white van man 3,542 Posted February 13, 2015 Report Share Posted February 13, 2015 My pup is now 8 months and things seem to be coming together. We have had our moments but tbh he's been a treat to train so far and is now starting to take shape. Have been working on the basics especially his retrieve. He has had a good couple of ferreting trips and has also had a couple of daytime rabbits that we come across whilst out walking. Both were retrieved to hand. Have done some jump training but little and often and he is retrieving dummies on the lamp. I ended up on crutches which has slowed things down but have just kept with the basics until I'm back on my feet. Happy so far and looking forward to next season when he can learn the ropes and put it all into practise. He is a saluki collie grey x grew . 24"tts. ATB WVM. Waiting to retrieve Down and stay Jump 6 Quote Link to post
Chicken_man 1,651 Posted February 13, 2015 Report Share Posted February 13, 2015 Great :-) Quote Link to post
nothernlite 18,260 Posted February 13, 2015 Report Share Posted February 13, 2015 coming on good by the sounds of it Quote Link to post
Phil Lloyd 10,739 Posted February 13, 2015 Report Share Posted February 13, 2015 Keep up the further education,..but don't overdo it.... 1 Quote Link to post
bmull 189 Posted February 13, 2015 Report Share Posted February 13, 2015 nice looking dog there :yes: :yes: :yes: Quote Link to post
history 70 Posted February 13, 2015 Report Share Posted February 13, 2015 He's looking good mate,when you up next. Quote Link to post
white van man 3,542 Posted February 13, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2015 (edited) Thanks lads. He won't be over doing it. We got plenty of time over the summer ready for the season. Edited February 13, 2015 by white van man Quote Link to post
white van man 3,542 Posted February 13, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2015 He's looking good mate,when you up next. Might try and get up this month. Having my cast off on Friday so will be able to get out more. How's the pup? Quote Link to post
terryd 8,955 Posted February 13, 2015 Report Share Posted February 13, 2015 Way ahead of mine time really flies with pups so much to do Quote Link to post
flipbull 1,139 Posted February 13, 2015 Report Share Posted February 13, 2015 All coming together nicely keep it up mate. My pup should be around the same size and a week off 6 months but don't reckon he would get over that gate yet. Pup is looking good to. Quote Link to post
white van man 3,542 Posted February 13, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2015 (edited) Way ahead of mine time really flies with pups so much to do I have been lucky to spend a lot of time with him especially with being on crutches the last few weeks. I don't do much training each day. Prob 30 mins broken down into 5 mins or so. The rest is walks and being a pup. There's time yet terryd. Cheers flipbull. I don't really push the jumping. A couple a day tops. I didn't really do any jump training before 6 months tbh Edited February 13, 2015 by white van man Quote Link to post
terryd 8,955 Posted February 13, 2015 Report Share Posted February 13, 2015 (edited) Way ahead of mine time really flies with pups so much to do I have been lucky to spend a lot of time with him especially with being on crutches the last few weeks. I don't do much training each day. Prob 30 mins broken down into 5 mins or so. The rest is walks and being a pup. There's time yet terryd. Cheers flipbull. I don't really push the jumping. A couple a day tops. I didn't really do any jump training before 6 months tbh Yea I am playing the long game and hope to have a well rounded dog by 3 years lol and if I fail it wont be through lack of trying Some people have the knack but I aint one of them so it will just take longer but no rush and all good fun along the way bet you were proud as punch when he retrieved them day time bunnies Edited February 13, 2015 by terryd Quote Link to post
white van man 3,542 Posted February 13, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2015 (edited) Knack...I'm not one of them mate wish I was....a lot of reading up and asking mates as I have been out the game a few years. Never had a dog with saluki in it so fancied a change. Was good to see retrieves and good for the dog to put it all together. Edited February 13, 2015 by white van man Quote Link to post
terryd 8,955 Posted February 13, 2015 Report Share Posted February 13, 2015 Knack...I'm not one of them mate wish I was....a lot of reading up and asking mates as I have been out the game a few years. Never had a dog with saluki in it so fancied a change. remember reading as a kid they were right stubborn buggers and hard to train but that is obviously not right cause there are some right crackers on this forum all well trained and great workers Quote Link to post
white van man 3,542 Posted February 13, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2015 I've always had collie based dogs so thought I might be in for a challenge. My pup only has 1/8 collie and 1/4 saluki but not had any of the problems people say.......unless they are still to come!! I read a few books and realised the ones that worked for me had nothing to do with lurchers. A dog is a dog and the basics are the basics I reckon which I wanted to get right before anything. I was recommended a book by a mate the other week called 'don't shoot the dog' wish I had read it a year ago instead of all the lurcher books. I think it was me that needed the most training! Quote Link to post
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