Re: Life and Total Recall I don't think anyone can answer that question, Helen. But I think what you have achieved so far is already a huge step...
Re: jaspers first swim How are you using the clicker? Before I started clicker training I read a lot about the method first to understand how to...
Re: jaspers first swim Lovely photos! ;D If you are doing clicker training with Jasper how are you finding it? :)
Re: clothing Nothing like the glorious weather and mud of Somerset!! ;D There is only one thing I find worse than a leaky coat and that is one...
Re: clothing Hi, I am permanently searching for the right coat and the perfect trousers to cope with the weather and the ground here on Exmoor....
Re: New with reward questions Very true, Tom. It is the dog who decides what is rewarding and what isn't. My cocker does not like being touched...
Re: Anyone been on a training 'holiday'? That, I think, is the key to successfully train hunting bred dogs. Utilising the drive rather than...
Re: Anyone been on a training 'holiday'? Barbara, I am so pleased you enjoyed the weekend. I knew you would. I have been to several training...
Re: Random photo of Sam What a very serious looking young chap! :D Beautiful labrador, Kate. :)
Re: Obi's trip to the beach What lovely photos! I am very jealous .... walking barefoot on a beautiful beach with your gorgeous dog! 8) And...
Re: Dummies?? Great article, Pippa. It is exactly what I have done and on occasion still do with Murffi. "You don't want to retrieve? Fine. Back...
Re: Dummies?? Ok, here is the clip. Sorry guys, it is lengthy, about 5 minutes or so but quite a good example of a training session with Murffi....
Re: Dummies?? Barbara and David have already said it but there is no point trying to train a dog that is so overexcited by its environment that...
Re: Dummies?? Helen, can you not just take the pressure off yourself and just keep Charlie on a lead when you are out walking? That's what I...
Re: Dummies?? Those dummies do appeal to dogs because unlike other dummies which land pretty much where they first hit the ground the WDC dummies...
Re: Dummies?? I totally agree with Barbara. You are making too big a jump from the enclosed garden and paddock to anywhere on a walk, Helen. Aim...
Re: Dummies?? I use it to help a young dog make the transition from retrieving on short grass to longer grass and heavier cover. Does it make a...
Re: Dummies?? Helen, I believe we both want the same thing. A dog that comes when called and engages with us when and where ever we want to and a...
Re: Dummies?? I realise that I do things slightly different to most of you guys on here :). If I drive somewhere either the woods or the moor to...
Re: Dummies?? I still believe it is necessary to generalise the retrieve outside of the garden rather than looking for a special dummy in an...
