advice badly needed plz

[mr t 1]

I hav a 8 month old collie X greyhound. He has a habit of hunting up after the rabbit has hit the ditch on the lamp. What is the best way to solve this problem because I am worried he might run off and never comes back or something happens to him. Plz help me

Thanks

[BEARINATOR 2,913]

Don't use him daytime till he's picked up lamping, as daytime hunting is when they pick up the habit of using there nose

[artful212 394]

and turn the lamp of after the corse so he knows to come bk

[leec 132]

makesure you dont flick from to other without haveing the dog back first once the dog comes out ditch turn light off,not soon as rabbit hits ditch or youll stop dog from hedgeing

[birddog 1,354]

hes just a pup he'll learn (with practice) lamp off - heel, take your time just now it'll pay off long term, when it's not weather for the real thing i'm a real fan of the dummy / toy / dead rabbit in the park with a lamp or torch, no distractions, but be consistent with him, always lamp off - heel / recall reward....lamp on chase / fun / retrieve....lamp off- heel / recall reward i'm sure he'll get there keep us posted

[birddog 1,354]

i was tempted, really tempted with starting, crazy fool, hey sucker, quit your jibber jabber, get some nuts or pity the fool but i refrained

[skycat 6,174]

At 8 months old, the hormones are kicking in, the pup is wanting to do his own thing, go further, go wilder, kick over the traces: which is why I don't start lamping a dog until it is at least a year old. Bitches are often less wayward than dog pups, but even so, IMO it is asking for trouble to enter a dog on the lamp at this age. You should, in my opinion, (and this works for me) let the youngster get over this stage in its life, concentrate on playing games which reward the dog for being with you, go ferreting, which is much more suited to youngsters as it teaches them that they get the fun of the hunt by hanging around you, the ferrets and the nets, without going off and doing their own thing.

I waited until one of my Airedale lurchers was 14 months old before I took her out on the lamp, as I knew she was in that stage of buggering off and wanting to 'go it alone'. Even though she was physically well ready to lamp before that age, I'm glad I waited, because her first trip out was a dream instead of a nightmare. She had, by 14 months, realised that I was a pretty important part of the whole hunting thing, and her recall was spot on, after having had a couple of months winding me up with her desire to hunt away.

[mr t 1]

Thanks guys. Which way is the best to train him to come back when the lamp is turned off.