Ok thought someone on here might have an idea for a target I can use for the wild retriever.
She is very grabby, and so far anything I've introduced as a target has HAD to be picked up. Everything from tiles, to buckets, to brooms will be retrieved, and then it's her party time before I can reset it for another try.
Any thoughts on something that isn't going to be a nightmare to haul to training, that she won't be able to get into her mouth? I'm tempted to get a big plastic spike that I can stick into the ground, but then when we train indoors...
And as far as tossing a toy as a reward, that works too but then she tends to get very silly and focused on attacking me instead of working.
I know she'll grow out of this eventually, but thought maybe someone has an idea....
Lana
She is very grabby, and so far anything I've introduced as a target has HAD to be picked up. Everything from tiles, to buckets, to brooms will be retrieved, and then it's her party time before I can reset it for another try.
Any thoughts on something that isn't going to be a nightmare to haul to training, that she won't be able to get into her mouth? I'm tempted to get a big plastic spike that I can stick into the ground, but then when we train indoors...
And as far as tossing a toy as a reward, that works too but then she tends to get very silly and focused on attacking me instead of working.
I know she'll grow out of this eventually, but thought maybe someone has an idea....
Lana