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Dog whining in the blind?
Posted on 12/6/14 at 6:33 am
Posted on 12/6/14 at 6:33 am
how in the hell can you get them to stop whining in the blind??
Posted on 12/6/14 at 7:12 am to farad
It's very difficult it's excitement and both dogs I've had do it. I can live with whinning even though it drives me nuts as it doesn't flare the birds normally. However anything more than a whine isn't acceptable and has to be corrected. WHen that happens best way I have found it so grab the snout pretty tight and verbally correct and continue to do it as soon as it gets to a volume you feel is too much.
Every dog I've had has whined with excitement and I'll tell you it's difficult to stop totally but can be controlled.
Every dog I've had has whined with excitement and I'll tell you it's difficult to stop totally but can be controlled.
Posted on 12/6/14 at 7:21 am to nhassl1
It is very hard to stop a dog during hunting season. There is so much going on. The dog knows what the gun, blind, 4 wheeler, your body language, ....ect. means and he is excited. There is an exception to every rule but most dogs that whine were not introduced to all those things in the proper way. It's time to make the hard decision between if you want to hunt or do you want to train. If you want to fix it let me know and I will give you an opinion on how to fix it.
Posted on 12/6/14 at 7:26 am to Choirboy
At this point get her to stop no matter what
Posted on 12/6/14 at 7:48 am to nhassl1
You will need to start by taking the excitement out of the hunt. If that means going to the park where there are no guns, calls, four wheeler/boat rides, and of course you, her master, won't be excited either. Sit means sit. Don't move just sit. She needs to sit still and watch the ducks. When she realizes there is nothing to get excited about I guarantee she won't whine. After several trips she realizes the game hasn't changed and won't be nearly as excited. Here is the hard part. Take her to the blind. No guns. No buddies. No calls. You guessed it! Sit means sit. Just sit and no moving. You should see where this is heading and it will not be a quick fix. Dogs learn behavior through habit. Your dog is in the habit of whining while excited about the hunt. In my experience dogs that whine are a ball of fire when actually released to hunt. So don't be afraid that these drills will kill that fire. Remember, what you tolerate you condone. Your dog didn't start whining like this one day all of the sudden. She worked up to a point that you have now deemed unacceptable. She will need to learn a new behavior. In the off season you can set up mock hunting situations to continue the conditioning.
Some would say good luck but that is not what you need so I will say good patience.
Some would say good luck but that is not what you need so I will say good patience.
Posted on 12/6/14 at 8:01 am to Choirboy
Good advice but know it will be VERY difficult to fix coming from 16 years of training and running hunt tests.
Posted on 12/6/14 at 8:08 am to nhassl1
Shoot more ducks and the dog will stop whining.
Posted on 12/6/14 at 8:13 am to tenfoe
And that's the damn truth right there! They to come within at least 85 Yds for me to shoot at them though!
Posted on 12/6/14 at 8:14 am to tenfoe
Wish I could say shoot more ducks worked. My older dog picked up over 6k birds all over the U.S. and Canada. She wined from start to finish and when hunt was over got pissed and would sometimes bark on the paddle back to boat when she knew it was over. She loved it that much and I miss her still many years later.
Posted on 12/6/14 at 8:39 am to nhassl1
I thought you fixed this the other weekend...
Posted on 12/6/14 at 8:53 am to Da Hammer
My lab just started recently whining when we go for a ride in back truck.
Never used to do that.
He's 5, not sure wtf is the reason.
Never used to do that.
He's 5, not sure wtf is the reason.
Posted on 12/6/14 at 9:16 am to nhassl1
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how in the hell can you get them to stop whining in the blind??
Good luck with this. My male did this and so did his mother. Had another buddy who had a stud retriever but his went so far as to damn near bark at the birds so they had to basically make him a house dog.
I guess it may be hereditary. Tried everything and nothing really worked on mine. His whining didn't really flare ducks but it bothered the shite out of me and I knew it annoyed people in the blind/pit. If you cure this let me know how you did it please.
Posted on 12/6/14 at 9:29 am to MWP
I think I made progress by holding her mouth and saying no. She was much better than when the hunt began. I think the above advice is true and I'll work on it and report back.
I tried to go the bark collar route in the blind as well as the e collar but it made her timid. She always aims to please so I think with some work sh'll get better.
I tried to go the bark collar route in the blind as well as the e collar but it made her timid. She always aims to please so I think with some work sh'll get better.
Posted on 12/6/14 at 9:53 am to MWP
There is a lot of information online that says this is hereditary and is something that should be bred out of hunting dogs. In other words don't breed a dog that whines, not being a smart arse this is what the British breeders do.
Posted on 12/6/14 at 10:23 am to Manatee
Go British. You won't be sorry. Quite as a mouse. Just focused.
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