Description
This DVD about teaching the dumbbell is one of our most in-depth productions so far. It’s presented in 24 steps, and many of the steps are demonstrated with more than one dog.
A detailed post about the release can be found here.
Also available streaming on Vimeo.
Watch a short preview of the video below.
- Part 1: Teaching the Retrieve (Choosing Dumbbell Size/Fitting)
- Part 2: A Note About Forced Retrieving
- Part 3: Play Retrieving
- Part 4: Teaching the Dumbbell
- Step 1: Holding the Dumbbell
- Step 2: No Mouthing
- Step 3: Introducing Correction
- Step 4: Moving Forward
- Step 5: Increase Distance of Dumbbell from Dog
- Step 6: If the Dog Drops the Dumbbell
- Step 7: Moving Around With the Dumbbell
- Step 8: Looking Up & Sitting
- Step 9: Retrieving as Far as You Can Reach
- Step 10: Walking with Dumbbell
- Step 11: Going to the Ground
- Step 12: One End on the Ground
- Step 13: Picking Up Off the Ground
- Step 14: Moving Your Hand Off the Dumbbell
- Step 15: Handler Starting to Stand Up
- Step 16: Handler Standing Up
- Step 17: Drop Dumbbell on the Ground
- Step 18: Different Environment
- Step 19: More Distance From the Dumbbell
- Step 20: More Work on Distractions and Distance (What to Do)
- Step 21: Dropping the Leash & More Distance
- Step 22: Delivering the Dumbbell
- Step 23: Off Leash Retrieves
- Step 24: Introducing Other Objects
- Part 5: Lesson: Working on Clean Pick Ups
- Part 6: Motivating the Retrieve With a Toy
- Part 7: More On Motivating the Retrieve (With a Cookie)
- Part 8: Working With Distractions
