An old tip on fetching

I used this one many years ago and just happen to try it recently. If you are having a hard time getting your pup to fetch, give this a try. Select an area that has a fairly steep hill. Get the pup excited and then toss the dummy uphill just far enough so it will roll a little ways back down. Just that little bit of movement usually gets the pup excited and willing to fetch. I just used this tactic on a pup that showed very little interest in fetching and it worked wonders. It’s a fun little game to play with seasoned dogs too.

All your tips are great reading Don. I plan on using them when I make the decision to get a new pup.

Thanks much!!

When are you publishing the Dog Training book?

All your tips are great reading Don. I plan on using them when I make the decision to get a new pup.

Thanks much!!

When are you publishing the Dog Training book?

I don’t know about a book but maybe an article is due. thanks for reading the tips!

I don’t know about a book but maybe an article is due. thanks for reading the tips!

Don,
Question for you if you don’t mind answering it….My lab who is 15 months is always jumping or climbing on people whenever someone comes over or when we get home!!! Is this just excitement to see someone new or what makes them do this….How can we train her or prevent her from doing this as well!!
Thanks!

Don,
Question for you if you don’t mind answering it….My lab who is 15 months is always jumping or climbing on people whenever someone comes over or when we get home!!! Is this just excitement to see someone new or what makes them do this….How can we train her or prevent her from doing this as well!!
Thanks!

not to answer this for don as we all have our opinions but from my experiance a jumping dog is an easy fix. let him/her jump up and give em a good knee to the chest. seems a little harsh but they are just trying to get there pecking order down. have some friends come over and do the same tell them when they enter the house and the dog jumps up, give them a good knee. I would guarantee within a week it will not happen any more
just my 2cents

not to answer this for don as we all have our opinions but from my experiance a jumping dog is an easy fix. let him/her jump up and give em a good knee to the chest. seems a little harsh but they are just trying to get there pecking order down. have some friends come over and do the same tell them when they enter the house and the dog jumps up, give them a good knee. I would guarantee within a week it will not happen any more
just my 2cents

dido that stickboy were doing that this week with my 15 month old lab..he is real hessitant about it now

dido that stickboy were doing that this week with my 15 month old lab..he is real hessitant about it now

Yep, I in afgreeance to sticlboy. Cured a buddies dog and another one that way! If you time it right they kind of jump into your knee and it really doesn’t harm the dog, but they get the idea and soon will stay on the ground!

Yep, I in afgreeance to sticlboy. Cured a buddies dog and another one that way! If you time it right they kind of jump into your knee and it really doesn’t harm the dog, but they get the idea and soon will stay on the ground!

I have a problem with the knee thing. Too easy to overdue and possibly break some ribs or smash their jaw wrong. Especially if you direct others to do it to YOUR dog. I think a good ear pinch would be safer. Lets see what Don says.

I have a problem with the knee thing. Too easy to overdue and possibly break some ribs or smash their jaw wrong. Especially if you direct others to do it to YOUR dog. I think a good ear pinch would be safer. Lets see what Don says.

My Grandfather use to step on the dogs rear foot when a dog jumped on him, not sure if that is such a good idea either but it did break the dogs of jumping on people. I have always used a good stearn NO DOWN, for a very stubern dog maybe a sock collor would be the answer.

My Grandfather use to step on the dogs rear foot when a dog jumped on him, not sure if that is such a good idea either but it did break the dogs of jumping on people. I have always used a good stearn NO DOWN, for a very stubern dog maybe a sock collor would be the answer.

Stick boy is right about it being a dominane issue, so make sure she knows your the leader. Alot of times its a training mistake made when we first started, and I am guilty of this myself. How cute is it when a little puppy jumps up on you and how often do we encourage it? Now we have to correct the problem. I am not in favor of kneeing or hitting the dog. I like using the praise and reward system for good behavior and quick correction for bad behavior. For the jumping problem, I turn my back when a dog jumps and ignor them. Then when they have 4 paws on the ground I reward the good behavior. When jumping on other people, I like to be in control of the situation. Show the pup you are the dominant one by stepping in front of her and not giving access to the other person. Make her sit and then have the person go over a greet her. A short leash or e-collar can be used to aid the training. Consistancy is the key, do not ever let her slide by letting her jump up just this once.
Have a friend or family member knock on the door. When the dog gets excitied, make her sit down a wait while you go to the door. If she rushes the door, step between her and your guest and make her return to where you had her sit. She broke your command by moving so make the correction quick. Once she is remaining in the sit postition you can have the person greet her if you want them to. reward the good by giving her a treat or praise. Do this over and over until she gets it right.
Since you are training her to hunt, you are expecting compliance on every command. With that being said, what you can do is give her the command to jump on you. When she learns to do this on command, never give the command.
Good luck and remember don’t give up. If it takes a thousands times, oh well. She will eventually get it.

