Gundog training: Retrieve problems

[@robertsaville]

This is a great video for the basics. Few more of these “starting from scratch” ones would be brilliant 🤩

[@Wooodsman90]

How do you teach a dog to retrieve if they’re not coming back with the toy? You mentioned going back to a long line. Are you throwing something then ‘reeling them in’ back to you to ingrain that, then move to off lead once that’s mastered? Thanks!

[@DrDaleHubbardPhD]

You have a good understanding of training 👏

[@rhyskinsey491]

Thanks for the video- Our dog retrieves but drops the toy around 5yds before getting back to me and not to me - any tips ?

[@laksemor299]

@@beauash9651 I am working on the same problem and its getting better. What I do is run backwards a bit while my teen-puppy is returning.

[@ajwilliamsguitars8125]

Out of interest, how do you address having the dog let go, if they don’t want to do so?

[@learnfacts101]

teaching out?