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Newbie q.
Hi all
We own a German Pointer, about 7-8 months old (not sure of age as it came to us from a farmer who himself had no idea..) Anyway, a wonderful dog, extremely bright, learns new tricks very rapidly EXCEPT when it comes to retrieving. In the backyard, he'll retrieve a ball and bring it back, with or without treats...but take him to the leash free park and he changes completely. I throw him a stick and he takes it as his own, not wanting to bring it back. I have tried treats, ignoring him, using the short lead to show him how to bring the stick back but nothing - he won't have a bar of it. Same thing happens if I use a ball. As this is one way that I can get him to do extra exercise, I am really keen to see what else I can do to change this behavious so hopefully someone out there can relate! Thank you |
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