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lamb watching (my 1st dog to do it in 16 yrs)


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In my experience, they all try it on, one time or another, no matter how well stock trained they are. I sometimes think a half hearted attempt like your bitch did is not a bad thing. It is easier to s

Give her some one to one training mate, I'd use a lunge rope about 30 yards long that way you have control of her if the worst should happen and she does decide to chase shout NO just before the rope

Aswell as that possibility what do you think the farmer would say if he see's you messing about with the dog of the lead near his tub's that are pretty expensive to replace..a long line is the way for

Not read it all - but it's probably due to her being confined to a lead for a while, and she just wanted to have a chase and lark about, the fact that you could call her off etc, shows she didnt really 'mean it'.

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You shouted, she listened. Obvioulsy thought she could push the boundaries that day. Keep at the training............ :thumbs:

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Until last year I'd have given the same advice as the others. Living in Scotland getting a dog stock broken is pretty much high on the list of initial training of a pup. Never had a problem until that is my last young dog. 3 times the b*****d did it on different occasions. Went back to basics etc but to no avail. The last time he done it I was lamping with the farmers son, can you imagine the embarrassment and f*****g rage!!! Needless to say that's why I don't have a dog to run at the moment. The only excuse I can think of he seen a lot of white hares getting shot. Personally now I think some dogs just can't resist no matter what you do. Never experienced it before and I hope I don't again.

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sme will never learn , som eno [bANNED TEXT] away were i hunt mostly arable dogs have caut allsorts , moved to sheeo country they kinda new theywere not for the dinner , but every time the chase through sheep feilds there always doubt with young dogs not so much oldies , there large forsestry with wild sheep near us they lost twenty b*****ds come out at nite ,they can tease a dog on sometimes but a quick shout they no that its out of bound ,lamb casserole

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Aye whin mate, it's the first I've experienced it personally. I've had dogs have a flier at one etc but this c**t just was wired up wrong. Had him through sheep off the lead pretty much every day, not even remotely interested. I'm always wary after a dogs seen a lot of white hares and this one seen more of them than anything else. Only thing I can think of. Wasn't as if he hadn't been out either, each time he did it, he'd been out several times before. Might have been him showing defiance f**k knows and I'll never know.

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maybe, i dont go for many white hares ,there about ,but maybe catching them in white, a sheeps white maybe set him on , saw dogs chaseing game ,l hill lambs got up dogs just about lifted it we roared at her and she picked the head up and left it , been out with a few terriers they were a bugger to brake to sheep if not done young ,and being used for flushing game ,i run the dogs through sheep onleades as they get up abit so if they show any intrest whe sheep are running they get yanked of there feet they soon learn quick , as pups seem to like the play chase , of moving things , take mines through stock when young with an old hand who doesnt even look at them , if they show any intrest a sharp row ,

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Aye whin as I say it's the only excuse I can give him. Beat of it is, the 3 times he did it, it was lamping rabbits. When out looking at whiteys never batted an eyelid. Just one of those things. It's a funny old game this, just when your relaxed and think you've seen it all, something comes along and bites you on the arse.

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Baw, I'm not convinced about the white hare theory; it's a bit like saying deer dogs might go for horses or cattle ! My dogs will pick out a deer in a horse or cattle field and completely ignore the other beasts, and all the other deer dogs I've seen done the same. I could be wrong, as I've done very little with white hares. I think some dogs like the wool and can't be broken to it no matter what.

 

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