Hi, can i first say well done on your choice of dog, SPRINGER!!!! wow they are in my opinion the best dogs ever i love em i have had 3 i have 2 now and for all their personalities are very different but have all had the pulling thing it is very much a "springer thing" very hard to master i have tried everything mine are brill in every other way recall superb even my youngest now 15 months she had excellent recall by 4 months the key in my opinion is off lead from the start. The pulling i have never mastered 100%

Your problem with getting him giving thing up make sure whatever he has you have something to exchange he needs to see that there is an advantage to giving you whatever he has so always have something of higher value, be it chicken,sausage, cheese is a good one and only feed this at these times never any other time.

The hoover my youngest still jumps for it but not nearly as much, all i can say is ignore it dont pay any attention she lunges for it and wants to drag it around its very annoying, but any attention to him doing it like NO!. LEAVE IT! or whatever you say is attention and any attention to a springer good or bad is "attention! and they will love it so do try and act as if he is doing nothing act as if he isnt even there and believe me he will learn its not really that much fun.

Always keep in mind that springers are very, very clever, but do mature slower than most breeds they are still very much in a lot of ways puppies when the rest or most of the doggie population are grown up so be patient, enjoy him you have some lovely fun years to come.