Teach Your Dog to Retrieve part 1 - the HOLD - the BASICS to FETCH or BRING - Dog Training Video

Teach your dog the retrieve, FETCH or BRING requires one basic component and that is the HOLD. In this video I address this component. It is a basic that is often overlooked in dog training whether competitive obedience or just training any dog to fetch.
The full video of part one is available in my members section:
robertcabral.com/
Teaching your dog the basics of dog training is a fun way to bond with your dog and give them the best life possible.
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[@susanaperez8292]

I don’t think I’ve seen you correct Goofy too often. Have you made a video on corrections and when to use them? I’m trying to find one, thanks!

[@susannecatterson201]

Thank you for another great video but particularly in this video you gave us an idea of the time it takes to train this. It’s good to know that it takes 6 to 12 months to get to this level so I have to be patient with myself and my dog and not expect immediate results. Sometimes you and your beautiful dogs make these things look so easy that I get disappointed with myself when I cannot communicate what I’m asking my dog to do clearly enough to get her to do these things.

[@Rouge_7]

Great hold. I've found that with my lab, it usually takes a good week to teach more complicated behaviors like the hold/release. Labs, at lease my girl, self-taught several things and I swore she understood every word when we were playing and/or training. From 8 weeks old on, she was brilliant. Took her on a road trip of several hours when she was 10 weeks and she would whine when she needed a potty break. Same while we were at the rental house. Anyway, back to your hold/release training, it seemed that the training finally just clicked and that 's what I was seeing the last 3 hold/release commands.

[@PranceyFromAruba]

So glad for this. I was actually looking through your videos a week or so ago to see if you had anything like this. Thank you !

[@2bzyblack]

Thanks for explaining, also that by chance we saw how to correct. Nice to see a healthy fit not chubby Labrador.

[@LauraHopkinsCDL]

Nice work here. So good you said it takes a while. I had a lady say her dog won't roll over...she tried once. We don't have magic wands , it all takes time and effort. Thanks : )

[@thebatman330]

do you have any advice for training a great pyrenees, or in general, a livestock protection dog? I rescued one from a shelter a week ago and am interested in any tips that you may have. Thanks

[@DaimianSalutis]

Starting this with my staffy tomorrow

[@johncspine2787]

How’s it going? I’m doing this with my 16 wk GS, he actually retrieves it, but instantly drops it..only a couple days in though..

[@DougHinVA]

Duane is a handsome dog!

[@nterracall]

Clear video. Slightly more challenging with a Pug

[@SalemCBR1]

Basics, fundamentals... very nice. No fundamentals, no success.

[@thetightwadhomesteader3089]

My rough collie would fetch and bring back flawlessly as a pup....now she refuses to fetch as year old....at 12 weeks little training she would fetch, bring and drop then sit till I throw it, wonder why she won't do it anymore?

[@lukec58397]

Pure laziness. I have a rough collie/blue heeler mix and she does the same thing. She used to love fetching toys and would even bring me squirrels back when hunting. Now she just looks at the object and lays down lol

[@mitchmustang69]

Mr. Cabral, I really like it when you mentioned the time line that you think it should take for the dog to understand and replete the command such as HOLD. If you can, please incorporate this information in your videos and ask Q&A’s to help owners and trainers to understand it takes a good amount of time spent with the dog during training. This information can cut down on some training anxiety that develops in the mind of the owner or trainer. Thank you

[@Rouge_7]

I agree with Mitch. People see a training how-to video that has either been edited from a few, or the animal already knows what the command is and how to do it. So many owners expect the dog to understand what is being required and become extremely frustrated with their dog.

[@ab-jn8ol]

Is there a german command for hold? Or is hold/take the most common?

[@salfie7340]

My dog just stares at me😑

[@arlene8922]

Lol

[@marybowman4847]

Haha mine just wants to take object and chew it. She thinks it's a toy/game...we are both learning lol.

[@marybowman4847]

She'll get it eventually she always does!

[@justinpavan6516]

I am trying to teach my dog fetch, I got a late start with him and it's going slowly. two problems I have right now. 1. he does not hold the object for me 2. he always picks the item up (no matter what it is) from its side no matter if it's the easiest way or not. What are some ways to influence the right behavior or correct the current behaviors?

[@fulltimelinux]

My cat LOVED watching this video.

[@ezraedtoledo9073]

Do you have to give treats ? While playing to your dog ? Or the play is the treats . . I have a malinois

[@samuelsteinmetz3038]

My question Robert is in previous videos, you mentioned not rewarding the dog with the item you ask it to leave, but in this case, you say out, leave it, and then hold with the same object. I don't know the time frame between videos and whether your philosophy on this changed.

[@funinediting]

When teaching leave it, your dog needs to know it won't always get the object you are asking it to leave alone, once it's learned leave it, you can give it that thing sometimes as long as you said it's cue word to take something

[@allaboutrottiesam5727]

I just started teaching my puppy the Hold command. This is very useful.

[@milcahskurow8020]

So you don't use any treats? Just praise?

