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Originally Posted by KairaPup  Nope. No interest at all lol. I am trying to train her to retrieve for her service dog stuff and competition obedience. It's going well, but slow. |
Here is a relevant passage from a training site regarding retrieving if you are interested:
"RETRIEVE
Dog nose-targets four different objects including a dumbell, on one cue each.
DISCUSSION: Most trainers divide dogs into "natural" retrievers, and dogs who don't retrieve. All kinds of harsh methods have been devised to force non-retrievers to retrieve. These methods have turned off more potential dog trainers than any other part of training. Fear not! It is NOT necessary to do nasty things to dogs to produce a reliable retrieve. Even dogs who have never thought to voluntarily pick up a twig or a toy can be taught to enjoy retrieving."
The rest is here scroll to the bottom:
Training Level THREE A | Mind to Mind
Beginer targeting is started here about half way down:
http://sue-eh.ca/page24/page26/styled/