losing it on the turn help please

[BIG ZOOK 5]

No dog is an expert at 14 months old .My first quarter bull/ greyhound had the turning circle of an oil tanker .I did lots of training ,with a tennis ball ,bouncing around the yard on a soft surface and she did slow down and this improved her strategy,on rabbits no end.However ;) you could muzzle the dog and let loose ,a few chickens .

[BIG ZOOK 5]

overkeen for the catch perhaps? wants to get there as quick as possible and not working the gears as required? few easy catches under its belt and it might calm down and work the quarry abit better?

IF possible ? shooting with an air rifle,then slipping the dog ,has worked in the past?.

[rob190364 2,594]

It may look physically fit but may have underlying problems. My lurcher dog stopped turning as tight as he normally would last season. Got him in with a fantastic bone man. His neck & Back were out in several places plus something wrong with his sciatic nerve. But too the naked eye you would never have known there was anything wrong with normal day to day and exercising, was just on his turns when lamping i noticed

what was the outcome of that Moll? physio?

[stroller 341]

she is just a pup plenty of work will go a long way to helping. rabbits hit 25mph from pretty much the word go and can turn back on themselves at full pelt.not easy

[Moll. 1,793]

 

what was the outcome of that Moll? physio?

Bone man pulled and clicked him back into place, couple of weeks rest and he was back to better

[wirral countryman 2,110]

I would say "horses for courses" mate,they were not really bred for rabbits,all you can do is keep getting the dog out there and hope it learns to anticipate the turn of a rabbit,good luck,WM

[inan 841]

I have just got my self a nice bitch bullgreyhound/colliegreyhound she is 14 month old had her nearly two months now i am out lamping with her alot cause i am new to this to as i am a terrier man myself but want to give this a good go now i take her out and she does ok but she always seems to lose them on the turns and she is to far behind then wat can i do to help her improve and she is allways jumping into barb wire fences and me stiching her up any advise on these would be great ta

I'm not being negative ,but in my, admittedly limited experience of bull x's , a lot of them do not turn that well,possibly its the amount of muscle they carry, especially on the shoulders. I had a collie ,x grey who ran as if he was on rails ,very fast but not flexible. Don't over muscle a dog, it will impede it's turning ability.

Given enough work,[ and the all important success] most dogs will learn to run with a modicum of anticipation to varying degrees.

I like to get a pup out and about around obstacles whilst lt is still a youngster,it doesn't run with the velocity of an adult dog and any mishaps with trees ,wire ect ,will hopefully, be minor. That is not an option for you so maybe it is not a bad idea to get the dog out in the daytime, negotiating wire fences and dodging branches etc?

Anyway ATB with your new partner.

[sambo123 683]

Smaller lighter dog like a whippet cross would be more suited to rabbits. Cant see the massive obsession with bull blood everyone seems to have these days.

[Guest born to run1083]

No dog is an expert at 14 months old .My first quarter bull/ greyhound had the turning circle of an oil tanker .I did lots of training ,with a tennis ball ,bouncing around the yard on a soft surface and she did slow down and this improved her strategy,on rabbits no end.However ;) you could muzzle the dog and let loose ,a few chickens .

the last method is old school my old man used to do it with his saluki x's many a year ago