labsnlurchers 39 Posted November 18, 2008 Report Share Posted November 18, 2008 well we took our 2 black labs beating today, they have both done it before but the last 18 months to 2 years we have just used them for retrieves and bushing rabbits for the lurchers. Anyway all was good, both were very well behaved until the last drive when jake (the big guy) decided he'd had enough of taking instruction and was going to do things his own way. He has selective hearing down to a t, hes better than the other half at it! and i dont think it helped that i had run out of tit bits, everyone knows the way to a labs heart is through its belly! lol Well i was left one side of a swollen stream whilst he reeked havok on the other So apart from that little mishap i am really pleased with them both, considering they have been allowed to hunt up on their own accord for about 2 years it's not proving too difficult getting them back under control! Quote Link to post
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whippeter69 88 Posted November 18, 2008 Report Share Posted November 18, 2008 Wish i had gone to day mate, couldn't purse wade my mum lol, Was it a good day then, how many did they get Quote Link to post
labsnlurchers 39 Posted November 18, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 18, 2008 213 birds, 3 drives. Luckily the last one was just a 'bonus' because they already had what they wanted so jake didnt do too much damage! Quote Link to post
whippeter69 88 Posted November 18, 2008 Report Share Posted November 18, 2008 Not bad not bad, haha good day out then Quote Link to post
Garypco 3 Posted November 18, 2008 Report Share Posted November 18, 2008 was a nice easy day josh lol...just how i like it!!! Quote Link to post
labsnlurchers 39 Posted November 18, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 18, 2008 was a nice easy day josh lol...just how i like it!!! Quote Link to post
whippeter69 88 Posted November 18, 2008 Report Share Posted November 18, 2008 Ha ha, il have to try harder next time Quote Link to post
labsnlurchers 39 Posted November 24, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2008 Really good day today beating. only took jake today so i could concentrate on getting him working right. 1st drive he stayed on the lead for the first part, ive invested in a whistle (a pink one!) and wanted to make sure i had his attention. He walked at heel and when i stopped he sat at my feet, very steady with lots of birds infront of him! once we'd flushed most of them i let him off to enter a bit of thick bramble and stingy stuff where i didnt want to walk! he saw one of the guns shoot a bird and proceeded to retrieve it straight back to me! At the end of the first drive we did some picking up with all the other dogs and in the bit where i worked jake he found 2 birds and retrieved them to me! 2nd drive off the lead, very steady. 3rd drive off the lead, pushed a few birds from the surrounding fields into the drive with mick and his gwp dog. Jake was very good and followed directional commands like a pro! when we joined the drive he got wind of my hubby and off he went! when i caught up he was working fine but i had whistled him to return to me and he had run off so i pulled him to me and blew the whistle loud 2/3 times, it seemed to do the trick and he was good for the rest of the day Looking forward to the next one now, should be a natural by the end of the season! lol! Quote Link to post
matt d 1 Posted November 27, 2008 Report Share Posted November 27, 2008 hi what shoot do you go beating on ?? Quote Link to post
labsnlurchers 39 Posted November 27, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 27, 2008 I cant spell it, it's welsh. Its in pennant, mid wales with les and lisa and their mustwork GWP's Quote Link to post
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