tote 843 Posted March 16, 2009 Report Share Posted March 16, 2009 I had just over an hour out with Jimmy and Bob tonight, my first time out for a while as i'm still busy with my shed and kennel after moving. The night was flat calm but at least it was dark, there wasn't a lot of rabbits about but what was there Bob ran well picking up 9. What he's not good at is going down the beam to rabbits that are sitting tight, although he has lamped all season he hasn't seemed to work out that if I keep the lamp on one spot and hiss him down the beam there will be a rabbit there waiting for him.Hopefully the penny will eventually drop. We are hoping to get out three or four times before the clocks change at the end of March to stock the freezers up a bit. Pic from tonight. Quote Link to post
phil_h 53 Posted March 16, 2009 Report Share Posted March 16, 2009 Well done mate, nice looking dog Quote Link to post
deer stalker 2008 3 Posted March 16, 2009 Report Share Posted March 16, 2009 nice dog [bANNED TEXT] well done. Quote Link to post
woof woof 3 Posted March 16, 2009 Report Share Posted March 16, 2009 I had just over an hour out with Jimmy and Bob tonight, my first time out for a while as i'm still busy with my shed and kennel after moving. The night was flat calm but at least it was dark, there wasn't a lot of rabbits about but what was there Bob ran well picking up 9. What he's not good at is going down the beam to rabbits that are sitting tight, although he has lamped all season he hasn't seemed to work out that if I keep the lamp on one spot and hiss him down the beam there will be a rabbit there waiting for him.Hopefully the penny will eventually drop. We are hoping to get out three or four times before the clocks change at the end of March to stock the freezers up a bit. Pic from tonight. tidy..nice gog two.. Quote Link to post
inan 841 Posted March 16, 2009 Report Share Posted March 16, 2009 I had just over an hour out with Jimmy and Bob tonight, my first time out for a while as i'm still busy with my shed and kennel after moving. The night was flat calm but at least it was dark, there wasn't a lot of rabbits about but what was there Bob ran well picking up 9. What he's not good at is going down the beam to rabbits that are sitting tight, although he has lamped all season he hasn't seemed to work out that if I keep the lamp on one spot and hiss him down the beam there will be a rabbit there waiting for him.Hopefully the penny will eventually drop. We are hoping to get out three or four times before the clocks change at the end of March to stock the freezers up a bit. Pic from tonight. Powerful looking fella ,I'm sure he will catch on ,one of mine has just started going down the beam.ATB Quote Link to post
lofti 579 Posted March 16, 2009 Report Share Posted March 16, 2009 well done tote,how old is bob? looks spot on, all the best lofti Quote Link to post
tote 843 Posted March 16, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2009 well done tote,how old is bob? looks spot on, all the best lofti He turned 2 in January lofti. Quote Link to post
jackarmstrong 4 Posted March 16, 2009 Report Share Posted March 16, 2009 I had just over an hour out with Jimmy and Bob tonight, my first time out for a while as i'm still busy with my shed and kennel after moving. The night was flat calm but at least it was dark, there wasn't a lot of rabbits about but what was there Bob ran well picking up 9. What he's not good at is going down the beam to rabbits that are sitting tight, although he has lamped all season he hasn't seemed to work out that if I keep the lamp on one spot and hiss him down the beam there will be a rabbit there waiting for him.Hopefully the penny will eventually drop. We are hoping to get out three or four times before the clocks change at the end of March to stock the freezers up a bit. Pic from tonight. welldone pal Quote Link to post
franny958 0 Posted March 17, 2009 Report Share Posted March 17, 2009 the dogs getting better mate is he still hunting up as much as befor Quote Link to post
tote 843 Posted March 17, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2009 the dogs getting better mate is he still hunting up as much as befor He didn't on Sunday night Franny. I think we'll be back out tonight so we'll see what happens then. Quote Link to post
Guest SJM Posted March 17, 2009 Report Share Posted March 17, 2009 Good stuff tote, Jimmy looks pleased as punch as per usual Some dogs take longer than others to realise whats happening with sitters, try sending him out and then give him some kind of verbal hint when hes almost on top of the bunny, I use the word "steady". My old dogs know exactly what this means, I can send them out into a field in the daytime and make them halt up when they get close to a rabbit Ive spotted clamped down using this command. Its just repetition really, just keep doing the same thing over and over until the dog realises whats expected of him. Good to see Bob coming along, its been interesting following his progress over the season Quote Link to post
tote 843 Posted March 17, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2009 I had another walk out with Jimmy and Bob tonight. The rabbits were a bit thin on the ground and the ones that were out and about didn't stay put for long. Again Bob ran well and managed 7 rabbits. Tonights pic. Quote Link to post
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