Fretwell 59 15 Posted March 23, 2013 Report Share Posted March 23, 2013 How do you get your dogs to push through cover she will run through long grass but not brambles or any prickly things even if she see her query she will sit and look at it and then me any tips on how to get her to push the bird out the cover for the gun Quote Link to post
big napper 3,559 Posted March 23, 2013 Report Share Posted March 23, 2013 what dog you got mate, how old is it. Quote Link to post
Fretwell 59 15 Posted March 23, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2013 Cocker just under 2 years will pick up and do what ever I ask her to do just not push through cover Quote Link to post
koda 83 Posted March 23, 2013 Report Share Posted March 23, 2013 i think it might be a case of time and waching other dogs doing it even better if she finds something Quote Link to post
big napper 3,559 Posted March 23, 2013 Report Share Posted March 23, 2013 sounds like she just doesn't like getting sore, you probably wont get her to do it at all, i would think if she's not doing it at 2 years old she just wont do it. Quote Link to post
stroller 341 Posted March 24, 2013 Report Share Posted March 24, 2013 is she a working cocker? has she been a pet and you have just got her? or have you had her from a pup? Quote Link to post
Fretwell 59 15 Posted March 24, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2013 She works she will pick up deliver to hand hunt for runners or lost game but not in brambles or thick cover Quote Link to post
stroller 341 Posted March 24, 2013 Report Share Posted March 24, 2013 Sorry mate i would need more background on the dog before i could offer help Quote Link to post
Fretwell 59 15 Posted March 24, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2013 What sort of background mate Quote Link to post
eddie3 9 Posted March 24, 2013 Report Share Posted March 24, 2013 try not to worry there all different i have a bitch who would not face any cover until she turned two, then slowly started to come round, might not be a bad thing a dog that takes its time rather than a heads down full on type dog . Quote Link to post
brucemyster 75 Posted March 25, 2013 Report Share Posted March 25, 2013 some dogs do and some dogs don't, I've seen dogs with blood all over their faces where they've pushed through brambles and dogs that are used for picking up flatly refuse to go into anything thorny. I've just started taking our springer,who came to us third hand at 6 months old and is now 3, rough shooting and he happily pushes through anything, he has a good nose and is getting the hang of retrieving, he is the family pet but I think most dogs have it in them you just have to coax it out!! Quote Link to post
camokev64 36 Posted March 30, 2013 Report Share Posted March 30, 2013 (edited) How do you get your dogs to push through cover she will run through long grass but not brambles or any prickly things even if she see her query she will sit and look at it and then me any tips on how to get her to push the bird out the cover for the gun Morning Fretwell 59, Hope i can shed some light on your spaniels lack of pushing through cover. With the dog only being presented as a 2 year old with no background on it`s initial training, i could only hazard a guess that the problem is highly likely to be in it`s foundation training... For Example : Taking the time of year into consideration ( cover available ),and whether your pup is ready for it ( running back to you with balls/dummies-no emphasis on delivery + if you have encouraged your dog to move left and right around your feet from 8 weeks of age),the following i start with between 5/6 months of age. So at present (winter) : Spaniel 5 1/2 months old being trained for shooting over. Dummies with snipe and woodcock wings attached placed in deep bracken,say 3 yards either side of you.Set of on your quartering pattern,dog will locate dummy quickly and run back into your arms with it,after doing all the usual belly rub and un-rushed removal of the dummy,take the dog back to the exact area of the find and absolutely go over the top with praise ( this is the secret ),it gives the dog a massive positive experience in the bracken ! That little spaniel punches through that bracken now,only appearing when jumping into my arms with the dummy.. Same dog in rabbit pen,walked to cover on lead,encouraged to enter cover ( 1 yard circle of brashings ),rabbits/pheasant flushed,dog sat up with tug on lead if need be.The dog is then allowed to keep on hunting the sent in the cover only, receiving massive praise,dog soon relates to the flush no matter what the surroundings are,it`s just about varying the cover.. Hope this helps ! Stick in... Edited March 30, 2013 by camokev64 1 Quote Link to post
Fretwell 59 15 Posted March 31, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2013 (edited) She will go through long grass bushes and anything other than things with spikes on them she will hunt and will deliver back so hand and when it comes to game in spiky cover she will just go in to point mode and not move till I flush it and then she will go and retrieve it to hand Edited March 31, 2013 by Fretwell 59 Quote Link to post
camokev64 36 Posted March 31, 2013 Report Share Posted March 31, 2013 She will go through long grass bushes and anything other than things with spikes on them she will hunt and will deliver back so hand and when it comes to game in spiky cover she will just go in to point mode and not move till I flush it and then she will go and retrieve it to hand The object of the training exercise is that the dog flushes the quarry not you !.The more you do it for the dog the more it will let you... Quote Link to post
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