Young hunting dog issues

[Buster]

I have a 13 month female chocolate lab who has shown good promise in the field. THE PROBLEM!!
She has a very high prey drive, and is not good in honoring other dogs retrieves. She tries to take the bird from them. She is also very possessive of any toys or chew bones with my other dog at home.  It is not a problem with any humans. How do I break her of these bad habits??? All insights appreciated.

[The General]

The instant she tries to grab stuff from other dogs lay her on her back and make her stay there.  She is trying to show her dominance and that is what you need to cure.

[Go Big Red!]

Keep working with her, she still is a pup and I have seen dogs that are pushing 4 yrs old that will steal retrieves.  Not totally the dogs fault, but keep on her and praise her up and down for listening.  Any thought on calling a game farm and see if you can work her for people who don't have dogs?  I have heard of dog owners trying this.  You take her out and the use her for someone else. Just a thought.

[Cody Gruchow]

been trying to break a 8 year old lab of the same thing last year at the club. very friendly dog but he feels like he has to be the one that makes all the retreives. the way we/I did it was when he went for the bird after the other dog has it ya yell no and if he keeps at it ya hit him with the shock collar everytime not cranked up all the way just enough to warn him. finally he got the hint and he didnt become collar shy or harm him from make any other retreives, just stopped him from taking birds from other dogs. no for the possesiveness towards her things or other dogs things thats a dominance thing. say if a puppy starts growling when something comes near them when they eatting just tell them no and take the food/toy away. or roll them over on the backs, dogs on there backs have no control and are not longer in charge, takes there dominance away. i wouldnt recommend using the collar method unless shes really use to the collar. otherwise she might turn up collar shy or refuse to hunt with the collar on all together.

[doctorgreig]

#1. Get a 2nd dog for training session.
#2. Put a 30 ft. rope on your dog and a shock collar.
#3. Thro retrieve for 2nd dog.
#4. Do not let your dog get retrieve. Make her sit or stay. Give her verbal commands.
#5. Once in a while let her get a retrieve.
#6.Once she understands what you are expecting of her you can start incorporating the shock colar with the continued use of the rope.
#7. When she is doing well take off the rope.
#8.This is done over many sessions. Its not a one training session problem!
                                                Good Luck
                                                 Greig