help lamping.

[victor 10]

well,

i have been out lamping probaly 7 times all up with my dog.

i see so manny rabbits, and im sure you would all end up with about 30 rabbits easy.

i just want to know what im doing wronge.

when i see the rabbit, i hiss (i make this npoise when i want my dog to get a rabbit while out ferreting) and then slip him, some times he will fallow the light and outhers he wont care.

 

anny thing to help ?

thanks in advance

[Guest manda]

i also give a littled noise to spur them on, but with new lamp dogs try and get as close to the rabbit as possible until the dog sees it and is pulling to be slipped, if you just slip when you see it 9 times out of ten a new dog wont have seen it.

am no expert but its just what i have found when training vince

atb scott

[comanche 3,309]

It can sometimes help if you practice a few retrieves at night,using the lamp to spot the dummy .Hopefully the dog will learn to associate working down the beam with something to chase. And you are perfectly right about my dog getting at least 30 of your rabbits..In my dreams!

[Guest Zak]

make sure the dog see's the rabbit first before sliping him. everytime you switch on the lamp, just stand for a bit and let the dog see it, once it has seen it and the rabbit is not next to its hole, or hedge, slip the dog, you need to get withing 40yds, with a new pup or dog, thats never lamped before, to give the best chance as possible, confidence building in a young dog, is the key thing. squating rabbits in the beam, are the best, get as close as posible to it, as soon its going, slip the dog, if its close. good luck.

[Irish Lurcher 1,013]

IMO the problem you are having began when you started your training. You must train the dog to follow the beam, this can be easily archived.

 

You can tie in this training with the sit, stay, retrieve command, once you have your dog retrieving 100% to hand during the day, you can then begin to work your dog on the retrieve during darkness.

 

Here’s how I go about training my dogs.

 

As mentioned earlier the dog must be 100% on the day time retrieve, once I have achieved this I then bring the dog out when its dark, the back garden is fine for this training. Command the dog to sit, lob the lure some ten yards away, the dog knows the routine at this stage and will wait for your command to retrieve, shine the lamp on the lure and command him to fetch, it may take time for him to adjust to the darkness, but the penny will drop.

 

I repeat this exercise until I am happy that he is following the beam, practice makes perfect.

 

Hope this helps.

[Irish Lurcher 1,013]

It can sometimes help if you practice a few retrieves at night,using the lamp to spot the dummy .Hopefully the dog will learn to associate working down the beam with something to chase. And you are perfectly right about my dog getting at least 30 of your rabbits..In my dreams!

 

 

[victor 10]

thank oyu very much, ill start training him untill he retrives 100%.

[victor 10]

went out tonight, got nothing. doesnt bother me tho as it was all fun. lol only had 1 slip and if it wernt for the fence would have got it.