How to train a German hard-haired Pointer to pick up things? The dog's picking ability evolved from hunting instinct. A 2-month-old puppy will pick up things from the ground. At this time, wooden sticks, rubber balls, etc. By teasing it, you can develop your ability to pick it up.

If your dog cannot pick up something from the ground, you can hand it to it with your hands. After it opens its mouth to pick it up, hold its lower jaw to hold it for a while, and then give the command "Give it to me." If it doesn't give it, don't grab it, otherwise a battle will start between you and it. You can exchange food for its bite.

Puppies like to bite excitedly at pieces of cloth dangling in their owners’ hands. You can also throw out toys such as rope knots and rattle balls, and then chase them with you, making a fighting gesture, waiting for love. When the dog picks up the toy and then pretends to chase it, it is imitating the actions of puppies playing with each other, and finally replaces the object in its mouth with food.

If the puppy is not interested in the object, you must find a way to stimulate its desire to pick it up: tie the object with a rope, and then swing it back and forth to stimulate its desire to pick it up. After it picks it up, encourage it to say "ok" and use the rope to pull the item toward you to make it hold it more firmly.

Train the puppy's ability to pick up thrown objects: Throw an object that can excite it about 10 meters in front of it, issue the command "hold", and if it hesitates, lead it to run with it. past. If your dog comes back to you with an object in its mouth, praise it immediately and give the "spit" command at the same time. Take the object it is holding in one hand and give it a food reward with the other hand.