Gundog Training Forum

Hat tip for taking the time to teach your dog one of the most useful responses there are! I help the dog learn their 'off' switch before I go to 'settle'. The 'off' switch is not a command, it's just a way, like TT in the video to help the dog learn self control. This is necessary because teaching t...

Nice video, and I have no quarrel with any of it. But, I have a comment or two that may be helpful (big surprise...heh?) 1) I would do the same setup (baseball), and throw the ball, but work on steadiness first. Don't send the dog. Just praise and walk out to the pitcher's mound and praise the dog f...

I don't do much of that style of hunting,so my opinion isn't worth much :oops: , but I was terribly impressed when your pup sat and stayed while those bunny's ran away. Looks like the youngster hunts well within gun range and understands the sit whistle. Nice going :clap: :clap: :clap: I know some f...

Did somebody call my name :whistle: I have several comments: 1) FF, in operant conditioning terms, is ‘negative reinforcement’ – or taking away something aversive as a reward for compliance. The training problem is providing the aversive in a consistent, controlled way. Hence, the ‘ear pinch’. But, ...

Although, I agree that too much handling a dog on a seen retrieve can induce the dog to lose perserverence...and ask for help, a lot depends on the individual dog. My 'Buddy' has been handled many times on seen retrieves and does not pop. I am curious about the dog's age and level of training. Is th...

http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd184/Snick999/DSC_0333.jpg Buddy's New Friend - 'Cricket' (Can you guess how she got her name) A young man name Chris Ward contacted me because he had the Chessie pup (above) and told me he had read about me on the internet (gulp). He wanted to know if I could he...

I"m, a Chessie guy from across The Pond. But, I'm surrounded by them FC's all the time. I love'em. Welcome to the forum.

Snici

As we are at risk of taking yet another topic off track I thought I'd better start a new one. There's a lot of comment re dog's not generalising but but is this likely with some breeds more than others? I have to say its not been my experience. Yes they may be a little slower to respond when some p...

I came across a thread on a U.S. forum about selecting a gundog pup. One post came up with the idea that if you want a non yapper and non whiner as an adult dog you should spend a good bit of time just looking quietly at the litter and reject the pups most prone to being noisy. I think I may have a...

Hepe wrote:I would also ponder for a while before jumping in.

Helene

Yup!

Snick