A small brag - Page 2

I especially like the fact that you said he brings his ball back.  Please, please tell me how you got him to do this.  My wild child is pretty good about everything you just said, however, please tell me how you taught him to bring the ball back and release.  No matter what I do no matter what I try, she gives it a great chase then drops it and waits for another one to be thrown.  I now have 15 orange road hockey balls and this is her game. Run, chase, drop and wait.

Eldee, you mean she chases down the ball, and drops it without bringing it back to you? If you have 15 that is too many! The game is called, 2 Ball, LOL

Throw the one ball, and maybe try to entice her with the 2nd one, if she isn't interested in the 2nd one, hide it behind your back, even. Might need a treat or something to encourage the idea. Even attach a long line at first? Depends on how ornery she is.

Do not give her the 2nd ball until she brings back the first, and then drops it. Usually this game is used to teach the release, you just need to tweak it a bit.

Good luck.



RHLAR, very nice story and pictures. 

Good looking dog.  Great job on the training.  You set the bar very high on how a well trained dog should be.  I will do my very best to reach your bar as I move forward in dog training.

Thank you, everybody!

The praise, of course, rests with the dog.  He just has a phenomenal temperment and it was definitely proved out this trip.

As for his training, I do not mean to start any sort of discussion here but the training I do on him is the training for Schutzhund.

Nothing above or beyond the training for all three phases of the sport.

Yes, she chases down the ball and never ever brings it back to me. I'll say bring it back, she says screw you sister it's mine. I yell drop it she drops it. I say bring it back, she drops it. i am getting lots of excersize though.