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zodiakgsps User is Offline

NW PA

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06/05/2011 6:56 PM
I have to work on his cheating on the retrieve, but for 11 mnths old I won't complain!! This is 90 or better yds across a pond: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y16bEPKKVbE

pixie bee

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06/06/2011 9:20 AM
HA! My dogs cheat also, but I don't enforce not cheating. No reason to with versatiles,IMO. In order to fix it you will have to have a few things 100% - sit,recall and directional commands. I hope you are driving across to the other side to place bumpers! LOl

"Time with my dogs clears my mind, renews my faith, and lets me see the world as it is. My only regret loving dogs as I do, is the misery of their early departure." Robert G. Wehle

zodiakgsps User is Offline

NW PA

MH
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06/06/2011 4:15 PM
Normally I do not enforce non-cheating but with Nitros age considered I am trying to encourage a water back. He is trained directionally but think got a tad confused at this distance. I want the water back as at the tests a lot of people stand around the ponds to watch, some with dogs & Nitro loves to say hi. With a 9 yr old handling him, I want to avoid as many "complications" as possible...... And HECK YES, I drive around this to place bumpers!!!!!!!!!!

zodiakgsps User is Offline

NW PA

MH
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06/10/2011 5:24 AM
Our last session & Nitro did AWESOME. We added some difficulty to his retrieves and fixed the cheating. As he starts out he drifts left some so is given a second command "back", once almost across he comes to a small tree/log & grabs at it (it is in his line to the bumper & we do play fetch with sticks) so I command "back" once again to get him to shore & the mark. This is almost a 200 yd retrieve! www.youtube.com/watch

everbell

Kanata, ON

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06/10/2011 6:10 AM
That is phenomenal!

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pixie bee

MH
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06/10/2011 7:01 AM
AAAAHHHHHH! I don't play with sticks b/c of the HUGE fear my dogs will bring back a stick - just to bring back SOMETHING. Can you IMAGINE the humiliation I would feel if that happened at a DKV test?? Oh, my. How did you fix the cheating? Sounds like it's time to transition to more complex retrieves. Take away the visual. A simple drill I do: Dogs do not see preparation. I take 9 bumpers(or birds) and place them 200' or so left,right,back from where I will send. I position dog facing me. I stand back about 25' or so. I send in varying order. On the last set I will send on back,stop the dog then send left or right. The last 2 retrieves are back to easy retrieves. It is important that the dog know that when we handle we are sending them some place good.

"Time with my dogs clears my mind, renews my faith, and lets me see the world as it is. My only regret loving dogs as I do, is the misery of their early departure." Robert G. Wehle

zodiakgsps User is Offline

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MH
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06/10/2011 11:17 AM
Thank you Everbell! Francine, I do blinds minus the visual, Nitro is not ready yet though for longs, in a week or 2, he is doing shorter blinds now (60-80yd with no visual). They never see anything I set up and I already do directional casting... I start the long blinds by using a ladder of bumpers, this keeps the dog working forward in a straight cast consistantly moving forward, I will start Nitro on this soon. He could have never brought back the "stick" he grabbed at, was a small tree, LOL. At his age I am not to worried about him bringing a stick instead & have yet to have any of mine do it & I do play fetch with sticks, they seem to know the difference.

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