Millomite Posted May 17, 2008 Report Share Posted May 17, 2008 (edited) Here's amber with a massive dokken goose dummy. As you can see it's nearly bigger than her. Can she retrieve it? Course she can Edited May 17, 2008 by Millomite Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob300w Posted May 17, 2008 Report Share Posted May 17, 2008 Yep, my little cocker carries geese and hares, no problem, well, she has to put the goose down now and again to see where she is going if the wing is covering her face. Fantastic little dogs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdunc Posted May 17, 2008 Report Share Posted May 17, 2008 :blink: That's the same way my cocker lifted the goose dummy when she first encountered it - by the body! Second time out she figured out it was easier to carry by the neck. They are do anything dogs really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albifrons Posted May 24, 2008 Report Share Posted May 24, 2008 Here's mine with a hare shot last season. She struggled a bit with it as it was unfortunately not killed outright. Hare run approx 60yds before she caught up with it. Heavy Retrieve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lurcherboy Posted May 24, 2008 Report Share Posted May 24, 2008 As much as I love my Lab, my Cocker is so much more dog and ultimately, the perfect shooting companion. Just got to get to pick pigeon up now and we are away. LB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Millomite Posted May 30, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 30, 2008 Amber did her first dead rabbit retrieves this morning. Well chuffed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jef Posted May 30, 2008 Report Share Posted May 30, 2008 (edited) My 8 month old bitch is retrieving a 1lb dummy from my decking in the garden, 4 or 5 retrieves a day. Even on the fifth she usually lays it down and follows another scent. I will be nervous to try her on some fur, I'm sure she will just sit and tear it to pieces. Plenty time yet though Jef Edited May 30, 2008 by jef Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Millomite Posted June 2, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 2, 2008 My 8 month old bitch is retrieving a 1lb dummy from my decking in the garden, 4 or 5 retrieves a day. Even on the fifth she usually lays it down and follows another scent. I will be nervous to try her on some fur, I'm sure she will just sit and tear it to pieces. Plenty time yet though Jef Cut her retrieves down mate, she's getting bored of them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomtom Posted June 2, 2008 Report Share Posted June 2, 2008 She is a beaut, just serves to make me want a cocker even more! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jef Posted June 3, 2008 Report Share Posted June 3, 2008 I don't mean to hijack your thread but it's still about a cocker. Had her out last night, off the lead and she was great. She came back to heel when I asked her and she was hunting around, up to 20 yards out. Then her hunting seemed to pick up pace all of a sudden and when asked to return she ignored me. 30 seconds later a cock gets up and flies off, with the dog in hot persuit. Had her out again tonight, same as usual, hunting around 20 yards out and returning to sit when asked. I kept to a sewn field rather then a wood this time as there seems to be less scent. However, again she started hunting frantically and within a short time a cock got up out of the ditch followed by a golden streak of cocker spaniel. My question is this, at what point throughout the training does she learn not to chase after the flushed game? Or is it a case that she learns to return to heel EVERYTIME she is asked and when she does flush a bird at a shoot, I have to call her in?? Here is the little mare in question (phone camera as my card is in the trail cam) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Millomite Posted June 4, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2008 Keep her away from game. If you see her step up the pace call her in, or if she ignores that get out after her. Rather than call her to heel when she flushes, I teach mine to sit, or drop to shot as it's known. As soon as the birds starts flying I pip my whistle and the dog sits. The sit whistle has to be 100% before I go out on game though This any help? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jef Posted June 4, 2008 Report Share Posted June 4, 2008 Thanks mate, I'll put that on the list. Had her at the gun club tonight while I was doing some work and when I went to let her out the car she had been sick a couple of times whilst in there. Mostly her food and some traces of grass. She seems to be better now but had me worried for a bit, first time it's happened. Any ideas? Is it the grass?? Jef Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Millomite Posted June 5, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2008 Most probably or just travel sickness. Amber was sick the first time she was in a car Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garyb Posted June 7, 2008 Report Share Posted June 7, 2008 (edited) Great pics Scott, she's coming on really well I bet Here's a couple of my little Cocker bitch Daisy doing some water work today... She would of gone on all day long - If only I'd let her Edited June 7, 2008 by garyb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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