R_Oldroyd 17 Posted December 23, 2008 Report Share Posted December 23, 2008 (edited) Hi All, I have an 11month old pup that i'm quite proud of. I confess that my training is not the best in the world and know that there are several threads on the subject. He has nailed a Myxi rabbit during the day time and i am keeping his confidence up by ferreting he jumps the nets and is ok with commands. My question is though he is retreiving a dummy to hand he still runs wide on an open field. I keep taking him back to a now corridor to try correct this. you thoughts and is there anything else i can try to get to retreive to an open area. Regards Roger Edited December 23, 2008 by R_Oldroyd Quote Link to post Share on other sites
alexewers 0 Posted December 24, 2008 Report Share Posted December 24, 2008 (edited) Hi All, I have an 11month old pup that i'm quite proud of. I confess that my training is not the best in the world and know that there are several threads on the subject. He has nailed a Myxi rabbit during the day time and i am keeping his confidence up by ferreting he jumps the nets and is ok with commands. My question is though he is retreiving a dummy to hand he still runs wide on an open field. I keep taking him back to a now corridor to try correct this. you thoughts and is there anything else i can try to get to retreive to an open area. Regards Roger You say he runs wide, this is normally a sign that you have been taking the dummy to early off him. Your right to go back to the corridor, but if you through a dummy outside, try to do it in a door way at home first and with plenty of encouragement on the return. Once he has these perfect take him back out into the field, and find a gap in a hedge to through a dummy, this will funnel him in back to you and hopefully produce a good retreive. Hopefully that helps If you fancy a trip to braintree one day i will be happy to try and help in any way i can all the best Alex Ps what dog is it Edited December 24, 2008 by alexewers Quote Link to post Share on other sites
R_Oldroyd 17 Posted December 24, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 24, 2008 Thanks for your reply Alex He is a lurcher X. I will try your tip many thanks regards Roger. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
moley 115 Posted December 25, 2008 Report Share Posted December 25, 2008 Thanks for your reply Alex He is a lurcher X. I will try your tip many thanks regards Roger. there was a thing on horse and country the other day similar to this , the guy recommended to stand against a wall , hedge gap sounds a better idea Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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