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Cocker Activities => Other Activities => Topic started by: jla on August 25, 2009, 01:37:19 PM

Title: Obedience retrieve
Post by: jla on August 25, 2009, 01:37:19 PM

Pup (working cocker) will be coming home on Friday and while it will be a while before I will be expecting a formal retrieve from her  :lol2: I was mulling over what I should get her used to.

I don't formally compete in obedience but do train it and like my dogs to be able to do a decent retrieve with a dumbbell for demo purposes.  I normally start my GSDs on a very small plastic Mikki dumbbell from day one of introducing the exercise and then progress from there onto a full size wooden one.

Do you think that I should take the same road with Reah or is it best to start them off with something softer?

Title: Re: Obedience retrieve
Post by: LurcherGirl on August 26, 2009, 02:38:49 PM

I started off with a proper dumbell from day one, a mini size mind you.  :D If your dog has no problem taking/holding a normal dumbell, I can't see why build in a step that you then have to phase out again.  :D

Vera

Title: Re: Obedience retrieve
Post by: jla on August 26, 2009, 03:22:56 PM

Thanks!  Saves me buying more new stuff!