dog hunting the field

[blacknight 111]

just keep takein him out in the day every time he comes bk give him a treat to me thats y they sold him then

was thinking the same mate, would like to put it right rather than pass the dog on again, will give it ago cheers

i would mate it might make a good dog with time put in to it all the best

cheers mate

[morton 5,369]

The dog is keen and experiencing new exciting things in its life,keep it on a slip and pick the easiest of runs,ones that will have the best chance of catching,it won't hunt up while its holding a bunny,the more it catches the quicker it will learn to return and run again.If all else fails you will have a dog that can find and catch daytime.

[trigger2 3,435]

hi all, brought a 12 month old dog about two week ago was told hes only been on the lamp a couple of times and has had two rabbits. been out a few time my self with him but hes hunting the field in the dark, how can i stop this?

keep taking the dog out as much as possible, they aint stupid he will soon get the idea that its easier to chase and catch the one in the beam rather than chasing ones in the dark. it boils down to time and effort on your part. you should be able to break him of that habbit.

[undisputed 1,664]

Try giving him easy slips where he will be less inclined to hunt up. It's not a major fault and can be corrected in time. It's usually inexperienced dogs that hunt up try going out on your own for awhile till it sorts itself out.

[blacknight 111]

was thinking there was no hope for the dog at first thanks lads + ladies you all have been very helpfull, i no theres a lot of work ahead but feeling positive with the new member in the pack, hope this advice helps others out too

[Casso 1,264]

hi all, brought a 12 month old dog about two week ago was told hes only been on the lamp a couple of times and has had two rabbits. been out a few time my self with him but hes hunting the field in the dark, how can i stop this?

you havn't given him much time to bed in with you,,does he come back at all on the lamp,,or come near and run off again,,or does he just get the head down as soon as he gets off,,

it a bit of everything you you have mentioned and can be a bit nervous at time, i will have to work on bonding with him and gain his trust, the misses will not be happy sleep on the couch.

what worked for us before with a mutt that was slow in returning ,was get it mad for ball play and if it missed a bunny, knock off the lamp , if it came anywhere near, it knew we had the ball, you launch the f**king ball for it ,it didn't matter it wasn't a bunny for the dog ,he was still coursing and catching something on the lamp ,the only thing is, the ball retrieve must be good, he brings back the ball ,he's as happy as a pig in shitetown,

what it did was give him a surefire course and catch, after ever miss, got him returning ,after he got the idea that it was in his best interest to come back, problem solved ,,

ball play is great for interaction with the mutt too as far as gaining trust and bonding ,best of luck with it,,nothing worse than a mutt you cant make a connection with and you know its not your fault,,

[carp man 1 219]

just keep takein him out in the day every time he comes bk give him a treat to me thats y they sold him then

was thinking the same mate, would like to put it right rather than pass the dog on again, will give it ago cheers

i would mate it might make a good dog with time put in to it all the best

cheers mate

[3 Turns 326]

Try giving him easy slips where he will be less inclined to hunt up. It's not a major fault and can be corrected in time. It's usually inexperienced dogs that hunt up try going out on your own for awhile till it sorts itself out.

I AGREE WITH UNDISPUTED THATS THE WAY TO GO.PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT.

[blacknight 111]

just got back from a good walk with the dogs and a pocked full of treats, working on his recall, his recall was not to bad in the daytime but getting a faster response with a beef onion pasty lol,

[blacknight 111]

[blacknight 111]

[Malt 379]

He looks in good nick, fair play.

[blacknight 111]

He looks in good nick, fair play.

cheers malt

[blacknight 111]

one of my other dogs

[Bosun11 537]

I'd also agree with Undisputed, it ain't a major fault in such a young dog and you should be able to get it right, the more he catches the more he will bring back. Casso's answer certainly sounds right too, though i've never seen it used.

Hunting up can seem like a real pain when it happens, especially if you got a field full and need the dog back pronto for another run. As i said, in young dogs, it's usually over-keeness but it can become more difficult with dogs that have done plenty of daytime work before seeing a lamp. In the past i've bought on dogs like this and ended up tearing my hair out with 'em but they do get better. Thankfuly, these days, i've learned those lessons and my dogs, though they are out in the field from an early age, only start real work on the lamp. Once that is mastered, we go on to other things.

Nice stamp of dog there too.