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They are well known for breaking the learning process down into small steps maximizing the dog’s learning process. There is a lot of confusion that surrounds the simple question ‘what is the best way to train a gundog’.

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The book also comes with a training log that helps you observe anticipated results and tell you when to move forward.The most important part of training your dog to be off-leash is to be patient and gradually increase the distance you are from your dog. In my work with both dogs and horses, I’ve found operant conditioning to be the quickest and most engaging tool with which my animal partner enjoys learning. Similar to the ‘Morning Routine’ method (see below), it’ll prevent him from chasing the game and neglecting to bring it back.

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When you refer to a dog as a positive gun dog, it means that this gun dog is trained with positive reinforcement training methods. Alternatively, you can use a ‘retrieving roll’ - a canvas wrap that can be wrapped up tight and contain a toy , ball , dummy, small bird, anything. Ethan and Kat Pippit, the owners of the channel, have a huge affection toward breeding and training hunting dogs.The word “positive” here means that you add something new to your gun dog’s environment, this is often in the form of a reward such as a treat or activity that the dog is enamored with. People are sensitive and want to be given everything these days, so sure, as mentioned PS/PF is the most highly recommended DVD, training with moe is the book, and the NAVDHA green book is a close second. The breeder must know their puppies well and advise you on the best puppy for your family and home situation. Decoys can be used for some exercises, but real birds are best for creating excitement and drive in gun dogs. But, if flushing dogs are your thing, Milner has a lot of great advice on how to get the most out of them while having a good time together learning.

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It's old, first published in 1977, and I don't know how well it fits in with today's beliefs on dog training, but DH found bits of it really good for our working gundogs.Diet may play a role in training if your dog appears to run out of energy halfway through the hunt or becomes too thin or over-weight to deal with the training requirements. Now that I’ll be doing hunt-specific training, I’ll be using a variety of texts to start and finish my gun dog, and these are the ones I’ll be leaning on. Using C+T, treats or your usual training method, get your dog to sit for a few moments when he has the dummy in his mouth, instead of immediately taking it from him.