Theinftry
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Thank you Keith.
You’re very experienced In the world of Teckels...
So, If you could only teach a new pup 3 things what would they be? And if you could share any methods to achieving them, I’d be very appreciative.
Sam.
First Teckel.
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Thank you Keith.
You’re very experienced In the world of Teckels...
So, If you could only teach a new pup 3 things what would they be? And if you could share any methods to achieving them, I’d be very appreciative.
Sam.
I am not sure about very experienced but it has been a steep learning curve and now 12 years with dachshunds. I do not have time right now for the 'how?' (a 12 hr night shift beckons) but as for the 'what'......
1. Recall
2. Recall
3. Recall
Joking apart, recall is very important, especially once they learn to use their nose. Then/at the same time - Sit and stay or just stay/wait for longer periods at longer distances (as the pup grow) as this can then be used in conjuction with recall. I will use placeboard technique for my next pup.
Next I would say 'leave it' combined with stock breaking, a little further down the road - I haven't done enough stock-breaking for sure. You need stock around and access to it, I now live with a lot of sheep around and it will be a priority for our next pup.
1. Recall
2. Recall
3. Recall
Joking apart, recall is very important, especially once they learn to use their nose. Then/at the same time - Sit and stay or just stay/wait for longer periods at longer distances (as the pup grow) as this can then be used in conjuction with recall. I will use placeboard technique for my next pup.
Next I would say 'leave it' combined with stock breaking, a little further down the road - I haven't done enough stock-breaking for sure. You need stock around and access to it, I now live with a lot of sheep around and it will be a priority for our next pup.
Gsd99
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Looks lovely mate any name ideas yet?
Theinftry
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Thanks for taking the time to reply!
thought recall would be right up there
we’ve made a start on that, food seems to be doing the trick so far. Hope the shift goes well mate.
Theinftry
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Gsd99
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Theinftry
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Im sure you will be calling him many other things shortlybest of luck mate
Josh
now that I don’t doubt!
hope your lads doing well.
Thanks for taking the time to reply!
thought recall would be right up there
Hope the shift goes well mate.
It's a slow shift so, I have a bit of time
On the recall front.....It probably doesn't sound very helpful to say that they are all a little different. With some treats work a treat, others it has to be juicy chicken breast, with others, as pups, I have had to roll around in the grass acting a fool to get them to come to me, if something else looks/smells more interesting than me!They are very smart dogs, perceptive and calculating and they stop to think. Why does he want me to go to him? What am I missing out on if I do? Is there something more fun in the area than going back to him? That sounds anthropomorphic but you really can see them stop and think. The buggers will even look around and air-scent if you call them back and they gauge from your body language that you have seen a hare or deer that you don't want them to see (read 'chase').
Mine are generally okay, most of the time. However, if they 'open up' on a scent (yip yip yip) I know it will be a case of waiting for them to return. Hendrix does a 5 mile off-lead circuit around the farm almost daily. 95% of the time he will be in a 50 metre radius of me, flush a few birds, push through some cover, come and check in with me every minute or so. Last Sunday, literally 200 metres from home he went into a run into a rape field. After waiting for an hour, searching, going back and waiting for an hour and searching some more I found him 5 hours later, 50 metres from where we parted company. His eye sockets red raw from pushing head first through the rape and he had stripped most of his coat. I felt guilty as there is a lot of young wildlife around at the mo. Oh the fun of owning working-bred dachshunds
Overlay
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lovely looking pup, they do grow up quick, i’m pleased with my pup on recall i found regular and steady training on recall pays off, my older one really helped with the training as well, as he, when in non work mode is pretty steady, i found having one on one without the other one helped focus on recall
having just a collar for play time and walks and a light collar and harness for work is really crucial to give the pup a downtime, else they think they must be on high alert all the time
good luck with pup, enjoy the company, they give so much back as a breed, pic of my pup on a mud ramble.
having just a collar for play time and walks and a light collar and harness for work is really crucial to give the pup a downtime, else they think they must be on high alert all the time
good luck with pup, enjoy the company, they give so much back as a breed, pic of my pup on a mud ramble.
