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Interview in the podcast How do you train that?
A couple of weeks ago Lena and I were interviewed in the podcast How do you train that, and now the podcast has been published. Enjoy! http://www.howdoyoutrainthat.com/podcast/fetching-and-retrieving/
Your whistle seems great – can I have it?
I've received that question a couple of times when my dogs have sat down really promptly at the stop whistle or responded with lightening speed to the recall whistle. If it had been as simple as selling magic whistles, I'd become rich 😉 , but as we all know,...
The first month with my puppy – what have we done?
The first month with Flippa has, of course, mostly been about bonding, cozying up, getting to know each other and finding good routines for everyday life. I have also carefully studied her to understand who she is and how she works – it is, after all, a very fun time...
Training a Gun-shy Dog – Part 2
In the first post on Quling's gun-shyness, I described at first not knowing what it was he was trouble by - was it having a group of people nearby (which has always been an issue for him) or was it the gunfire? When I felt that I knew for sure that it was indeed the...
Training a Gun-shy Dog – Part 1
A couple of times I've shared a few of words on Facebook regarding working with Quling's gun-shyness. Each time, people have been in touch, asking me to tell them more. So, I'm going to share my thoughts on this training and how I have gone about it in four blog...
Choose your cues with care – and teach them even more carefully!
Just as it doesn't matter which whistle you choose it doesn't matter which other cues you choose to use with your dog. The important thing is that you teach the dog exactly what each cue means. For example, some people want to use the dog's name as a cue for...
Flippa’s first week
From the beginning, there was a puppy that stood out a little extra in all the videos the breeder posted in our little puppy group on Facebook. It was the brown with white paws.It was first to walk, first to get outside the puppy pen, first to find the stairs and...
The recall – the road to freedom
Since the quite cataclysmic Finnish debacle this winter when Quling "did" Finland by hunting and disappearing into the Finnish forests, flushing pheasant after pheasant, hunting like a maniac for 15 minutes completely out of my control, I've mostly worked on our...
I thought we would use the clicker more #ThrowBackThursday
Something we talk a lot about is that the clicker isn't the most important thing in the clicker training philosophy #ThrowBackThursday https://www.retrievingforalloccasions.com/thought-use-clicker/
What are you training for?
I often hear people saying "well, that's a mark, you shouldn't cast your dog". We had a discussion about it as late as this weekend when I attended a course, and it was also discussed on the working test that Lena and I were at on Good Friday. As in so many other...
To Break the Expectations #ThrowBackThursday
Todays #ThrowBackThursday blog post is about working with the dogs anticipation and breaking expectations - to do the unexpected instead! https://www.retrievingforalloccasions.com/to-break-the-expectations/
Summertime and water work – part 2
This summer, I have a small number of private students who are coming to train with me because they want help with water training, specifically deliveries by water, and I'm going to share to of those training sessions with you. Last week I showed you the first one...
Working at a Distance from the Handler #ThrowBackThursday
Today's #ThrowBackThursday blog post is about getting the dog to stop at a distance from the handler. Enjoy! https://www.retrievingforalloccasions.com/working-distance-handler/
When sports collide
Sometimes I get the question if I am not worried that my different dog sports are going to collide with each other. Am I not running the risk of confusing my dog; won't it mix up what to do? Tassla and I did done a lot of competitive obedience younger. For a long time...
Summertime and water work – part 1
This summer, I have a small number of private students who are coming to train with me because they want help with water training, specifically deliveries by water, and I'm going to share to of those training sessions with you. The first one is with Allwin the toller,...
Do as I Say (casting) #ThrowBackThursday
Today's #ThrowBackThursday blog post is about getting the dog to do as I say - and not anticipate what I'm going to say. https://www.retrievingforalloccasions.com/do-as-i-say-casting/
The stop whistle with Tod
This week's blog post is a guest post from our colleage Åsa, from when her working labrador Tod was a young. Here is the continuation of my description of last week’s training session - working on the stop whistle. After having worked on heeling, Tod got to get in the...
The Great Delivery Challenge #ThrowBackThursday
By far the most common thing that we work on with our students is delivery to hand. A lot of dogs like to pick things up, but bringing them back is naturally not as fun. Today's #ThrowBackThursday blog post is an interview with Elsa on how she trained delivery to hand...
Gun dog heeling with Tod
This week's blog post is a guest post from our colleage Åsa, from when her working labrador Tod was a young. We went to a completely new place this morning and had planned "fika” training (sitting down, having a snack, teaching the dog to settle), work on the stop...
To Train Gun Shyness Part Two: Diesel #ThrowBackThursday
Today's #ThrowBackThursday blog post is about training gun shyness. Enjoy! https://www.retrievingforalloccasions.com/train-gun-shyness-part-two-diesel/ Diesel vntar p bollen
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