advice needed

[snakepitlee]

Hi to all

 

Hoping for a little advice on retrieving .

My springer will pick up then drop the prey I have shot .

I will be wrapping a dummy in fur and feather in time

Balls , sticks ect to the hand all day long no prob.

 

He is 15 months old works to whistle , voice and hand commands .

Sit

Stay

lay down

fetch

right and left

stop whistle . still working on this one

 

He also indicates on squirrels up the tree ,he is a very excitable boy who loves to get there before he has left

One leg poised with anticipation, body trembling

I have stoped with the balls ect ,now trying to stick to shot prey only ,until I can sort out the dummys

Is this a good thing

 

Cheers

 

Lee

[MC]

From my personal experience you are rushing it a bit to expect a 15 month old dog to be retreiving game. I would work solidly on the stop whistle and the recall untill they are 100%.

 

Do not worry about the retreive unless you are planning to trial.

 

My springer was 18 months before he even knew he was meant to retreive birds. He had been on dummies up till then, and then only a couple a week.

 

It could be that your dog is bored with retreives if he has had too many. And has found something more interesting to do.

[lurcherboy]

 

 

 

LB

[polski]

I think you are going about this the wrong way, as said earlier, get the stop and recall 100% first. With the retrieving there is an order to follow, dummies--dummies with fur and feather attached--cold game--and finally fresh shot game.

As with all aspects of training make sure everything is right before moving on to the next step. Remember, only a few retrieves per training session. Hope this helps.

 

Rick.

[new to the flock]

Lee,

 

When you are working him on shot game is it ;

1)cold game?....is it in a body sock?

2)warm fresh shot while you are hunting him?

3)frozen?

 

also, where are you working him ;

1) out in the field

2)back garden

 

NTTF

[snakepitlee]

Thanks for your replies

 

Martin ,

you may be correct in that I have been rushing ,and I going to slow down and take your advice.thanks

 

Rick

thanks, as said going to go back a bit

 

Nttf

Never used cold game, I have been using resently shot game.

One of my next steps was to sock the game,

All the training is in the field at the moment.

 

Cheers

 

lee