Clicker Retrieve
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Week 1: Useful information before you get started

How to get help on this course
Using food as a motivator
WEEK 1.1 Introduction and background
WEEK 1.2 Preventing problems and the 'Drop' behaviour
VIDEO: How to take things from a puppy: For little puppies, pre-clicker retrieve
VIDEO: The Two-Fer Game: For little puppies, pre-clicker retrieve
WEEK 1.3 Training locations and equipment
WEEK 1.4 Homework
Week 2: Looking at and/or heading towards the retrieve item (Phase 1)

Delayed 7 days

WEEK 2.1 How to begin a clicker retrieve session
WEEK 2.2 How to end a clicker retrieve session
WEEK 2.3 Looking at and/or approaching the retrieve item (PHASE 1)
Example 1 - Me with Grey
Example 2 - Leslie with Luke
Example 3 - Belinda with Harry
Example 4 - Annabelle with Nel
Example 5 - Sam with Lexi
WEEK 2.4 Homework
Week 3: At least a touch (Phase 2) and pick-ups (Phase 3)

Delayed 14 days

WEEK 3.1 At least a touch (PHASE 2)
Example 1 - Karen with Jasper
Example 2 - Carol with George
Example 3 - Alinda with Cora
Example 4 - Mary with Trilli
Example 5 - Amanda with Blossom
WEEK 3.2 Pick-ups (PHASE 3)
Example 1 - Me with Grey
Example 2 - Me with Fire
Example 3 - Leslie with Luke
Example 4 - Annabelle with Nel
Example 5 - Sam with Lexi
Example 6 - Karen with Jasper
WEEK 3.3 Homework
Week 4: Continuing pick-ups (Phase 3) and hand target (Phase 4)

Delayed 21 days

WEEK 4.1 Pick-ups (continued)
Example 1 - Me with Fire
Example 2 - Me with Slate
Example 3 - Mary with Trilli
Example 4 - Annabelle with Nel
WEEK 4.2 Hand target (PHASE 4)
Example 1 - Me with Grey
Example 2 - Charlotte
Example 3 - Karen with Jasper
Example 4 - Carol with George
Example 5 - Me with Moye
Example 6 - Vicki with Matilda
WEEK 4.3 - Homework
Week 5: Slight distance and a mini hold (Phase 5), proofing the hold against food (Phase 6) and duration on hand targets (Phase 4 cont.)

Delayed 28 days

WEEK 5.1 Introducing slight distance and a mini-hold (PHASE 5)
Example 1 - Leslie with Luke
Example 2 - Anneke with Rallison
Example 3 - Sam with Lexi
Example 4 - Annabelle with Nel
Example 5 - Belinda with Harry
Example 6 - Philippa with Doug
WEEK 5.2 Proofing the hold against food (PHASE 6)
Example 1 - Me with Slate
Example 2 - Me with Grey
Example 3 - Anneke with Rallison
Example 4 - Philippa with Doug
Example 5 - Anneke with Rallison
1) Water deliveries - the first use for proofing the hold against food
2) Preventing mouthing - the second use for proofing the hold against food
WEEK 5.3 Duration on the hand target (PHASE 4 continued)
Example 1 - Me with Moye and Grey
Example 2 - Me with Ren
WEEK 5.4 Homework
Week 6: Putting the pick-up and hand target together (Phase 7)

Delayed 35 days

WEEK 6.1 Putting the pick-up and hand target together
Example 1 - Carol with George
Example 2 - Leslie with Luke
Example 3 - Ann-Marie with Darcey
WEEK 6.2 Continue your other exercises
VIDEO: Hold until the click. Drop at the click.
VIDEO: Revising water deliveries
WEEK 6.3 Homework
Week 7: The finishing touches (Phase 8)

Delayed 42 days

WEEK 7.1 The finishing touches
Example 1 - Me with Slate
Example 2 - Anneke with Rallison
Example 3 - Tess with Luna
WEEK 7.2 - Transitioning to Game
Example 1 - Me with Ren (and ducks)
Example 2 - Me with Moye (and ducks)
WEEK 7.3 A short coda!
WEEK 7.4 Deliveries

How to get help on this course

Here is a link to the Clicker Retrieve Facebook group. Come and join us!

There's also another general Facebook group for Force-Free gundog, open to all.

Come and join us for all kinds of gundog conversations at Force-Free Gundog - The Group

Please post your Clicker Retrieve videos for feedback, in the Clicker Retrieve group :)