Guest tewkesferreter Posted February 1, 2009 Report Share Posted February 1, 2009 ive got an 18mth plummer dog thats starting to get right on my tits,hes quick enough to keep up and catch rats n rabbits but hes not actually striking. is there anyway i can train him to do this(thought it would of come naturaly). hes only caught 2 rabbits so far,in my eyes a very poor return. i do grip training 3-4 times a week with rope n hes fine,tryed it with a dead rabbit n he just wants to paw it n sniff it. any suggestions,cheers. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lancer 13 Posted February 1, 2009 Report Share Posted February 1, 2009 grip training a terrier,thats a new one on me. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DEERMAN 1,020 Posted February 1, 2009 Report Share Posted February 1, 2009 ive got an 18mth plummer dog thats starting to get right on my tits,hes quick enough to keep up and catch rats n rabbits but hes not actually striking. is there anyway i can train him to do this(thought it would of come naturaly). hes only caught 2 rabbits so far,in my eyes a very poor return. i do grip training 3-4 times a week with rope n hes fine,tryed it with a dead rabbit n he just wants to paw it n sniff it. any suggestions,cheers. perherps hes still bit puppish in head and wants to play, give him time Quote Link to post Share on other sites
half n' half 8 Posted February 1, 2009 Report Share Posted February 1, 2009 has he not been badly bitten at a young age enough to make him wary of actually mouthing anything he chases? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
oyama 27 Posted February 1, 2009 Report Share Posted February 1, 2009 i've had plummers for a fair few years and never heard anything like grip trainning.A lot of Plummer males are slow to mature,but if he's been bitten at a very young age they may make him shy.Try him with another dog and normally competitivness brings it out of them.Time and patience.Smmer will bring young bunnies and mxyi. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Big bald beautiful 1,231 Posted February 1, 2009 Report Share Posted February 1, 2009 if it aint killing rats and rabbits by 18 mths, theres not a lot to be done with it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
halfx 3 Posted February 1, 2009 Report Share Posted February 1, 2009 (edited) doh!!!! Edited February 1, 2009 by halfx Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fireman 11,038 Posted February 1, 2009 Report Share Posted February 1, 2009 I have a plummer dog who took his time with getting stuck in,he picks his strikes on rats if he has time to.If there's no room and the action is fast he just gets in there,but if it's out in the open he'll pick his strike.Some will say he's sometimes soft but i'd say clever as he rarely gets badly bitten,he'll peg rabbits rather than bitting them as well unless another dog is out with him.It's a trait thats handy for net work as he just pins them and waits for me to dispach them and when ferreting or long netting i use him and leave the lurcher or my bitch who gets well stuck in at home,as Oyama says try him with another dog and that should see him try a bit harder with the rabbits but if he has been put off by being bitten when ratting when he was young that may take longer to get over. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
goldfinch2007 2,336 Posted February 1, 2009 Report Share Posted February 1, 2009 ive got an 18mth plummer dog thats starting to get right on my tits,hes quick enough to keep up and catch rats n rabbits but hes not actually striking. is there anyway i can train him to do this(thought it would of come naturaly). hes only caught 2 rabbits so far,in my eyes a very poor return. i do grip training 3-4 times a week with rope n hes fine,tryed it with a dead rabbit n he just wants to paw it n sniff it. any suggestions,cheers.try feeding him rabbits,if i show my 4 month old pup rabbits he rips them to pieces Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest tewkesferreter Posted February 1, 2009 Report Share Posted February 1, 2009 the reason for grip training was to try n get him to keep hold of stuff,is this wrong then? as far as i know he hasnt been bit by anything. could it be that i didnt start bushing with him til he was 12mth, someone who i thought knew what they were on about said to not start bushing till he was 18mth-2yr just stick with ferreting and dont let him take part,just watch n learn. so i asked the question on here n was told i should have him bushing at 8mth? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
goldfinch2007 2,336 Posted February 1, 2009 Report Share Posted February 1, 2009 the reason for grip training was to try n get him to keep hold of stuff,is this wrong then? as far as i know he hasnt been bit by anything. could it be that i didnt start bushing with him til he was 12mth, someone who i thought knew what they were on about said to not start bushing till he was 18mth-2yr just stick with ferreting and dont let him take part,just watch n learn. so i asked the question on here n was told i should have him bushing at 8mth?my 4 month old pup is bushing with the older dogs now.has seen plenty of game.it mess s about alot but it will pick it up.its only a baby yet Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Attack Fell Terrier 864 Posted February 1, 2009 Report Share Posted February 1, 2009 It all depends on whether you've got the time to wait around for him to come good, thats if he does. IMO he should be nailing rats at his age, The ones I've seen on here have all been ratters and look pretty impressive at that job. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest tewkesferreter Posted February 2, 2009 Report Share Posted February 2, 2009 tbh i dont know if i have,my 6mth lurchers doin more and showing more promise. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Attack Fell Terrier 864 Posted February 7, 2009 Report Share Posted February 7, 2009 tbh i dont know if i have,my 6mth lurchers doin more and showing more promise. Find a pet home for the dog me thinks mate! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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