Lots of good information, and debate, here fellas. I truly appreciate every one of you taking the time to respond with advice and different discussions. The new training began today and we are already working better on loading into the truck/box.

I should also say that I use the command “load up” to which the dogs come to the truck and put their front paws on the tailgate. So, they know the command, they just don’t fully understand what I want out of it, I suppose. More work, and time, ahead!!


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Thanks for the advice. I guess I should have thought about backing the truck into a ditch to work on this. I have a ditch in front of my house so it should be very easy to work on. I try to use positive affirmation on all my training needs so I guess I need to incorporate that into this as well. Aga...

Hey guys. Forgive me for the rookie question, but I’m having issues with my dogs loading into the bed of the truck. When it’s time to load up, they will put their front feet on the tailgate and wait for me to pick them up. I know it’s not too high for them because my 8 year old lab jumps in there li...

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^^^^^ What he said haha. Good job, and keep at it. It only gets better.

So sorry for your loss. Thank you for sharing some great memories with us!!

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