Gundog Training Forum

Has Anyone got and drills for memory retrieves for my lab, also for the transition from memory to blind? Thanks

I’m struggling with training the memory and blind retrieves.. . At the moment I either sit dog down throw dummy then send him on his name or I heel him away place the dummy then heel back to starting position and say his name then go back. But from this point I’m stuck, I don’t know where to go from...

How do I help my dog keep his focus on me rather than him being more interested in everything around him

Thanks for the info. Yes he has toys, will this impact him negatively? No. All mine have had toys / something to chew. How good is his recall? If recall is perfect then there's no reason why he shouldn't come back with something in his mouth. One of my Cockers would fiddle about with the dummy rath...

How do you fully implement the stop whistle, i kinda get the idea of it my dog will do it (sorta) however he’s very reluctant to it.As In when I do it there’s a large delay - he prefers to sniff the floor. Or he inches towards me.

Thanks for the info. Yes he has toys, will this impact him negatively?

To put it simple, 1 yr old lab won’t come back to me without running away, lying down and chewing the dummy,
How do I fix this. 1 tip I have gathered it teach hold so he knows to not chew it. That’s it tho.
Thanks.

He either runs around with it or he sits and chews it, a narrow place doesn’t work because he just stops before he gets to me, he’s around 1 and I feel like if he can’t retrieve now he will never be able to. He does do it ok sometimes about 4/10 times he willl do it. Someone please help me.