More retriever help

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Originally Posted by Raymond

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Dogs don't think like that. They would have to use cognitive thinking skills in order for them to learn by watching other dogs preform.

Repetition is how dogs are trained to repeat training formats. Perfect Practice Makes it Perfect. Some can accomplish this and some can't, the ones that get it see the pictures built during training better and can remember them. High maintenance dogs have to maintain training or their skills will deteriate quite rapidly.

There are so many "Wives Tales" about dogs and training out there with no reality to them. The new trainers have improved methods and dogs by light years and I liken it to the computer advances seen in our life time(I am 44).

I'll shut up now

Well that's the way we have been doing it for years. I dont quite understand why you think a dog could not learn by watching another dog. I think it works. But hey, you are obviously the SC expert on dog training. Maybe he should just PM you from now on with any retriever questions, instead of asking for "opinions."