Suluki Problems,

[mushroom 13,710]

Beat it black and blue

[the big chief 3,099]

 

My dog never left my side as a pup the bond on mine was there he just liked to hunt could be the same with his baw

Could be mate but problems with a new dog, I'd be looking at forming a bond before I started trying to train it anything.

ye without doubt but if nothing at all works then collar is the way imo

[sandymere 8,263]

Collars work but an alternative is to take toy/dummy, whatever it will retrieve, I use a squeaky ball for the first sessions if not good at retrieving a ball, and lamp. Throw toy send dog turning of lamp as soon as the toy is picked up; continue until the dogs happy retrieving.

 

Then walk along with dog and drop toy unseen, 30 yards away turn and put lamp on toy and send to retrieve, again turn off lamp as soon as toy picked up, and mix this with thrown retrieves, until dogs got the idea.

 

Next walk turn and put lamp on a tussock or something, with the toy in your pocket, send dog to retrieve, when it gets there and finds nothing turn off lamp and call it back, make big fuss, if you don't look a twit your not being exciting enough, repeat many times, mixing real retrieves, thrown retrieves and false sends until it comes back as soon as the lamp is switched off.

 

Dogs soon gets the idea lamp off return, worked for me with a couple I’ve taken on as adults.

Regards s

[andy97 209]

Collars work but an alternative is to take toy/dummy, whatever it will retrieve, I use a squeaky ball for the first sessions if not good at retrieving a ball, and lamp. Throw toy send dog turning of lamp as soon as the toy is picked up; continue until the dogs happy retrieving.

 

Then walk along with dog and drop toy unseen, 30 yards away turn and put lamp on toy and send to retrieve, again turn off lamp as soon as toy picked up, and mix this with thrown retrieves, until dogs got the idea.

 

Next walk turn and put lamp on a tussock or something, with the toy in your pocket, send dog to retrieve, when it gets there and finds nothing turn off lamp and call it back, make big fuss, if you don't look a twit your not being exciting enough, repeat many times, mixing real retrieves, thrown retrieves and false sends until it comes back as soon as the lamp is switched off.

 

Dogs soon gets the idea lamp off return, worked for me with a couple I’ve taken on as adults.

Regards s

its not retrieving thats the problem mate its hunting up i had the same problem with mine i bought it a 9month old n it started doing it but now i shine the lamp down at my feet or turn off and hes on his way back raring to go again

[lurcherman887 178]

Was this dog on preloved

[dean1 46]

How did you get yours to come back andy ?

[Saluki246 1,053]

How did you get yours to come back andy ?

 

Run and hide, they soon come looking for you................

[sandymere 8,263]

Andy if you read it its training the dog to to come back when the lamp is switched of rather than hunting up. The retrieving is just a method of doing that in the beam but without as much excitement as real prey. Gets it used to traveling down the beam and when no prey is found it returns, this then works when the prey is lost, lamp goes off and dog returns as trained to do. As I say it worked for two I've sorted. Both already hunting up when they came .