Labrador - water trouble

Brian728

Hi Lads - Looking for some advice. I have a beautiful balck lab 18 Mts old. Retreives to hand, gentle mouth, good nose, steady and eager to please. He is a strong swimmer, won't hesitate where he can wade into the water. The problem is where he might have to jump in from a bank or where he can't wade in. He'll paw the water, and move left and right trying to find the best place to get in where he can wade in. In short he lacks this 'boldness' and I'm not sure how to boost his confidence. Would appreciate your input as I certaintly don't want to make a mistake and put him off all together. Cheers. Brian

TriggerPL

Brian728 wrote: »

Hi Lads - Looking for some advice. I have a beautiful balck lab 18 Mts old. Retreives to hand, gentle mouth, good nose, steady and eager to please. He is a strong swimmer, won't hesitate where he can wade into the water. The problem is where he might have to jump in from a bank or where he can't wade in. He'll paw the water, and move left and right trying to find the best place to get in where he can wade in. In short he lacks this 'boldness' and I'm not sure how to boost his confidence. Would appreciate your input as I certaintly don't want to make a mistake and put him off all together. Cheers. Brian

Brian where you based , that's a very minor problem if you were close to me I could bring my lab out and get her to jump in and he will follow , u need to do it with a confident dog tho . A dog you know will jump in no problem

Brian728

TriggerPL wrote: »

Brian where you based , that's a very minor problem if you were close to me I could bring my lab out and get her to jump in and he will follow , u need to do it with a confident dog tho . A dog you know will jump in no problem

Cheers Trigger. As is usually the case, the solution is simple and staring me in the face:rolleyes: A mate has a good experienced and confident springer. He'll sort me out. Based in Limerick BTW

TriggerPL

Brian728 wrote: »

Cheers Trigger. As is usually the case, the solution is simple and staring me in the face:rolleyes: A mate has a good experienced and confident springer. He'll sort me out. Based in Limerick BTW

No problem bud use two dummy's or ducks ya shot , and don't force it make both dogs sit and send both at the same time , I normally do it off a fishing peir at home .

Let us know how ya get on

garyc007

when i was training my springer i through in her favourite ball and dummy and she wasnt long diving in.so if you use something she really likes to play with it should work. the other dog should give her the extra push too