Retrieving Problems and How to Fix Them 

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This is going to be a great series!

Great video! We got our boys really keen to retrieve and now the next stage is steadiness. Really made us feel like we’ve done things the right way round thank you!

Can’t wait to see how he does. I have a six month lab who tends to drop it half way back to me, or bring it to me and want to play tug 🙄

This might be a tough one Charlie - he's forgotten the RETRIEVER part of being a Labrador Retriever! Looking forward to seeing the progress.

Really interesting to hear "why" Harris has a delivery issue. Are you going to be showing other delivery problems? If possible, would love a video on dogs that don't want to give up the dummy!

The Mordor approach to training is so effective and very much chimes with my personal philosophy. We have a 30 month old Labrador retriever who has a good nose and loves retrieving - so much so that although he comes enthusiastically back and sits with dummy in mouth - is reluctant to release it. A video on how to overcome this reluctance would be much appreciated - not just by me I suspect. Thanks for all the videos, just wish we lived nearer and had come across your videos the day we got the dog as a puppy!

Learning sooo much of you !! Tnx !!

I’ve got a feeling mine could be where Harris was 6 months ago, so looking forwards to this series a lot

Love these videos can’t wait to get Frodo

Been waiting for this. Cheers Charlie 👍

Looking forward to the next episode of this. I hope we see step by step and not just a finished improvement!

I am looking forward to this series, Charlie I would look to thank you for what you have shown us so far I had a problem with my 17 month old Lab I applied everything you have shown us and it works . I have 2 other dogs and this one has been hard work in total i have had 5 Labs I am 78 . Thank you.

My Cocker is showing similar issues. Loking forward to further video's.

What a gorgeous pup. He really is almost _too_ well behaved. From someone who has raised/trained a couple dogs but is by no means a pro trainer, he seems like he'd really benefit from just carry work. Just giving him something to hold onto while I do my other routine work with him, which he's obviously already basically mastered. I wonder if he just doesn't like the feel of picking things up very much and needs to get more used to it. Or just to know that it's ok to grab things he's told are ok to grab. That's absolutely where I'd start. I'm curious to see if my thoughts line up with Charlie's.

Very informative, great video.

Great video, would love to see more. We have a young GWP who is incredibly keen to retrieve but like to parade with the dummy...

Looking forward to seeing the next stage in Harris’ journey!

Harris is a beautiful dog and so calm. My older dog was never taught to retrieve, it’s so natural for him. From day one he brings back pretty much everything I throw. My young dog sort of does it, but is not as keen. It’s interesting to figure out what dummy’s make her more eager and how to get her to come to me directly. Hope to pick up some tips from your training of Harris 😊

Any tips/ advice for a 6 month old Lab that is retrieving well but plays keep away with the dummy?

Amazing video,fun to watch. I was wondering with a gundog in training how would you teach it directions like when it's retrieving to go left and right?

Good video, looking forward to seeing more. I have a cocker spaniel thats running rings around me and the family, he will “retrieve” anything but doesn’t want to come back with it. He’s going for residential training on Sunday

Lovely dog, interesting problem. Look forward to seeing how you get on

Great video!!

Looking forward to seeing how this boy develops 👍

Great video Charlie, very educational, thank you. My puppy, now 7 months old, is very enthusiastic about retrieving. She has only done very basic puppy gundog training so far, but I have a friend (owns a working bred Viszla, but doesn't work the dog. An older Barbara Woodhouse type triaining minded lady)) who keeps telling me I "must" get my puppy to hold a dummy. I feel that's wrong as I don't want to overbear my puppy at this stage and suppress her natural retrieve instinct. Puppy is 3/4 Gordon Setter x 1/4 GWP (accidental litter) and is doing so well with everything she has learned so far. Are my thoughts on this correct ? Thank you.

Looking forward to these videos, my 9 month old Brodie loves retrieving but will always drop jusy in front and doesn't like to hold. I can't remember what we did with the other 2, most probably just expecting too much too soon 🤷‍♂️🤔🦍🦍🦍💚💙💜

Fantastic video - how would you approach a lab who runs in when other dogs go for a retrieve or will parade the retrieve in front of other dogs? Retrieves lovely 1-2-1 but is a nightmare when he is in a group of dogs

Lovely video full of wisdom as always Charlie 😊

Thanks for this video, looking forward to how things work out with Harris

Looking forward to seeing more Harris 😍

Hi Charlie in no way is this advice, I would not be so rude to do so, but more of sharing my experience with the same problem, albeit the reason behind could be different, I used another dog to get the retrieve that the young dog dropped, it made the young dog very jealous and keen, I only use it a few time to get the retrieve then stopped as I didn't want to create other problems further down the road, Great video as always 👍

Good stuff!

I have a Cockapoo I know everyone will laugh but she does have a good prey drive. Although I am not a hunter my problem is she will not hold the ball. She retrieves like a dream, will drop into my hand if it is ready but if not she throws it at me. I would like to get her to sit and hold the ball before releasing it. How do I solve this?

Iv got the opposite a dog mega keen on retrieves and brings it straight back yet turns his head when I go to take the dummy. 😢

good morning, Charlie - another intersting video. I wrote you about a week ago in regards to a Cocker puppy - haven't heard back, but am looking forward to a response if you can. My letter was in regards to purchasing a Cocker puppy from you - we live in Nova Scotia. Thanks!

My year old cocker spaniel will run and retrieve but won't bring it back. Instead, he'll walk around with it in his mouth but doesn't want to give it back .

A friend of you who didn't buy a dog from you ?