retrieving

[danny boi 0]

my bitch has finally started catchin but she wont realy retrieve i dnt no wether its first bunny jitters but she will just pin the bunny down is there any methods of getting her to retrieve she wont entertaine balls or sticks after a second of them not moving

 

 

 

she has retrieved a bird my mate shot and wounded perfectly but that was a long time ago

 

 

any advice would be grately appreciated

[skinnyrat 0]

in my opinion you should have got it retrieving before letting it catch anything,use a rabbit skin as a dummy,if you have to tie a piece of string to it and jiggle it,the dog should pick it up,then you got to get it to bring it back to you,with a puppy,you can usually just sit on its bed as its natural instinct is to head back there with its prize,or try in a narrow hallway where the dog cant run around with the dummy,failing that ive had sucess in the past by tying a length of washing line to the dogs collar and gently giving a tug,but its always better to try to make the dog want to come to you rather than try to force it,im sure people with more experience than me will share thier advice,hope you get it sorted out pal

all the best Skinnyrat

[mick the fish 9]

had a dog like that once try going back to basics get that recal 100% then it should not matter if youdog has a rabbit or not plenty of treats mine likes boiled liver good luck with that one mate keep us posted

[Kye 77]

ReCall must be 100% BEFORE retrieving is even started imo,...solid recall is EVERYTHING ina sighthound type.

Kye,..

[Guest young lampers]

my dog never used to retreive but now the recall is 100% it has no problems