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  6. Possible Deer Dogs

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    SO just keep your head down, keep what you do to yourself and close mates (actual ones not imaginary ones you talk to on Facebook), and pray that 90% of the rest of the lurcher owning population get into something else. . . . . and all will be well!

    Are we not best mates on here then :boogy:

  7. Dog Barking

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    eBay mate 20 quid will buy you an electric collar the only difference with the prices are that the expensive ones have a really long range, I have used them on all of mine stops barking and whining stops dogs from running on and self hunting and young dogs chase and miss and look to run on for a run round the field works a treat as they don't blame you and they come to you for reassurance vibration on it too you only have to shock a few times then just vibrate.. Handy things a few people have said that the old boys never used them but it must be so much quicker and easier!

    Sorry top hijack the thread but have you got a link for the one you use? cheers

  9. Rescue Dogs

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    Got it mate and tried. End up reeling him in like a cod. Would have more luck training the rabbits to jump in my bag and stretch their own necks. Will persevere tho but he is only a foster would keep him if I could use him but think I'm better getting a pup or one that is half way there. Not much choice on the Isle of Wight tho. Constantly on the classifieds here but most are up north.

     

    I use one of these when out; http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CUSHION-WEBBING-LEAD-LUNGE-REIN-LONG-LINE-LEAD-HORSE-DOG-TRAINING-TRACKING-/111069154834?pt=UK_Home_Garden_Kitchen_Steamers_Cookers_PP&var=&hash=item5f805c99ec

     

    Start recall training in doors along the corridor first with lots of good quality treats, each time it comes to you and it will as your indoors with food, let it scent the treat in your hand then ask it to sit by raising your hand. Do this a few times. When you go out with it on one of these leads, do the same. I go to the local cricket pitch as there is little scent if any.

     

    Ive had mine lift me off my feet with one of these leads and no damage. Great bit of kit for young dogs IMHO. Good luck mate.

     

    I had a rescue dog too and she was good as gold, young when i got her, I wouldnt rescue an older lurcher

  15. Functional Saluki Article

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    Fascinating read. Goes to prove how this forum is so 'emotive'; this forum has people that run dogs on every ground type, using dogs bred from many different breeds sight and scent and many in between. Its no wonder we never or rarely see eye to eye on what's 'right'.

  18. Pup Hunting Up

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    I take her to the local cricket pitch as its got no scent at all on it compared to the fields round an about. I also use the 50' lunge style leads off ebay too, this works well.

     

    Edit: I wonder if some Saluki blood is behind this as back in the day, they seem to be set on desert hares and left to run followed up on horse or jeep these days. Not sure if this is the case but it might be. Saluki have strong lungs and stamina and more independence

  22. Rescue Dogs

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    Had two, one the first, it was all you could do to keep it in the same county once of the lead, rescued at 18 months. The second was a pearl, rescued at 6 months. I think once a dog reaches 2 years or near about, it is really hard to train so younger the better. Also, rescue dogs always have a history - or they would not be rescue dogs, and you gamble what that is and how it will affect the dog, atb

  24. Let's See Some Bigger Hounds - 25Tts +

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    Now with all these big dogs on hear i am surprised no one has popped on saying there too big for rabbits lol all us lads what run the bigger type know its a right load of bollox lol the ones i run stand at 28" tts 26 1/2" tts my old ones was 29" tts and 27" tts all could pick rabbits up brilliantly turn well have good pace low and top end and was verry capable of other stuff

    Nnnoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo! Dont tempt fate Gaffer, this thread is going so well!!! :-)

  25. Marking

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    I reckon most dogs, if trained to do so, would take their owners back to a kill. How hard would it be to teach the dog 'show me' commands? Starting when a pup, and rewarding it when it gets to where you have previously stashed something. No different to teaching drug dogs to search and mark? Or sniffer dogs finding people buried in avalanches etc. The only difference would be teaching the dog to take you to where it had killed. I must admit, I've never tried to do that: maybe a task for the future.

     

    I'm sure its possible. Mate of mine trains police dogs, over the years he has been involved in GSD 'aggressive' dogs, drugs and firearms with Spaniels, the whole lot. The thing with him is he is with the pup all day every day training whereas - certainly speaking for myself, I don't have anywhere near the time to train my dog that he does. I think as much as your dog is capable of is related to how much time and energy the owner has...

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