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Show everything is lengthened; and then the exercise i6 also practiced with the trainer out of sight. This is done in such a way that the trainer keeps an eye on the dog, but the dog cannot see the trainer. The trainer must control the dog at once if he makes any moves toward rising to a sitting position or leaving his place. This exercise is enormously important for the avalanche search service and should be practiced at all opportunities until such time that the dog remains properly in place. Of course, the dog must also be able to resist temptation. Retrieving. Auditory signal: " Fetch!" An object is thrown to a point some distance from the dog, who is sitting free. Upon the auditory signal: " Fetch!", the dog rushes to the object, picks it up and carries it, without playing with it, to his leader. ( As described in the section: To come). The dog carries the object in his teeth until the leader relieves him of it with the command: " Out!" ( i. e., " Let go!"). Preliminary exercises: Throwing a stick to be retrieved is a favorite game of the dog. However, this should not be played senselessly; it is necessary to avoid having the dog chase at random after every object thrown on any and all occasions ( player). The game of " fetch" must only be played in the sense of retrieving. Retrieving can also be practiced later on in connection with the high jump and the long jump. Throwing a favorite object over a hurdle or other obstacle stimulates most dogs to jump. Retrieving is a very important preliminary exercise for hunting about for objects, for trail exercises, and for the search for lost persons. It is thus of great importance that the dog retrieve willingly. In order to accustom the dog to a quiet holding of the object, one lets the dog carry different items at different times and on different occasions. Most dogs, once they have learned it, greatly enjoy this exercise* - 20 - |