Thread: A little help.

How do I stop Pip shaking shit when she brings it back. She doesnt seem to do it as much on the pigeons but the toy pheasant shes ba for it. Also whats a easy way to ge her to retrieve to me instead of mucking around. If I walk away it she comes but I want her to come to me even if I dont walk.

When she gets close slowly walk backwards till she delivers to your hand. She should get used it that and the distance you walk backwards should start getting smaller.

Research Force Retrieve methods Here is one that gives you a bit of an idea What is the Force Retrieve?

Originally Posted by Toby

How do I stop Pip shaking shit when she brings it back

I am certainly not a dog trainer but one sure way would be to go and get it yourself Toby

Thanks guys, thats what I was thinking wildman. Will she slowly grow out of shaking as she gets older. She will be 1 yr old in November.

When you get to my age Rushy you'll understand why I don't want to fetch

Originally Posted by Toby

When you get to my age Rushy you'll understand why I don't want to fetch

A young fellah like you Toby should be able to shoot a pidgeon out of the air 30 metres away and make the shotgun safe and run and catch the pidgeon before it hits the ground

One problem there Rushy. I can't run

Originally Posted by Toby

One problem there Rushy. I can't run

And nor should you ..... yet

I think I taught Pip to sit. Not properly but its a start. I am trying to teach sit is stay. Also trying to teach her a single whistle is sit. So I sometimes use that as well as the hand signal. I'll put up a couple of vids soon. Also would putting the pigeon in her mouth the way she should carry it and then lead her around carrying it that way help her to carry it. she grabs the wings and stands on the other pulling it out of her gob.

And heres the fetching one. I had thrown it and had her sitting while I turned on the camera. Taking it off her is weird sometimes she just lets go other times she does what she did in the video and holds it a bit.

Toby I am sure that the dogo's on here will flood you with good advice now that you have posted those videos. I use the command "drop" rather than "let go" when my great dane carries burglars and trespassers back to me. I never use it until after the "chew" command though. Ha ha ha ha

Toby, not meaning to criticise or anything but you should have had Pip sitting on command a long long time ago...not at a year old!! Force retrieve training a dog who is already keen to retrieve can ruin the dog...please do not go there. Go back to doing dummy work with her...only a three retrieves at a time, thats all. What do you do when she brings the bird or dummy to you...?

Listen to and learn from this lady Toby

Originally Posted by EeeBees

you should have had Pip sitting on command a long long time ago

EeeBees he probably would have but was in hospital for much of that time so training for the dog would have been very intermitant. I guess he is in catch up mode.