I recognise I’m very particular - they talk about teaching loose lead walking by simply not moving forward until the dog learns to stop pulling, which (these days!) isn’t for me.
It's a boy!! (Welcome ODIN)
- Thread starter Anne123
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- Vlaardingen, the Netherlands
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- Herefordshire, UK
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Awww, another gorgeous l'il pup and I love his name.
Beanwood
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Totally get this...
I don't use this technique either when teaching, and I seem to attract mostly gundog breeds these days. It is a training method that really is too much for adolescent dogs/puppies, unless they are already used to problem solving - ie: can deal with threshold frustration by working through it and have handlers that can read their dog like a book.
I would love a cuddle 
Yes I've never understood the logic of this technique eitherTotally get this...
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- SW London UK
How is Odin doing?
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- Vlaardingen, the Netherlands
He is gaining weight approximately 1 kg a week, according to the books....A very handsome and sweet crocopup....work in progress in the bite brake....It is going well, sometimes time out for very firma biting....
Today we went to gundog training for a second time. He did very well! It was fun even though it was freezing cold.
Today we went to gundog training for a second time. He did very well! It was fun even though it was freezing cold.
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- Vlaardingen, the Netherlands
And Stanley?
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- SW London UK
Look at little Odin on a lead! 
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- SW London UK
What do they do with the young pups for their training?
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- Vlaardingen, the Netherlands
Today we did a little parcours over a stick, a ladder and a square where they had to sit on. One or two paws was enough. Loose lead. Nose to the grond when walking the parcours. A come game with wistle. The trainer held odin, I had to walk away and call him, voice or wistle was okay. A ball game with two little balls. One was thrown away a little distance. When he had the ball, call him and show the other ball and throw that one in opposit direction. That was today. He loved it.
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Yes, interested to read what you do. PS Your post above came in as I was writing!
Candy
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We did something similar to this with Joy when she was very young, it was great fun and she clearly enjoyed it. When it came to the 'Come ' game though, the trainer was holding her collar, while I walked away before calling her and she simply slipped her collar and came running back to me before I'd had a chance to call her! As the trainer remarked, somewhat drily, 'Doesn't look like you're going to have any problems with recall then.'
She's always been a Goodgirl!
Meanwhile, when we played this game at puppy training, when the trainer let go, Snowie took off at high speed to play with other dogs! (It was a huge park that allowed dogs off lead.) Suffice to say, I was useless at teaching recall, I really had no idea. Poor Snowie, if only I knew then what I know now.
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- Malvern Worcestershire
I had a German Shorthaired Pointer pup and many of the litter met up, 'let them off' the trainer said ' they are puppies and will stay with you' with that we let them off and like Snowie, they all dispersed off into the distance
Candy
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Just to add that I'm by no means claiming to be an expert at recall training, Joy has just always wanted to come back to me. She can be a little bit timid and I think that's probably why.
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- Vlaardingen, the Netherlands
I can't wait any longer mum.....I'm hungry now. Fill my bowl please, I show you my food cause I know where it is hidden.....
