Smart Fetch Book by Evan Graham



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More from this collection: Smartwork for Retrievers Volume I: Basics and Transition; Smartwork Volume II: Secrets of the Pros; The Complete Smartworks by Evan Graham: Volumes I & II plus SmartFetch Finally, your questions about Force Fetch are answered! Evan Graham's groundbreaking book SmartFetch examines the history of force-fetching dogs, its goals and purposes while laying a solid foundation for a fully-trained dog. All obedience issues associated with it are fully explained, plus all phases of the program, from the teaching of "hold" all the way to Water Force. No book has ever been so complete in its discussion about, and instruction for, doing it yourself. Reviewed and Endorsed by The Retriever Journal : ... an informative book with a nifty design ... Smartwork is filled with the kind of information you'd expect from a retired professional dog trainer ... laying down a good philosophy that usually gets glossed over in some books, but something that Evan puts first and foremost in his. Jake Smith Managing Editor Features include: Spiral-bound with laminated covers Laminated covers for added protection Black-and-white illustrations 120 pages Chapters: Introduction "Heel, Sit, and Here" Force Fetching "Fetch" Compulsion Begins Collar Conditioning Force to Pile When Things Don't Go Like the Books & Videos Say They Should Go! Water Force What Good is All That Forcing, Anyway? Index The Reality: First of all, force fetch is more than just one thing. It is a definable process with clear goals. But within the process are several steps or phases. Those steps will be laid out later, but first, let's examine the goals. To establish a standard for acceptable mouth habits To provide the trainer with a tool to maintain those habits To provide the trainer with a tool to assure compliance with the command to retrieve To form the foundation for impetus (momentum) Mouth habits include such important items as fetching on command, even when your dog may be distracted, moody, or any number of things that might interfere with compliance. Sure, you may get away for years without having such problems, but being smart and being lucky is not the same thing. Force fetch gives you a tool to handle this when it comes up, plus some insurance that it is less likely to come up due to this training. Along with compulsion issues we need to mention a proper hold and delivery on command. If my pheasant is punctured, I want it to be from pellets, not teeth. That actually covers some ground in all of the first three categories. --excerpt from SmartFetch Training articles by Evan Graham. See all of Evan Graham's books and DVDs here.





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