Kicking out !

[Water Badger 26]

My 12month old beddy whip is struggling to hold on to the rabbits he is catching on the lamp!

 

I am worried this may lead to him being hard mouthed?

 

He had 4 tonight out of 6 runs and 2 kicked out i was gutted for him he is trying so hard

[riohog 5,907]

My 12month old beddy whip is struggling to hold on to the rabbits he is catching on the lamp!

 

I am worried this may lead to him being hard mouthed?

 

He had 4 tonight out of 6 runs and 2 kicked out i was gutted for him he is trying so hard

 

he will be right mate , practice makes perfect

[Trigger 26]

some dogs do it from time to time, when he catchs his rabbit it might pay to hold the lamp on him for a few secounds to make sure hes got a good hold of the rabbit, if he hasnt and he drops it you have the light on it allready and he should catch it again. atb trigger

[robo-christ 40]

i had the same problem except after it happend a second time he stopped retrieving and now just holds them on the floor,which is proving hard to crack.

[arcticgun 4,548]

had the same problem with my beddy grey, like said above keep the lamp on a fraction longer, soon sort itself out, practise makes perfect

[Water Badger 26]

he will certainlt be getting lots more practice not long before moon will stop play for a bit

[romany52 313]

It's a common thing in a young dog just starting, in fact I would say it's desirable in a rabbiting dog for the first few outings , it usually means they won't be hard mouthed, he will soon learn to keep hold.

[Tyla 3,179]

Its just inexperience, the more prsctrice he has the better he will get. From what i saw the other night he just needs a little more confidence in himself to use his mouth, nothing wrong with the way he runs them though