Retrieving Training

[CushtyJook 1,097]

What age is best to start a cocker retrieving I have a new ten month old dog and still very puppy like trying to bite and play all the time want to get it retrieving but showing no interest in bringing things back never had a spaniel before could someone help me please

[ftm 3,357]

out of all the gundog breed cockers tend to be the pickiest in my opinion they get bored with retrieving as there too busy wanting to graft I owned one and you got about 6 good retrieves a day out of her before she got bored -my mate has one and he is having same problems with his I own 2 springers and they would retrieve all day for me labs retrieve anything all day too --so my take on it would to make a nice rabbit skin dummy and throw it down a passage way or narrow opening and see how it goes from there if dog picks up dummy make a right fuss and see if dog comes to you -reward if it does and LEAVE it at that do same thing next day ONCE -reward LEAVE it at that -slowly build up a few more retrieves to get dog to trust you and the second you think its not going right -don't get mad and start cussing at dog as that is the bit dog will remember and you will fail -good luck -billy

[CushtyJook 1,097]

out of all the gundog breed cockers tend to be the pickiest in my opinion they get bored with retrieving as there too busy wanting to graft I owned one and you got about 6 good retrieves a day out of her before she got bored -my mate has one and he is having same problems with his I own 2 springers and they would retrieve all day for me labs retrieve anything all day too --so my take on it would to make a nice rabbit skin dummy and throw it down a passage way or narrow opening and see how it goes from there if dog picks up dummy make a right fuss and see if dog comes to you -reward if it does and LEAVE it at that do same thing next day ONCE -reward LEAVE it at that -slowly build up a few more retrieves to get dog to trust you and the second you think its not going right -don't get mad and start cussing at dog as that is the bit dog will remember and you will fail -good luck -billy

Thanks for the advice I managed to get him to do a few this evening but like you said got bored very quickly so hopefully if I keep it to a minimum hell get the knack also noticed two times it wouldn't Retrive just sit half way and start chewing

[ftm 3,357]

cockers tend to like live game rather than dummies mate remember one retrieve a day for about a week this will keep dog keen on your dummies