Ever had a day.....
Posted: Wed Jan 29, 2020 8:18 pm
.....when your dog gave the impression that it had received no training whatsoever,,,grrr
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Re: Ever had a day.....
Posted: Wed Jan 29, 2020 8:19 pm
At this time of year...YES!
Re: Ever had a day.....
Posted: Wed Jan 29, 2020 8:29 pm
Re: Ever had a day.....
Posted: Wed Jan 29, 2020 9:41 pm
Re: Ever had a day.....
Posted: Wed Jan 29, 2020 9:47 pm
I've noticed, personally speaking, a new pup generates a lot of attention from me to its training. Older dog, I gradually ease up on a lot of the requirements because I feel the dog knows the score and after all I want to now relax cause we have arrived and this vigilance is lot of effort, so, I cool. Older dog, now has become even more confident and picks up that it can use more initiative because pressure is waning or almost none existent. Essentially, I have trained it to take more freedom in the hunt or retrieve and to consider me more as a hunting buddy. 
As to reinforcement of behavior, needing worry, the dog is in that wonderful world of self gratification (positive reinforcement) galore and I have found myself puzzled that we are no longer working as a team.
PS. perhaps Eze, is in season ?
As to reinforcement of behavior, needing worry, the dog is in that wonderful world of self gratification (positive reinforcement) galore and I have found myself puzzled that we are no longer working as a team.
PS. perhaps Eze, is in season ?
Re: Ever had a day.....
Posted: Wed Jan 29, 2020 11:38 pm
They invent stupid names for everything these days!
Re: Ever had a day.....
Posted: Wed Jan 29, 2020 11:40 pm
Well, my little sh!t, having been as steady as a rock all day decided to take off down to the gun line in front of the Boss yesterday, she was on the string of shame the rest of that drive. 
Re: Ever had a day.....
Posted: Thu Jan 30, 2020 12:12 am
Re: Ever had a day.....
Posted: Thu Jan 30, 2020 7:02 am
Makes sense newf, i can relate to itnewf wrote: ↑Wed Jan 29, 2020 9:47 pm I've noticed, personally speaking, a new pup generates a lot of attention from me to its training. Older dog, I gradually ease up on a lot of the requirements because I feel the dog knows the score and after all I want to now relax cause we have arrived and this vigilance is lot of effort, so, I cool. Older dog, now has become even more confident and picks up that it can use more initiative because pressure is waning or almost none existent. Essentially, I have trained it to take more freedom in the hunt or retrieve and to consider me more as a hunting buddy.
As to reinforcement of behavior, needing worry, the dog is in that wonderful world of self gratification (positive reinforcement) galore and I have found myself puzzled that we are no longer working as a team.
PS. perhaps Eze, is in season ?
Defo not due in season however same behaviour as indicator of
Re: Ever had a day.....
Posted: Thu Jan 30, 2020 7:06 am
Mine did same, was a gun half way up the hill from gun line to flush point we were hunting out gorse between him and flush point. He drops a bird behind him, little shite legged it ignored stop and retrieved partridge. No harm done and moment had gone for a bollocking, from then on she was trying my patience
out again today, fri and sat....wish me luck