re: Gun dog?

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Is this not the case anymore? It used to be way more individual owners than trainers back then.

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UKC is much more laid back than AKC, but UKC still has an annoying amount of dick measuring.

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FF is not really a project most backyard trainers can do without taking a huge gamble on possibly fricking up their dog.

As for hand signals, it's not that much harder to do blinds if the dog already has a solid foundation to build from. In the end, it's all about time and patience.

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I agree with that to an extent. I think novice trainers can get through force fetch so long as they're patient and understanding of the individual dog. There is enough media online to give people visual ideas of what to expect and how to handle things in force fetch. I think the most important thing in FF is to remember that each dog takes it differently. While my pup might be picking up the block off the ground in 4 days, it might take another three weeks.