Deker 3,491 Posted March 15, 2009 Report Share Posted March 15, 2009 Bit of a long one this so please bear with me....and before you all shout I know a JR is not a retriever BUT>>>>> My lad got one of these about 4 months back from a dog rescue centre, the dog is about a year old, his intention is to turn it into a Gun Dog , things are not going too bad and after being shown how to retrieve a stick by a couple of other dogs there is no stopping him now...BUT he simply is not interested in animal retrieving. Out all day yesterday and today with him and he runs after the shot pigeon, crows, rabbits and squirrels and finds and marks them but will not retrieve. We walk over, pick them up and end up in a tug of war with him, he will not let go, but as soon as we do he loses interest and just drops them. He does not have any problem with fur, feathers or blood in his mouth, but we simply cannot get the retrieve idea into his head for them...sticks, no problem and he loves it but don't understand why this will not transfer to the kills!!!! Any suggestions or ideas how we can train/induce him to retrieve the kills..there must be a way..we have got this close!!! Cheers Quote Link to post
the_stig 6,614 Posted March 15, 2009 Report Share Posted March 15, 2009 He does not have any problem with fur, feathers or blood in his mouth, but we simply cannot get the retrieve idea into his head for them...sticks, no problem and he loves it but don't understand why this will not transfer to the kills!!!! Any suggestions or ideas how we can train/induce him to retrieve the kills..there must be a way..we have got this close!!! Cheers he wont let em go as far as hes concerned the kill is his .. try and swop him for a treat biscuit or a tennis ball or something -- sounds like he`s near enough thr .. Quote Link to post
gonetoearth 5,144 Posted March 15, 2009 Report Share Posted March 15, 2009 (edited) most terriers will retrieve , you need to go back to basics if you want it to retrieve and let go get you self a couple of dummies , throw and he will bring them back then take it to the next step place them and send him blind but slowly does it , then get a rabbit skin on the dummies , try that , terriers have there limits , but they will retrieve Edited March 15, 2009 by gonetoearth Quote Link to post
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