Retrieving

[lurchers4life 103]

I'm looking for some advice on a 3 year old lurcher of mine

He was retrieving live to hand a few months back but lately that's all he wants to do is run of with them any advice would be great full

I'm just gutted as the dog was becoming a good dog until this started much appreciated l4l

[baw 4,360]

Is it on the lamp?

[lurchers4life 103]

Yeah he's a all round dog really but

[baw 4,360]

You say he is 3, does that mean he's had 2 seasons under his belt and retrieved a season and a half or was that his first season?

[lurchers4life 103]

He's had 2 seasons but and retriever for one and a half sounds stupid but its just peeeed me off lol

[baw 4,360]

Something must have happened that changed him. Can you remember having a tug of war with a rabbit or did a friend take one from him? Seen dogs stop retrieving after 5 or 6 seasons, it happens. You can only go back to basics mate. Big praises etc. recall needs to be top notch to call him in. If the recal has failed its unlikely he will retrieve. When he catches day or night, don't move till he brings it back.

[lurchers4life 103]

He had his nuts of and sconce then his recall has gone abit hel go in a stage where he thinks he can just do what he wants and wont come to me just stand ten yards away like but sconce he's done that after a few months he stopped retrieving but if he misses a rabbit he's straight back

[Millet 4,497]

I had the same thing happen many moon's ago..the dog in question would retrieve to hand dead by the way.. ..this went on for a full season with no problem's till he caught a rabbit one day and my mate's dog snatched it from him..after that he would not retrieve for monthes..but after a bit of retrieving work through the summer monthes..he went back to how he started and the more he caught the better he got..

[baw 4,360]

Why did he get his nuts off? Never had that done to a dog mate so don't know what effect it has. Work on the recal, if he's straight back after missing a rabbit heap the praise for him coming back. Use treats that he likes while out walking like bits of chicken etc to get his recall back, he will soon retrieve once you sort that problem.

[Country Joe 1,411]

Baw, have ye nuthin better tae dae, than rattle the keyboard.

come doon here, and weel go oot a walk.

THE DOONHAMER

[baw 4,360]

Baw, have ye nuthin better tae dae, than rattle the keyboard.

come doon here, and weel go oot a walk.

THE DOONHAMER

cheers pal, I'm at work lol, going fishing in about an hours time though