gdaz 0 Posted February 3, 2011 Report Share Posted February 3, 2011 Hi i've had the pup 7 weeks now training seems to be going well one minute then the next minute i seem to be back where i started i keep telling myself its because she's only 15 weeks old. its been 15 years since i last trained a pup so any advice would be great Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DazAllison 32 Posted February 3, 2011 Report Share Posted February 3, 2011 Excellent choice of cross mate best rabbiting lurcher in my opinion, the trick with training is little and often mate pups of that age get bored easy so just keep it short and simple then as it gets older slowly increase the length of training! Hope all goes well Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Casso 1,264 Posted February 3, 2011 Report Share Posted February 3, 2011 Hi i've had the pup 7 weeks now training seems to be going well one minute then the next minute i seem to be back where i started i keep telling myself its because she's only 15 weeks old. its been 15 years since i last trained a pup so any advice would be great all i would do with a pup that age is play,,the more you play , the bigger the bond, i usually dont worry bout training until we have an understanding,,get the bond right first and the training falls into place on its own,, not the other way round, ,do to much training too young , and its all going to fall to bits once her drive kicks in,, Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KittleRox 2,147 Posted February 3, 2011 Report Share Posted February 3, 2011 Hi i've had the pup 7 weeks now training seems to be going well one minute then the next minute i seem to be back where i started i keep telling myself its because she's only 15 weeks old. its been 15 years since i last trained a pup so any advice would be great all i would do with a pup that age is play,,the more you play , the bigger the bond, i usually dont worry bout training until we have an understanding,,get the bond right first and the training falls into place on its own,, not the other way round, ,do to much training too young , and its all going to fall to bits once her drive kicks in,, Don,t agree,I,ve had a couple of pups this type from 7/8 weeks of age,had them sitting and retrieving in a couple of days,the trick is not to overdo it,if you see the pup losing interest stop and leave it untill the next day Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wuyang 513 Posted February 3, 2011 Report Share Posted February 3, 2011 I always had a thing for my lurchers walking well to heal off the lead. With my current lurcher who is nearly now 9 (collie/greyhound) I wish i had waited to do the heel part of the training until she was a least one and a half years old or at least hunting well first. I have found her not wanting to work too far away from me and is a bit too much like a yoyo this can be very frustrating when there is a half decent size field that needs hunting. My other long gone collie/greyhound hunted up any size field like a dream, maybe its just a coincidence (dont think it is), but i did his heel work much later on. So to me get his recall, retrieving, jumping sorted etc ,but leave his heel work for much later on. Just my opinion. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Casso 1,264 Posted February 3, 2011 Report Share Posted February 3, 2011 Hi i've had the pup 7 weeks now training seems to be going well one minute then the next minute i seem to be back where i started i keep telling myself its because she's only 15 weeks old. its been 15 years since i last trained a pup so any advice would be great all i would do with a pup that age is play,,the more you play , the bigger the bond, i usually dont worry bout training until we have an understanding,,get the bond right first and the training falls into place on its own,, not the other way round, ,do to much training too young , and its all going to fall to bits once her drive kicks in,, Don,t agree,I,ve had a couple of pups this type from 7/8 weeks of age,had them sitting and retrieving in a couple of days,the trick is not to overdo it,if you see the pup losing interest stop and leave it untill the next day yeah pups at that age can very impressive because they are so food motivated, but food motivation alone never gave me the level of understanding and control im looking for,, Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KittleRox 2,147 Posted February 3, 2011 Report Share Posted February 3, 2011 Hi i've had the pup 7 weeks now training seems to be going well one minute then the next minute i seem to be back where i started i keep telling myself its because she's only 15 weeks old. its been 15 years since i last trained a pup so any advice would be great all i would do with a pup that age is play,,the more you play , the bigger the bond, i usually dont worry bout training until we have an understanding,,get the bond right first and the training falls into place on its own,, not the other way round, ,do to much training too young , and its all going to fall to bits once her drive kicks in,, Don,t agree,I,ve had a couple of pups this type from 7/8 weeks of age,had them sitting and retrieving in a couple of days,the trick is not to overdo it,if you see the pup losing interest stop and leave it untill the next day yeah pups at that age can very impressive because they are so food motivated, but food motivation alone never gave me the level of understanding and control im looking for,, never used food Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stroller 341 Posted February 3, 2011 Report Share Posted February 3, 2011 Dont shout, and think about what you want from the dog. They tend to be a bit sensitive so go easy until you get to know your pup. You can get an awful lot out of a collie x with the right training. i have got to the point with my little dog where i squeak her in on re call, click my fingers to get her to heel and use sshh to settle her down around a warren. she looks for hand signals and can work on the other side of the hedge showing a steady attitude.She is still young at 22 months so i know she will be even better next year given enough work on a bad day and i had one quite recently she wouldnt settle down and we fell out big style (i never hit her) but we were both sulking. I was to blame though as i had not exercised her in the morning choosing to take her out of her kennel straight to the job. She had never done this before and her first walk of the day is with the other dogs and its a mad gallop over the fields followed by a fast and furious rabbit hunt around the local warrens. The weather played a big part as well it was gale force wind and torrential rain. So just think things through Quote Link to post Share on other sites
johnrthrfrd 223 Posted February 3, 2011 Report Share Posted February 3, 2011 Dont shout, and think about what you want from the dog. They tend to be a bit sensitive so go easy until you get to know your pup. You can get an awful lot out of a collie x with the right training. i have got to the point with my little dog where i squeak her in on re call, click my fingers to get her to heel and use sshh to settle her down around a warren. she looks for hand signals and can work on the other side of the hedge showing a steady attitude.She is still young at 22 months so i know she will be even better next year given enough work on a bad day and i had one quite recently she wouldnt settle down and we fell out big style (i never hit her) but we were both sulking. I was to blame though as i had not exercised her in the morning choosing to take her out of her kennel straight to the job. She had never done this before and her first walk of the day is with the other dogs and its a mad gallop over the fields followed by a fast and furious rabbit hunt around the local warrens. The weather played a big part as well it was gale force wind and torrential rain. So just think things through well said keith you feel like giving them a belting when they work there selves but that doesent work with any animal and definatly not with collie crosses go down that road and they will do nowt for you its all about trust. felt a bit of a daft shxxe last week when i took mine out for the first time wouldent jump fences barked at a horse but then they do the simplest of things like take notice watch the holes and chase a bunnie and you think its all worth while at the end of the day there not born knowing every thing we want of them and they have to learn same as us keep at it mate there will be good days and bad but when they do get it together its brilliant still got a long way to go with mine yet just over 7 months but she trusts me and i know she will get there and if she doesent it will be down to me not her all the best with your pup mate. john. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gdaz 0 Posted February 4, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2011 CHEERS everyone for responce put my mind at ease Quote Link to post Share on other sites
shepp 2,285 Posted February 4, 2011 Report Share Posted February 4, 2011 I always had a thing for my lurchers walking well to heal off the lead. With my current lurcher who is nearly now 9 (collie/greyhound) I wish i had waited to do the heel part of the training until she was a least one and a half years old or at least hunting well first. I have found her not wanting to work too far away from me and is a bit too much like a yoyo this can be very frustrating when there is a half decent size field that needs hunting. My other long gone collie/greyhound hunted up any size field like a dream, maybe its just a coincidence (dont think it is), but i did his heel work much later on. So to me get his recall, retrieving, jumping sorted etc ,but leave his heel work for much later on. Just my opinion. I think that's true, same happened to me with a previous dog. Nothing more annoying than seeing a bunch of rabbits down the field and not being able to send the dog off. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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