chris o Posted March 9, 2010 Report Share Posted March 9, 2010 hi everyone who reads this as from the last post i did were i got hacked off with a member i realised afterwards that he was only helping and misjudged what he was saying. so firstly i would like to deeply apologise to WGD for my nastynes and abusive attitude towards you it was my fault. now my training is coming on like you wouldnt believe after having so many problems at the start through my own error of pushing to hard and expecting to much at once i took 20 steps back and have just been doing the basics only i.e sit, stay, his recall, and the odd retrieve now and then and i cant believe how well he is doing and i am thrilled. i have a run and kennel so he is outside and very surprisingly he has not whimperd cryd or howled to come back in which is a huge tick me thinks. i still have the problem of him with other dogs he acts tough and hard when they are a distance from him but once he is closer he cowers like you would not believe and he is very corches of other people aswell and try to hide from them and dont know what to do about it he is nearly 6 months old. and also he retrieves well and brings the retrieve straight back to me but when he is at my feet he drops it straight away and want get it back in his mouth. so firstly how do i sought out the human and other dog problem out? or could this be just a tempary thing as he is still young? and how can i prevent the dropping of retrieves i have thought about placing the item in his mouth i.e tennis ball in his mouth and holding it there for a couple of seconds but heard this could put them off retrieves and also give them a hard mouth what do you guys suggest is best. i will eventually get a pick up of him when i find out how to do pictures. thanks for taking the time to read all the best to you all chris. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davecooper1 Posted March 9, 2010 Report Share Posted March 9, 2010 Chris mate, sounds like its going ok, the dog is still young so dont expect to much yet. On retrieves I used to start mine on short ones, and then give her a chocalate button, then slowly increase the distance. On the cowering part, dont worry about that, its still a puppy. Dave. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WGD Posted March 9, 2010 Report Share Posted March 9, 2010 Chris - apology accepted, thank you. Glad to hear training is going well, as far as the cowering goes don't worry about it - it's not something you need to sort as it invariably has no bearing on the dog's courage when working. The retrieving is something you do need to sort. When you say the odd retrieve, how often are you giving a retrieve. A "spit" is a sign of eager anticipation of another retrieve so never do two consecutive retrieves until this is sorted. As far as the spitting goes, if the dog comes right in and drops the dummy at your feet you cannot accept the dummy, move back a few steps and encourage the dog into you again. You must take the retrieve from the dog's mouth and with some dogs you'll need to do it quickly initially before it gets spat out. Get down low when recalling a retrieve and with such a young dog you want it to be jumping all over you whilst holding the dummy. Good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris o Posted March 10, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2010 i do probably 6 or 7 retrieves each session a week tryd it with a tennis ball this evening and he presented it fine it just the dummy he doesnt present to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gottsy boy Posted March 10, 2010 Report Share Posted March 10, 2010 i do probably 6 or 7 retrieves each session a week tryd it with a tennis ball this evening and he presented it fine it just the dummy he doesnt present to me. HI CHRIS my lab is the same but the other way around. she is great with the dummy but wont bring a ball bACK for toffie.. she is also cowering to other dogs i think it's a pup thing when another dog is the domminating one.. i take her rabbit shooting somtimes in the dark and you would think she was a field champ of about 4 years old she doesn't leave my side untill i tell her and i can direct her out and she will retrieve a rabit and only drop it when i tell her, in the day time she does none of this just wants to run out all the time but it's in her and she's only 6 months so i think i'm going to slow down abit... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alfa taf Posted March 10, 2010 Report Share Posted March 10, 2010 Firstly, keep in mind the dog is still only a puppy. As for the cowering thing he will grow out of it especially if you socialize him as much as poss. i.e take him out as much as you can so that he,ll meet other people, dogs etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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