possibility of working her

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Cheers Andy
All good advice many thanks.
But there is no way she would stay on a lead all day without going ape, soon as she sees cover she will want to get stuck in.

Jeff, mike
Many thanks for your input.

Getting excited about the prospect now.

[Springfield Pointers]

Being on a lead is part of hunting. It should be part of the acceptance.

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Can you elaborate please.

[Gazelle1000]

Being on a lead is part of hunting. It should be part of the acceptance.

I think what hes saying (correct me if I am wrong) is that it's time to hunt when you say not when the dog wants too. The dog hunts for you not himself I often, with young dogs or 1st time out, is pop them on a lead or walk them to heel through certain drives

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Makes sence, thank you.
I do pop lead on every now and then during our walks / hunts this was on the advice of the forum . Cant remember what the problem was may have been when she was jumping up knowing I had dummy in pocket anyway I have continued with it so don't spose it will be a issue on the game shoot however she hates the lead so may have to figure eight it, that works a treat.

[Stihl 090]

Iam sure I may get nailed, but in my view this is where the training with the live environment come in to its own through flying pens etc, as although this may not affect you as a non competitor but a complaint often seen with a young dog is that having a dog on a lead in a high octane arena is likely in most cases to put noise in to a dog through frustration. This is where the key employment of game socialisation befomes paramount.
There have been countless posts on FB this year and one on here recently about a dog with noise issues. Be forewarned about keeping or maintaining a dog on a lead. Little exposure is often the key and would go along without the dog first, and perhaps gauge the shooting involved and perhaps only do morning sessions first towards the end of the season as I did in the past and gradually introduce her to the new world of work. Nothing worse than getting on a shoot with a young dog on a 500bd and cooking its brain.

[Springfield Pointers]

Not sure I agree. By the time you get to hunt your dog it should have had sufficient exposure to game and lead. If you're taking a dog hunting and it spends the whole day on the lead, you're going to the wrong shoots.

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My thoughts exactly stihl. She will be very frustrated and get very hyper if I try to keep her on a lead. I think, knowing my dog that wullies bull at a gate approach will suit better. Both eze and I have got this far by winging it and I see no reason not to continue with the learn it why we do it approach. I think its a fairly small informal kind of shoot and I don't think it will be a long day but I take your point about keeping it short.

[Springfield Pointers]

Give your dog exposure to the environment. That includes lead time. But don't let the dog take charge, nor make excuses for the dog because of what you think about its mental state. All dogs would rather be hunting than on the lead. Learning patience is part of the process. Skip that bit at your peril.

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Springfield
Would it be wise in your opinion to pop the lead on every now and then just for a few minutes as I generally do during our off lead walks / hunts. ??