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This is perfect because its right where we are in training. I tried doing this in combination with Mini_t and struggled. Going to simplify and use this drill with "back" only. Where you giving any collar pressure or "bumps" along with the whistle? Or, is that only needed if a correction must occur?

Hey , So my dog fully understands recall , understands ecollar pressure and the potential of a ecollar. Do you have any tips if my dogs istraction is so high that when offleash he engages with a high istraction and blows through the ecollar and ignores recall. Do I bump up the setting/correction on the ecollar?

Lots of good things in this video. Maybe the best is to simplify. Glad you added the text about alignment. Also, the heeling (hold bumper) correction. Well done. Standards!!!

GOOD ONE !!!!

If properly FFed they shouldn’t spit it out and if they do you can use it as a teaching moment to do it right. I also don’t stop on the way back a bunch so they don’t slow on return

Bob always has the best training videos!! The little mistakes that the dog makes and how to seamlessly handle them is what makes his videos 10x better. Real life training… can’t beat it.

Where can we get that shirt? I went to the link to clothing on your website and it appears down. I didnt realize u were in ny. Where? I'm in hudson valley.

I love that you kept the trouble at the beginning in the video👍 i got a question though since i’ve never seen anyone training stopping with the dummy on the way back. I get it’s a stop whistle drill you say you need for later T line training and you don’t want to stop on the way out yet(cause you don’t what the dog to fail and go for the dummy i guess) but why do you choose to risk spitting, slow return etc when stopping with the dummy and not just use 1 or 2 helpers out that pick up the dummy IF the dog doesn’t stop on his way out?(doesn’t work with piles obviously😅) i’d be scared to mess up the pick and come right back routine.

Is 5 1/2 month old puppy to early to put a bark collar on?

I only use the ‘find it’ command. in Dutch ‘zoek’ or ‘zoek apport’ some dogs quarter naturally. Or I only use hand signals. And encourage him I blow on my whistle with the search noise. Like peepee peepeepeepee. Slowly. Sometimes low handsignals but not often or all the time. Let the nose work. Nice video❤

Yadda yadda yadda get to the point

where can I find the whistles you are using?

There comes a distance with our dog where he has the temerity to ignore the stop whistle. We work towards it and then after about 200m does his own thing so we’ve stopped working at that distance. Remote collars not tolerated in the UK. Interested to see how you build this. Will try and copy everything apart from e-collar.

Awesome…

I have a female American Lab and an English male Lab. Your depiction of their nature is right on The female is much more active and has more energy. I am 80 , so sometimes she too active for me. Both have good dispositions and make excellent pets. I prefer black.Labs because they do not have problems with fleas. I have had 3 black Labs and have never seen a flea on any of them.

Anyone know the name of the song in the intro?

So if I'm understanding the video correctly you stopped doing the lining paths and saw negative results and so now you're going back to doing them? Sorry the video kept cutting out as I was trying to watch it and I think I missed a few things.

Piece of pex tubing for the stick?

With summertime in the south I worry about alligators working dogs

Love your tips. I've been watching since I got my lab. We did hrc started last summer and going for our first hrc finished test.

Do you have any video to work on the force fetch or force to pile? Have a nice day!

How can I tell the working pressure, I'm at 14 on my 1900s,my dog Toby just turns his head a little ,at 22 it still doesn't seem to get the reaction wolf did,I'm just nervous of going to high

Bob, love your work my man. Keep it coming. Need to hook up on Pateron. Hey my Labrador has these basics, albeit light on collar conditioning. She's very obedient and stops in the whistle, casts (not well), but she just won't run back on blinds. She keeps stopping and looking back at me every 20ft and doesn't want to go far before she turns around. But IF she knows there's a bumper back there somewhere, even if she can't see it, she'll run a mile with one "back" command to get it. She's also not good at lining. Is more lining drills the answer?? Do you do phone consultations? 😅

Can you use labs for hog hunting?

