It's the once a year poster and all year lurker again. It's water season and I am having some issues with Ursa (my problem child). After cleaning up her control act and some major holes in my training, I am having two major issues: Underwater Retrieve and Retrieve off of a Boat.
My problem with Retrieve off of a Boat is the jump itself. Ursa has no problems with jumping when she has to come to rescue me. It's when both of us are on the boat that there is a jump issue. Could it be a balance issue? If so, can that be corrected with more work on the Wobble board?
The underwater retrieve: Ursa will do this exercise with no issues in our kiddie pool in the back yard. She did it once this year while training at the lake. I think that waiting to work on this after I have worked on other things may be the issue. I also think that the issue may be Ursa's mindset. If I am not throwing a bumper, she doesn't see a need to chase anything else. I have been throwing the splunky in the yard and she does chase it and carry it around. This past Sunday, I had to lead her over to where I had tossed it and made her pick it up. She did it but really showed no interest on doing it on her own. Granted, we had done quite a bit before this and she was tired. Is there any way to gather enthusiasm for this exercise?
My problem with Retrieve off of a Boat is the jump itself. Ursa has no problems with jumping when she has to come to rescue me. It's when both of us are on the boat that there is a jump issue. Could it be a balance issue? If so, can that be corrected with more work on the Wobble board?
The underwater retrieve: Ursa will do this exercise with no issues in our kiddie pool in the back yard. She did it once this year while training at the lake. I think that waiting to work on this after I have worked on other things may be the issue. I also think that the issue may be Ursa's mindset. If I am not throwing a bumper, she doesn't see a need to chase anything else. I have been throwing the splunky in the yard and she does chase it and carry it around. This past Sunday, I had to lead her over to where I had tossed it and made her pick it up. She did it but really showed no interest on doing it on her own. Granted, we had done quite a bit before this and she was tired. Is there any way to gather enthusiasm for this exercise?