it's been worked alot on bigger game?

 

not so much the catching them but the retreiving live to hand has gone out the window....in fact the retreiving has all but gone...lol she just crunches and leaves most of them for me to pick up behind her.

 

 

and there was me thinking that it was only bull x's that crunched rabbits

[collie/grey 238]

My collie/grey will still catch rabbits, BUT if she can't be arsed to run after them she won't, she still retrieves them live to hand, but if she sees her bigger game she's always keen and always puts in the effort, she was great on it all a couple of years ago, starting to frustrate me abit.

 

Would it be an idea to lay off tracking the big stuff for a while and only go after rabbits?

[victor 10]

my boy has only been arfter foxes for a short whle now, when he catches a rabbit, there isnt a point in getting iot back. but i dont mind

[ianm 2,594]

My collie/grey will still catch rabbits, BUT if she can't be arsed to run after them she won't, she still retrieves them live to hand, but if she sees her bigger game she's always keen and always puts in the effort, she was great on it all a couple of years ago, starting to frustrate me abit.

 

Would it be an idea to lay off tracking the big stuff for a while and only go after rabbits?

 

Typical collie cross traits imo, once the dog has started to please itself what it runs there is no going back. A lot of people say collie hybrids are clever i just think they dont have enough heart for the job.

[undisputed 1,664]

My collie/grey will still catch rabbits, BUT if she can't be arsed to run after them she won't, she still retrieves them live to hand, but if she sees her bigger game she's always keen and always puts in the effort, she was great on it all a couple of years ago, starting to frustrate me abit.

 

Would it be an idea to lay off tracking the big stuff for a while and only go after rabbits?

 

Typical collie cross traits imo, once the dog has started to please itself what it runs there is no going back. A lot of people say collie hybrids are clever i just think they dont have enough heart for the job.

 

That's a loaded statement that one mate.....let's not go over old ground and waste a thread

Edited September 10, 2008 by undisputed

[hunter-girl 10]

I think just lay off the big and stick to rabbits for a little while - dont even let her chase big things and try to only put her on the bunnies she is likely to catch you may find if she misses to many then she will get it in her head that there is no point in this running for nother