Comments on: Play Retrieve, Puppy Training

By: PatNolan

PatNolan — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:58:21 +0000

Hi Josh7pw,

Yes, I …
Hi Josh7pw,

Yes, I use treats at first to get them to return in the field and I run them with a check cord too.
When they learn that you will throw another for them when the get back and that you will not take the bumper from them as soon as they return they will return for another mark,

By: josh7pw

josh7pw — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:58:21 +0000

Question for you: …
Question for you: how do you transition from this play retrieve to retrieving in the field/yard? Do you use a check-cord at first or use a treat, or…..?

By: CampPitBull

CampPitBull — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:58:21 +0000

Good tips!
Good tips!

By: dachise31

dachise31 — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:58:21 +0000

Thanks for the tips …
Thanks for the tips Pat…Looking forward to checking out some more of your vids.

By: Tokyopoprock

Tokyopoprock — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:58:21 +0000

WOW, you’re gonna …
WOW, you’re gonna be a big help when we get our puppy soon… We’ve only had adult dogs in the past, so this will be the first puppy, and we know how extremely important it is to train a puppy. Thank you for sharing; I’ll be sure to look at your other videos.

By: CearaQC

CearaQC — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:58:21 +0000

At what age or …
At what age or development level do you start to take the items away to toss again for retrieval? I have an 8 week old lab/golden cross and want to get her retrieval skills ready for hopefully field/hunt training.