taffey 1,258 Posted March 3 Author Report Share Posted March 3 48 minutes ago, OldPhil said: When the rabbit is in the net,..it belongs to you, its going nowhere.... Slow everything down,... and ask him to stand back when a Coney is in the meshes,.. his services are not required.. A work dog is an investment, ..so forget messing about with shushis for now,. just spend all Summer educating him to behave in the way you would like him to,... for the rest of his life.... Think about it.... Yep 100 percent Phil been on wit that command atb taffey 1 Quote Link to post
ferretgirl29 191 Posted March 3 Report Share Posted March 3 5 hours ago, taffey said: Good experience today He looks like he means business there looks well 1 Quote Link to post
ferretgirl29 191 Posted March 3 Report Share Posted March 3 3 hours ago, taffey said: Not at mo no he only mouthing gently in long nets will know more come sept when he gets some lamping won’t make any odds to me to be honest only a bit of ferret food etc My bitch has been sound with her mouth very soft but lately have noticed on the last couple of outing she is getting slightly harder mouthed on the rabbit. Quote Link to post
ferretgirl29 191 Posted March 3 Report Share Posted March 3 3 hours ago, taffey said: Not at mo no he only mouthing gently in long nets will know more come sept when he gets some lamping won’t make any odds to me to be honest only a bit of ferret food etc My bitch has been sound with her mouth very soft but lately have noticed on the last couple of outing she is getting slightly harder mouthed on the rabbit. Quote Link to post
ferretgirl29 191 Posted March 3 Report Share Posted March 3 1 hour ago, OldPhil said: When the rabbit is in the net,..it belongs to you, its going nowhere.... Slow everything down,... and ask him to stand back when a Coney is in the meshes,.. his services are not required.. A work dog is an investment, ..so forget messing about with shushis for now,. just spend all Summer educating him to behave in the way you would like him to,... for the rest of his life.... Think about it.... How would you implement that as my bitch like a steam train when they hit the net so does she at 100mph I'm hopeful she would grow out of that but I'm open to ideas how to slow her down Quote Link to post
OldPhil 5,364 Posted March 3 Report Share Posted March 3 (edited) 14 hours ago, ferretgirl29 said: How would you implement that as my bitch like a steam train when they hit the net so does she at 100mph I'm hopeful she would grow out of that but I'm open to ideas how to slow her down I would expect a young dog to have all the drive in the world,...if it hasn't, then its not worth a dime,...but, ya got to impress upon a rabbiting dog,...that stupid behaviour,... is simply not acceptable.... Edited March 4 by OldPhil 1 Quote Link to post
ferretgirl29 191 Posted March 3 Report Share Posted March 3 6 minutes ago, OldPhil said: I would expect a young dog to have all the drive in the world,...if it hasn't, then its not worth a dime,...but, ya got to impress upon a rabbiting dog,...that stupid behaviour,... is simply not acceptable.... She has bags of drive and listens so will try and work on her over the summer months 2 Quote Link to post
dillydog 8,417 Posted March 4 Report Share Posted March 4 (edited) I don't think it would take much learning with these clever sods, they pick up anything just from watching and listening. When I started Ozz lamping I'd already had the summer drilling the hand signals into him, palm of my hand means "stop" , hand flat meant "lie down" , a bit over the top for someone that doesn't poach but I like to see their brains work. Well the first few nights I can't tell you the frustration I had when Ozz, for no reason would stop (without me knowing) would stop and stay while all the time I'd be walking on ! I'd get a hundred yards or so, flick the lamp on and the retard would be where I last had a look. It wasn't for a few weeks that I realised he thought the lamp going down by my side in my hand was the palm open and he'd got to sit and stay I could tell you a few stories about him being on the ball but I don't want to steal the thread, I look forward to hearing the stories of your youngster. Edited March 4 by dillydog 2 Quote Link to post
ferretgirl29 191 Posted March 4 Report Share Posted March 4 1 hour ago, dillydog said: I don't think it would take much learning with these clever sods, they pick up anything just from watching and listening. When I started Ozz lamping I'd already had the summer drilling the hand signals into him, palm of my hand means "stop" , hand flat meant "lie down" , a bit over the top for someone that doesn't poach but I like to see their brains work. Well the first few nights I can't tell you the frustration I had when Ozz, for no reason would stop (without me knowing) would stop and stay while all the time I'd be walking on ! I'd get a hundred yards or so, flick the lamp on and the retard would be where I last had a look. It wasn't for a few weeks that I realised he thought the lamp going down by my side in my hand was the palm open and he'd got to sit and stay I could tell you a few stories about him being on the ball but I don't want to steal the thread, I look forward to hearing the stories of your youngster. Cheers Sure she will pick it up ta Quote Link to post
Neal 1,788 Posted March 4 Report Share Posted March 4 (edited) 4 hours ago, dillydog said: I don't think it would take much learning with these clever sods, they pick up anything just from watching and listening. When I started Ozz lamping I'd already had the summer drilling the hand signals into him, palm of my hand means "stop" , hand flat meant "lie down" , a bit over the top for someone that doesn't poach but I like to see their brains work. Well the first few nights I can't tell you the frustration I had when Ozz, for no reason would stop (without me knowing) would stop and stay while all the time I'd be walking on ! I'd get a hundred yards or so, flick the lamp on and the retard would be where I last had a look. It wasn't for a few weeks that I realised he thought the lamp going down by my side in my hand was the palm open and he'd got to sit and stay I could tell you a few stories about him being on the ball but I don't want to steal the thread, I look forward to hearing the stories of your youngster. My worst-most-hair-raising example of that was when my family and I stopped at Lyme Regis on our way to Dartmoor. I'd taught a previous kelpie to jump by saying 'over' or with a hand signal. We were standing by a sea wall about fifteen feet or more high when my wife pointed into the distance and asked, 'Is that the Cobb OVER there?' Next thing I know I'm holding one end of the lead while Ned is hanging by his neck on the other side of the wall. I had no alternative but to drop him and hope he landed like a cat. Fortunately he did. Edited to add: needless to say, he's the one I rehomed as he was too full-on for my taste. Edited March 4 by Neal 1 Quote Link to post
OldPhil 5,364 Posted March 4 Report Share Posted March 4 (edited) On 04/03/2024 at 08:42, Neal said: My worst-most-hair-raising example of that was when my family and I stopped at Lyme Regis on our way to Dartmoor. I'd taught a previous kelpie to jump by saying 'over' or with a hand signal. We were standing by a sea wall about fifteen feet or more high when my wife pointed into the distance and asked, 'Is that the Cobb OVER there?' Next thing I know I'm holding one end of the lead while Ned is hanging by his neck on the other side of the wall. I had no alternative but to drop him and hope he landed like a cat. Fortunately he did. Edited to add: needless to say, he's the one I rehomed as he was too full-on for my taste. Canny ole Dawgs them Kelpies.. Edited March 26 by OldPhil 1 2 Quote Link to post
Neal 1,788 Posted March 4 Report Share Posted March 4 1 hour ago, OldPhil said: Canny ole Dawgs them Kelpies.. Is that DCs Taz? Quote Link to post
Marvel 459 Posted March 4 Report Share Posted March 4 (edited) On 01/03/2024 at 10:36, dillydog said: Doesn't look like this bitch is holding, I'm up for a plan B Ozz is getting no younger, it would have been nice to get something by him direct but this greyhound bitch isn't going to give me what I want. Edited March 4 by Marvel Quote Link to post
Marvel 459 Posted March 4 Report Share Posted March 4 9 minutes ago, Marvel said: Trying to get a litter out a greyhound bitch is a nightmare Quote Link to post
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