ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS GUNDOG TRAINING

Hold & Delivery

This MASTERCLASS DISCUSSES some of the causes of delivery issues and various methods to work through to resolve them. If your dog does want to return to you, or is reluctant to retrieve then follow our reluctant retriever masterclass to improve that area of your retrieving before working on hold and delivery.

These videos discuss the various issues that you may have, along with videos demonstrating exercises to work through resolving the problems with your dog’s delivery these cover areas such as:

Body Language/position

Developing a ‘hold’

Retrieving aids

Sitting delivery

Working with food

Below, you’ll find all your lesson videos. If you have any questions at all, just drop us a line on the group!

Introduction

Here are some of the behaviours you may be experiencing and the possible root causes of the issue

Body Language & Spacial Awareness

Your body posture and positioning can have a welcoming or adverse effect on your dogs delivery

sitting or standing delivery?

Developing a good hold through position transitions

Hand Touch

Using a hand touch to develop a delivery to hand by giving your dog a target to aim for

Teaching a ‘hold’ command

Most dogs only ever hear the phrase hold when they have dropped a retrieve and we actually mean ‘pick it up’. These videos discuss teaching the meaning of ‘hold’

The Use of food to aid hold & delivery

Using food incorrectly can teach a dog to spit out what they are carrying, but when used correctly can assist in developing your dogs hold and delivery

Guided learning

using equipment and the environment to assist teaching your dog to deliver

WHat to do if a dog ‘mantles’ the retrieve

Working with a dog that ‘mantles’ the retrieve (ducking head down / getting over the retrieve)

Different Dummies

Utilising different dummies to aid hold and delivery issues

RECAP

A quick review of this masterclass on hold and delivery