New to lurchers!!!!

[bigbailey 90]

Hi guys just asking for some advice please on a rescue lurcher i have. As you people who know your lurchers. I rescued a lurcher that was given in as the owner was moving away and couldnt take her with him. Having a few problems EG. Not stock broken so she is chasing everything and i mean everything. She is around 3 but a very nervous but loves to run. Any advice on how to go on is appreciated.

[matmorgan 49]

keep her on a lead.get recall sorted with a long lead.but the main thing imho is get a good bond [bANNED TEXT] her.make friends earn her trust.once she has a bit of respect for you start trainin.alot of lads on here know shed loads more than me.maybe theyll get you some advice.

[cocker 2,655]

it will be very difficult to rectify, that fault now, if you want to get into lurchers, you would be better off getting rid of that liability, and getting a 6 week old pup and bringing it up yourself, dogs that are bad with stock, is a serious problem and also this is compounded by your dog being nervous, too be truthful mate, in my opinion you couldnt have a worse introduction to lurchers and hunting, (just my opinion,)

 

all the best

 

 

cocker

[fensaluki 35]

keep her on a lead.get recall sorted with a long lead.but the main thing imho is get a good bond [bANNED TEXT] her.make friends earn her trust.once she has a bit of respect for you start trainin.alot of lads on here know shed loads more than me.maybe theyll get you some advice.

 

 

Good advice that.....It will probably take a while to get her round the way you want her.Three years old is getting on for a dog with no manners but as MATMORGAN quite rightly says Trust and security is the first things she needs and recall is the second.If you can get these up to scratch you should be onto a winner.She may always have a tendency to chase on site if shes been doing it all her life but with trust,respect and good recall it can be controled alot easyer.

if you can get the use of quite a large secured area I.e small stock fenced paddock or a large unused Pheasant pen this would certainly make the above easyer.

ATB

[bigbailey 90]

Thanks for the reply lads and the advice. Wont get rid of it mate i had it to give it a home as like i said it was a rescue otherwise was goin be put down. Wont be like the last idiot who ruined a dog then passes the problem off. People like that are the reason that the kennels are full of ruined dogs. Shes already good on recall apart from the obvious of once shes chasing u struggle to stop.

[fensaluki 35]

Thanks for the reply lads and the advice. Wont get rid of it mate i had it to give it a home as like i said it was a rescue otherwise was goin be put down. Wont be like the last idiot who ruined a dog then passes the problem off. People like that are the reason that the kennels are full of ruined dogs. Shes already good on recall apart from the obvious of once shes chasing u struggle to stop.

 

 

Good on yer mate.....Hat off to you.

If she's good on recall you are half way there.If your giving her a home for life you may as well stick with her and hopefully get some sport with her.Don't forget though mate she a sight hound and they were put on this earth to chase so stopping her in full flow will probably always be of the cards.

[Guest arch1]

Good on yer. We have a rescue, and while i'm no expert on Lurchers, iv'e managed to get Ossie to a reasonable level of control. He's not perfect and he goes on a lead when we come across "problems" but we get by.

 

Give the dog a chance and i'm sure you will be alright. If you can get her to come back your well on the way.

 

 

 

Good luck with her.

[matmorgan 49]

yeah.good luck to you mate.i had a rescue bitch and she was a fecking header.killed one ov me cockerals steamed into most other dogs and just hunted up relentlessly.plenty of tlc later she turned into a gem.demon rabbiter and never touched any more chickens.really did come round to a placid dog.atb with it mate no rush.

[bigbailey 90]

Thanks for that reply mate, didnt think i would be able to stop her like i can my lab. The first time i let her off the lead she flushed 2 rabbits out which i didnt even see, but just missed out. She hadnt been run for 6 months as she had been in the kennels. So her fitness wasnt quite there. Changed her diet and now giving her daily exercise shes comin on. Worked in kennels so advice on passing dogs on i dont agree with. If people are having a pup they should learn how to train it properly not ruin it. Cheers for the helpfull advice lads.

[tommy9 13]

well done mate stick with her put some time and effort into her and it will pay off

[bigbailey 90]

Thanks mate ill try my best with her and give her a good life.