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Hi Trish,
I know that would be a bestseller!
Thing is they are all different, and what might be very advanced for one pup is taking it a bit too slow with another. Can you EVER 'take it too slow...?' Probably yes for some and they get stale. Or could be far more than you are asking. But then some you rush, cutting corners and they could of been so much more but have a hundred blank areas.... or worst still, things 'you THINK you KNOW they KNOW...' and infact, they don't.
There is a rough order most people have in their head in terms of what they want to train in. But how quickly that happens and how to fix things when they go a bit wrong, is the hardest part in terms of if someone just 'wrote a schedule down'.
Good luck with your youngster. With hindsight and the help of a lot of people over the years if I could nail five things I want from a dog by 6 or so months its, good solid knowledge of heelwork and the word 'heel', enjoying hunting for tennis balls etc in long grass, enjoying holding and bringing stuff to me, and increasing distance on memories so they know exactly where it is but gain confidence daily working further and further from you but without any real ability to 'fail' (as its a memory and always in the same place.... I also like a nice solid 'stay' command (or sit, wait, whatever you use to mean static). Without a stay command you can't do a lot of the things that bring a pup on.
Good luck with your youngster!
Di
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| Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2011 4:56 pm Post subject: |
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Di
That is so helpful - thanks for taking the time. My youngster is pretty talented and has all her lemon drops I think  and guess would fit into the 'getting stale' category - so your list of priorities is spot on time wise for me - as it is all too easy to try to run before you can walk - especially as a novice handler - the memory retrieves explanation is brilliant - thanks. Problem with sharp dogs like sharp horses - they learn fast - but it's so easy to unwittingly teach them the wrong thing!!
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Diana Offline
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 @ Trish. I KNOW, they learn the wrong thing so much quicker than the right thing seemingly
Never be afraid to give a youngster a week or two weeks off completely! They have their whole lives to learn and now and then all ours get looked at and you think 'a week of training but no retrieves for you young lady' or 'a total rest from it for ten days for you young man'... type thing.
I think thats something very important. Knowing when to take a step back and give them time be it because they are hormonal (bitches), teething, having a growth spurt etc etc...
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