You can teach a dog the fetch command in obedience, just like the sit command. You don't have to make the dogs ears bleed to accomplish this. And most trainers won't admit it, but they but severe pressure and pain on your young pup to get them thru it. Most don't want you to come visit because they want to give the ears a chance to heal.BucksandDucks wrote:
Aint nobody got time for this stuff...if you got a boner for evan take that behind closed doors! Hasn't been any training discussion on this board in forever, finally get some training discussion going and this caca starts?? If you like Rick's stuff better that's all you had to say!
To the OP: I have a dog that is force fetched and I have one that is not. I WILL NEVER have another dog that is not force fetched. Yes, you can get a desired result out of a dog that is not force fetched but it makes it so much easier/fun if you have that tool in your bag.
Scenerio: hunting in blind with dog boxes on ends. Dogs come up dog ramp to get in dog box. You reach thru a 12"x12" hole to get ducks from dog. If your dog doesn't come back up the ramp with the duck, then what tool do you have to get the duck? Speaking from personal experience in that situation...its a sucky one to be in.
Do it right or get help but force fetch the dog.
Better ways to FF than beer bottle caps.
Oh, and of course none of these pro's do this.............ha.......
But i may need permission from 99beers 
