need some advice

[Bobba_fett 117]

Alright I have been given this deer/wheaten X not long ago he's just turned a year old, keen enuff but wont bring what he catched back to me. soon as it stops moving he drops it and walks back to me. i'v tryed throwing rabbits for him and dummys he just runs up sniffs them and walks on. is it to late to get him retreving? has anyone else had this problem and sorted it?

cheers, Tom

[lord of the fens 23]

what rewards are you giving him if retrieves the dummy?

[Bobba_fett 117]

none coz he's never picked it up yet

[Casso 1,264]

Alright I have been given this deer/wheaten X not long ago he's just turned a year old, keen enuff but wont bring what he catched back to me. soon as it stops moving he drops it and walks back to me. i'v tryed throwing rabbits for him and dummys he just runs up sniffs them and walks on. is it to late to get him retreving? has anyone else had this problem and sorted it?

cheers, Tom

 

 

Its not used much in the lurcher world, i get the dogs responding to tug play, from an early age it focuses them on you, its part of their prey drive and nothing has a stronger pull for a dog then its drive, i've used food and praise in the past, but felt it can be hit and miss with some dogs, if you can get a dog switched on to it, there is nothing that cant trained, within reason,,i use 2 tug items for retrieve,,get him nuts for play for afew days,,when you play tug, Always let him win, let him run off with it,,then produce the second one , run backwards and call him up, if he's mad for play he'll follow, because its playing into his drive, ,try to get him to follow , with the first item in his mouth, when he gets to you, throw the second one away for him to chase,,this way he has to come to you to get to play again, he cant carry both , so you'll always have one spare to call him up with,,dont take anything off him just let him drop them , that way he wont fear anything been taken off him,,,sorry its a bit long winded, thats the rough idea,,give us a shout if its all double dutch to ya,, , best of luck

[Bobba_fett 117]

cheers i'll give it a go

[jambay5 191]

I can remember reading in a book once about "force retreving" but it did also say it was unplesent for the dog!