I sort'a did the same thing the first 6 mos. . . I spent tons of time out in the woods, in the water and in the field. I even had her pulling 1/4 of a railroad tie to build strength and endurance and skipping much of the most important foundation of OB. . . It's certainly not too late to play catch up a little. . . sounds like he/she already has the natural retreiving instincts - I would even recommend one of those dog OB classes at night; it's a great way to socialize dog and will help you formalize your effort.
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I got away from my pups training for a few and I new she enjoyed retrieving so that is all I did for a month or little longer, I left obedience out for the most part 
Well with this long weekend I went to my hometown visited my dad who doesn't have a fenced yard and realized how I had screwed up My pup who is 5 month's today has no idea what "come" means i thought she got it because everytime she retirieves she brought it to me, evidently not !!!
SO I started 5 minute mornings and 5 minute evenings one for "heel" and one for "come" :thumbsup: Any suggestions or help would be great, especially for the come the check cord is working but she seems to maybe be a little confused with the "come"????????ops2:
Well with this long weekend I went to my hometown visited my dad who doesn't have a fenced yard and realized how I had screwed up
My pup who is 5 month's today has no idea what "come" means i thought she got it because everytime she retirieves she brought it to me, evidently not !!!SO I started 5 minute mornings and 5 minute evenings one for "heel" and one for "come" :thumbsup: Any suggestions or help would be great, especially for the come the check cord is working but she seems to maybe be a little confused with the "come"????????
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