Tricks of the trade

[dangergirl 13]

Ive not got any tales myself as blues still a pup, but do you guys have any tales of your lurchers or terriers over the years of work, inventing new strategies to get to its quarry.........like anticipating a rabbits run....not following it directly....and cutting corners?

 

Does a dog that knows its job learn how to do it better and adapt new ways to do this?

 

DG

[Guest dances]

Ive not got any tales myself as blues still a pup, but do you guys have any tales of your lurchers or terriers over the years of work, inventing new strategies to get to its quarry.........like anticipating a rabbits run....not following it directly....and cutting corners?

 

Does a dog that knows its job learn how to do it better and adapt new ways to do this?

 

DG

 

my bitch has learnt 3 things above all:

1) if running a hare it goes under the truck it will come out the same way

2) if she sees a fox and then it disappears it squatted so strike where it was last

3) quarry, especially hares, cant get through the hedge as quick as she can so if she puts on so much pressure that they clap they arehers

[atuddy 179]

i brought my bitch up with a coliex (my frends dog buster) and all he would do is chase the rabbits in to my bitch he was about 1/2 a year older than her ther was plenty of times he could of picked then up but he never did (my bitch in the pic) that was 5 years ago

[threbb 0]

Ive not got any tales myself as blues still a pup, but do you guys have any tales of your lurchers or terriers over the years of work, inventing new strategies to get to its quarry.........like anticipating a rabbits run....not following it directly....and cutting corners?

 

Does a dog that knows its job learn how to do it better and adapt new ways to do this?

 

DG

Dogs dont get better when they get old they just get old.They should have learned all the tricks by there prime.One thing my old bitch did learn to do better was pass bad wind silently but thats enough about the wife.

[J Darcy 5,871]

Not quite the same thing, but when Old Scooby was alive and he fancied sun bathing in the garden he would drag a quilt out of the kennel onto the garden and lay on it.....the little bugger never thought about taking it back in though!!!

 

Lots of dogs learn lots of things, but IMO the real good ones instinctively seem to adapt their running/catching styles to suit.....JD

[inan 841]

Not quite the same thing, but when Old Scooby was alive and he fancied sun bathing in the garden he would drag a quilt out of the kennel onto the garden and lay on it.....the little bugger never thought about taking it back in though!!!

 

Lots of dogs learn lots of things, but IMO the real good ones instinctively seem to adapt their running/catching styles to suit.....JD

I had a collie cross Rocky who would drag his bedding out in the summer and would take it back late evening, he wasnt particularly bright in any other way, a good rabbiter ,won quite a few doubled up stakes but didnt pick up many hares. If he wanted to go out at night for a pee he would come and stare straight into your face and go woof! Then dash for the back door ,still miss him.

[doris 6]

my boy has learnt to sleep in the garden in the sun, with half an eye open, knowing that if he stays still the dumb pigeons will get close enough for him to nail. . . . which he does and proceeds to bring indoors, and if know one in will eat the breast out and leave the rest. Clever boy! Missus dont go much on the mess tho!

[victor 10]

not like out of the ordany but i do like it, no matter were the light is he'll fallow it up, if the rabbit is squatting he'll stalk it untill it pokes a ear up then sprint @ it

Edited March 26, 2009 by victor

[ferret15 0]

if my dogs see my boots come out they go mad if i say rabbit, walk, ferret horses,they go nuts we even tried changing what we said so we started saying woolly for walk stinkers for ferrets within a couple of days they had learned them to and they know the difference between my real tree and hubbies camo uniform they all sulk when they see his as they know it means there not going. in the field my slower dog has learned to cut corners to keep up with the rabbit or head of the faster dog. and after one bite from a squirrel has learned not to give them the chance.