Five month old Ghillie had training practice this lunchtime
Ghillie-Gillespie
5 months
No chase - no displace
A little whistle stop practice for five months old Ghillie this morning
A chance to get some practice in for puppy Ghillie
Practicing small and close now that he's discovered that his nose works. π
Picking up a duck and a dog π€£π¦πΆ
Not sure ..Willow watches Ghillie pick a duck, she wants it enough to pluck up the courage to start swimming herself.
Having only waded before, Willow (NSDRT) got herself swimming today.
Encouraged by (and infuriated by) little Ghillie - she spent time learning that she could trust him and then followed his lead.
Just some practice in cover for the little one ..he's gonna be 5 months old at the beginning of next week ..time to step up his control skills.
Warming up the little one ready for some training with the marker pole this morning.
1/ sit at peg..(we are working on his ability to sit as I move away from him - he finds that difficult)
2/ marker pole marks where a dummy will be (we use this to move further away and send the dog back to build his confidence in being sent out - good for memories and blinds)
A few days ago I had dropped my phone while out training - no problem. We had three spaniels with us.
It was Ghillie that found it.
.. so it gave me the idea to train him a passive indication to finding a dropped mobile phone... We have a few old broken ones in drawers and I put them to good use in the park this afternoon.
Last time we saw Tilly, she would wade onto the water but wasn't confident to swim .. this time I bought the pup along to create some competition and for her to learn alongside ..
This isn't an exercise in water retrieves .. (although I did need Ghillie to do a 'leave that one' on a double)
This is simply about Tilly learning that she can swim and retrieve with confidence..
Well done both Tilly 1 year old
And Ghillie-Gillespie 21 weeks old
Using his nose below the water
Ghillie-Gillespie
20weeks
Rheiver had a session today that introduced him to control over the direction he moves in and distance, along with 'ranging-close' it's a fun session - his next session, working on retrieves, will help to smooth out some of the less controlled behaviours.
Rheiver tracks his first target by ground scent .. the target is not known to him and the scent is a novel scent ..
Here, he tracks (short grass to start with) into the wind /takes his reward and picks up..
First retrieves on feathers..
β Steady to the fall
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Direct
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Soft mouth
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Without Parading
β Hand delivery