Stick boy is right about it being a dominane issue, so make sure she knows your the leader. Alot of times its a training mistake made when we first started, and I am guilty of this myself. How cute is it when a little puppy jumps up on you and how often do we encourage it? Now we have to correct the problem. I am not in favor of kneeing or hitting the dog. I like using the praise and reward system for good behavior and quick correction for bad behavior. For the jumping problem, I turn my back when a dog jumps and ignor them. Then when they have 4 paws on the ground I reward the good behavior. When jumping on other people, I like to be in control of the situation. Show the pup you are the dominant one by stepping in front of her and not giving access to the other person. Make her sit and then have the person go over a greet her. A short leash or e-collar can be used to aid the training. Consistancy is the key, do not ever let her slide by letting her jump up just this once.
Have a friend or family member knock on the door. When the dog gets excitied, make her sit down a wait while you go to the door. If she rushes the door, step between her and your guest and make her return to where you had her sit. She broke your command by moving so make the correction quick. Once she is remaining in the sit postition you can have the person greet her if you want them to. reward the good by giving her a treat or praise. Do this over and over until she gets it right.
Since you are training her to hunt, you are expecting compliance on every command. With that being said, what you can do is give her the command to jump on you. When she learns to do this on command, never give the command.
Good luck and remember don’t give up. If it takes a thousands times, oh well. She will eventually get it.

I usually make sure the pup is greeted with an elbow or fist on the way up. I’m not saying swinging, but just throwing the fist out there. After they knock their head on your fist a couple times, they learn pretty fast. I would never do this to another persons dog and I wouldn’t expect anyone to do it to mine. It is my responsibility to fix my dog, so others don’t have to worry about it. I like the fetching tip. Young pups lose interest fast, so it always good to have a few tricks to get them excited. We use duck calls, wings, and pigeons to keep them interested.

I usually make sure the pup is greeted with an elbow or fist on the way up. I’m not saying swinging, but just throwing the fist out there. After they knock their head on your fist a couple times, they learn pretty fast. I would never do this to another persons dog and I wouldn’t expect anyone to do it to mine. It is my responsibility to fix my dog, so others don’t have to worry about it. I like the fetching tip. Young pups lose interest fast, so it always good to have a few tricks to get them excited. We use duck calls, wings, and pigeons to keep them interested.

I have used both the knee, and stepping on the back foot when they are up on you. Both have worked well. Just be careful when giving the knee to kinda let them jump into you, and not apply a lot of force yourself. You will get the hang of it after a few times.

One thing I did with my current dog was to teach him the down command (lay down). He is an outside dog, but did try to jump on people in the yard when they came over. Now when someone comes over I give him a down command and I greet the person and he has to stay down until I am done and then he gets to greet the person calmly. If not then it’s right back to the down command until he settles down. I am no trainer, but I have learned that when the dog knows you are calm, and they have to be calm before getting any kind of release it makes everything a lot easier for everyone.

I have used both the knee, and stepping on the back foot when they are up on you. Both have worked well. Just be careful when giving the knee to kinda let them jump into you, and not apply a lot of force yourself. You will get the hang of it after a few times.

One thing I did with my current dog was to teach him the down command (lay down). He is an outside dog, but did try to jump on people in the yard when they came over. Now when someone comes over I give him a down command and I greet the person and he has to stay down until I am done and then he gets to greet the person calmly. If not then it’s right back to the down command until he settles down. I am no trainer, but I have learned that when the dog knows you are calm, and they have to be calm before getting any kind of release it makes everything a lot easier for everyone.

I give a sharp knee, but not a harmful knee. All you need to do is throw the dog off balance.

I have been hesitant about the stepping on the dogs feet, as I thought it would be too easy to loose you balance, and damage a dogs foot.

Brent

I give a sharp knee, but not a harmful knee. All you need to do is throw the dog off balance.

I have been hesitant about the stepping on the dogs feet, as I thought it would be too easy to loose you balance, and damage a dogs foot.

Brent

Some dogs can dance pretty good, making it tough to step on their toes. An option to steeping on the toes is to grab the dogs front paws as he jumps. Hold both paws in your hand and squeeze down on both paws, using your thumbnails as pressure on the top. Talk to the the dog in a normal manner while you apply pressure with your thumbnails.

Some dogs can dance pretty good, making it tough to step on their toes. An option to steeping on the toes is to grab the dogs front paws as he jumps. Hold both paws in your hand and squeeze down on both paws, using your thumbnails as pressure on the top. Talk to the the dog in a normal manner while you apply pressure with your thumbnails.