Brock

Hi all, Maybe you should try a novice encouragement !! Its run as a trial but isnt official...This may be a good starting point for you...It will tell you what areas , if any, that you need to work on. Cheers Brock ;)

My dog just loved the smelly socks , he would bound around like a Gazelle(sp) to get to it......

Hi all Id try using a motivator instead of food..Like a fav toy or a dirty sock !! Have a play with you motivator so as they get excited then give you command and if you get the result you wanted then give them the motivator. My dog was trained with a chunk of sheeps wool (straight off a sheep)he loved it , so no matter what i asked him to do he did it because he wanted to chew and lick the wool. I hope this helps , goodluck with your training Cheers Brock

Hi all, Id try teaching the "take and give " as a seperate exercise...Once he has got that then try to join the 2 together.Once your dog will "take" the article then Id say "hold" and gently apply pressure to the top and bottom jaw...With tonnes of praise.Once you have got it with him sitting in front of you then try it moving...So if he is running towards you , say "hold" and make sure you only take it from thier mouth...never pick it up from the ground , if he wants you to have it he will give it to you !! I hope this helps , my GS did something very similar as a pup(very frustrating) but she now retrieves the dumbell beautifully... Cheers Brock