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abirddogmoment · 7 months

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Now I'm introducing a board so she will have clear criteria for starting and ending her retrieves in heel position.

This was just an intro session so very easy, just stand on the board until released. She already understands the board (from her conditioning course) and heel position so it was simple to put them together. Next steps are to fade the big lure onto the board and waiting longer to release her from the board.

It's crazy to think that she's just a baby! Not even six months! She's doing so so so good, I'm so proud of her.

#dogblr #rory borealis #my face #bird dog training #i really want a cato board #but my discount aerobics step wrapped in hockey tape will work for now #so the steps for teaching this were:#follow a lure #step onto a long board with all four feet #stay on a board with all four feet #heel position (on my left side her shoulder even with my leg)#and heel position with eye contact #and then just plug those together!#next i will do a small and smaller lure so she gets into position more auatomatically #then i will unpair the release cue from the kibble toss (so throw kibble wait a second then say okay)#and in the meantime still do flat ground retrieving #and then i will pair the board with the retrieve #small pieces for a small baby #its honestly so cool #it took uhh 10 weeks to get all four feet on the board? maybe 11 weeks?#literally ages #and she's been breezing through everything since then #so interesting to see where she gets stuck #and what comes effortlessly to her #wow i love a gundog #theyre so interesting to work with

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