Read more about the Retriever Troubleshooting: Strategies & Solutions to Retriever Training Problems by John and Amy Dahl
Nationally-recognized retriever trainers John and Amy Dahl (The
10-Minute Retriever) tackle advanced training methods and
problem-solving using a dog's innate strengths to compensate for its
weaknesses. They discuss how dogs learn at an advanced level while
encouraging readers to tailor their training so the dog keeps
progressing. Training topics include: how advanced training applies to
hunting and to competition; blind retrieves; achieving range and
multiple blinds; handling; hazards and formidable obstacles; more
disciplined lining; marking; and the use of an e-collar in advanced
field work. Problem-solving topics include: the challenges of training
high-drive dogs; controlling excitement level and related problems
(creeping, breaking, vocalizing, crushing birds, freezing); mouth
problems (too rough, eating birds, dropping birds, unwillingness to
handle cripples); pace issues (keeping training moving and the dog
challenged); inhibitions; problems related to pressure; lack of
response at a distance; line manners; and hunting problems (poor
perseverance, unwillingness to enter cover). The authors also discuss
good general practices and individuality in training, along with
specific real-life dog training stories that help readers see how the
experts deal with unique problems.
Despite the eagerness of most retrievers to retrieve, there are many opportunities for problems to occur in their training, especially at an advanced level. Professional trainers John and Amy Dahl (The 10-Minute Retriever) are uniquely suited to discuss training problems and techniques for solving them. John (a full-time professional trainer since 1975) has been training, hunting over, and competing with retrievers for 55 years, a span which has seen profound changes (and a number of fads) in training methods. John and Amy have trained countless dogs that came to them with problems already established, and have coached many more owners, often long-distance, through solving their training problems themselves.
From this basis of experience, John and Amy discuss many of the problems that occur in the training of retrievers, and suggest solutions in the context of how retrievers learn, maintaining their motivation, and adapting training methods to capitalize on the strengths of each individual. Topics include line manners, bird handling, marking and lining problems, refusal to retrieve, problems with pressure, resolving difficulties in force-fetching, puppy training issues, and more. Retriever Troubleshooting provides valuable guidance on training dogs to go straight, developing marking and hunting ability, using pressure effectively, and promoting stylish, clean retrieves through clear lessons and judicious use of force.
About the Authors
John and Amy Dahl have over 40 years of retriever training experience between them. They have won numerous field trials, five State Gun Dog Championships, handled six dogs to Field Championships, and trained owner-handled dogs to their titles, including two Chesapeakes and two Dual Champions. They are popular columnists for The Retriever Journal and Just Labs magazines, and they are the authors of the book, The 10-Minute Retriever published by Willow Creek Press.
256 pages. Softcover. Images: b/w photos
Table of Contents Introduction
Basic Obedience
Mouth Problems
No-Goes
Line Manners
Lack of Hunt
Lack of Style
Directness
Sufficient Range
Popping
Blinking Birds and Bugging
Marking Problems
Aggression
Special Puppy Concerns
Force Fetching Problems
Manners
Index
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