Is there systematic way to learn and train dog to dive?
Is there systematic way to learn and train dog to dive?
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Dive into the water or under the water?
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My best guess would be to put a weight with an eye hook in it then attach a line through the eye to a bumper. Use a big binder clip to attach the line to the bumper. Put this whole contraption in the water and throw a rock at the bumper to make a splash for the dog. Send dog. Pull bumper down a couple of inches as dog gets close.
Pull down farther after each successful retrieve. I would think getting the dog to stick its head under water is going to be a major point of contention.
Pull down farther after each successful retrieve. I would think getting the dog to stick its head under water is going to be a major point of contention.
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A cement block and 12 inches of rope??
I don't know.... but how far do you expect him/her to dive? My lab will pick up objects up to about 18 inches below the surface if she can see them. We just played with her in the bath tub while giving her a bath, just submersing her toy and she learned to hold her breath that way.
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I don't know.... but how far do you expect him/her to dive? My lab will pick up objects up to about 18 inches below the surface if she can see them. We just played with her in the bath tub while giving her a bath, just submersing her toy and she learned to hold her breath that way.
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DU magazine had an artcle a few years ago written by Mayo Kellogg teaching your dog to dive. In his system he had a dummy floating in the water. The dummy was attached to a rope that went down to a pulley on the bottom, from the pulley the rope went to the handler. When the dog went to retrieve the dummy the handler could pull the rope which pulled the dummy below the surface. Mayo repeated this many times a little deeper each time until the dog was diving.
I don't remember how the dummy was attached to the rope, but I imagine you would need something where a dog went for the dummy he would receive the reward of retrieving the dummy. Maybe velcro or something that would easily pull away. You might need to add water to the dummy to reduce the bouancy so the dummy doesn't break as you submerge the dummy. This is one idea, but you might have to teach the retrieve.
I don't remember how the dummy was attached to the rope, but I imagine you would need something where a dog went for the dummy he would receive the reward of retrieving the dummy. Maybe velcro or something that would easily pull away. You might need to add water to the dummy to reduce the bouancy so the dummy doesn't break as you submerge the dummy. This is one idea, but you might have to teach the retrieve.
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I use to wrap an automobile shock spring with burlap and toss it into about six feet deep water in the swimming pool. The dog would watch it all the way to the bottom, then I would release the dog with his name and he would dive to the bottom and bring the wrapped shock absorber back to me.
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I think alot of it has to do with retrieving desire. I never "taught" mine to do it, they just did it.
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I sold a FC-AFC Trumarc's Bob Barker X Frontier's Feather Duster male young started pup to my vet many years ago appropriately name Gator. His young son had the dog diving to the bottom of their pool in short measure. I think all they did was keep adding additional weights to the ball and the dog kept diving deeper eventually making it to the bottom. They couldn't keep him out of the pool anyway, so gave him a game to play. Gator had a wonderful home for his entire life and was able to play the diving game for a long time.
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