Puppy wont pick up bird...

[networthy]

I have an incredible 12 yr old lab that has been a beast. Her allstar clip includes a 5 goose water retrieve during a snowstorm in early December (many years ago).
I have a 7 month chessy, she retrieves a ball awesome and drops at feet. But when I change to a frozen duck wing, she runs up, and licks it but wont puck it up. I have tried taking feathers and attaching them to the ball and she runs up and licks the ball. I have had the old girl play too, the young one gets there first, the old girl catches up and takes it back.
any tips?

[singlemalt]

First congratulations on upgrading from a Lab to a Chessie . Second don't panic, what you are facing is very common. There is a solution but it might take too long to write up myself. I trained my young male CBR largely using the techniques in the book "The Ten Minute Retriever" by Dahl. It is a very easy to read practical book and he devotes a fair bit of it dealing with the unique challenges (and rewards) of dealing with Chessies.

I am VERY happy with how my dog who is four now turned out. He is very dependably obedient, steady and delivers anything you send him for reliably and gently to hand.

[networthy]

Thank you for the tip. I will look it up.

[vom Dufenshmirtz]

some pups won't pick up frozen, but will get freshly killed game
Try adding dry feathers to a familiar dummy if she won't get it, put it in nylon stocking, if no go, put stocking on a familiar dummy, progress to few layers of stocking on a dummy with feathers, then on a frozen birds, remove layers until she picks up a naked bird.
Then of course, people will tell you to force fetch. cheers.

[bdog]

Take the older dog out of the picture, it is probably intimidating the pup when stealing the retrieve

[Cass]

I probably wouldn't hold an ice cube in my teeth for long

[networthy]

I appreciate the tips. I just picked up 10 minute retriever. Look forward to working with Roxie

[Bearhunter]

Put the pup on Live Birds. Develop that drive. Only train one dog at a time(keep the old dog away while training)