I've been reading back issues of Dennis Voigt's Retrievers Online. There is an excellent photo essay on do's and dont's of taking the bird after the retriever returns in the 2012 May-June issue. Dennis shows with photos things handlers should avoid in delivery to hand and things that can help...

I have a 7 month old boykin who loves retrieving and has pretty solid basic obedience. However, I am having extreme difficulty with delivery to hand. I can say here and he'll come full speed but will drop the bumper. I decided to start working on hold which was going very well on a table as he...