Yes you are right - that would help a lot - I guess I am just thinking it's unlikely that she will prefer rabbit ball to real rabbit, but I guess...
I need to host a bunny party! I'll order in the carrots! Haha I think that would probably work...:) perhaps once I find a good gundog trainer we...
Unfortunately, she is more excited and hard to control in new places. Good idea though, I'll save that one for when I have a less contrary dog :)
Oh poo. Well, at the least, perhaps I can use it as snowbunny suggests and just use it as an example of an interesting scent that is under my...
I was wondering that too! And as well as being able to train against it, surely if she is exposed to it regularly in a boring place with no...
She is fairly keen on retrieving, but as with everything, only if there is not a distracting animal scent. Then, the ball could bounce off her...
Thanks! Yep, that's I think what I am finding frustrating - she's 100% unless there has been a rabbit rave...or a pheasant...phestival? At which...
Perhaps, as they say in corny martial arts movies, 'if you question whether you are ready, you are not ready...' :) I reckon I've got a way to go...
Thank you all for you helping me with my confusion. So in summary what I have learned (please correct me if I've misunderstood) is that what is...
Wow yes it definitely is! And its nice to know it is possible :)
I saw that too! And the way the person described their spaniel, it really resonated with me as it sounded exactly like indie. Perhaps she is a...
Thanks Stacia! Yes that is something I can do, call her just at the end of a sniff. It wouldn't work for the sniffs that send her crazy (because...
Thanks - sorry was having a bit of a self pitying hopeless moment. Will pull myself together and find a good trainer!
Thank you - I will try!
Yep I agree and that's why I am trying to get into the gundog stuff more - I don't expect her to be like the nice little shitzu at pet dog...
Oh sorry I was referring to what Helen did with Charlie - she said "As for desensitising, we sat near deer, pheasants, ducks you name it". i was...
Thank you! Yes that sounds good advice. It's hard work :( I already feed her most of her food by hand as training treats, and we don't go on...
Ah thanks Helen, yes she sort of likes to retrieve, but obviously likes to hunt more. Did you find that desensitising near animals help you and...
Thank you Helen :) I just feel lost when I don't have a 'plan', and this recall away from scent thing has really got me confused!
Thank you! Indie can sit on a stop whistle, but again not when getting an exciting scent, so any situation where recall wouldn't work, stop...
