Retreiving

[Ben1 3]

I need abit of advice with training my lurcher pup to retrieve, ive watched a few dvds such as dave sleights purdeys progress and he has his retrieving socks at 6 weeks old. Mine is 9 weeks and just dosent seem interested it either picks the socks up and shakes them or just sits there uninterested. Any advice would be appreciated. Cheers

[J.DOG 1,355]

Put the sock on a rope drag the sock around abit when the pup grabbs it , gently and slowly reel it in saying fetch and repeat the process make it fun , don't over do it as it will get sick then eventually you should be able to throw it and it should retrieve it Atb mate JD

[Mixed Bag 603]

try lots of different small objects a crumpled bit of paper or even a toilet roll tube works just as well. smelly socks work better than clean ones if the pup doesnt show an interest put a bit of string round it and make hissing noises and drag it about til the pup mouths it the way you would play with a kitten with a bit of string sooner or later itl catch on

[J.DOG 1,355]

Put the sock on a rope drag the sock around abit when the pup grabbs it , gently and slowly reel it in saying fetch and repeat the process make it fun , don't over do it as it will get sick then eventually you should be able to throw it and it should retrieve it Atb mate JD

 

 

I did what I said above and he was retrieving at 7 weeks

 

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TM5fIfw6jWM&feature=youtube_gdata_player

 

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHZk5me5oKY&feature=youtube_gdata_player

[graham4877 1,181]

does the pup want to come to you on command ??

[scothunter 12,609]

give them a treat and lots of praise when they return something to you,but i guess that was prob in the video you watched.some take a wee bit longer than others.best of luck mate

[Ben1 3]

Yes it comes on command but she seems to be really lazy so takes a while lol i will try the sock on a string and try and gee her up abit cheers for the advice

[Sirius 1,391]

I would make sure your sat in her bed when you throw the sock/dummy. Also only use the sock/dummy when you do some training don't give the dog access to it all the time, make it special. Good luck Sirius

[Sirius 1,391]

Also don't stress or push the dog, relax and make it fun.

[archnighthawk 5]

First thing I'd say is don't stress on retrieving. All pups vary in progress I've a saluki/greyhound retrieving from 8 weeks yet a pup I bred myself took ages to start, make it fun for the dog and enjoy it yourself if you getting sick and snarling commands its gonna put it off.

Good luck matey