dog on lamp not catching

[huntmanpezza 0]

like it says on the title ^ my 27 inch afgan sulki grey is spoting rabbits on chaseing but he hasnt manged to catch is there a reason for this

cheres pezza

[Guest jbswildlife]

he needs a easy entering to get him going and to build his confidance.

[abbott 0]

keep at iy mate, he soon will start

[maty j 6]

Any more info on conditions, are you inbetween the cover/waren and feeding coney? are they long slips? short grass etc? How many runs he had??

[Guest coney catcher99]

most of the time people try and bring young dogs on with rabbits that are well educated it doest do the young un ounce of goodness as they get disheartend in the endas they aint catching , start him off with short slips on squaters mate then work ur way up the ladder good luck

[Guest SJM]

Most catching problems result from lack of experience/confidence. How old is the dog and what has it done so far? The best way to get a young dog using its mouth is building it up in gradual steps, a tennis ball to help it pick up fast moving objects, at first you roll it along the ground for a very young pup, then as the pup matures, its thrown further away or thrown so it bounces and the pup has to anticipate when to try and catch it. Then a dummy, then a skin over it to simulate live quarry, then onto the real thing, but it has to be easy to start off with, ferreted kills, rabbits sitting well out, myxied rabbits, that sort of thing. You need to be a bit more specific with your post to get the best help, for example was the dog catching previously and isnt now? has something happened to halt its progress? or is it a young dog thats unsure of what its doing?

[lofti 579]

try taking him with an experienced dog, just let him watch first , he will soon get it.

its very diffrent for a dog running at night..

ive got a 9 month old pup didnt slip him first night, done him good,now he is doin well.

good luck mate

[huntmanpezza 0]

he 18 mounths old not interested in toys ie tennis balls where i hunt all small fields any they dont come out far !

[Guest smashygadge]

try some larger fields,a dog of that size will need a good space to open up.i found that with my bigger dog.if you slip earlier rather than late it should give an inexpeirienced dog time to find its feet.also have a hunt around some walled fields .and good luck

[Guest smashygadge]

oh and if its the dog in your profile looks more than capable.ive never heard of an afgan hound cross tho.do many folk work them

[Guest Night Owl]

if you know of any rabbits in your area with mixy try him on these he should find them well easy

[Transit 0]

Get the ferret out pal, i always give my young un's aload of "droppers" its usual practice round my way. my granddad did it, all my friends start and enter there dogs with afew easy rabbits. ferret em out and take em to a big spot. He'll soon get the idea. its never failed me or anyone i know who's done it. gives em bags of confidence to get abit of fur on the tongue! good luke