Thread: Deer dog chasing deer

Originally Posted by hunter36

Recently had issue with young puppy chasing deer. Around 1 year old.


She has locked up on a deer and stalked one, it slipped away before could make a shot.

She has really good range in bush untill there is fresh deer scent in front of her and just takes off chasing. I have tried a short leash but in tight bush it is more annoying than helpful.

done a lot of scent work with her, shes good in training but different when live deer scent on the ground/spooked deer.

Anyone got some ideas on training/methods to help.

Tie a rope onto the collar and around your waist. 3m max and hunt that way until you get control established. Then you should have command by voice or quick quiet whistle.

Shutdafookup.....yeah that gets used a lot with the Germanic breeds. Whinging pointers my wife calls them.

English Pointers are in the Mensa category.

Back to the OG post - I once had a Sika chase my dog, if I hadn't have had a mate with me at the time no one woould believe it. 'Twas the sika rut and a rile'd up 8 pointer rushed my dog, she ran away and hid behind me, I shot the stag at about 3m, was so intense.

Lots of good info ain the above posts. I dont think you have a dog issue, me thinks it may be a pilot issue. Go back to the basic's, start right back at the beginning and reinforce all the good traits, particularly a good stop. And then spend the time to teach her what you want her to do. It takes time, and some effort, but the rewards are immense. And then rinse and repeat until you get it right. A long trailing lead is a good start, only need to stand on it to stop her. A short leash in the tight bush might be annoying, but until you take the time to actually teach her, then how is she to know.
And above all have fun, you may have to modify your hunting a tad to work in with the dog, but ultimately you will work out a good team environment. It takes time, but thats half the fun of it.

Watching this with interest and learning a few tips. My lab bitch wants to chase deer also. The long lead helps heaps.

Treat the dog like a dog, that works best.
Reinforce stop, come, heel and no - the rest will come easy.

What Ross said. You have to nail down on negative behaviour straight away, and consistently, if you want them to understand what you do and more importantly don't want. That's why a basic training programme of sorts is important, along with consistency throughout a dog's life. I've made a few mistakes over the last couple of years with my 5 year old vizsla and had to do reinforcement/remedial training to work those things out pretty quick smart. Do the work.

Originally Posted by ghosts

Watching this with interest and learning a few tips. My lab bitch wants to chase deer also. The long lead helps heaps.

I go hunting to fill freezer NOT to entertain whatever the dog "wants" to do.... She is part of the team,not the captain steering the ship....you are the boss,control your team/ worker.