Training advice!

[Edd_Wiltshire 9]

Hi All,

 

I have a lovely young whippet pup and need some training materials after I was given a scare today.

 

Was out at lunch giving him a walk and let him off the lead in a field with a gate.

 

Anyway 15 minutes later after he had run around, rolled in fox sh*te he came back to me, i then went to put the lead on and he just bolted.

 

He went towards the gate and underneath it, then all the way down a track, left down the pavement and all the way back to my house, this is with me in close pursuit calling his name and for him to stop!!!

 

Talk about relieved that he wasn’t run over, i think the fact that i was in the middle of the road shouting and waving my arms at the cars may of saved his arse!

 

Anyway after this i realised i really have to kick on training him.

 

Does anyone have any advice on what training methods, books, DVD’s are best?

 

I know he is only 13 weeks old and normally very well behaved but the fact that he is outrunning me already is a worry!!!

 

Thanks

 

Edd

[victor 10]

get him a very long horse lead or something, and take abit of food on you. outher that thant good luck

[cocker 2,655]

as mentioned above, put him on a 20 ft long piece of light rope, and take a bit of his favourite tit bit,

 

ie cheese or a bit of cooked chicken with you in a polythene bag, every now and again call him back, whilst he is on the long lead, and whilst rustling the bag, when he comes to you pat him praise him up a bit, and give him a little bit of food,

 

only do this occasionally though, throughout your walk, or he might get bored with this little game. and start ignoring you.

 

do this each time you go for a walk, until he gets used to coming back, dont try to enforce to much training to quickly, slowly does it day by day,

 

dont take him on the same route every time you go out, try different routes so he is out of his comfort zone, and he will look to you to rely on for his comfort and protection,

 

i bet you this works, let us know how you get on.

 

cocker

[Neal 1,930]

I agree 100% with Nastik. One other thing which I've found irresistible to dogs which don't like to do recall is to lie flat on the ground and cover your head with your arms and call them in a really excited voice. They go mad for it, trying to push underneath you and lick all over your face. It's really embarrassing but boy does it work. In addition, when the dog comes to you, make a big fuss of it and then let it go again. If you grab it as soon as it's in range it'll make it even less likely to come close in future. Keep on doing it several times when on a walk but vary whether or not you are putting the lead on. Within a short while you'll forget you even had a problem. Touch wood!

[Neal 1,930]

...and watch out for cow sh*t! :sick:

[Guest smashygadge]

my little whippet sounds simmilar to my pup.she flys off running ahead and often dissapears.i was a bit concerned at first but i ,was really happy when she picked a rabbit up i saw she was following her nose .also if she dissapears i leave her shes been in 5ft of bush lost tearing off in the opposite dirrection .but i will never go chasing her.she is left and let her find me.if you start chasing them around they will start thinking you will do that everytime. good luck

[undisputed 1,664]

Some good advice offered by some folk in here especially nastki71...however you've had a lucky escape....had a similar experience training a pup yrs ago but the fault was with me as I had overdone the training, treats are a great way of getting the dog to come to you but as mentioned dont overdo it....if you keep it interesting you are on your way to having a well trained dog.....go back to the start revist your recall method spend more one on one time get him/her chasing ball reward when its brings ball back...I would use your yard as a starting point and move on from there...good luck!

[mickystaf 1]

my pup is also 13 weeks edd and i read somewere that while they are still pups try hiding behind a tree while out walking for 30 seconds or so, that way they stick by u all the time...i jumped in some long grass 2 days ago and she fecked off down the field over sty over another field and another while i was shoutin like a faggot all the time so back to square i think