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Retrieve
on Tue, 19 Dec 2006 02:15:45 GMT, montana wildhack
wrote: We can teach a dog to catch and we can teach a basic fetch, but I haven't been able to process how to teach a retrieve. We had worked with Bella on "Take it" but we evidently lost focus on that (easy to do around here). When she was a young pup, we could get her to take stuff to each other. Now she just takes something e give her and drops it. What's the best way of getting baby puppies started down the road to a good retrieve? What's the difference between a fetch and a retrieve? -- Lynne http://picasaweb.google.com/what.the.hell.is.it/ |
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Retrieve
on Tue, 19 Dec 2006 03:00:30 GMT, montana wildhack
wrote: My definition only: I think of fetch as a repetative behavior, like fetching a thrown ball or stick. I think of a retreive as something that doesn't necessarily involve multiple repetitions with certain designated objects - and also doesn't require the human throwing things. So, in my mind, fetch is a game we play together, but if I went hunting with a dog and shot a duck, for instance, the dog could go get the duck and bring it to me. Getting the dog to bring me the phone would be a retrieve behavior in my definition. Ah, okay, that makes sense. For me "go get it" works for both fetching and retrieving, where "it" of course identifies the object (though Roxy is limited in what objects she knows. I should train her with more!). For example when she tires of fetch, she'll ignore the ball and lay down. I tell her to go get the ball and she brings it to me so I can put it away. Also, when she has snatched my shoe from the deck and left it somewhere out in the yard (I know, I know...), I can show her the other one and tell her to go get the shoe. This skill came from our games of fetch, though. When we are playing fetch, I often make her wait to go after I throw the ball (or whatever) and then "go get the ball" is her release, so I suppose the retrieving part came from that. My Shelties were not naturals at fetch, but teaching them "drop it" and "come" and then getting them interested in balls and toys and playing a LOT eventually led to some very driven little dogs for fetch. I don't recall ever having them retrieve. Gosh, puppies are fun! (Except the weein' in the wee hours part.) You should keep one!! -- Lynne http://picasaweb.google.com/what.the.hell.is.it/ |
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Retrieve
on Tue, 19 Dec 2006 13:05:56 GMT, montana wildhack
wrote: And getting your shoe is a good thing for a dog to do. I think we were far too successful at getting baby Bella to leave our stuff alone, so we convinced her that she may only touch her stuff. That's not a bad thing entirely, but I'd like to think we could do things a little differently. Well if I had tought her to leave my stuff alone better, I would have had to teach her to get my shoe, LOL. But she doesn't hurt them, she likes to carry it off to a sunny spot, lay down, and shove her snout in my shoe. I admit, I am weak with her. I just find that too cute to resist. And we had another inquiry about a puppy from a guy who lives across the street from my father and whose family lost their 16-year-old dog about four months ago. It would be cool to have the potential for seeing the pup in the future and I can tell from afar that they need another dog! That would be fantastic!! As soon as the pups are ready for socialization, get that family involved! -- Lynne http://picasaweb.google.com/what.the.hell.is.it/ |
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