Thread: A little help.

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.

Toby, watching the fetch vid...have another word for when you want to hand over the bird...say release or something...you are telling her to sit when really you want her to release the bird...she has to know the connection with the word release with giving up the bird, which is a completely different command and response to the one for sit. Kneel down so you are at her height for the release of the bird, for starters...never pull or snatch the bird!!! There is the flank tweak for getting the dog to release the bird...I have been told how to do it but have never needed so it was 'deleted'...I am sure one of the guys will know. Again, when you call her in stay with a specific command ie come, here, to me or whatever you choose...The commands must be consistent...so the dog is in no doubt what you are meaning...

You can later on introduce the sit then the release once you have the release sorted. Some people like their dogs to sit to give the bird over, some like them standing, some like the dog to reach up so they do not have to bend down to take the bird.

Originally Posted by EeeBees

Toby, watching the fetch vid...have another word for when you want to hand over the bird...say release or something...you are telling her to sit when really you want her to release the bird...she has to know the connection with the word release with giving up the bird, which is a completely different command and response to the one for sit. Kneel down so you are at her height for the release of the bird, for starters...never pull or snatch the bird!!! There is the flank tweak for getting the dog to release the bird...I have been told how to do it but have never needed so it was 'deleted'...I am sure one of the guys will know. Again, when you call her in stay with a specific command ie come, here, to me or whatever you choose...The commands must be consistent...so the dog is in no doubt what you are meaning...

Yeah that makes sense. I can't kneel down haha. Would "Drop it" do?

Yes drop would be ok as long as that is the word for release...where she brings you the bird/rabbit/hare...so you can reach down ok though to take the dummy or bird?

Originally Posted by EeeBees

Yes drop would be ok as long as that is the word for release...where she brings you the bird/rabbit/hare...so you can reach down ok though to take the dummy or bird?

Yeah easy enough. sometimes she just puts it into my hand other times she fights it. I get what you're saying about consistent commands. Makes perfect sense.