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Steve Shaver
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Booger is looking great. I've thought of naming my next pup "Booger." 
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You beat me to it.Theres always new Boogers...Booger is looking great. I've thought of naming my next pup "Booger."
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Too cute! But c'mon, give that boy a more dignified name!
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All depend on how you look at it. May not be dignified but is meant in a very cute and affectionate way.
My whole reason for posting these videos was not to be "cute". I take my puppy training extremely serious, I just dont let the puppy know that. My point is to show what an 11 week old puppy can do and without the use of paint rollers, ropes, hallways and pigeons that are so often recommended. I do not use any of those. An eleven week old puppy has no problem picking up and carrying a full sized mallard I just dont over do it. I throw lots of bumpers, the 2" regular plastic ones. I rarely use the large 3" bumpers even for the big dogs. I have rarely used a rope on some young client dogs I get in but it is a last resort and I never use any of that on my personal pups.
Again I take my puppy training VERY serious and just dont understand the need for most of the recommended stuff. I just like seeing my puppies doing big dog stuff but on a tiny puppy scale because the can and they will and they like it. They dont even know they are being trained just developing their natural instinct to retrieve. There are a lot of lessons in these videos if you really watch and can see them.
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Anyone watching the videos can certainly learn from them, but without additional dialogue it seemed like you were showing some fun puppy training.
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Well sometimes my dialogue is miss understood. I am much better at visual communication than written words. So maybe you could watch again and point out what you think could be a lesson to be learned. I already hinted at most of it. I would welcome discussion.
This was within the first snowy week we brought her home.. I couldnt wait... Puppies are so much fun..Looking back, I wish I would have taken in this time more instead of wanting that finished dog.. Enjoy your puppies.. They are only puppies forsuch a short time..
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For those new to training puppies or maybe who missed the boat (LOL)
In your videos we see you let pup go before the mark hits the ground. This encourages good marking and you don't have bad manners of squirming and losing focus of the mark.
we see you use a bird or high value object to lure pup to come back to you with his prize when you realize he is beginning to think about keeping his prize for himself.
we see and hear praise when pup returns as well as another toss of the bird upon his return. Reward for
We see short marks in low to no cover - thrown a good distance away from the gunner to help pup learn to track the mark and not run to the gun.
we see good timing of the recall as soon as pup reaches the mark- to encourage him not to run to the gunner with his prize.
most importantly we see a very happy puppy who loves his 'job' 😊
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Sorry, I didn't mean to imply I wasn't taking the videos seriously. Actually, I thought they were great examples of puppy training. I'm not too fond of ropes, either, although I use them when I think it's warranted. I don't like the dog stepping on a rope all the time. I think Tobias summed up most of the relevant "dialogue". The only dialogue I'd add is the benefit of training sessions where the puppy is not the only dog being trained. Puppy learns he has to wait his turn and, that his turn WILL come, and that it will be fun.
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