GARY 76 Posted January 8, 2007 Report Share Posted January 8, 2007 Any advice on how to stop a Springer Opening Up when out Working??????? It's for my mate's dog. Cheers Gary Quote Link to post
shotup 9 Posted January 8, 2007 Report Share Posted January 8, 2007 you can try taking it to a rabbit pen and getting it used to seeing game running around and steadying it down when in front of game so as not to let it get over excited.some spanials open up when on hares that are useually ok around everything else. Quote Link to post
GARY 76 Posted January 8, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2007 Cheers for the advive, The thing is this spaniel would bark at a sparrow if it flushed it. Maybe it's becase he runs it with his lurchers???? Cheers Gary Quote Link to post
Guest Scrivphoto Posted January 8, 2007 Report Share Posted January 8, 2007 Try taking a jiff lemon well washed out and filled with water and spray the dog in the face every time at the same time using the NO command. Quote Link to post
GARY 76 Posted January 9, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2007 Try taking a jiff lemon well washed out and filled with water and spray the dog in the face every time at the same time using the NO command. You have got to try and catch it first....... It only realy does it when it,s away hunting? Quote Link to post
Guest Macnas Posted January 10, 2007 Report Share Posted January 10, 2007 Jaysus, talk about deja-vu. I had to cut Saturdays shooting short, cos the mutt's head was full of rabbits. We worked over a patch of wooded glen first thing, and it was rotten with coney, even I could smell them. And if I could, she must have been driven fecking demented by it. She wasn't right for the rest of the morning, coursing when she could and ignoring all commands. She was still hunting, just not for me. Not her fault though, she came to me late in life (for a dog), and the damage had been done by then. So whatever the hell you do (rabbit pen and back to basic stop-go-come back commands), get it done now while the dog is young. Quote Link to post
GARY 76 Posted January 10, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2007 Cheers for the advive, i will pass it on to my mate. It's a shame for him realy but you live and learn. Quote Link to post
alimac 882 Posted January 22, 2007 Report Share Posted January 22, 2007 by the sounds of it, i.e it runs with the lurchers , & you would have to catch it first.... dont sound good to me.. back to basics and dont take it out hunting for a while... just my humble opinion... but it dont sound good.... best of luck with it , ali Quote Link to post
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