spring pole work

I have a 14 month old bitch who will not work the pole to save her life. Also i here cow hide is the best to get dogs working one thanks in advance!

 

patience...I have a few dogs that won't work but their getting there. Just takes time and soon enough, she will get it.

 

Cow hide worked for me to get a dog more interested in working the spring pole.
You can also try and let her take interest in the toy you attach to the spring pole before you hang it. Always stop the play and do not let the dog loose interest by herself and get bored.

 

Mine was the same way. I put a cow hide on the flirt pole and let him work that over to get him interested then put it on the spring pole that solved my problem.

 

I had one wouldnt do it at all less i was on other end ,he loved flirtpole and if i held it upright with end in ground supported by my foot he would work that like springpole but hang it up n he just bark at it lol , some dogs just wont do some things

 

x2 harnish .... mine will tug on flirt pole all day but spring she will only hit it for a minute or two ... however she will jump up grab tree branches and pull on them till they break ... i guess i have to find the right thing as well i will try cowhides.

 

attach the hide to some rope, drag the hide around on the ground so the dog can catch it, play tug with the dog., while doing this attach the rope to the spring pole but leave it touching the ground, let the dog play tug while giving some encouraging words and pats.
you may need to repeat this step a couple of times. the dog should be able to keep all four feet on the ground while working. later at the most, raise the hide so that the dog will only have its front feet off the ground about an inch while it is working, thus letting its front feet touch the ground occassionlly.
D'S....

 

Take time everything takes time