Obedience is something one uses every day.. In the home and field.
There teaching of “place” makes learning so much easier for dogs, especially puppies. “Kor”, the youngest student in the summer Gun Dog session at not quite 5 months of age, is starting to put commands together with the “place” command as the foundation.
A new day, a new crop of students, feeling blessed.
Watching one of the younger dogs showing his stuff.
The CONDITIONED RETRIEVE
Many people call this 'force fetch'.. I think that indicates one is forcing a dog to retrieve. While that is partially true. It really is installing a response to pick up, hold and release an object.
Once it is understood, when told to FETCH a standard becomes enFORCEable. Just like every other command (sit, heel, here, etc.). There is 'force' that comes with every command.. How much depends on resistance. Ones lowers resistance by showing, teaching.. Knowing that it is understood by student.
It truly is the cornerstone of the trained retrievers foundation.
It DOES NOT have to be the nightmare people make it out to be.
One of the rewards of patiently incorporating a plan daily.
Stanley was intimidated by water. He would venture in with extreme caution. It's been fun watching his love of retrieving grow to include water.
These 3 aren't the only stooges on board.🤣
One can't study ALL the time.
One should always be thankful for another day.
Time to make the donuts...
Dogs function using 3 actions: GO.STOP.COME
these actions are being incorporated in the training shown.
Copper, who tends to be fairly independent, is succumbing to me controlling his movement.. Without having to "over power" him. I'm using his desire, my installed responses..
Give me something, I'll allow you to have something.. oh look we're doing it together.😉
All of the "young" dogs are demonstrating a willingness go in a direction given, as well as a genuine love of retrieving.
I am using the command of PLACE to aid in the returns..
You SO LUCKY... Train dogs, outside everyday... You SO LUCKY. 🥴
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These are intended to be watched in 1-4order.
The teaching of place is very instrumental in our program... It's incorporation has multiple functions... Calm yourself, reward yourself thru compliance, go,stop, come..
It's a low pressure, high return installation that is definitely worth including.
Broke these down in order to send more efficiently.
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Well it certainly wasn't taken this morning..
But it's a memory and a promise worthy of remembering.
