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Originally Posted by calismum
Quick update - I was convinced that Izzi was 'getting it' but discovered what she got was an easy way to get treats or attention. Beyond that - not interested.
Breagh, as in most things, is a little more careful about what she wants to get involved with! However, we have progress.
Breagh is by far the most playful of the two and often runs around with a captured toy. I thought it would be fun to try and teach her to retrieve. She will come to a click for a treat so I started by throwing a toy and if she went and picked it up I'd do a click. She would drop the toy but I'd go to her with the reward.
We have progressed to I throw the toy, she goes to get it, I click, she trots back about half the distance and then drops it. This has been a few weeks but I am hopeful she'll eventually retrieve (obviously being a cat it'll be when it suits her!!!)
Any tips appreciated.
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Well done
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. Sounds like you're progressing well.
Try delaying the click & using your voice to encourage her towards you, then click when she gets to you (provided that she still has the toy in her mouth). And be careful not to click as she drops the toy, otherwise she may start to think that it is the dropping of the toy that causes the click, & therefore the treat.
Also you could try walking backwards as she comes towards you so that she has to keep coming towards you to get the treat.
If nothing else it sounds like you've taught a pretty good recall
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