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Doug tha dug. Know someone who had a pug called Doug, who up our way is a dug!
Theinftry
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Haha it just keeps giving!just wait till he runs off on a scent, I’ll Doug’less
Theinftry
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It's a slow shift so, I have a bit of time
They are very smart dogs, perceptive and calculating and they stop to think. Why does he want me to go to him? What am I missing out on if I do? Is there something more fun in the area than going back to him? That sounds anthropomorphic but you really can see them stop and think. The buggers will even look around and air-scent if you call them back and they gauge from your body language that you have seen a hare or deer that you don't want them to see (read 'chase').
Mine are generally okay, most of the time. However, if they 'open up' on a scent (yip yip yip) I know it will be a case of waiting for them to return. Hendrix does a 5 mile off-lead circuit around the farm almost daily. 95% of the time he will be in a 50 metre radius of me, flush a few birds, push through some cover, come and check in with me every minute or so. Last Sunday, literally 200 metres from home he went into a run into a rape field. After waiting for an hour, searching, going back and waiting for an hour and searching some more I found him 5 hours later, 50 metres from where we parted company. His eye sockets red raw from pushing head first through the rape and he had stripped most of his coat. I felt guilty as there is a lot of young wildlife around at the mo. Oh the fun of owning working-bred dachshunds
apologies Keith, I never received a notification for your reply!
Theinftry
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lovely looking pup, they do grow up quick, i’m pleased with my pup on recall i found regular and steady training on recall pays off, my older one really helped with the training as well, as he, when in non work mode is pretty steady, i found having one on one without the other one helped focus on recall
having just a collar for play time and walks and a light collar and harness for work is really crucial to give the pup a downtime, else they think they must be on high alert all the time
good luck with pup, enjoy the company, they give so much back as a breed, pic of my pup on a mud ramble.
apologies for the late reply, he’s a lovely little thing isn’t he!
Overlay
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Diggers changed a wee bit since the pic, he is a full hard on but steady tracker pushing the boundaries checking and re checking to get the right line, he loves working, he works / tries so hard to keep on a line, very intelligent and I can see his improvements every he gets the harness on, he just goes from good to better than good each time, for a little hound they are very very intelligent, my older one has no lead and has a collar light that's all he needs at night he is robust but a steady tracker but keeps me in sight I'm pleased with my two - they suit my work and leisure perfectly
mereside
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He's a hound, they don't do things to make you happy they do whats bred into them, being stubborn not listening is part of them so forget any training along the lines of a normal dog, it's all about scent food and prey drive, so start with making him sit lay for food do little exercises in the garden with a cleave or piece of skin to find and play with, feed on a skin to instill prey drive not that you will need much encouragement it will come easy walk on leash or long line so you have control on walks in fields so you control what scents it goes off on as he will so don't let it happen, find natural deer tracks to follow, play loads with skins he will never tire of these games, same as putting bits of skin or bone down for them to mark all the things you want but he thinks is everything, all hounds just need to do things you want without realizing it, get some scent shoes to lay proper trails only one a week or less not to long in nice grass areas, try and keep distraction down to a minimum at first and build really slowly,regards wayne
Great to hear Phil and only a year old this week. We are really pleased with their progress.
Overlay
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Hi Keith
yep a year old, only seems like I collected Digger couple of weeks ago, time has passed very quickly
He has settled in very nicely, he’s not shy of anything and gets on with it, I’ve had him in a double high seat with me In his harness tied off and he loves it, very patient dog now and is always on alert waiting for a shot, He learns something new every day, Nugget hates the high seat - but he’s a impatient little beggar any way - he’s the bash and dash In yer face part of the duo.
cheers
phil
That's brilliant, that litter was bred to be a little 'cooler' and I think it has worked. Bella has been in the high seat a few times but takes time to settle, I think Hazel and Hendrix would be the same - they would rather be on the go. Ziggy is chilled enough to enjoy it but she just takes anything life throws at her.
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