Am i doing the right thing?

[dangergirl 13]

Went lamping last night with my Terrier and decided to take my 4.5 month old whippet pup along for the crack; i never expected the response i got. He was following the lamp everywhere after he saw the terrier run a sitter, and when he saw more rabbits at the end of the lamp he was desperate to go for them, he turned into a different animal and i was very surprised at his gameness. He is physically strong and well built for his age(18.5") and very quick so im sure he would not of been far off the bunny had i let him slip. Im not planning to slip him for a good few months yet but your thoughts would be appreciated.

 

What im wanting to know is if you guys think its o.k to take him out when we go out lamping?

 

Have you bought on a pup this way?

 

Cheers DG

[JDF 0]

encouraging signs certainly though i can't honestly see the benefit in bringing him on anymore trips till he's mentally ready to run himself.

 

just my opinion of course.

[Simoman 110]

I'm sure many experienced folk will guide you but wouldn't the pup being allowed to watch just increase his frustration and encourage him to demonstrate this vocally?????

[Guest smashygadge]

well i can see your seeing the dogs showing intrest

thats all well and good.i myself started my first at 6month

i wish id of held back a few more month

just to let them grow in body aswell as mind.

the dog will do alot better health wise in the long run .i learnt the hard way

[dangergirl 13]

I see where your coming from simoman , but he never opened up. Maybe i will leave him a few more months until hes a bit more matured mentally.

 

Cheers DG

Edited October 26, 2008 by dangergirl

[sniper 30]

i let my pup watch the beam while he watches older dogs.but i wont let him run till about 8months on rabbs.but he is very swithched on sounds similar to youre whippet mate. but what simoman is saying can occur but once if it does why hes young leave him off for a few months

[Tyla 3,179]

Just be careful, in my ignorance i ran mine too early and she took a knock. She took ages to recover and has only just started to come good 8 months later. its bloody hard but you have to be patient and wait til they're ready.

[milliken 791]

hi there

 

take it easy with him alow he looks strong mentally he is no where near ready by almeans train him to follow the beam but dont let him watch other dogs till you think he is able to have a run himself as he will get really worked up and could well howl the fields down

 

ill give you a few tips on hi to get him to follow the beam

 

does he retrive holly if so take him to a field at night keep the lamp on and throw a tenis ball for him to retrive at the start keep the lamp on at the tage when you are starting the retriveing

 

once he has mastered this keep lamp of throw the ball and light it up while its still moveing along the ground and release the dog in no time every time the beam lights up the field he will be looking where he should be

 

hope this helps

 

robert

[dangergirl 13]

hi there

 

take it easy with him alow he looks strong mentally he is no where near ready by almeans train him to follow the beam but dont let him watch other dogs till you think he is able to have a run himself as he will get really worked up and could well howl the fields down

 

ill give you a few tips on hi to get him to follow the beam

 

does he retrive holly if so take him to a field at night keep the lamp on and throw a tenis ball for him to retrive at the start keep the lamp on at the tage when you are starting the retriveing

 

once he has mastered this keep lamp of throw the ball and light it up while its still moveing along the ground and release the dog in no time every time the beam lights up the field he will be looking where he should be

 

hope this helps

 

robert

 

 

Cheers robert, he does retrieve and ive been throwing the ball in our garden at night lit up like you say, id say he retrieves 8 out of 10. He is not mentally ready yet i know but i thought it would give him an insite and i knew if he started yelping not to take him out until he was ready to run.

[milliken 791]

your on the right road then best of luck

 

robert

[The one 8,477]

id hold him back he's not fully devoloped and might open up so you will just make problems for your self

[diggerman 0]

Too young yet concentrate on the obedience side of things with him for now

[Digging-4-life 0]

Personally i think this is one of the best ways to bring a pup up. they get to watch other dogs run and you will b suprised how fast they pick little things up. These are excellent first signs coming from a young pup. be nice to hear the results from her first night out running.

[dangergirl 13]

Personally i think this is one of the best ways to bring a pup up. they get to watch other dogs run and you will b suprised how fast they pick little things up. These are excellent first signs coming from a young pup. be nice to hear the results from her first night out running.

 

 

I was encouraged by the experience with him, also aslong as you know to look out for the signs that its not working out for the dog then i cant see it being a problem.

[wild rover 548]

Went lamping last night with my Terrier and decided to take my 4.5 month old whippet pup along for the crack; i never expected the response i got. He was following the lamp everywhere after he saw the terrier run a sitter, and when he saw more rabbits at the end of the lamp he was desperate to go for them, he turned into a different animal and i was very surprised at his gameness. He is physically strong and well built for his age(18.5") and very quick so im sure he would not of been far off the bunny had i let him slip. Im not planning to slip him for a good few months yet but your thoughts would be appreciated.

 

What im wanting to know is if you guys think its o.k to take him out when we go out lamping?

 

Have you bought on a pup this way?

 

Cheers DG

 

Hi I think it may be a bit soon, the pup is not physically or mentally mature enough yet, it may lead to other problems, ie; yapping if frustrated, quitting and other traits. Train it on the lamp with dummies, so when ready to chase for real, it knows the score, patience will pay off. See earlier thread on training lamping pup, few days ago. good luck