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Other Hunting => Bird Dogs => Topic started by: newbie76 on February 24, 2012, 08:33:36 AM

Title: Best Way to Learn to Train
Post by: newbie76 on February 24, 2012, 08:33:36 AM: What is the best way to learn to train a bird dog? Is there a Class you can attend?
Title: Re: Best Way to Learn to Train
Post by: BIGINNER on February 24, 2012, 08:39:39 AM: i learned by reading alot,. watching videos and talking with people that train dogs. :tup: but i'm still learning...

also i think your dog will teach you alot as well.
Title: Re: Best Way to Learn to Train
Post by: Happy Gilmore on February 24, 2012, 08:48:08 AM: find a trainer and ask if you can come out an help in your free time. Throw birds, help around their kennel etc in exchange for help training.

Where do you live?
Title: Re: Best Way to Learn to Train
Post by: newbie76 on February 24, 2012, 08:51:32 AM: I live in Pasco............
Title: Re: Best Way to Learn to Train
Post by: BIGINNER on February 24, 2012, 08:55:58 AM: Quote from: newbie76 on February 24, 2012, 08:51:32 AM
I live in Pasco............

where are you getting your gsp? i have a friend that breeds german shorthairs. and he also trains bird dogs. he's really good, and all his dogs are exellent hunters. he taught me alot about training.
he lives in finley
Title: Re: Best Way to Learn to Train
Post by: Happy Gilmore on February 24, 2012, 09:38:00 AM: what kind of dogs? retrievers, pointers?
Title: Re: Best Way to Learn to Train
Post by: newbie76 on February 24, 2012, 09:42:19 AM: Quote from: BIGINNER on February 24, 2012, 08:55:58 AM
Quote from: newbie76 on February 24, 2012, 08:51:32 AM
I live in Pasco............

where are you getting your gsp? i have a friend that breeds german shorthairs. and he also trains bird dogs. he's really good, and all his dogs are exellent hunters. he taught me alot about training.
he lives in finley

I was actually looking in the paper for dogs in general...My son wants one for his birthday....I was going to get him a .22 but he said he would rather have a dog.....I have never wanted a puppy before but after getting a dog from a rescue shelter...I love having a dog and I am up for the challenge of a puppy...Does your friend have puppies?!? willing to train!?
Title: Re: Best Way to Learn to Train
Post by: BIGINNER on February 24, 2012, 09:56:57 AM: NOT SURE IF HE HAS PUPPIES RIGHT NOW. BUT HE MIGHT, AND HE DOES TRAIN. I'LL SEND A P.M. WITH INFO TO YOU.
Title: Re: Best Way to Learn to Train
Post by: huntnfmly on February 24, 2012, 04:56:34 PM: I'm still learning I. Read alot of books and talk to people who know alot more than me. You can get alot of info on here have fun
Title: Re: Best Way to Learn to Train
Post by: sirfunkeybut on February 24, 2012, 05:13:46 PM: Does he train other types or just gsp's? If so could I get the info as well?

Quote from: BIGINNER on February 24, 2012, 09:56:57 AM
NOT SURE IF HE HAS PUPPIES RIGHT NOW. BUT HE MIGHT, AND HE DOES TRAIN. I'LL SEND A P.M. WITH INFO TO YOU.
Title: Re: Best Way to Learn to Train
Post by: Shannon on February 24, 2012, 06:52:34 PM: If you get a pointer buy the Perfection Kennel DVD set called the Perfect Start and The Perfect Finish. Then get a book called Training with Mo. The best of the best IMO. Good luck and have fun. Remember the best advice is repetition is the key to any dog training.
Title: Re: Best Way to Learn to Train
Post by: RC3 on February 24, 2012, 09:52:28 PM: Most important thing I can say is be consistent if you give a command, give it once and only once. That was one of the hardest things for me to learn. That and like I said consistency all the time no exceptions if they get away with it once they'll try to again:)
Title: Re: Best Way to Learn to Train
Post by: jetjockey on February 26, 2012, 09:06:37 AM: I agree with most of the above posts. The Perfect Start/Perfect Finish is probably the best training video series for pointing dogs there is. Read a couple books as well and you will be well on your way. Another pretty good book is "The Brittany, Amateurs Training with Professionals". Obviously its a brittany book, but it really covers all pointing breeds... The other thing I would highly suggest is trying to find a trainer who will let you watch and work with you. I learned a lot from reading many books and watching PS/PF, but Ive learned the most when running dogs with my trainer and watching him work. The good trainers really are a different breed. The books and video's won't show you how to read your dog and understand what they are thinking. Thats something you can only learn by training lots of dogs.