Blind retrieves
The party of the year: Summer camp
Every year we have a gun dog summer camp which is just so much fun so we wanted to share a story from our second
May 2, 2018
Delivery to hand
Delivery to hand is a central part of our training and something we spend a lot of time training. Our definition of delivery to hand is not just the moment when the dog leaves the object in our hand, but rather from the moment the dog picks up the object, turns around, runs straight towards us. The last thing that happens in the delivery process is that the dog releases the object in our hand. In the book there’s an entire chapter about how to teach delivery to hand using clicker training where we describe how to tackle different challenges with your deliveries and how you can vary the distractions to proof your delivery to hand. In this section you can read all blog posts we’ve written about delivery to hand.
Good luck with your training!
//Elsa & Lena at Retrieving for All Occasions
Delivery to hand
Back to basics
I claim that one can pass a novice cold game trial in Sweden through working on deliveries, steadiness and heeling (providing, naturally, that the dog
April 18, 2018
Delivery to hand
Singing the praise of the switching game
The switching game is one of our favorite games. We use it to train everything from taking and holding to the full retrieve. Sometimes it
February 28, 2018
Delivery to hand
Water trial with Quling
Quling has made his debut trialling today in a water trial for Spaniels. Passing the water trial is a prerequisite for going on to open
November 29, 2017
Delivery to hand
The Great Delivery Challenge
We always crack jokes regarding the saying ”You don’t need to teach a retriever to retrieve, it’s innate”. Congratulations to all that don’t need to
November 15, 2017
Classes
Go on, let go! – Developing the Switching Game
We’ve just started another round of our online course on the foundation skills of the retrieve. In one of the first lessons, we of course
November 7, 2017
Delivery to hand
Delivery to Hand with Distractions
You might think that I only train delivery to hand considering how many of my blog spots focuses on that behavior. Well, I obviously train
September 27, 2017
Delivery to hand
Great course weekend!
A while ago Åsa and I had an gun dog course and came back so happy! Great participants that had really developed since last time
September 20, 2017
Delivery to hand
Play to Inspire Delivery to Hand
I have had – and still have – a very good use of the Switching Game when I train obedience with my dog Tassla. She
August 30, 2017
Classes
Online Course: Five Simple Steps to Master the Perfect Retrieve
Do you want to have fun together with your dog? Do you want to learn how to master the perfect retrieve? Then this is the
February 24, 2017
Delivery to hand
The you can’t play tug with a gun dog myth
The most common misunderstanding we discuss with our students the first time we meet them is the idea that you can’t play tug with a gun
February 19, 2017
Delivery to hand
What can I do if the dog doesn’t come back with the object she has in her mouth?
When I had my last puppy class one half of the puppies were (in the beginning of the class) completely uninterested in coming back with
November 21, 2016
Delivery to hand
Teach the puppy taking, holding and releasing
The “Switching Game” – One of the Best Games for Your Dog This game is a favorite of mine. It is a very good basic
October 10, 2016
Classes
Online Course: Delivery to Hand
Do you need inspiration and more structure in your training? Then we recommend our online courses! The first part focuses on delivery to hand – one
August 21, 2016
Delivery to hand
Åsas’s 101 Tips about Retrieving – part 3 of 4
Our friend and instructor, Åsa Jacobsson, has kindly let us use this article with her 101 tips about retrieving. Åsa does obedience and rally obedience,
February 26, 2016
Delivery to hand
The Pet Retriever
Retrieving is a very useful skill even if you’re not planning on competing in field trials or obedience. In my every day life my dogs
January 29, 2016
Delivery to hand
The first month with Tod
When I wrote this, Tod had already been with me a month! Time flies with a puppy and since he was already 16 weeks when
September 1, 2015
Delivery to hand
More puppy retrieving exercises
The puppy period is wonderful! And short… Tassla has a lot of energy and she enthusiastically embraces all things we come up with, which of
January 27, 2014
