| The foundation that Storm describes is a Pearsall idea that I have always used regardless of the prey of the individual dog that has it charging after the dumbell. (Pearsall's stuff came out probably before most of you were born......... :D ) It established the imprinting of proper carriage that sticks with the dog. If I had a bell-carrier, I'd back up and use this to establish proper carrying. Bell carrying not only looks bad and is incorrect, it is too easy to get it bumped out of the mouth. So back up, or if you haven't taught the dog to reach for the bar each time, no reason you can't restart with that procedure. It will be worth it in the long run. When you get to those heavier dumbells, the dog won't have to relearn. I guess an alternative would be to put up the light dumbell and just use the heavy ones. That should certainly discourage a bell grabber. |