Water Badger 26 Posted May 15, 2010 Report Share Posted May 15, 2010 Been doing some dummy work with my beddy whip and he is not that keen on bringing dummy to hand? somtimes drops short ? somtimes picks it up gives it a rag and stands over it ? any idears Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest deerhound hunter Posted May 15, 2010 Report Share Posted May 15, 2010 JUST KEEP AT IT WILL COME GOOD IN THE END ,PLENTY OF TIME,HOW OLD IS IT? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Water Badger 26 Posted May 15, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2010 6 months Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kev2010 8 Posted May 15, 2010 Report Share Posted May 15, 2010 A trick that woked for me was to get the dog excited,throw the dummy.then when he picks it up start moving backwards until he reaches you.then stop.then give him whichever command you use to give you the dummy.Do this a few times then give it a rest.Do it again next training session.A little & often is the key.Dont rush or loose your rag,but lots & lots of praise or treat when hes doing good. Hope this helps.Let me know how you go on.Thanks,Kev. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chid 6,738 Posted May 15, 2010 Report Share Posted May 15, 2010 my dog dropped and still does drop the dummy short but retrieves rabbits to hand everytime .... following kevs tips should work though Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hunter17 0 Posted May 15, 2010 Report Share Posted May 15, 2010 my dogs the complete opposite will retrieve anything to hand but when he catches a rabbit he will just stop maybe 8-10 feet away no matter how long you wait he just stands there.... but hey dont expect them to be perfect otherwise you will be let down ALOT Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dog fox 16 Posted May 16, 2010 Report Share Posted May 16, 2010 my dogs the complete opposite will retrieve anything to hand but when he catches a rabbit he will just stop maybe 8-10 feet away no matter how long you wait he just stands there.... but hey dont expect them to be perfect otherwise you will be let down ALOT is he only stopping short when there,s another dog with you ? if so try walking out to the side when he,s on his retrieve and he should come all the way . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Water Badger 26 Posted May 16, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2010 A trick that woked for me was to get the dog excited,throw the dummy.then when he picks it up start moving backwards until he reaches you.then stop.then give him whichever command you use to give you the dummy.Do this a few times then give it a rest.Do it again next training session.A little & often is the key.Dont rush or loose your rag,but lots & lots of praise or treat when hes doing good. Hope this helps.Let me know how you go on.Thanks,Kev. Nice one kev tryed that on the walk tismorning and he bought the dummy back to hand lovley did 2 throwth and thought i would quit while ahead Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kevin from bristol 95 Posted May 16, 2010 Report Share Posted May 16, 2010 kevs dead right walk backards when hes returning works a treat keep at it good luck Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Water Badger 26 Posted May 16, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2010 so once that is sorted when do i enter the rabbit skin dummy? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kev2010 8 Posted May 16, 2010 Report Share Posted May 16, 2010 so once that is sorted when do i enter the rabbit skin dummy? Hi Water Badger.Glad to hear that worked for you.Id wait until he's retrieving balls,toys,or a dummy to hand consistantly.Then try the rabbit skin dummy.Do remember though every time you give the dog something new to retrieve hell probably run round with it like something gone daft for the first half dozen times,until he gets used to it & the novelty wears off.Again this will also happen when he starts to catch rabbits,even though hes used to the dummy its not like chasing & catching the real thing,just dont let him munch them up. With one of mine i let him carry the rabbit while we walked the fields keeping him at my side,just correcting him if he had a munch.As i said before dont loose your rag if its not working,try again next day.Takes time & patience & keep it fun.And as was by one of the lads keep other dogs away while your doing this,just the two of you.Hope this helps some more & good luck.Please let me know how you go on (pm me if you ant to). Thanks,Kev. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Water Badger 26 Posted May 17, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2010 cheers kev will keep u informed Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kev2010 8 Posted May 17, 2010 Report Share Posted May 17, 2010 cheers kev will keep u informed No problem,glad i can help somebody as you cant seem to do right for doing wrong for some people on here. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Water Badger 26 Posted May 18, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2010 its like working in a road full of OAP`S somtimes only difrence is instead of old codgers sitting behind net curtains you have internet hunters behind computer screens Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kev2010 8 Posted May 18, 2010 Report Share Posted May 18, 2010 its like working in a road full of OAP`S somtimes only difrence is instead of old codgers sitting behind net curtains you have internet hunters behind computer screens Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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