hitfreshairagain Posted February 23, 2011 Report Share Posted February 23, 2011 Hi Again everyone, I posted a few months ago describing a delivery problem i have with my now 9 month old lab unfortunatly he is still the same and to be honest feel so disheartend and at my witts end. He is a keen retreiver and races back to me and ends up running a metre past my right hand side,i can say here here and he will come into me but will keep his head down and not keep still for me just to stroke him before taking the ball or dummy.I have tried standing next to a fence and he tries to give a wide berth, again though comes in but will not lift his head.I have tried blowing the stop whistle as he gets to me but he just drops the dummy imediatley. I origonaly went back to getting him to run in to me with me on my knees and he was jumping at me on his return clashing into me big time knocking me over so i have resorted to a crouch. Please help guys I have been trying to sort this out for months. do you think it may change as he gets older and omore mature. Thanks in advance Lee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pegleg31 Posted February 23, 2011 Report Share Posted February 23, 2011 have you tried in the corner of a fence? or an allyway? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hitfreshairagain Posted February 23, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2011 have you tried in the corner of a fence? or an allyway? Hi Pegleg I have made a v shape from some old wooden pallets on the farm to create a funnel but i get the same response. Lee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pegleg31 Posted February 23, 2011 Report Share Posted February 23, 2011 try it inthe corner of some stock fencing so the dog can see through it and not feel to pressured Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve0146 Posted February 23, 2011 Report Share Posted February 23, 2011 I am training a young lab at the moment. She has started running passed me and I went to a pro trainer. I was trying to make her steady to early. it needed to be a game. Stop making her steady and really get her excited for the bird. Mine now runs in but retrieves are to hand instead of behind me, to the side etc. Worked a treat. In a month or so, I will slowly start steadiness training again. Every dog is different though. Try going back to basics and making a big game out of it and come back to steadines later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helenthomas Posted February 24, 2011 Report Share Posted February 24, 2011 I had an issue with this too. I went for a weekend at Steve Kimberley's who sat me down in a chair once the dog had been sent for the retrieve and told me to sit quietly. This worked as my dog is a manic retriever and she finally realised that the game continues only on my terms and she ended up coming nicely in and actually prodding me with the dummy. Every now and then she reverted to this behaviour and I would just step back and take the pressure off, so the dummy lost its value to her slightly. If I didn't desperately want it, neither did she. Patience is the key! And no pressure. Helen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hitfreshairagain Posted February 24, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 24, 2011 ok Guys and girls thanks for your replies all which have been taken on board and i will try.I just hope i get through this.GULP. Thanks again Lee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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