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Bringing Up Buddy: Train your dog – another route to “hold”
One of the many challenges in teaching Buddy to retrieve is holding the bird until told to release. I use “thanks” for the release command, just a quirk, but it works. I also use “get it” rather than...
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What Buddy Taught Me: Train the retrieve, extend the hold
Once Buddy is solid on retrieving and holding a bird or bumper, it will be a matter of extending that hold indefinitely. Again, this is critical in almost every hunt test or field trial situation but...
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Q&A … maybe one for you?
Your questions, my answers, such as they are: Q: What is the best method to convince your children to not undo your dog’s training? Every bit of progress seems to be undone, for instance, by the kid’s...
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