William ,I am sure there are fellas reading this saying to themselves ,"Come on Guys any Dog can be trained to Fetch " and I know they are right . I always train my own dogs and there are so many Pros and Cons in training ,any time you are working with a dog and a bird you can't push too hard and even though I understand Force Training and would be more than willing to put the time in on it ,it really just isn't important enough to me "personally " to chance ruining a Good Dog ,which I will own and care for generally for 13 to 15 years !Chips sister " Annie " had a bad training session at about 9 months old with a young Rooster and a check cord ,man ,she was really coming into her own and on this day ,she accidently got caught up with the check cord " Front legs and around her neck " about the same time she caught up with the young Rooster ,she always must have thought that Bird did something real bad to her ,and she has blinked birds ever since ! I know when she has a " Bird Contact " but no one else would ,she lowers her posture and circles around the bird ,a pathetic sight ,but these things happen ,and this is what concerns me about force breaking a dog .as I say the fetching just isn't that important to me ,although I do enjoy it on the days Chip decides he enjoys it also !
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