RE-Intro to birds

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labman21
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RE-Intro to birds

Post by labman21 » Sat Dec 26, 2009 10:48 pm

Sorry, just trying not to address too many issues in one post. As everyone of the internet knows by now Drake doesn't want to pick up birds anymore. I haven't tried to give him a real bird in almost a week now. I have been force fetching him for 5 days now. He reaches for things on the fetch command and I seldomly have to place ear pressure to get him to grab it. He is very strong on hold and have gotten him to hold a dokken training duck for 2 minutes without me touching his jaw. He is excelling and I am wondering....

When do I try to get him to grab a bird again?
Is it still too soon even though he is doing so well?
Should I wait until he is completely done with the training program?
Should I give it a try once every session until he finally grabs it?

Please reply :)
A dog is only as good as his trainer.

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