Help!

[ross 1]

Just asking for some advise, we have a Cocker who is very good but she is dropping her dummy on her retieves! how can we correct this?

 

Cheers Ross

[Mooch. 177]

How far away from you is she when she drops the dummy? Is she dropping it and gone back to hunting? Is she dropping it and then standing over it, or is he dropping it at your feet?

[ross 1]

She is coming back and dropping it at my feet and sitting waiting.

 

[Mooch. 177]

My dog used to do that. I was shown two methods for stopping it. First is to turn around and walk away just as the dog gets back to you and call the dog into heel. After a few paces keep walking but bend down and take the dummy from her mouth and say "dead", then heap the praise on her.

 

The second was to let the dog come in but when she drops it say nothing (i.e. no praise) but calmly pick the dummy up and gently but firmly put it back in her mouth with the command "hold". Now while she's holding it and sitting gently stroke her chest repeating "hold" and "good girl". When you want her to release the dummy take hold of it and say "dead" when she let's go pile on the praise.

 

Hope this helps, atb.

[ross 1]

Thank you for the advise its much appreciated, I'll give it a go and see how we get on, thanks again!

Cheers

Ross

[Mooch. 177]

Let me know how you get on.

[ross 1]

Will do!