[nagdu] teaching retrieving without encouraging scavenging

[Jenine Stanley]

anielle, 

You might want him to just point at things on the ground instead of automatically retrieving them. 

I’m working on this too with Roger and shoes. It’s going very slowly but then again, that’s fine.
Jenine Stanley
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> On Jul 21, 2015, at 6:34 PM, Danielle Cyclorama via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> Hi all,
> I'm thinking about teaching my dog to retrieve objects I drop. He loves to retrieve and this seems like a useful skill. He already knows how to retrieve a few items by name, but I'm hoping to broaden this skill to include any object on the ground. However, I don't want him to think it is OK to pick up food I drop. I'm thinking I may teach him to retrieve on command rather then automatically if something falls. Any suggestions would be appreciated. 
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> Danielle, Thai, and Bonnie (GDF puppy in training) 
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