Totally Fetching:

Teaching and Proofing a Reliable Retrieve

In 1995, Adele Yunck and Judy Byron produced Positively Fetching: Teaching the Obedience Retrieves Using Food. Adele has updated the video, keeping the best of the original and replacing the rest. She's added a whole new section on teaching the hold, and greatly expanded the section on proofing the retrieve. This 73-minute DVD:

• Shows more than 50 different dogs of numerous breeds, in all stages of learning to retrieve. You'll see Flat-Coated, Golden, and Labrador Retrievers, Border Collies, Shelties, Terriers (Airedale, Australian, Border, West Highland White, Welsh), Hounds (Beagle, Greyhoud, Pharoah Hound, Whippet) and more. Every breed group is represented!
  
• Teaches you the basics of positive reinforcement, including how to use a conditioned reinforcer, and how to apply this to teaching your dog to retrieve. Food is used extensively for teaching the dog.
• Includes in-depth examples at each stage of the retrieve process as well as extensive sections on problem solving.
• Explains the proper selection of retrieve equipment for your dog.
• Explores a variety of corrections for when your dog fails to retrieve, and when and how to use them.

You will see successes as well as errors. The companion booklet includes some photos and is a great supplemental reference when you are away from a DVD player.