tommarshall 4 Posted June 5, 2011 Report Share Posted June 5, 2011 Hello folks - Need a bit of help (or so I think) with my pup's retrieving skills, he'll fetch and return the objects I trow (rabbit dummy and tennis ball) but 7/10 he will drop the object 5/6 ft in front of me and return to hand empty mouth. Any tips on getting him to bring it back to hand with greater consistency ? He's 9 months old for the record - Thanks, Tom Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DottyDoo 500 Posted June 5, 2011 Report Share Posted June 5, 2011 have you been given the dog treats as a reward for retreiving?????? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HAMMERDAN 25 Posted June 5, 2011 Report Share Posted June 5, 2011 I had same problem with dummy or teddy, but different story with a ball, right to hand with ball, 12 month old now and retrieves back to hand, but still wont with teddy when playing, try other objects mate, atb with him. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nighteyes 275 Posted June 5, 2011 Report Share Posted June 5, 2011 try walking away once youve thrown it and keep walking while recalling him it will teach him to hold it for abit 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tommarshall 4 Posted June 5, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2011 have you been given the dog treats as a reward for retreiving?????? Yes mate I have been Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bird 9,970 Posted June 5, 2011 Report Share Posted June 5, 2011 have you been given the dog treats as a reward for retreiving?????? Yes mate I have been the dog as stopped in it's flow then,? meaning when it comes back it stop to see if you are giving it a reward.!! Train to recall with just fuss no (food) reward. keep at it. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DottyDoo 500 Posted June 6, 2011 Report Share Posted June 6, 2011 have you been given the dog treats as a reward for retreiving?????? Yes mate I have been dog is expecting you to gee him a reward mate, sounds as tho ye have caught it in time back to basics with the dog mate, an instead a giving him a treat gee him a rub under the chin, but only if he brings it right in like has been said by somebody else, keep varying the item ye are using, keep the dog intrested, an if at all possible try an teach the dog to hold on command.... i wouldnt worry tho even if its just the way the dog is now, retreiving to within feet of ye aint that bad, its a lot better than most do Quote Link to post Share on other sites
digginmad2011 57 Posted June 6, 2011 Report Share Posted June 6, 2011 nio trwats just fuss and walk away as hes coming back and i was told not to look the dog in the eye worked for me atb dm Quote Link to post Share on other sites
skycat 6,173 Posted June 6, 2011 Report Share Posted June 6, 2011 Sometimes a dog is reluctant to come right to you because it is lacking in confidence. One of the best ways I've found to help with that is to get the dog to play tug with you. That way it really wants to bring you the item as it knows it will then have a fun tug of war: very sensitive submissive dogs might take some time to learn how to do this. Best to use something furry which they can get their teeth into: strong bit of fleece rolled up for example. And no it won't encourage a dog to do this with a rabbit it has caught. They know the difference, but with puppy training, getting the confidence to come right to you can be a hard thing. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Casso 1,261 Posted June 6, 2011 Report Share Posted June 6, 2011 Sometimes a dog is reluctant to come right to you because it is lacking in confidence. One of the best ways I've found to help with that is to get the dog to play tug with you. That way it really wants to bring you the item as it knows it will then have a fun tug of war: very sensitive submissive dogs might take some time to learn how to do this. Best to use something furry which they can get their teeth into: strong bit of fleece rolled up for example. And no it won't encourage a dog to do this with a rabbit it has caught. They know the difference, but with puppy training, getting the confidence to come right to you can be a hard thing. You've seen the light ,,, Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Casso 1,261 Posted June 6, 2011 Report Share Posted June 6, 2011 playing tug with the mutt is great advise, on building bonds and achieving a solid trusting relationship , but until you achieve a foundation between you i would keep the mutt on the lead while playing or otherwise he just going to f**k off with the object and your back to square one again, because while playing you must let the mutt wrestle the object from you, and achieve his goal, that is the cofidence builder for the dog, not just the playing , the winning is where he feels he's the dog bollox, and he will want to do it again,and again, its a win win situation he gets to feel good to be around you, you become his biggest pal, and he in time will bring things to you for you to play with him , its not the object its the playing with you that does it for them the object is only a tool,best of luck with it,, 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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