training hunting dogs
- Thread starter 5in1hole
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There is a fellow down the road from me who bough two female goldens from the same litter. Good dogs, but he stated that he wouldn't buy two pup dogs at the same time as it makes it hard to train them. One dog will distract the other, who will in turn ignore you during training. The alternative is to train each dog alone from the other, but let them have their playtime together.
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- Location
- Montreal, Quebec
TonyMo gave you some good advice... FOLLOW IT!
heard this from very reputable sources as well. I have 4 from 2 litters, luckily the two first were seperated for a year so we only had to concentrate on the one returned, she was ok eventually. I kept 2 dogs from the next litter so I let them play and live together but train them seperately. Its not that hard really!SuperCub said:
I keep a collection of wings and tail feathers in my spare freezer, try to ensure there is as little meat on them as possible or they will sit down and eat them. If you can get a wing where the feathers wont pull out unlike pigeon breast feathers then that is a kinder introduction to the pup. Wrapping rabbit skins round dummies works as well. Anything that gives the none synthetic feel or is plain different helps. Variety is good and keeps them on their toes!
5in1hole
Some good feedback so far.. a few additional thoughts...
A dog is never too young to start training!
Have a look at the web site below when you're doing your research.
http://www.huntsmith.com/
Rick is a contributing writer for Pointing Dog Journal and very knowledgeable in the area. We had the pleasure to sit in on one of his seminars and it was the best 3 days we spent with our dog re: training. I would suggest his video on the overview of the “silent command system”.
Don’t rush out to an e-collar until you have the fundamentals engrained on the dog. The e-collar should be used to reinforce the fundamentals, not teach them.
Some good feedback so far.. a few additional thoughts...
A dog is never too young to start training!
Have a look at the web site below when you're doing your research.
http://www.huntsmith.com/
Rick is a contributing writer for Pointing Dog Journal and very knowledgeable in the area. We had the pleasure to sit in on one of his seminars and it was the best 3 days we spent with our dog re: training. I would suggest his video on the overview of the “silent command system”.
Don’t rush out to an e-collar until you have the fundamentals engrained on the dog. The e-collar should be used to reinforce the fundamentals, not teach them.
