re: Dog training help - teaching a retriever to hold after retrieve

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Do you reward him when he drops it

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I do not. Pick it up and then make her hold it -and she will - then I say "give it" and she drops it. I can do that as often as I want but then she will go out on the next retrieve and still return and drop it and sit. Every once in a while she gets it right and then I reward her so may just be a function of continued training. Planning to keep at it but always looking for advice from experienced folks. Thanks!