I just can't send Chopper away for 10 weeks for professional training no matter how good the benefits. E-collar, forced fetching, away from home, no supervision, etc. The price is just too high. We will miss each other too much. We are going to learn together.
LOL... My new goal is just to get him to bring the quackers back to me when I shoot them.
I ordered Bill Hillman's videos:
- Training a Retriever Puppy
- Fundamentals - Water
- The Fetch Command.
I'm going to order some training devices as soon as I figure out what I need to get started training Chopper.
Our training ground... It is within walking distance of where I live. He's on three ducks in this picture.
I let him off the leash this morning and just let him go.
I wore my fly fishing waders this morning so I could go in after him if he got into trouble. He had a blast!