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• Retriever Breeds in Training: Working Traits of the Big Three, June/July, 1997. As the title suggests, a comparison of Labrador, Golden, and Chesapeake Bay retrievers with emphasis on working qualities and response to training. Warning--slow upload! Includes several photographs. Click and go get a cup of coffee or something....
  
  
• Myths and Misconceptions About Retrievers (text only) August/September 1997. A look at several oft-heard but inaccurate notions about retrievers.
  
  
• Soft Dogs, December/January 1997-98. Dogs that can't take a lot of pressure in training--anecdotes, stories, and tips on how to get the best from them.
  
  
• Force Fetching Without "The Collar" Part I, February/March 1998. Our method for getting dogs forced, part I: getting dogs to hold and carry a retrieving dummy without dropping it. Contains sequence of 8 photographs--slow upload.
  
  
• Force Fetching Without "The Collar" Part II, April/May 1998. The conclusion of our force-fetching method: using the ear-pinch to condition the dog to pick up the dummy on command. Another slow upload with 6 explanatory photographs.
  
  
• The Genetics of Color in Labradors, June/July 1998. Explanation of the inheritance of black, chocolate, and yellow, with a brief summary of basic genetics and how to predict the colors that will result from a breeding.
  

Coming soon: "When Do You Know You Have a Good Dog?" from the Oct/Nov 1997 issue of The Retriever Journal; our tips on how to get the most benefit from the work a pro does in training your dog.

• Raising a Retriever How to raise a puppy so as to develop its potential as a retriever and its responsiveness in training, minimizing bad habits which will be a headache later.
  
  

Is there an aspect of training, campaigning, hunting preparation, puppy acquisition, retrievers in general, historic dogs or individuals, history of the sport, etc. which you would like to read about? Suggest it, and if we know about it or can research it, we'll write an essay. Email us at amy@oakhillkennel.com