Force Fetch: 1st stage

Описание: The Force Fetch: First Stage
Bring your dog to the table on lead and lift him up on it gently. When he is up there he may act very nervous and may even crouch or lay low. Do not allow him to jump off of the table by any means. Sit the dog in the middle of the table and pet him to get him to relax, you may even give him a few pieces of his dog food. Don't be surprised if he doesn't take it from you and eat it because he is now intimidated. Have that eyebolt handy in the ceiling and snap a piece of swing chain to it and allow it to hang down about two feet towards the table. The links on the chain will allow you to move the dog's collar up and down to the height that you require. I always use a double snap on the eyebolt at the dogs collar to give more versatility in heights. The first two or three sessions on the table are only to get his confidence up. Always end each session by feeding his morning or evening meal up there to gain his trust. Most big dogs have good appetites so use that to your advantage in your training. Never allow the dog to get the food until you give him the OK signal at the end of each session. By the third or fourth time up there secure the dog as high to the eyebolt as possible so that he cannot lower his head or pull away from you. Make sure he has enough slack so that he can breathe. Put a leather glove on you right hand and open his mouth with your other hand.
Place the gloved hand into his mouth gently and close his bottom jaw a bit to see his response. Now if he is like most dogs he will resist this by trying to spit the glove or shake his head from side to side to get this gloved hand out. Whatever you do, stay with it until he settles down for a few seconds, then remove the hand and pet him saying "Good Boy". It won't take long for him to realize that if he stays calm the gloved hand will be removed. Open his mouth and do this again until he is not fighting you quite as vigorously. Stay calm and don't yell or raise your voice or say too much at this point. It is the action of what you are doing and the body language you use rather than your voice at this time. When you take the gloved hand out, say the word "out" or "leave" at the same time. Lay on loads of praise, and let him know that he is the best dog in the world. After doing this repeatedly for 15 minutes call it quits and give the dog his morning feeding as a reward up there on the table. Set the dish down at the end of the table and only allow him to eat it on command with an OK.
Rub his ears gently as he holds the objects so that he gets accustomed to having your hands around his head. Staying calm is very important, or the dog will get very uptight and will lose his focus on his lesson. We are not saying too many commands yet until he understands what we are asking of him. Once he is holding the glove without our hand in it, start moving around a couple of feet to the right and left and tell him to hold always watching that he doesn't try to spit it. Gently raise your hand to him and grab the glove and give him the command out to let go. Again, give him tons of praise on a job well done. When he understands the holding of the glove we need to switch to a paint roller at least nine inches in length and ask him to hold it in the same manner that he held the glove.
When he is holding it, tap the ends lightly saying the word "Fetch" as you tap it. You want to see a conscious effort on the dog's part not to drop the roller even when you tap it on either end. Try to walk back a few feet and now tell him to hold with a good firm tone.
Watch him closely and if he drops it, pick it up and put it back in his mouth and say the word Fetch again until you can trust him.
When we are training a dog, we never do retrieving at all off the bench, or you will undo everything that you have worked for so far. The above process will take the beginner approximately 1 week to 10 days to complete. Lets work on this stage of training first and we'll move to the next level in approximately 2 weeks.
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