I used this peice of advice, my pup wouldent retreve a dummy, but would retreve a squeaky pheasant, so I doubled them up, threw the phezzer a couple of times so she got the idea, then alternated them in the way suggested above during a fetch session in the yard
Now retreves the 1lb dummy when its thrown without a flinch.
Wanted to get rid of the fezzer anyway, squeaker was driving me mad
She is a lot softer mouthed on the dummy aswel.
Thanks
Next step, stiching a pair of pelts to the dummy.
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If you want your dog to be soft mouthed then never use a sque