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My Motivational Retrieve tape was released on March
8th, 2002. This is the second video in a series of training videos that I am
doing with Bernhard
Flinks. In the past 30 years, Bernhard is one of the finest sport dog trainers
I have seen. Watch for other videos in the future that I am doing with Bernhard.
There are many ways to train the retrieve exercise. But all of these methods can be broken down into two main categories – dogs are either forced trained or they are motivationally trained. Most experienced trainers have tried force and don’t like what it does to their dogs. This video will show you a better way.
For many years dog trainers have been told (by people like myself) that the only way to get a consistent retrieve in a competition dog was to use a forced retrieve. Bernhard Flinks has shown us that we were wrong. This video will outline Bernhard’s training methods. I hope that you find his methods as exciting as I did.
In Schutzhund, the retrieve exercises amount to 40% of the total points available in the obedience routine. The retrieve on the flat is 10 point, the retrieve over the jump is 15 points and the retrieve over the high wall is 15 points. When one looks at it like this, it is not hard to understand why a consistently good retrieve is important for every competitor.
Bernhard Flinks
Problems With Force Training:
When dogs have been force retrieved, it is not unusual to see the dog’s temperament change in a competition before, during and after the retrieve exercises. These changes cost competitors points.
We see dogs slow down on recalls, slow down on send-aways and have more problems during the actual retrieve exercise as a result of the stress involved in force training.
So while an argument can be made that a dog may lose points as a result of the motivational retrieve, there is a better argument that a forced retrieve dog can easily lose more points.
Only you can make the decision of what’s best for you and your dog.
MAKING THE DEAL WITH YOUR DOG:
I will take a minute here and explain the basic concept of the motivational retrieve. Bernhard has a saying. It’s called, “Let’s make a deal with the dog.” The deal goes something like this:
If you retrieve my dumbbell (DB) I will allow you to play with a prey item.
This sounds pretty simple – go get the DB and I will give you a ball. It sounds kind of like the old game of two ball. The truth is that it is not as simple as that. A lot of thought has gone into this process and the training steps for the motivational retrieve.
WHAT KIND OF DOGS WILL THIS WORK ON?
The kind of dogs suited to the motivational retrieve are those dogs that do well on Bernhard’s drive building work. These are dogs that have good prey drive. A dog must have prey drive if it is to MAKE THE DEAL with the handler.
I have to say that not all dogs can be trained using the motivational methods shown in this training video. To make this work you have to have a dog with prey drive. When it comes down to it – if you cannot motivate your dog into drive, you are not going to motivate him into retrieving a DB for you.
I provide information in the tape that will help you determine if these methods can work with your dog. I hope you can use these training techniques because even though I have produced a video on training the forced retrieve, I am not a fan of that method of training. Unfortunately, for some dogs there is no other way than force.
Selecting Which Motivational Retrieve Training Technique to Use for your dog:
Just like the forced retrieve, there is more than one way to train the motivational retrieve. Which method you use will depend on your dog’s temperament.
In this video I will cover two methods that Bernhard Flinks uses on his dogs. Both methods involve training in drive. Both methods require the dog to MAKE THE DEAL. The difference is in the first method the dog MAKES THE DEAL for a ball on a string and in the second method the dog MAKES THE DEAL to fight with a tug. There are very important, subtle but distinct reasons for using one method over the other.
What the Dog Must Know Before We Start the Training:
Every dog that starts retrieval training must know certain things before that training can begin. The video explains what skills a dog must have before it starts the DB work.
It is beyond the scope of a 1 hr 40 min training tape to go back through all the actual steps that lead up to this training, although I will review a few of the more important ones. If your dog needs some of this work I suggest that you get the appropriate training videos to cover some of this earlier training that’s not covered here.
Bernhard’s Dog Itor
Training Equipment We Recommend For This Video
If you are going to do the motivational retrieve training with your dog you will need two pieces of training equipment, a Rubber Ball on a String and a Training Line. A six foot leash is not long enough to use in this work. We recommend the 20 foot light weight training line which we sell below. This line is light enough that it can be used on young puppies and strong enough for use with adult dogs. I have found that a cotton line, like the one we sell, is better than a nylon line because it does not get slippery when wet like a nylon line. It is also lighter in weight than a leather line.
The type of Ball on a String that we recommend is a rubber ball. A lot of rubber balls sold in pet stores have metal bells inside. You do not want a ball with a bell inside because it can come out and choke your dog. I also do not recommend using a tennis ball on a string. Recent Scientific studies have found that when the glue used to glue the cover on a tennis ball comes in contact with a dogs saliva, a chemical reaction that eats the dogs tooth enamel occurs. Therefore, dog trainers should only use tennis balls when training their dog at a lake or other body of water.
The Balls on a String we sell are perfect for the Motivational Retrieve work you will learn how to do with your dog in this training video.
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