Play Retrieve, Puppy Training
March 21, 2010 by Dog Trainer Filed under Puppy Training
ponderosakennels.com Training tips on teaching pups to retrieve. Here, Kate a lab puppy, is learning to retrieve with Pat Nolan of ponderosakennels.com Weoffer pick and delivery service for our dog obedience, dog behavior problem solving and retriever training customers in the following Maryland cities and in the surrounding areas: Annapolis, Arbutus Arnold, Aspen Hill, Baltimore, Bel Air, North Bel Air South, Bethesda, Bowie, Carney, Catonsville, Chillum, Clinton, Colesville, Columbia, Crofton, Cumberland, Damascus, Darnestown, Dundalk, Easton, Eldersburg, Elkridge, Elkton, Ellicott Cit,y Essex, Fairland, Fort Meade, Fort Washington, Frederick, Gaithersburg, Germantown, Glen Burnie, Greater Landover, Upper Marlboro, Greenbelt, Hagerstown, Havre de Grace, Hillcrest Heights, La Plata, Lochearn, Londontowne, Middle River, Milford Mill, Montgomery Village, Mount Airy, North Bethesda, North Laurel, North Potomac, Ocean City, Odenton, Olney, Owings Mills, Oxon Hill, Glassmanor, Parkville, Pasadena, Perry Hall, Pikesville, Potomac, Randallstown, Reisterstown, Rockville, Salisbury, Severn, Severna Park, Silver Spring, South Gate, South Laurel, St. Charles, Suitland, Silver Hill, Towson, Waldorf, Westminster, Wheaton, Glenmont, White Marsh, White Oak, and Woodlawn. We offer pick and delivery service for our dog obedience, dog behavior problem solving and retriever training customers in the following Pennsylvania cities and in the surrounding areas: Allentown, Altoona, Blakely …
Great vid. Thank you.
Hi Josh7pw,
Yes, I use treats at first to get them to return in the field and I run them with a check cord too.
When they learn that you will throw another for them when the get back and that you will not take the bumper from them as soon as they return they will return for another mark,
Question for you: how do you transition from this play retrieve to retrieving in the field/yard? Do you use a check-cord at first or use a treat, or…..?
Good tips!
Thanks for the tips Pat…Looking forward to checking out some more of your vids.
WOW, you’re gonna be a big help when we get our puppy soon… We’ve only had adult dogs in the past, so this will be the first puppy, and we know how extremely important it is to train a puppy. Thank you for sharing; I’ll be sure to look at your other videos.
At what age or development level do you start to take the items away to toss again for retrieval? I have an 8 week old lab/golden cross and want to get her retrieval skills ready for hopefully field/hunt training.