ORIGINAL: tailcrackin
Take a hallway in the house, shut all the doors, tie a knot in a sock, start at the start of the hallway, toss as you let the dog go, say its name, this will overlay later, it will be its que to go. Then as it picks it up, make it seem like its the biggest thing in the world that dog can do, woo hoo, whatever. Then tell it here, when it comes into you, praise it for what it done, let it hold the sock, just pet and love, after couple minutes, you can roll its lower lips on top of its lower teeth, and tell it to drop, do it a couple times and thats it, do not do it again if it does not bing it to ya, put the sock up, try again tommorow. Trust me,Thanks JONESY, you can pm me, or email at
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I certainly agree with the "hallway" retrieves, but an even better way to get the puppy to 'drop' the retrieved item is to just lift up on the flap of skin right in front of the back leg while giving your 'drop' command. As soon as you lift up on the flap, they will spit the object right out.
And remember, NEVER more than 3 to 5 retreives at a time. Then wait at least an hour before you do just a few again. Always leave them wanting more.
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