A bit of puppy training

[Tyla 3,179]

Thought i'd add a thread to this section for a change.

 

I was invited to a mates new permission that hes been asked to clear. As its summer, he's out there everyday with the airgun but we'll hit it properly with the ferrets over next season. He's hit it quite hard but the number of rabbits still there is enormous, i think he'll have his work cut out keeping on top of it! It suited me as we've just found out Willow is gluten intolerant and raw rabbit is an important part of her new, extremely expensive, diet I stocked up over the winter for our own needs without knowing this so shes eaten the freezer bare already and started eating her way through Blackstaffs supplies as well.

 

Im training Willow to the gun at the moment so had her assistance for the evening. Shes not perfect but shes getting there. She stalks, keeps behind me, will lie and stay while i crawl forwards and she retrieves. She does all these things, but as yet, not everytime so we missed a couple due to over excitement and cleared an area after she decided to do a victory lap with the rabbit

 

We ended up with nine over an hour or so which will help replenish the freezer.

[farmerkev09 105]

done a good job by the sounds of it pal great pic

 

atb farmer

[rascal_2005 79]

nice one tyler, shes coming on well, i need to get the rapid down the ere i think?

shes looking mate, gunna be a star i think

[Tyla 3,179]

Cheers lads, shes a very full on puppy. Either really good or really, really naughty - shes had me tearing my hair out i have to admit! Looking forward to the season though, plenty of work should take the edge off her i hope.

[rascal_2005 79]

she should settle down tho shouldnt she?

[Tyla 3,179]

she should settle down tho shouldnt she?

 

I hope so, i think most of it is just excitement. She thinks everything is great so its easy to get distracted from what shes supposed to be doing. The actual training is very easy, the hard bit is keeping her focused while putting it into practice!

[andyfr1968 772]

What a nice refreshing post, Tyla I enjoyed that and she's a cracking looking dog Best of luck with her, mate.

 

Cheers.

[Tyla 3,179]

Thanks

[gurtwurz 793]

nice looking dog mate, bet she'll keep you busy

 

if you want over excitement in your dog try a jack russell, mines cleared fields before now, the er lol

 

cheers, wurz

Edited May 27, 2011 by gurtwurz

[Tyla 3,179]

Yep, terriers do add some chaos to the mix! I have my old lurcher bitch, a russel whippet cross, a terrier and the puppy. It can be fraught sometimes lol!