Dog Was Retrieving Great Now Useless

[updalerob 0]

He was retrieving great something I've done a lot with him but now decided he wants to drop the ball at my feet or if it's a dummy starts chucking it about in the feild any help would be greatful lads

[Wales1234 5,512]

Mine dogs won't even chase a ball bud he might be getting bored of it

[Havelightforcewilltravel 417]

Have week off then start from scratch sounds like he either bored or at that funny age,good luck.

[updalerob 0]

Cheers don't think it help a lass bringing around a load of toys and he has been amusing himself for a few days so they've been banned

[nottzhunter08 898]

Try taking all toys away for a few days, then connect some string to one, chuck it and when drops shorts tug it about he should get hang of it again, good luck

[Casso 1,261]

The relationship is the key, having the dog comfortable in your space

The dummy is causing to much excitement for him to channel it to you , and the ball is been dropped because hes changing his state of mind in your space , just imagine him feeling a certain way when he has the items to himself there is no negative in his near vicinity as he approaches you or you approach him he starts feeling a little pressure a lot or zero pressure it's all in how the dog feels about us

 

Put him on a long line , get 2 of everything , doesn't getanything until he makes contact with you , he gets second when he brings first in , feed him in your space , not out of a bowl , feed in the training area if ya can , make him work for it , make him bark on command again if ya can It releases pressure in the dog

 

Get contact I don't mean sitting on the sofa with the dogs head in your lap sniffing your sac , get contact where it matters in the field , a dog gets a different feeling in a different environment so what he will do in one place don't mean he'll do it in another, that's where it all falls apart ,

 

To be honest a tug item is an ideal way of keeping a pup in a tuned in state , it means he can tune in to you channel his energy anywhere , you don't need to keep taking it off him once he comes into your space shake the second at him ,and let him win it every time , this is the point I want to make clear with a pup reluctant to give up item don't focus on it focus on yourself been an exciting place to be , it's not about the perfect hand over , it's about the pup not feeling pressure/ negetive with us is his space and him in ours

 

Trust takes time to build too, what age is the pup , I rarely focus on retrieve, put it this way a little slice of chocolate cake is delicious and leaves you wanting more, too much of the f***ing thing is going to leave you seeing it as toxic matter , it's all work and no play senecio not great for bonding

[Casso 1,261]

The relationship is the key, having the dog comfortable in your space

The dummy is causing to much excitement for him to channel it to you , and the ball is been dropped because hes changing his state of mind in your space , just imagine him feeling a certain way when he has the items to himself there is no negative in his near vicinity as he approaches you or you approach him he starts feeling a little pressure a lot or zero pressure it's all in how the dog feels about us

 

Put him on a long line , get 2 of everything , doesn't getanything until he makes contact with you , he gets second when he brings first in , feed him in your space , not out of a bowl , feed in the training area if ya can , make him work for it , make him bark on command again if ya can It releases pressure in the dog

 

Get contact I don't mean sitting on the sofa with the dogs head in your lap sniffing your sac , get contact where it matters in the field , a dog gets a different feeling in a different environment so what he will do in one place don't mean he'll do it in another, that's where it all falls apart ,

 

To be honest a tug item is an ideal way of keeping a pup in a tuned in state , it means he can tune in to you channel his energy anywhere , you don't need to keep taking it off him once he comes into your space shake the second at him ,and let him win it every time , this is the point I want to make clear with a pup reluctant to give up item don't focus on it focus on yourself been an exciting place to be , it's not about the perfect hand over , it's about the pup not feeling pressure/ negetive with us is his space and him in ours

 

Trust takes time to build too, what age is the pup , I rarely focus on retrieve, put it this way a little slice of chocolate cake is delicious and leaves you wanting more, too much of the f***ing thing is going to leave you seeing it as toxic matter , it's all work and no play senecio not great for bonding

[updalerob 0]

6 months now

[Blueboybilly 164]

Casso is bang on there as far as I am concerned

[wiganred 83]

That's sound advise I'll take onboard with my pup also Casso... ??

[billhardy 2,342]

Some good advice from casso ,the space the hand feeding the bond and relationship of play he willbring item of choice for you to throw play tug etc,give him a choice of dummy's etc.yo yoing on the beam his just that a game of catch retrieve catch retrieve all fun to the animal and much more enjoyed with live game .much in the sames has getting bored with dummy change or put a little jump in the field of play ,when you got him right he will bring dummy etc for the game to comence pushing it in ta ya hands etc ya got him then ,not rocket science just read him and y'all find how ta play him.and on a note don't over do it has in the field leave him wanting more.atb bunnys

[updalerob 0]

Cheers lads great advice from all

[koru 12]

He was retrieving great something I've done a lot with him but now decided he wants to drop the ball at my feet or if it's a dummy starts chucking it about in the feild any help would be greatful lads

What's the cross?