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[happylamper 7]

right lads can someone tell if this is a confidance thing.my bitch is 12 mth old just getting her out on the lamp now first couple times she ran the rabbits well,but when i took her the other night she did'nt seem to go down the lamp very well she'd run so far then turns back half way down the beam,i got abit fed up walk miles did'nt see many rabbits as it was anyhow i see's a rabbit close slipped her on it she ran it up and down the edge 3 or 4 times she caught it brought it back live to hand i was chuffed to bits.anyhow carry's on lamping for a few more feilds not much about a few in the distance slips her same again half way down the beam then she turned back.she has'nt got no injuries or owt she's quite fit not 100% but fit enough, only useing a 140 lightforce.any advice would be great cheers.atb hl

[nighteyes 275]

might not be spotting them or thinks she int goona get to them, ie too close to the headge id just give her nice easy slips get her confidence right up, then ease her onto the longer slips with time ,too many silly slips at that age can break a young un, all the best with her

[merle24 61]

Is she spotting the far slips mate ? if she is she maybe clueing up pretty fast maybe shes missed a few to many long slips into cover at a young age, is she a collie cross by any chance ?

[happylamper 7]

might not be spotting them or thinks she int goona get to them, ie too close to the headge id just give her nice easy slips get her confidence right up, then ease her onto the longer slips with time ,too many silly slips at that age can break a young un, all the best with her

thats what i thought she was'nt spotting them but i dare say she must of done as i've got quite close to them in the middle of the feild she sets off as if she seen them runs to point where you think she gonna go all the way but no she turns round and comes back had her on a veriety of feilds when been out with her ie vermin wire,some little feilds to big feilds.the slips i've give her i thought she'd run them with ease.i'll let you know next time how she does.thanks hl

[happylamper 7]

Is she spotting the far slips mate ? if she is she maybe clueing up pretty fast maybe shes missed a few to many long slips into cover at a young age, is she a collie cross by any chance ?

no mate she's a foxhound bull grayhound.pic of her at 7mth cheers atb hl

[the great white hunter 1]

she might not be able to see it mate or she might think that it goin to get away i had a dog that done this but i selt it to a mate and it works excelent on the lamp now killing everthing atb great white

[fensaluki 35]

Stick with her mate and just try easy slips as surggested.....I'm sure she'll come good in the end...sounds like she's just trying to use her head a little bit to much at the moment thats all

Good luck mate ATB

[Rolfe 2]

She's a baby yet.......and she will have plenty of time to come good. She seems an intelligent bitch ......she's not seeing the ones at the extreme of the beam and doesn't see the point of running for no reason. Take that as a good sign, and as suggested give her some nice easy slips to build her confidence up and she will turn out a "Good Un" I'm sure. More potenially good dogs are ruined by entering too early in my opinion, so take it nice and slowly, you wouldn't expect a boy to do a mans job would you.....Good Luck.

 

Regards

 

Rolfe.

[happylamper 7]

thanks for the comments,and advice taken on board i'll let you know in the next coming months how she gets on.thanks hl.

[johnny boy68 11,726]

I had the same problem with my bitch,going really well then started doing the same thing.My bitches problem was she was coming in season,could this be your dogs problem too?atb JB

[happylamper 7]

I had the same problem with my bitch,going really well then started doing the same thing.My bitches problem was she was coming in season,could this be your dogs problem too?atb JB

she's done the same started off really well,then starting to do this no she had a season at 10 mth which that held me up getting her out at that time so now she's 12 mth i thought this is the time now to get her going.atb hl

[merle24 61]

Did you feed her during the day before you took her out on the lamp ?

[happylamper 7]

Did you feed her during the day before you took her out on the lamp ?

yes mate feed them at mid day.which its that time now one of the boys are barking now cos he knows its feed time and he won't stop barking till he gets is grub so time to go and do the duties.atb hl.

[bull101 35]

could be frustration??

[happylamper 7]

just an up date,took my bitch out last night first feild vermin wire my mate slips first my bitch up on her back legs bouncing to be off,next slip mine off she goes on to the rabbit but yapping she caught it brought it back to hand praised her highly.next feild walks upto a sitter slips her no yapping i thought thats better brought it back to hand.said to my mate she's getting better,walk a couple more feilds slip her on a rabbit not too far away she went down the beam so far then turned back,i thought no not again,so decided to walk back towards the motor found a sitter she had it at the end of her nose sets off but did'nt get it.so all in all she caught 3 rabbits out of 6/7 slips.