Finally got myself a dog!

[Scots_Charles_River]

Wee cuties. How tall will they be fully grown ? Our fist lab was a big lad but the second was a lot smaller.

My nephew has a two year old GSP, mad dog full of beans, never really tires, but will fetch and retrieve without speaking to him all day.

The Dog Whisperer is a great programme, after you watch a few episodes it does make sense. Especially the body language, space and respect stuff.

[Bluebs4]

Keep him tight on his food drive and he will do anything for a treat ,I trained mine for 15 mins in the morni.g with his first meal as treats , iv two labs and two American bulldogs will post pickys one day but a Springer will go on and on and on good luck.

[santaman2000]

Nice looking fellas. Sounds like you've been putting the time in with them - sterling effort. You can reinforce the training by using some of the commands as part of a game, e.g. doing a stay before throwing the ball they fetch when you release them...

As retrievers they need advance training such as being able to make a blind retrieve (retrieve an object they don't know exactly where it's located) by taking verbal or visual commands from you directing them to it AFTER they've enterd the water to seek it.