written by : Cindy Jacobs (Cyd)
I thought I would put up a clip of teaching my pup Gus to catch. I work with Gus to focus and watch a small piece of food, then on saying the word “catch” toss it to him trying to have it tap his nose, to get him to catch it. Not only is this a fun and funny exercise, I believe it helps with both the pups vision and with his timing. Once Gus has mastered food catching, I move to having him catch toys (bouncing balls) or whatever I toss.
Have some fun teaching your pup to catch!
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1 Ray // Apr 24, 2008 at 2:24 pm
How old is Gus in this video?
also
I just got my GS pup, its 4 weeks old, can i start training her already? If not, at what age do you recommend…
I am planning on using the day by day puppy training you have posted here…
2 Cindy Jacobs (Cyd) // Apr 24, 2008 at 2:49 pm
Hi Ray, Gus was 12 wks old in this clip. Congrats on new pup, wow 4 wks old very young to already have your pup. I got mine young at 6 wks. and I started training right away in the videos. At 4 wks I would think you are having to feed mush yet. Wait to start your training till they can eat dry food. Then start with the videos.
Cyd
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