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mastercaster wrote:On a typical training day when you're practicing retrieving drills how many retrieves will you make your dog do? I'll usually send Sako on one long retrieve (usually over a 100 yds.), then one or two fetch to pile (6 bumpers) drills and a couple throws of 2 bumpers in different directions. I don't want her to get stale. Wish I had some live birds but we're city dwellers. I have a few dead birds I'll thaw out once in awhile that she takes great interest in when retrieving them.
If we're at a lake which is a couple of days every week through the spring and summer when I'm out fly fishing I throw a rubber duck dummy out in the water. She's crazy about this, as well, but once again, I'll only do 3-5 tosses at any one time two or three times a day but it mostly to cool her down because the weather is so warm where I tend to fish right now. I know she would do more retrieves but worry about her getting bored.
That being said, Sako is more than willing to fetch a rubber 'chuck it' ball until my arm gets tired of throwing it. She loves it. Even though it's more like play time I don't let her retrieve it until I send her and always make her deliver to hand. Can you see anything wrong with her wanting to do this dozens of times each time I take her into the park?
30024grand wrote:You just need to read the dog
I find most versatile dog guys
Are exercising their dogs when
They say they are throwing marks.
Actually doing marking via setups
Marking concepts maybe less tolerated
By your dog.
But with that said it's all about being
With and having fun with your buddy.
mastercaster wrote:On a typical training day when you're practicing retrieving drills how many retrieves will you make your dog do? I'll usually send Sako on one long retrieve (usually over a 100 yds.), then one or two fetch to pile (6 bumpers) drills and a couple throws of 2 bumpers in different directions. I don't want her to get stale. Wish I had some live birds but we're city dwellers. I have a few dead birds I'll thaw out once in awhile that she takes great interest in when retrieving them.
If we're at a lake which is a couple of days every week through the spring and summer when I'm out fly fishing I throw a rubber duck dummy out in the water. She's crazy about this, as well, but once again, I'll only do 3-5 tosses at any one time two or three times a day but it mostly to cool her down because the weather is so warm where I tend to fish right now. I know she would do more retrieves but worry about her getting bored.
That being said, Sako is more than willing to fetch a rubber 'chuck it' ball until my arm gets tired of throwing it. She loves it. Even though it's more like play time I don't let her retrieve it until I send her and always make her deliver to hand. Can you see anything wrong with her wanting to do this dozens of times each time I take her into the park?
Bruce Schwartz wrote:mastercaster wrote:On a typical training day when you're practicing retrieving drills how many retrieves will you make your dog do? I'll usually send Sako on one long retrieve (usually over a 100 yds.), then one or two fetch to pile (6 bumpers) drills and a couple throws of 2 bumpers in different directions. I don't want her to get stale. Wish I had some live birds but we're city dwellers. I have a few dead birds I'll thaw out once in awhile that she takes great interest in when retrieving them.
If we're at a lake which is a couple of days every week through the spring and summer when I'm out fly fishing I throw a rubber duck dummy out in the water. She's crazy about this, as well, but once again, I'll only do 3-5 tosses at any one time two or three times a day but it mostly to cool her down because the weather is so warm where I tend to fish right now. I know she would do more retrieves but worry about her getting bored.
That being said, Sako is more than willing to fetch a rubber 'chuck it' ball until my arm gets tired of throwing it. She loves it. Even though it's more like play time I don't let her retrieve it until I send her and always make her deliver to hand. Can you see anything wrong with her wanting to do this dozens of times each time I take her into the park?
If you can throw the chuck-it ball successfully dozens of times you can tell there's a lot of steam in the dog but that it doesn't like working. Sounds like a vdog. You'll get more reps if the dog is "engaged" (revved up) while training. Throwing the rubber "chuck - it" ball is fine but probably should be used as a reward after you've done some teaching stuff (or before if needed). You see retriever folks throwing "freebies" a lot - dummies thrown wildly to build excitement. You can get more reps if you give a treat or two after each retrieve. If you train with a retrieve-r-trainer they love the excitement and it will get you more reps. A starter pistol can work too.
Try to keep the work sessions short and follow up with something fun. Using force generally gets them more stale more quickly.
ryanr wrote:
How can you tell the dog doesn't like to work?
Bruce Schwartz wrote:ryanr wrote:
How can you tell the dog doesn't like to work?
Not sure if you mean in general or OP's dog?
Willie T wrote:Watch the dog work and read what is going on. Attitude, focus, and effort are good indicators.
Willie
Bruce Schwartz wrote:ryanr wrote:
How can you tell the dog doesn't like to work?
Not sure if you mean in general or OP's dog?
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