Retrieving

[Billybob 1]

My Lab is 11 months old, I have had him for 6 weeks now and got him from a home where he didn't even go for a walk let alone have any schooling (I wish anti's and the general public knew what real cruelty was !!!!)

Anyway, when I first picked him up he didn't know how to do anything, he clearly had never seen a ball before and asking him to jump into the back of a truck simply terrified him.

After an hour and a walk I had him coming back and sitting on the whistle and since then I taken him out on his own for "training".

Now, he can retrieve a ball or dummy on land and water. He can sit and stay until told, he is fine with bangs around him and all the signs are very good.

However, on the last 2 outtings he has started playing up abit and not retrieving his dummy and chewing it!!!!

 

Any suggesting please???????????

 

He does share a run with a terrier during the day time could this have got him into some bad habbits? or has he simply had enough for now and has got to the "teenage age" and he is trying is luck ???

 

He has obviously settled in fine, although he will chew wood when he is left for any great time (I mean for 4 hours or so)

 

All sensiable advice welcome

 

Cheers

[Clare 33]

sounds like you need to take his retrieve right back to basics, does he just do it with dummies or with other things e.g tennis balls? he is still young if he was mine I would stop retrieving work and give him a break from it and concentrate on something else, or you could try him with tennis ball or rabbit dummie and see if hes still doing it, I have a choc lab bitch that would do it with tennis balls and dummies but once moved onto fur and feather it stopped

 

Edit if you have only had hom six weeks hes still finding his feet I wouldn't be worrying to much that hes spot on

 

Clare

Edited November 26, 2010 by Clare

[Billybob 1]

sounds like you need to take his retrieve right back to basics, does he just do it with dummies or with other things e.g tennis balls? he is still young if he was mine I would stop retrieving work and give him a break from it and concentrate on something else, or you could try him with tennis ball or rabbit dummie and see if hes still doing it, I have a choc lab bitch that would do it with tennis balls and dummies but once moved onto fur and feather it stopped

 

Edit if you have only had hom six weeks hes still finding his feet I wouldn't be worrying to much that hes spot on

 

Clare

 

 

Thanks for that Clare

He does it with both dummy and tennis ball !

He has retrieved dummies with pigeon wings on fine but I haven't use a winged dummy for a couple of weeks.

I think that a bit of a rest is good advice. I don't want to fail with him as I already have 3 other dogs (1x Lurcher and 2x terriers)and I don't swap dogs, so no room for failure.

I guess I need to take thing nice and steady.

 

Thanks again

 

Billybob

[Clare 33]

No problem Hope it all goes well I know what you mean about no swapping hence why I have 10 dogs here at mo!! only I will sell is my big choc dog, but that's because he's not liking kennels and my bitch wont tolerate him in house, he also broke my leg

 

I see your from East Yorkshire me to! I'm Beverley way

[Dave C 63]

I wouldn't worry to much pal, sounds like he is finding his feet and testing you a bit, i wouldn't over do the training just short 15 minuet sessions, he still has allot to learn about life then he will settle down i am sure.

When he picks back up with his retrieving get him doing some blind retrieves on cold game, this will keep his interest and keep him focused on training.

Well done on rescuing the dog, sounds like you are doing well with him.

 

ATB

Dave.

[Billybob 1]

No problem Hope it all goes well I know what you mean about no swapping hence why I have 10 dogs here at mo!! only I will sell is my big choc dog, but that's because he's not liking kennels and my bitch wont tolerate him in house, he also broke my leg

 

I see your from East Yorkshire me to! I'm Beverley way

 

 

I'm sure we'll ge there, thanks again.

Yes I'm also in East Yorkshire near Withernsea.

Not good that your dog broke your leg !!! I suppose he ran into you? This dog of mine doesn't know his size yet either!!

 

Cheers

[Billybob 1]

I wouldn't worry to much pal, sounds like he is finding his feet and testing you a bit, i wouldn't over do the training just short 15 minuet sessions, he still has allot to learn about life then he will settle down i am sure.

When he picks back up with his retrieving get him doing some blind retrieves on cold game, this will keep his interest and keep him focused on training.

Well done on rescuing the dog, sounds like you are doing well with him.

 

ATB

Dave.

 

Cheer Dave

I'll cut down his time with retrieving etc and do more basics. Hopefully I'll get my hands on some game soon so cold rerieves may start late next week.

You say rescue, the woman couldn't see what she was doing wrong !!!!!!!!!!!

When someone says that she hasn't got time to walk the dog because she and the kids don't get back home until 5.50pm it make you wounder what she thinks every other dog owner does!

Thanks again

[Clare 33]

cool got friends out that way Yeah he ran into side of my leg was in pot for 12 weeks!! hes more show type than working took him in on a favour for a friend last time hes a useless sod hence his name nucks (nuckle head)

 

Hope all goes well with your boy