Pup Out In The Field

[Gaz_1989 9,539]

I new a young lad a few years ago who had a lurcher he got as an adult was about 5 maybe. She would stick with in 15-20 yards like glue unless she caught a scent and the rare occasion she did go slight ahead he would call her and she would drop back into that radius. Unless he made it obvious he wanted her all the way in. Some one had trained her well it was like there was an invisible fence 20 yards out from him and that was perfect I thought. Not sure how you would achieve that

I use the wait command.

 

Start off teaching it to stop them jumping out of the boot, or to stop them running out of the kennel when the door is open. "Wait" and "go on" when they have waited long enough.

 

Now I can use it in the field. Still not mastered it with the young bitch yet. She's at that age. But the brindle bitch will "wait" and "go on" pretty much without command now, just stays 20 yards in front.

 

I'm sure your mates dog will have been taught using similar commands and over time knew when the "wait" command was coming.

[terryd 8,972]

 

I new a young lad a few years ago who had a lurcher he got as an adult was about 5 maybe. She would stick with in 15-20 yards like glue unless she caught a scent and the rare occasion she did go slight ahead he would call her and she would drop back into that radius. Unless he made it obvious he wanted her all the way in. Some one had trained her well it was like there was an invisible fence 20 yards out from him and that was perfect I thought. Not sure how you would achieve that

I use the wait command.

 

Start off teaching it to stop them jumping out of the boot, or to stop them running out of the kennel when the door is open. "Wait" and "go on" when they have waited long enough.

 

Now I can use it in the field. Still not mastered it with the young bitch yet. She's at that age. But the brindle bitch will "wait" and "go on" pretty much without command now, just stays 20 yards in front.

 

I'm sure your mates dog will have been taught using similar commands and over time knew when the "wait" command was coming.

 

 

it was more of a recall gaz he would call its name and it would come back into say a circle of 20 yards but carry on its business but stick with in the range like glue and if wanted it to come to him he added a here after her name. Mine will wait when ever I tell him unless there's some thing afoot lol then either drop into to heel or get on if i release him. He dont go that far ahead anyway nowadays when we are ferreting his getting quite thorough in his searching.

Edited March 15, 2016 by terryd