Also, "hold" is not part of FF, just something I like the dog to be sold in before moving forward to other things. actually, "hold" is every bit a part of FF. the 3 concepts the dog needs to be taught before pressure are "hold", "fetch", and "drop"....

FF on the ground has a distinct advantage. it gives you an opportunity to work on obedience at the same time. in 16 years i have never used a toe hitch or table to FF. I start them on the ground from day 1. the important thing to remember is to "teach" before you apply pressure. i would hi...

I have been training labs for 16 years, 10 as a pro and i will say the collar training is actually an extension of obedience training and, if done correctly, will sharpen the obedience. I will say that 5 months might be a bit young to worry about CC. i would give it a couple months and keep working ...

here is a question for those of you that run akc hunt tests.....this past week we had a master hunt test where the "land blind" brought up some controversy because it was about half water and half land......and dogs got dropped for cheating the water part of the blind. it was an angle entr...