lee-kinsman Posted October 4, 2017 Report Share Posted October 4, 2017 (edited) Hello all, Thank you for everyone encouraging comments on my previous videos. I have just got to the point where I can move onto with this little pup. He's 15weeks old and for the last 7/8 weeks he has known nothing but to come out of the kennel and play retrieving and as you can see, he's mad for it. For me a Cocker must learn to retrieve before anything else and they must become obsessed with it before moving into anything else. Hope you enjoy the video. Edited October 4, 2017 by lee-kinsman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
novice cushie shooter Posted October 4, 2017 Report Share Posted October 4, 2017 I enjoyed your last video,seen it on one of the Facebook groups. Keep it up!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lee-kinsman Posted October 4, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 4, 2017 I enjoyed your last video,seen it on one of the Facebook groups. Keep it up!!Thank you 😊 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pigeonshooter22 Posted October 4, 2017 Report Share Posted October 4, 2017 Such a nice dog, he'll be great when hes older. I do think its easier if they're kenneled. When they're pets and live indoors its hard to only bring them out to do retrieving as mine would go loopy in our house! - lol! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lee-kinsman Posted October 4, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 4, 2017 Such a nice dog, he'll be great when hes older. I do think its easier if they're kenneled. When they're pets and live indoors its hard to only bring them out to do retrieving as mine would go loopy in our house! - lol! That's true Aimee. IMO it's definitely harder to train a house dog. There are so many other factors to consider. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ips Posted October 4, 2017 Report Share Posted October 4, 2017 Very nice lee. He is very keen isn't he 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loriusgarrulus Posted October 4, 2017 Report Share Posted October 4, 2017 Good video. I like the nice clear explanations of how you are doing the training. He is doing well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mice! Posted October 4, 2017 Report Share Posted October 4, 2017 (edited) If I had tried that with my pup he would have been in the front garden over the road 😆 can you use a white sock next time. Happy little dog for sure Edited October 4, 2017 by Mice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ciderbooze Posted October 4, 2017 Report Share Posted October 4, 2017 Enjoying the VIDS, thanks. My hands are in tatters as charlie seems equally as interested in mouthing hands as he is in retrieving toys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
labstaff Posted October 5, 2017 Report Share Posted October 5, 2017 Another great video Lee. Would this work with an older cocker as a remedial method of training? I.e. to get them more focused on the handler rather than working for themselves? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lee-kinsman Posted October 5, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 5, 2017 Another great video Lee. Would this work with an older cocker as a remedial method of training? I.e. to get them more focused on the handler rather than working for themselves?Thank you labstaff.Yes I think it would. I'm quite traditional in thinking that if an improvement has to be made then the handler should go all the way back to basics. At the moment with my 5year old springer I'm hiding tennis balls and letting quarter. I've been doing this for the last 3 weeks just to loosen her up because she gets quite sticky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ips Posted October 5, 2017 Report Share Posted October 5, 2017 Conversely before dogging in started I did similar work quartering for tennis ball but always found at my feet. This was to make her a "boot polisher" so as to keep tight pattern dogging in fields. She pulls out more than during the training but I suspect not as much as if I hadn't done it 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lee-kinsman Posted October 5, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 5, 2017 Enjoying the VIDS, thanks. My hands are in tatters as charlie seems equally as interested in mouthing hands as he is in retrieving toys. 😂 Thank you. Conversely before dogging in started I did similar work quartering for tennis ball but always found at my feet. This was to make her a "boot polisher" so as to keep tight pattern dogging in fields. She pulls out more than during the training but I suspect not as much as if I hadn't done it 😁 We can only do so much, I think with older dogs they will always have a tendency to pull on scent because they know what it it. 👍🏿 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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