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I seem to remember, there are a few owners on here,but cant find topic.Had ours around 6 weeks, shes a 18 month rescue,we also have a 12 yo Beddlington(greedy so well trained),Just after some tips on outdoor training for her.I know it depends on ratio of cross, but struggling to get the off lead training down.she just will not recall amost of the time,shes not food driven so treats dont work(tried allsorts), or heaps of praise when she does come back.
Other than that shes fantastic,loves her toys in the house, but not even slightly interested outside.Thinking only course of action is maybe a puppy school, intersested to hear of any tips
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If she's anything like my whippet she'll start coming back (most of the time) after she reaches two years old. So you might not have long to go.
But more importantly, where are the pics?
Good luck. My whippet/collie (he's a rescue from Ireland so could be anything but he definitely looks like a Whippet collie cross) was a complete and utter twunt for the first 3 years of his life. Never really had a general problem with recall other than when he was chasing tractors, bikes, motorbikes, cows, horses, joggers, kites, scooters, trains and in one memorable instance a mobility scooter (fyi he absolutely p1ssed that one).
Still has moments of madness but he's much, much calmer now, at 7yo. If yours has a collie brain as mine does a tennis ball may soon be your and his best friend.
Good luck!
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We have a Collie Jack Russel cross who doesn't come back! Again she is not food driven and if she sees a squirrel, pheasant, pigeon there is no hope of calling her back until she is bored. We are working hard on the recall and keep her on a lead in areas of risk.
Doesn't help but I have sympathy.
The photo sharing, on this forum is still above my skill level.cheers for replys, Might try taking her out on her own, its a bit difficult with her needing attention and Monty the Beddlington wandering off eating some cack
Bimbler defo a collie/whippet cross, even down to the crossed paw pose
To further address your point sparky, Barney was in puppie/dog training for about 2 of his first 3 years, the group classes were quite fun but they're really just teaching the owners just as much as the dogs (which they all are really). In the end we found a specialist trainer for dogs with "interesting" behaviour and tbf she was great and my partner in particular got a lot from the sessions. Calmed down in the end but he still has a tendency to chase things.
In you position I'd try and find a one on one trainer and pay for some one on one sessions, may be expensive but small beer compared to what could be 15 years of dog ownership
Not a collie, sorry, but
whippet (possibly x greyhound, or just a very very big whippet)
grey x saluki
We're working on it, but, neither are very good at recall if anything more interesting is around. Pretty much perfect house manners though.
Never really had a general problem with recall other than when he was chasing tractors, bikes, motorbikes, cows, horses, joggers, kites, scooters, trains and in one memorable instance a mobility scooter
Yeah that just about sums it up!
Squeaky ball was useful with our lurcher, that and cheese.
I have a collie/lab cross (I think) I can't let him off a lead and he's nearly 3...
He will do anything for a treat inside but doesn't care the second he's outside everything else is too interesting. He will play fetch etc for a while no problem but if he gets bored or you say it's time to go he will just leg it!
She loves chasing and herding dogs,till they are too knackered to run, not a fan of cars/traffic(infact can be terrified), lucky we live close to lots of openspace, was told at rehoming kennels, she was never walked, and kept indoors, for most of her life, so the outside world is all mainly new to her,Will look into some bespoke training for us,in the meantime patience and plenty of love.
Our three year old whippet is getting a bit better at recall. As long as nothing moves in her sight line.
Fantastic shot of the whippet, ianpv...especially as you can see the cornering footprints in the sand.
Our 10 year old deerhound lurcher has zero recall unless there is significant food bribing involved. However, she also has zero inclination to get off the sofa much anymore, so recall now less of a problem!
Fantastic pics, love fast dogs 🙂
Great pic, can watch fast dogs fooling about all day,which we have been close to doing on occasion😆
Shes having her first trip to the coast next week,there will be pics of,but not as good as Ianpv’s, one of a soft Beddlington hovering above the water, and some of a Black and white Blur and Ourlass in pursuit( she loves running)
@bimbler - "and in one memorable instance a mobility scooter (fyi he absolutely p1ssed that one)"
Genuine chuckle at this, thanks
Sparky, may I remind you that I'm the club dog lover. Why have I not been informed?
Ps. Does she like cats? 😜
Indeed you are Chip, but riding around with, peanut butter smeard on your helmet, does not make you a dog lover.
She wouldnt stand a chance against the Sharly cat mafia😉
peanut butter smeard on your helmet
Shhh! Don't tell everyone my secret!
"Collie/Whippet cross"
Then be nice to it!
Squeaky ball and/or cheese was key with our lurcher. They should be easy enough to train, you've just missed the easy youngster time. Patience and time is what you need.
http://greydogtales.com/blog/lurchers-for-beginners/
My dad has one. Very sweet, a bit nervous, but always comes when called.
IMHO she got the speed of the collie and the brains of the whippet, but as a companion I think she's brilliant.
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Some good info on the lurchers for beginers link cheers👍🏼
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Funny the things breeds share... ours shares the love of cheese (even though she's not massively food-motivated) and being easily distracted. Also the lying-down-doing-the-splits and "the lurcher lean" amongst others.
Fantastic pics, love fast dogs 🙂
Great pic, can watch fast dogs fooling about all day
Go on then...
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Must get some better action shots now I have a better camera (these were all shot with a manual focus lens).
More usual position:
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(I may or may not have placed the empty Tobemory bottle for comic effect.)
Just love the pictures on this forum but sadly for too complicated for an old men like me. We have a 6 year old whippet/pointer that we had from a puppy. Recall has always been good particularly with a whistle, we didn't train her to the whistle she just seemed to know, one beep to stop and two to return. So we were lucky. The problem area was not chasing sheep- very difficult to teach. The second time she chased a sheep was before biking was introduced. When I finally got her back I said nothing to her, put the lead back on and in silence went straight back to the car and ignored her for the rest of the day. Now she is 100% with sheep and will wait for my command, whether to wait while sheep move or walk quietly at heel (me on bike). This approach may help with recall, maybe worth a try. To be fair 'lola' is ultra sensitive and desperate to please. Sadly her biking days are over as her perceived ability to fly has resulted in too many serious injuries. Hope this helps.
Ah, I thought the quality would be better. Rescue saluki x something. Don't call him when he's doing anything else and you can pretend he's got alright recall.
