Can anyone have ideas on how to teach my corgi to retrieve? I have run out of ideas. I usual marker train but my corgi isn't food driven. I tried
A) Using 2 balls, rope, etc
B) Leash and reeling her in but her releases the ball
C) Teaching the hold ( not too effective)
I noticed even as a pup she would turn away when I give a toy to her. Turn away like 180 degrees back and play by herself. Greedy bas%#$d. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />
All toys are remove after play is over.
I should also remind you that the pup history. Sage was sold
at 4 weeks old. A corgi list/breeder est age by tooth count. Long story short Real Pedigree papers. Date of birth falisfied. Sheeesh!
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My GSD drops the ball before he gets to me, the 2 ball thing doesn't work because he's too excited about the 2nd ball to hold the first one in his mouth... if we play tug n he "wins", he runs off n lays down in the grass n chews on his tug toy. I'd love to know how to fix this, but short of covering it in glue n making it stick to his mouth, he's gonna drop it before he gets to my feet 90% of the time.
I look at two balls as play. No structure in it whatsoever.
I teach the hold and pick up as a seperate exercise in a small room somewhere, there's a lot of stress involved so I only do this maybe two or three sessions at most. Then I play with the dog, throw the item, as he goes to pick it up I repeat hold and if he shows signs of dropping it tap his lower jaw until he sits in front of me. Then I exchange for a ball or a treat.
I thought we were talking about play. Isn't that what the first post was about? A corgi? Unless I misread it and he's trying to teach a serious retrieve for another purpose.
If your dog isn't food driven, maybe you haven't found the right treat, or you could with hold a meal or two and then try marker training when the dog is hungry.
Oh, nothing <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />. He just didn't specify, and I thought he just meant it's annoying to have to chase a dog around the yard or walk 100yards to wherever he's left the toy. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
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Oh, nothing <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />. He just didn't specify, and I thought he just meant it's annoying to have to chase a dog around the yard or walk 100yards to wherever he's left the toy. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
It is annoying, I've found <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/mad.gif" alt="" />
However my Mal x GSD is gradually deciding to bring the ball back and is now trying to figger how she can get the treat without letting go of the ball <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />
Heheh, it is, isn't it? <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> My older dog knows to deliver the toy to my hand on command, but she misses a lot of times and is hectic so sometimes she ends up biting me trying to grab the ball again...so I just chase her. We have a bit of fun doing it. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" /> I don't mind, so long as she delivers on a formal retriever properly.
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