Keep Hunting Dog Training Exciting

[Tami]

1:
Play with your puppy to encourage retrieving. Use the bumper to get your dog excited. Throw bumpers or other items and reward the dog for retrieving the item and bringing it back to you.

2:
Keep the training sessions short, particularly in the beginning. You'll have more luck training a dog that is interested than one who is tired and bored.

3:
Use positive reinforcement that your dog likes to help teach her what you want her to do. You can use treats, praise, petting or short play times with your training methods.

4:
Allow your dog to roam outside in a supervised area. You'll want to wait until your dog is showing good recall before letting her completely off the leash, but you can use long lines in the meantime. Some individuals like to use clipped birds so that their dogs can learn the fun of finding birds.

5:
Take your dog to different areas to train once he's gotten the basics down. The new sights and smells will keep your dog excited in the training and help him prepare for real hunting situations.

6:
Have fun yourself and your dog will pick up on your enjoyment. Hunting is a collaborative effort with you and your dog, so teamwork is important.

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NG

[Bobby Bass]

1:
Play with your puppy to encourage retrieving. Use the bumper to get your dog excited. Throw bumpers or other items and reward the dog for retrieving the item and bringing it back to you.

2:
Keep the training sessions short, particularly in the beginning. You'll have more luck training a dog that is interested than one who is tired and bored.

3:
Use positive reinforcement that your dog likes to help teach her what you want her to do. You can use treats, praise, petting or short play times with your training methods.

4:
Allow your dog to roam outside in a supervised area. You'll want to wait until your dog is showing good recall before letting her completely off the leash, but you can use long lines in the meantime. Some individuals like to use clipped birds so that their dogs can learn the fun of finding birds.

5:
Take your dog to different areas to train once he's gotten the basics down. The new sights and smells will keep your dog excited in the training and help him prepare for real hunting situations.

6:
Have fun yourself and your dog will pick up on your enjoyment. Hunting is a collaborative effort with you and your dog, so teamwork is important.

NG

By eHow Pets Editor

[Tami]

Yes Bobby we all know, the link is in my post...

Thought you had me hey?
 You always do that

[Bobby Bass]

Yes Bobby we all know, the link is in my post...

Thought you had me hey?
 You always do that

After you edited it....

[Tami]

Yeah you caught me Bobby....
I forgot to post the link...
Gives you a metal... for acting so quickly to jump in there catching me.. as i was modifying it before your post
thanks Bobby for doing your job of trying to catch tami
 

[Tami]

Hey Bobby.. where did you get your balsam wood? from a hobby store?
or a lumber year and do lumber yards carry that?

[Bobby Bass]

I get mine from a hobby shop. a art store may have some but not in blocks. Don't think a lumber yard would carry it.  BBass