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question for the setter men.

  • 10-08-2012 9:39pm
    #1
    dicky82
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 935 ✭✭✭


    as you may have seen i have some videos up of my young setter bitch in training. she is coming on quite well and when she encounters birds she is doing most of what i expect of her. . . my issue is with rabbits. i am trying to work land with her that has little or no rabbits but given that i am surrounded by the little shaggers its not always possible. when she encounters them she hunts the ground and loses her reason. any tips you can offer me to discourage her from wanting to hunt bunnies? i want her for setting birds not flushing rabbits. thanks.


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  • #2
    wildfowler94
    Closed Accounts Posts: 812 ✭✭✭wildfowler94


    dicky82 wrote: »
    as you may have seen i have some videos up of my young setter bitch in training. she is coming on quite well and when she encounters birds she is doing most of what i expect of her. . . my issue is with rabbits. i am trying to work land with her that has little or no rabbits but given that i am surrounded by the little shaggers its not always possible. when she encounters them she hunts the ground and loses her reason. any tips you can offer me to discourage her from wanting to hunt bunnies? i want her for setting birds not flushing rabbits. thanks.

    Never trained a setter but I had springer who used chase hares and rabbits, hed hunt like mad but the minute a rabbit would bolt hed be off, i got an electric training caller after a few beeps and light shocks he presto he stopped, and he never batted an eyelid at them again.


  • #3
    TriggerPL
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,008 ✭✭✭TriggerPL


    wildfowler94 wrote: »
    Never trained a setter but I had springer who used chase hares and rabbits, hed hunt like mad but the minute a rabbit would bolt hed be off, i got an electric training caller after a few beeps and light shocks he presto he stopped, and he never batted an eyelid at them again.

    it will help but if it a young dog i wouldn jump with the coller just yet . it still a pup and just because you want him or her all grown up doesnt mean you have to force it . if ya dont have a coller, chase after him and give him a gud shake , shouting no it will soon sink in . but dont call him back to you and them shake him or he be nervous every time you call him .


  • #4
    irish setter
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 282 ✭✭irish setter


    if you have her trained to drop just drop her when she get on one and lead her away. if not then just ignore her turn away and walk away and she will eventually miss you and come looking. its not really a problem and no need for e collar or any correction. she will learn to love feather over fur the more praise she gets on birds and especially when you start shooting them for her. if she didn't chase then you would have a problem


  • #5
    dicky82
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 935 ✭✭✭dicky82


    irish setter wrote: »
    if you have her trained to drop just drop her when she get on one and lead her away. if not then just ignore her turn away and walk away and she will eventually miss you and come looking. its not really a problem and no need for e collar or any correction. she will learn to love feather over fur the more praise she gets on birds and especially when you start shooting them for her. if she didn't chase then you would have a problem


    have her trained to hup but to be honest it's only about 80% on her. and when she see's a rabbit that diminishes a bit. i am new to setters so i am looking for all setter related advice. thanks.


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