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#Post#: 17378--------------------------------------------------
Cocker wont retrieve crows
DIR By: Snap
Date: October 26, 2013, 9:12 am
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Took to the fields today with the trusty aul Baikal,
and my Cocker 'Ruger'. Shot a few pigeons and he
retreives no problem. About an hour later a load of
crows start flying in I manage to get a couple of
rooks but Ruger wouldnt put them in his mouth. He
would just sniff them but not lift em.
He is still young and learning, is this normal or is there
anything I can do to encourage him to lift em??
Cheers
Snap
#Post#: 17380--------------------------------------------------
Re: Cocker wont retrieve crows
DIR By: chid21
Date: October 26, 2013, 9:20 am
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Take wings off and tie them to your dummy and see how he reacts
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Re: Cocker wont retrieve crows
DIR By: Snap
Date: October 26, 2013, 11:54 am
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Cheers Chid. Ill maybe give that a go and
see how he reacts. ;)
#Post#: 17395--------------------------------------------------
Re: Cocker wont retrieve crows
DIR By: semiauto
Date: October 26, 2013, 12:15 pm
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that's just what you want him to do snap - you don't want him
liftin dirty crows ! keep him at good eatable game birds, crows
etc could pic at his eyes if they're not dead, game birds will
not pic at a dog if they're woundies, you never know what crows
and the like have been feedin on before you shot them, they
could have been on poision bait for foxes - I'm not sayin this
is bein laid anywhere but it could happen, keep your wee cocker
on good clean birds and you have nothin to worry about
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Re: Cocker wont retrieve crows
DIR By: brendy73
Date: October 26, 2013, 12:26 pm
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agree with semi keep him away from crows could put him off all
togather if he gets picked. never mind poison r give him a hard
mouth for when the crow picks him hell close his mouth to kill
it r shake it. there must be something bot the taste of them
that dogs don't like my own dog will pick them sometimes and
others just sniff and walk away. my advice keep the dog away
from them. ;). (PS. just goes to show you SHOW dogs havn't lost
all there instinct to hunt) ;D
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Re: Cocker wont retrieve crows
DIR By: Snap
Date: October 26, 2013, 12:46 pm
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Cheers lads
I never thought of that to tell you the truth.
Brendy, Ive told u before he aint for sale. Stop
PM'n me!! :)
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Re: Cocker wont retrieve crows
DIR By: brendy73
Date: October 26, 2013, 1:02 pm
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not even as a present snap lol. but if he suits ur job then
happy days. hunt(and use that word widely) him during the winter
and take him to crufts in the summer ;)
#Post#: 17673--------------------------------------------------
Re: Cocker wont retrieve crows
DIR By: GEOFF.223
Date: October 29, 2013, 7:40 pm
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No self respecting dog own should ever let there dog carry
crows.
They eat anything including from bins and land fill sites.
And with beaks that can pierce a lamps skins it will make short
work of ur dogs eye's if you only wing it.
I may sound harsh but if it save a dogs eyes or life im happy
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