🙃 Text me (Jo) at Hold the Line 🙃 Did you know that HPRs in the UK are expected to handle? That means: To hold straight lines. To be cast left, right and back. Essentially, to 'be' Retrievers. Some of you might thing that sounds insane....
🙃 Text me (Jo) at Hold the Line 🙃 In this episode, I answer listener questions about in-a-row blinds, dealing with frustration in blinds and the use of aversives.
🙃 Text me (Jo) at Hold the Line 🙃 Check out episodes 16, 17 And take a look at my online course, Heel .
🙃 Text me (Jo) at Hold the Line 🙃 Episodes to check out are: 30, 33, 34, 36, 41, 47, 48, 62, 64, 66, 85, 88 Online courses covering blind retrieves are: Blind Retrieves Remote Stop First Steps in 3HC Training the T Drill...
🙃 Text me (Jo) at Hold the Line 🙃 For more help on this one, check out episodes: 82, 87 See the Reliable Recall course, on my website forcefreegundog.com Or check out the chapter on the Reliable Recall in my book, Force-Free Gundog Training: The Fundamentals for Success, available from Amazons everywhere
🙃 Text me (Jo) at Hold the Line 🙃 Check out podcast episodes: 57, 58, 78
🙃 Text me (Jo) at Hold the Line 🙃 For more help on this subject, see podcast episodes: 8, 33, 78 And online courses: Marking Focus and Attention
🙃 Text me (Jo) at Hold the Line 🙃 For more help on this subject, see podcast episodes: 10, 11, 13, 14, 19, 23, 26 For an online course, see the Clicker Retrieve course
🙃 Text me (Jo) at Hold the Line 🙃 For more help on this subject, see podcast episodes: 5, 23, 49, 51, 57, 58, 62, 76, 87, 89 And check out my online courses: Remote Stop Steady In brief: Build an alternative reinforcer Teach the dog to recall off game before stopping/sitting Teach the dog to stop/sit to flush Teach the dog that access to the game is contingent on their response to you (if they respond, they may get it) Implement prevention (by itself this won't work without also teaching the d...
🙃 Text me (Jo) at Hold the Line 🙃 For more help on this subject, see podcast episodes: 61, 85, 86 and 88 For food motivation help, see episodes 54 and 72
🙃 Text me (Jo) at Hold the Line 🙃 In this episode I talk about Marking, as my new Marking course is now available! I also talk about some differences with blind retrieves when it comes to working vs competing with a dog.
🙃 Text me (Jo) at Hold the Line 🙃 In this episode I talk about: the future of gundog training and breeding in today's world hard mouth - what causes it, what to do about it, whether you can assess for it switching from the use of aversives daily routines
🙃 Text me (Jo) at Hold the Line 🙃 Answering many super-interesting listener questions :)
🙃 Text me (Jo) at Hold the Line 🙃 I cover a few bits and pieces related not to training itself (how to train a specific behaviour) but how to conceive of various training-related issues in a broader way. Does that sound vague? Well, you'll just have to give it a go. PS I also cover water deliveries.
🙃 Text me (Jo) at Hold the Line 🙃 In this episode I waffle. About random questions I've been sent. Have a listen!
🙃 Text me (Jo) at Hold the Line 🙃 I talk about whether we should allow dogs free access to the environment or not and also chat about marking problems and lining skills.
🙃 Text me (Jo) at Hold the Line 🙃 I talk freely (extremely freely), about training a recall to flush before a sit to flush behaviour.
🙃 Text me (Jo) at Hold the Line 🙃 In this episode, I talk about how to get your dog to offer you focus and attention in distracting environments.
🙃 Text me (Jo) at Hold the Line 🙃 I chat about the T-Drill and a few tricky corners to consider when training this drill. I also answer listener questions about accessing birds and what to do if your dog is distracted at a working test.
🙃 Text me (Jo) at Hold the Line 🙃 Listener questions about how to encourage a dog to hunt wider/more confidently; how to increase food motivation in a puppy; and how much retrieving is too much (physically).
🙃 Text me (Jo) at Hold the Line 🙃 Probs with cold game retrieves and a couple of questions about aversives
🙃 Text me (Jo) at Hold the Line 🙃 In this highly unusual episode(!), I waffle (because usually I don't, right?) about the clicker retrieve and recalls and long-lines.
🙃 Text me (Jo) at Hold the Line 🙃 In this episode, I recommend my favourite wellies, boots, coats, training vests, dummies, leashes, treat pouches and more. I also answer listener questions about pointing, marker cues and the 'Go Sniff' exercise in my book.
🙃 Text me (Jo) at Hold the Line 🙃 In this episode, I waffle freely ( extremely freely) about training the HPR sequence - with an attempt to give something of an overview, instead of getting lost in how to train any one behaviour in detail.
🙃 Text me (Jo) at Hold the Line 🙃 This episode takes a look at the issue of over-population and the increasing amount of restrictions that dogs face as a result. I offer some solutions. I'm not very hopeful anything will be implemented in time to avoid the blanket 'all dogs must be on leash everywhere' outcome.
🙃 Text me (Jo) at Hold the Line 🙃 In this episode, I talk about 18 month old Roche - our weimaraner. Who is bonkers-crazy, when it comes to hunting. I give you seven tips, for training high drive gundogs.
🙃 Text me (Jo) at Hold the Line 🙃 People listening to this episode might and want to check out: Episode 61 - Adolescence and what to do about it Episode 56 - what does 'not walking the dog' look like? Episode 54 - some thoughts about food motivation Episode 38 - developing food motivation
🙃 Text me (Jo) at Hold the Line 🙃 In this episode, I talk about chasing - and how to turn something your dog wants to chase, into a cue to stop.
🙃 Text me (Jo) at Hold the Line 🙃 In this episode, I talk about the bizarre vagaries of laws local to where I live when it comes to shooting. I answer listener questions about hardmouth, raising a puppy and how to enthuse the unenthusiastic dog.
🙃 Text me (Jo) at Hold the Line 🙃 Here are a few things to consider when choosing which type of gundog to own.
