protective bullx

[bantheban 0]

i have had many types of lurchers over the years ranging from saluki crosses to beddlington whippets but i have come to a desision that bull crosses work best for me i have three of them at the moment but i have just brought a good one in from a mate but he will not work with other dogs he will lock on to what ever it is hes coursing and as soon as another dogs goes in to help him he turns on the dog and beats the other dog up looks like i might have to use him as a single handed dog as i dont want to be to ferm on him for fear of rouining him any suggestions cos this is the first one ive had that blows a fuse

he shouldnt need help ffs no good dog should

hes good but what about when your mate wants to go out and your dogs wants to beat it up great fun like i said hes a pup so i have time to sort it out take it u no loads about lurchers then giving me this advice

[alan626 305]

i know a weaton x that does the same thing buzz down for a nights lamping it might sort the 2 of them out sliped togeter

[bantheban 0]

true that trouble is u no what 2 bull crosses can do to each other vets bill = £££££££££££££££££££££££££ lol

[bantheban 0]

i ve got something up my sleeve for him nothing bad just gunna see weather a electric collar on full boost will sort him out

[Cold Ethyl 63]

Theres one problem with the E collar though he will no doubt blame the other dog for hurting him and hit it even harder.it can be fixed will just take time and a lot of patience but be careful or you will get a vets bill.Id just use him single handed ive never had a dog that turned on the other dogs before while dispatching their prey ive seen other dogs with that problem My bull x is a nightmare out in public dont get me wrong he walks like a gem and doesnt show any signs really but he has to be muzzled cos he doesnt do strange dogs bounding up to him.Yet in the field he will work with other males and never do a thing my only worry is if the other dog had a go hed rip it to shreds he doesnt do insults well.Ive seen first hand the damage he can do and thats why i dont take chances now doesnt matter if the other dog stopped mine would still keep going till he kills it so please be careful

[bantheban 0]

cheers cold ethyl i recon your right about the electric collar think are just stick to one on one action with him now he might grow out of it.like i said in early posts i hope its a pack placement thing as hes new to my kennel thanks everyone for your input happy hunting

[CorkyJohn 808]

I went out with a lad that had a bullx that was the same around the holes when a terrier was to ground. He went for a couple of dogs but what was worse was the wanker who owned him kept chuckling whereas I would've tried to sort him out immediately & had that not have worked......

[6pack 60]

Got a bull x that does the same. She came to us with this habit but I have never been able to break her from it.

Let me know what you try and if you have any success.

[Wallace1 17]

Slip it with an old dog just as keen for what eva itis on the lamp then itll have a big shock when it gets smashed , only dawn fall with bull x's , dont even trust my dog near one of the things

[Moll. 1,793]

This is one of the things which can happen when you start a youngster off with an older dog, they learn prey will be taken, can become selfish and sneaky or aggressive. ANY breed of lurcher. And this could then progress to possessiveness of prey with humans also.

No need to have multiple dogs working together offlead unless they are part of a bobbery pack imo.

As has already been said an E collar will only makes things worse in this situation, use it when the dog is already aggressive and it will make them more so, you would have to find a way of using it just prior to aggression completely setting in, when you see the signs it is thinking about it, but it would be a mine field to get right in a working situation with dozens of problems.

The only thing i can think of is to teach the dog that no means no in any situation, so when you say NO (or whatever command you use) the dog stops doing what ever it is doing.

I would say though i have seen some well trained Bullies who totally zone out when on prey, are not aware anything else exists, and are unable to hear you untill the light switches back on. But then again the same dogs would not even know/care there was another dog there in the first place!

 

You haven't had the dog very long work on his training and bonding for a while before taking him out again.

[Moll. 1,793]

Slip it with an old dog just as keen for what eva itis on the lamp then itll have a big shock when it gets smashed , only dawn fall with bull x's , dont even trust my dog near one of the things

 

Just as well you dont like them with advice like that

[Guest jt750]

Slip it with an old dog just as keen for what eva itis on the lamp then itll have a big shock when it gets smashed , only dawn fall with bull x's , dont even trust my dog near one of the things

 

 

Last in the queue when the brains were given out ?

 

 

[Wallace1 17]

Slip it with an old dog just as keen for what eva itis on the lamp then itll have a big shock when it gets smashed , only dawn fall with bull x's , dont even trust my dog near one of the things

 

 

Last in the queue when the brains were given out ?

first in queue when vocal parts were handed out cos you seen to know how to work it well , bull x's ask for problems UNLESS you do train it before it turns like the rest (brain dead) , they dont even have any reason to be about as hunting with dogs is ILLEGAL ATB WOLLY

[Moll. 1,793]

Wallace i am not one for getting in to arguments on here....but

 

Your training methods described here for most breeds of dog would only heighten aggression and make things 100% worse. Bullies are far from brain dead, eager to please and learn, My reason for owning/working them. I could have any breed of lurcher, as i dont need to look 'hard' or need a penis extension, but i keep going back to them purely because they are intelligent, easy to keep, and a pleasure to work.

If the only bull x's you have seen are the way you describe..aggressive and brain dead then i would look to the people who own them, not the dogs themselves!

Edited June 27, 2011 by Moll.

[Wallace1 17]

Wallace i am not one for getting in to arguments on here....but

 

Your training methods described here for most breeds of dog would only heighten aggression and make things 100% worse. Bullies are far from brain dead, eager to please and learn, My reason for owning/working them. I could have any breed of lurcher, as i dont need to look 'hard' or need a penis extension, but i keep going back to them purely because they are intelligent, easy to keep, and a pleasure to work.

If the only bull x's you have seen are the way you describe..aggressive and brain dead then i would look to the people who own them, not the dogs themselves!

probz right about the people who own then , everyone for there own