Hi all
We own a German Pointer, about 7-8 months old (not sure of age as it
came to us from a farmer who himself had no idea..) Anyway, a
wonderful dog, extremely bright, learns new tricks very rapidly EXCEPT
when it comes to retrieving. In the backyard, he'll retrieve a ball
and bring it back, with or without treats...but take him to the leash
free park and he changes completely. I throw him a stick and he takes
it as his own, not wanting to bring it back. I have tried treats,
ignoring him, using the short lead to show him how to bring the stick
back but nothing - he won't have a bar of it. Same thing happens if I
use a ball.
As this is one way that I can get him to do extra exercise, I am
really keen to see what else I can do to change this behavious so
hopefully someone out there can relate!
Thank you
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