HOMEWORK: Lesson 12 ---Where the retrieving rubber hits the road - firm, fair & consistent handling helps dog succeed

Class,

The following videos may be tough for you to watch.  It is easy to assume, watching Sugar and Raya and Pree and Ghost do such splendid retrieves Saturday morning, that they have never struggled or choked when doing the retrieve. These videos will help you see EVERY dog has a sticking point, when they are either confused about "What DOES Fetch mean?" "Huh?" or when they are sloppy or when they simply refuse, "No way, HE is RIGHT THERE, no, No, NO - I WON'T go!"

EVERY DOG, at one point or another,  goes thru this same process of being confused, or choking (stopping) or being sloppy or simply refusing to retrieve. EVERY dog, no exceptions.  So watch and learn.

Roxanne and Sugar





Roxanne and Red





Mibbs and Dice # 1




Mibbs and Dice # 2




Roxanne and Ghost