Dependable Dummy Delivery - here's how: Stage 1: Teach your dog to recall and target the placeboard so they sit in front of you (no retrieving yet) Stage 2: Now add a dummy and take it as your dog steps on the board Stage 3: Get your dog to sit on the board before taking the dummy Stage 4: Delay taking the dummy so your dog sits and holds it If you'd like help training your dog to deliver the dummy properly, it's covered in my free Bark to Basics masterclass. Type the word 'GUNDOG' in the commen

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Do your walks normally start with a lot of lead pulling? Before you've taught much else, that's inevtiable. Excitement levels are through the roof and so, expecting perfect heel work straight out of the car only sets you both up to fail. The goal in the first month is to reach a benchmark standard but in a training set-up. Ten paces by your side without pulling, plus a simple reset to bring them back when their nose gets diverted to an interesting smell - that’s your foundation and it doesn't ju