Pointing Dog Training Timeline

Along came three fellows who owned year old littermates.

Pointing dog training timeline.

However as i started to write. Age 5 to 7 months. Obedience is the primary goal getting the dog to come when called and yield to a leash are the first orders of business. Pointing dog pointers features monthly training tips by bob and jody iler who own green valley kennels in dubuque iowa.

The german shepherd dog s work ethic is legendary and you can encourage your dog s best working traits with early and ongoing. When sportdog asked me to write training articles on some of the aspects of training pointing dogs to handle birds it seemed like a pretty easy task. Training your dog. For example a while back i developed a monthly progress check off report for dogs in training and the idea seemed to work until.

As a full time trainer and quail guide in arizona pointing dogs and birds are my passion. The handling is also going very well. Centrally located just 2 hours from downtown los angeles. By ltc jim morehouse.

Being primarily a pointing dog. Bob and jody have trained pointing dogs for over 35 years and have written many articles for the pointing dog journal. For my dog the retrieving part is coming on very easy and without any training other than throwing a ball. Puppies like human babies do a lot of learning to do in their early months.

Bold pups can explore the field on a check cord learning the windshield wiper pattern you ll want them to employ in the field. You can probably guess what happened at the end of the first month they compared notes and my phone got busy. Our hunting dog training grounds include our own 20 acres of real wild bird high desert habitat with quail and chukar available year round and pheasants upon request with thousands of unfenced wild acres surrounding our facility. Follow this puppy training timeline to get your dog off to a good start.

Training pointing dogs with birds part 1. T he initial aspects of training a hunting dog can seem daunting. 1 month program for pointing breeds recommended ages is 8 10 months old develop whoa here heel and kennel with positive reinforcement collar conditioning and many other methods bird and gun introduction develop steady to wing point and hold until you flush the bird. But when you break down the process into its key goals and basic timeline any dog owner can become a training professional just.