How do you deal with a noisy dog on honors? My guy was quiet and steady on his honors early spring and then we had a lot of time alone training. Back training in a group setting now and honoring after his marks. Tried prong collar corrections and he's basically giving the finger and they're not nice corrections either. So far the best thing I've tried is to make him hold a bumper and watch. He's quiet, and doesn't move aside from a slight whine. Otherwise he'd bark out of frustration.

we passed our HRC Started in spring and were very excited for that. Now For next year, id like to get him thru the next level. A bit of feedback for ya....a lot of us have dogs that were initially trained by pros like you, and then we try to advance the dogs. While my dog is collar conditioned, and has completed force fetch, could you possibly do a video talking about collar stimulation, when, how much, techniques while training, etc. I know there is some content you have put that previously that relates to that, but its an area I really struggle with. As an example, when to implement stimulation into Mini T, Force to a pile, and blind retrieves. Also....what do you do about dogs that are "collar Smart". I get better results when he is wearing the collar and he knows it its on. But, he knows when its not on, and then sometimes things get western. Might help to know im dealing with a fire breathing dragon/ high drive dog.

100 pct true. I’ve seen really good dogs that never train at these aspects and they fall apart at a test

Something about the way you explain is just easier to understand . Thanks man!

Leaving you a comment, baby

Is there a difference between blind and non-blind work with whistle stopping? Like should if it’s not a blind and she clearly sees it, shouldn’t send her and whistle stop her in training? Or should I only do that when working true blinds?

My field lab (yellow) is wicked smart. She started retrieving at 2 months and being shot over by 3 months and actively working decoys in the Gulf of Mexico (I live in Florida). I recently started working blinds and introducing whistle stops. Now, even when I send her on a bumper shot From the bumper gun..she leaves slower and jogs instead of blowing hard after it. Kind of discouraging

Just got my first bark collar and your info was stellar! Thank you! I liked and subscribed. 👍🏻 PS How did YOU know my dog ran up and down the fence line driving the neighbors crazy?? lol!!

I am thinking on rescuing a 5yo chocolate.. Is it harder to train an older dog?

Do you have a video/podcast episode that addresses switching and going back to an old fall? Just discovered your podcast and figured maybe you have covered it already since you just hit 200 episodes

Woman and firearms do not mix

Would love to see how you get low drive dogs on blind retrieves.

New follower here, never owned a duck dog but I have one coming in September. Tried to look at all your videos, but looking for Day 1 puppy training/tips/rules to follow to turn it into a duck retrieving beast

There is no "proper" force fetch. If a dog needs to be force fetched it wasn't bred correctly and the trainer wasn't educated correctly. A retriever should not need to be forced to retrieve even if force fetching wasn't an idiotic draconian technique used only by cavemen who choose feelings over science.

I’ve been wanting a duck dog for a while, and I was wondering if other dogs can rub off on them because my current dogs do not have the best behavior

Really enjoy your videos, keep up the great work. From the lads in Ireland 🇮🇪

Where can the whistles be purchased from?

When overlaying the Whistle the whistle should come before the known cue so that it predicts the expected behavior

LOL...... NOT EVEN CLOSE TO PATS STUFF ... BUT YOU ARE FUNNY ... BUT YOU ARE BETTER THAN YOUR BROTHER ...HE IS GAY !!!

How old is Rambler?

Been doing this with my 4 month old lab but i like the way you are doing the drill with the bumper. I have only been doing treats on this drill. She is turning 5 months soon so i think she will like getting the bumper involved.

Love this video and would love to see more with this dog! Got a 1 year old golden retriever myself with very similar mannerisms!

Thank you!

I like doing what i call "play chase" by running backwards as the dog comes in. About the last 10-15 yards. For some reason they get in that "i gotta catch you and show u what i got" state of mind. Works wonders for a lower drive/slower dog. Most if not all retrievers like to play and show off their prize.

Dead birds?

Can you show some holding blind drills and how to train your dog to calm down in one