First teckel questions
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Jamie956
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Yep, a cage for the car is on the shopping listIf I left mine in my truck he's destroy it
I've been stalking with a bloke before who has a couple and said 'whatever you do don't let your jackets get near that cage because those little b******s will ruin them in no time'
And good ear defenders
Siggy
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What size crate is that? We got a crate that we thought our boy would grow into but we are starting to worry it's going to be too small.View attachment 437572
Teckel cage on right at rear - gets a grandstand seat at the gralloch if he’s in it
Jamie956
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I've never bothered with cages before, will they need any particular training to use them, just thinking about their nature are they easily offended/upset or and they more 'ha Yeah wotever mate' like a hack Russell.
And what about being Gun shy, do they tend to not care or need building up to it, u dud think about starting with the .22?
And what about being Gun shy, do they tend to not care or need building up to it, u dud think about starting with the .22?
Teckels work in constant earshot of rifles in German / Hungarian Boar drives, sometimes sounds like a war film sound track!
Re this... "just thinking about their nature are they easily offended/upset or and they more 'ha Yeah wotever mate'"
That's a really good question because they are a complex mix of both. Mine - including the males - can be very easily offended. I think a lot depends on the sort of person you are and how you train but, you can really get inside their heads and they can get inside yours. I certainly wouldn't consider them as a ' take em out, use em and lock em up' kind of dog - some treat them like that but I don't think it suits them. They are very intelligent - sometimes too intelligent and they can learn to predict what's likely to happen next.......good and bad.
Beware the "Side Eye"!
Hi, if i can give you an advise on gun shy. I took a milk jar, loaded with small stones so it make a big noise if you shake it. I took it with me when I checked the litter, throw it on the floor hard. If the puppy jumps back that is fine as long as it goes back and start to check out. It means good mind, confident, calm on noise. Mine did it, and ever since, he never bothered about gun shot, fireworks etc.. After and before, that is a different story. He is mad dog, keen as hell to hunt
You really will need some alcohol before you loose your temper. They are the " chill mate (servent), I know better, let me show you" dogs.
As my friends said, "we told you but as usual, you ignored our warning. Now f... deal with it".
Even with this, I would never would go hunt w/o him.
Ps: anybody knows a good hunting dog trainer around coventry area, DM would be appreciated.
Regarding gun shyness, I've always trained mine like any gundog with the usual routine with a blank firing .22 pistol - starting 30 or so metres away and gradually getting closer
IVDD/Back problems are certainly something to think about. There are so many variables regarding fitness/lifestyle/risks that it is really hard to compare. The Scandinavian kennels are getting into screening in a big way. Currently, I think it is a mix of science and common sense. We lost a 100% show-bred (no our breeding) standard smooth male to IVDD and yet his half sister, also 100% show bred, is 14 yrs old and still going strong - now living with my daughter. It certainly isn't the case that working bred cannot suffer back issues - don't be fooled by that.
Jumping on/off sofa is okay, but watch out for slippery floor tiles. I definitely wouldn't let them jump from the back of a truck. Re stairs, shouldn't be a problem, going up fine - coming down too fast might cause a tumble. They lack the 'shock absorption' of longer legged dogs, so it pays to be sensible where jumping down is concerned.
Our Franz has recovered to about 98%, he had been on Gabapentin for around 10 weeks, One day he was behind a chair in the front room, he shook himself violently followed by a loud scream .... he had according to the vet partially displaced a disc, he still catches his nails on his back feet when walking sometimes, but he is pretty robust, still more active than a psychotic Spaniel, never stops until the battery fails lithium style.
We've had situations where someone has arrived at the house and, with typical teckel eagerness, ours have jumped over the back of the sofa. Also one of ours had a habit of jumping up on a chair and then the table of a bistro set - again, only to jump off the table when someone arrived at the house. So far, no issues - but we've been lucky. The problem is that their super keen mentality doesn't match their physical build.
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