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Both the Wildrose sire and dam of the bitch are by British FTch (for whatever that is worth). I can see where owners of the dam could see this breeding as useful, but there is no genetic reference of...

This might provide some ideas.

"Solo" Training Perspectives (link)

The "pack" will be there about 7:30 am & the forecast is wonderful. http://www.kwicklabs.com/thumbsup.gif

This is a link to "searches".

HRC Retriever Events (link)

Daisy and Gunny will soon be running their first HRC Finished Test.

HRC Finished can be a challenge due to the "busy line". Training two dogs together provides an "up the ante" process in terms...

What is an "incidental trainer"?

The owner must develop a "thicker skin"! http://www.kwicklabs.com/thumbsup.gif

Training a dog to point or training a dog to retrieve are both based on assumptions........the dogs are genetically inclined to do either (and possibly both). "Training" a dog with specific...

X2.....this is the best and only advice you will need to start with.

The Pointing Labrador (book link)

"It's not the dog."

I use to run "back to backs" (Saturday and Sunday)......not any more. If the dog is "on the edge" Saturday, he may just "loose it" on the Sunday. There's nothing quite like having to ask, "Who is...

Well, I looked back at a few of your previous posts. Judging from the fact that you have all ready shot doves and ducks for this very, very young pup is the reason for working on casting. You...

Here's a training journal account with five months of "balanced" work after FF and CC which was Daisy's "prep" for running cold blinds (i.e. handling). The actual timeline will vary considerably...

I "complained" and look what happened. http://www.kwicklabs.com/emomad.gif

My recent training journal entries are frustrating.

April 9 rain - a "whole bunch" = day off (good timing)
April...

Or it could be just the opposite. It is not the pro trainer and maybe another "inhibitor" besides fear at home.

and

And this is the real problem (not knowing what is actually going on)....

Getting to the point of running true cold blinds should be seamless (there are several steps in transition). Since a pup has already run 100 yards "back" often in T-work and moved on to complete...

This is one of those "out of sequence" situations. My pups start young and learn the skill as part of a long term program. Asking this dog to go through those "steps" may be more that what is wanted....

In the three photos there are three different piles (setups). Each is placed closer to the corner of the pond providing three increasingly more difficult (and different) angles of entry.

A dog...

Here's a setup I used with Gunny. The "faux shrubs" made the concept work. He did many "reps" with increasing entry distances and more challenging angles. We occasionally revisit that corner (without...

This was my first derby ten plus years ago. We made it to the final series and it was a "down the shore".

http://kwicklabs.com/images/TestDiagrams/DerbyWaterWEB.JPG

Half the dogs never got...

There's still ice and snow on the ground. It's been a nasty and trying early March. Tonight we did OB inside and then I searched through old photos never used. This one surfaced. It was from almost...

Doing "more" of something is not always the best way to extinguish a sudden change in behavior.



A young dog will often "send a message" that they are out of balance.



Maybe do a lot...

It is probably a good thing his name isn't Ripley. ;)

That's an impressive pup http://kwicklabs.com/thumbsup.gif

I was sitting around feeling sorry for myself. It's the middle of March with snow and ice still on the ground.....presently there is rain falling. Any significant training is not on the horizon.
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Here's an excerpt from a journal dealing with down the shore expectations. All four of my pups were taught with this approach.

Right after swim-by, the next step is to do channel and parallel...