[@tracylynn1053]

My Dog loves your channel she is a big fan - uploaded a vid of her watching 😂

[@gedward000]

Hello, i hope u manage to have time to reply to this. I've been trying to teach my 5 month Golden Retriever puppy to hold but i just cant get him not to chew. Tried calming him down and holding his both jaws actually (gently), but nothing seems to work. And i cant pass that step. Any hints?

[@radrose4864]

I know you are not a ‘cookie/clicker trainer’ but I wonder if you ever use treats in your training?

[@RobertCabralDogs]

all the time... i love training with treats and toys

[@radrose4864]

Robert Cabral silly question !! I’ve been watching lots of videos and saw your techniques more 🧐 I am following your video to teach my dog how to weave. He’s almost too large though !🤣

[@interestingstuff-ag1890]

very very clear explanation

[@hristotsvetkov1341]

Hello my dog didn"t stop moving her head. When she bite the stick, in this moment she put it in the ground. If i help her to hold it, she move her head down, back, left, right and noway to hold it. What i must to do in this situation. Thanks for helping, i hope you understand me! Greatings from Bulgaria.

[@AndyyG427]

Hey Robert, I have been watching your videos for advice and opinions for awhile. I'm looking for a little advice or an ask me anything question. I feed my one year old German Shepherd kibble, but I would like to start feeding here a couple chicken necks or a turkey neck at night as a bond to clean her teeth and add a tasty treat after a long day. Do you think it would be safe to feed kibble and add a raw component to her daily diet? Thanks!

[@thomasathey5265]

Robert! just curious how to stop my dog eating everything on walks off the ground, also thanks for this video!

[@daisaigaming6836]

That is very difficult to prevent, if you are really worried you might consider a muzzle.

[@acacia8855]

I know it's been a few months but you should try "leave it" (obviously train it first) and focus(look at you) it should definitely help!

[@Milanik069]

My is jumping around me if he is not listening to me

[@BAAL1010]

Thank you!

[@akisalaib6844]

part 2?

[@Pamekeb]

Wow Dwayne has grown big! Props to that dog! And his owner of course. I wanna take the opportunity to ask, since you are talking about the basics, what should I expect from my dog in terms of responding to training ? I mean, he's 7 month old (almost) and has a pretty solid sit, bring, get it, come (by solid I mean he knows the commands and 70% or 80% of the time responds right); a regular down and fetch and I'm teaching him to go around me and get in between my legs (later I will add some more to this last exercise like walking and turning with me). But the question is, how much should it take for him to learn one given excercise (generally speaking). Sometimes he just nails one given exercise it everytime and on the next day I get frustrated because he doesn't respond, then I remember he's just a puppy. Can you make a video on this subject ? It will be very much appreciated and informative, I'm guessing other people has this doubt too.

[@Pamekeb]

He's a weimaraner by the way, pretty intelligent dogs overall, I'm not having any difficulty training him, but the times for each command to get properly learned it's something that bugs me.

[@rowenabisschoff]

Excellent! Thank you.

[@AntonioBernal-Avgvstvs]

Anything but goofy.

[@fahadfossil8384]

I hope one day he will upload all this videos on KZbin rather than memeber only website

[@LastLaughClips]

How would you recommend doing this with a cattle dog? Sometimes they can have a little attitude

[@LastLaughClips]

9 month old by the way

[@infinitusfinitus]

This doesn't work with my collie either.

[@drlaxmanswaroopurologistla197]

Cabral u r great trainer, dogs behaves like human with u

[@ahmadthabet7413]

انت الافضل

[@marvona3531]

✳️👍✳️👍✳️👍

[@refaiabdeen5943]

Cheers Mate!

[@bob4q]

Thanks!

[@dr_arcade]

what is this ouch command?

[@VioletHeyoka]

It’s the “out” command.

[@BazSouthern]

Why do you say "aus" for the first dog to release but "out' for the second dog? I'm a new viewer so sorry if this had already been explained.

[@itsJoel59]

I believe he teaches commands in german as well, "aus" is german for "out" :)

[@thomasathey5265]

aus is out in german

[@CBond317]

Trained in two different languages

[@pullin3874]

baz southern goofy knows German and English commands

[@adamalvarez8534]

baz southern aus is german for out, he uses commands in German for Goofy and English for Duane.

[@tamiam4367]

My problem is not the go bring it’s the release when he gets back.. he just wants to play tug of war! I will try the bring in like you showed on the aus.

[@VioletHeyoka]

Train the “out” command.

[@parkcrashers5922]

This is more like a what the dog should be doing than a how to make your dog do

[@gladysong_]

Hi Robert, is it possible to train a small dog to hold too? How do you get your dog to take it and not run away with the object? My dog takes it from me and runs away almost immediately, he knows the basic commands like sit down stay etc.

[@freshmojito]

It seems the lab at 06:20 doesn't enjoy getting the stick shoved in his mouth. I really appreciate your work and most of your videos, but there has to be a more positive way for dogs to learn "hold"?

[@accufab]

Why do you think a dog must love everything he asked to do? Do you love everything you’re asked to do? This dog will love the process of retrieving. Hold is just a part of it.