Oh, i do agree; but the FF process of training him what "fetch" means....yea thats in his head.  I should say the "work" part is done.  To me now that i get to expose him to real world situations and such it becomes more fun.

We will continue to work drills in the yard and transition to the meadows by my place with distractions and then gunfire and other dogs and all the hoopla of hunting.

Im just stoked that he picked this up (and for me pretty quick). With 10 minute sessions.  Also at his age and him being called a trash dog not worth buying by a good many guys on another board.  Im so proud of this little turd thus far. 

Yea, i understand there is a good deal of work still ahead of me.  But to me the type of work is more enjoyable when it is more of a hunting type environment.

Yea i agree that paper or a pedigree is worth the .05 cents its printed on.   I suppose i use the point of others as motivation.

Ill keep posting some progress of Kilian along the way.  I have a photo diary started also.

Kilian and I continue to work small sessions in the house with odd items and outside on the weekends for extended sessions.

He will now bring a frozen bird or dummy back from a 30 yard toss 100% of the time without distraction.

In the house he has accomplished;

* Stapler, empty beer can, spray paint can, 4lb hand weight, boot, dummy, plastic bowl, large marker, my phone, even a apple. 

Seems to understand what im asking of him

Plan to add in some distractions of other dogs this week (well besides his companion my Brittany).

I have now been conditioning Kilian to stop on gunfire and await my command of either fetch or free.  Began with my little cap gun and him on his CC.   I would shoot it, toss the dummy and then command him fetch.  Worked very good for a few sessions.  Ive progressed to my .22 dummy launcher that has a louder gunfire sound.  Still have him on the cc and near my side to ensure that he does not take off after the dummy.  Will work on that more this week.  He enjoys the long retrieves as the launcher shoots the dummy super darn far.... prob 50+ meters.

Well just a little update.

Kilian is now a nut for fetching.......he absolutely loves it!  In fact his "play" retrieve command of, "Bring'it here" has also been raised to a new bar.  Even when playing, "Bring it here" he must always place the object in my hand or no more play.   It is remarkable how he understands the difference between work and play.  Tennis balls he can bust after them as soon as i throw them.   Dummies and birds and the addition of gunfire he knows to hold until, "fetch".

He is not fully 100% steady to shot just yet.  I still need to correct him here and there.  I will be working the steady to shot very intense the next whole week with him.  Then will come the introduction of life exciting birds flushing.  Plan to start with a Pigeon and work to ringnecks.

And then I hope we will be able to string it all together..........point us a bird, hold point.  I flush.....he holds, I shoot, he holds (I hope i kill the bird) bird falls...he holds........i command fetch.........and he brings it to my left side.

Boy this is a long process....but i can not wait to see it in action!