Gill - I can sympathise I have just started getting this with Fern
Aw Gill, it sounds like hard work
I can highly reccomend the long line - it removes the self-reward from this kind of behaviour, which for Molo, was better than even the tastiest treat I could offer him
It took a long time to be able to rely on his recall in all situations, but we got there in the end
Good luck!
I've got a long line but would love some tips on how to use it. Do you constanly hold it or let it run behind them? In the garden I've been letting it run behind her as I know where the dangers are (I.E. the bl@@dy wall when the birds are flying around
50ft of wall is too long to put up trellis etc to heighten it)
The solution I found was to keep them entertained/focused, i.e. the famous chuckitt or other games cockers love (again mine were not into balls until they discovered this wonderful invention) (I also did this when Wilf hit his teens and kept running away) Chuckitt - is that the tennis ball on the funny stick thing? More info on the trials of Wilf running off would be great too
Sorry if some of these sound stupid questions, I
madam to bits but a working cocker is definately making me work
especially as I've never had a pup before, all mine were at least 12 months and partially trained before I had them so all this is new