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Welcome This page has some helpful Training info for Puppy Raising, Hunting Training Ect. that we will keep adding too. If you have Suggestions , please Feel Free to email. We'd like the help with this page. |
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A really good Training book for Brittanys for Field work : THE BRITTANY Amateurs Training with Professionals This book written by Martha H. Greenlee and David A. Webb will enable amateur pointing dog trainers to train hunting dogs that they will be proud of and field trial dogs that will win 4th Book down on this page: http://www.gladerunpress.com/generic1.html
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This is taken from a book written by Nicky Bissell called "Pointing Dog Training" This is an excellent book to help start a puppy. Thank you Kim for sending me this excellent information! The Basics... If you can raise a family properly you can train a dog. Many of the same principles apply to dog training and child raising. The man with the unruly kids usually has a dog that is spoiled as well. There is no need of having a spoiled self-willed dog. A god enjoys serving his master. All it takes to train a dog is for you to be smarter than he is! There are a few Dos and Don'ts that should be emphasized. 1. Never give a command unless you are in a position to enforce if during his training. (VERY IMPORTANT!) 2. Never coax an adult dog to do anything - a small puppy, yes. 3. Give one command firmly and pleasantly and expect it to be obeyed. If it isn't do something about it immediately. 4. Don't pick at a dog. One good licking at the right time will do more good and be less unpleasant than persistent nagging. 5. Never work a dog for too long a period. Short sessions that end with the dog working correctly do more good than long ones that bore the dog and end with his refusing to work further Remember you are not ding the dog a favor by letting him get his own way. A disciplined dog is a happy dog. When he has a definite function in life and fulfills that function he is a complete dog. There is no greater delight for a hunting dog than to work a bird correctly so that his master may shoot it and he may retrieve it. The ideal method to follow is to show the dog what is expected of him. Lead him into a situation in such a way that he will go through the routine without making any errors. Praise him profusely. Repeat the situation with the dog under complete control. Continue the repetition until the dog starts to respond on his own. Then gradually reduce the control that you hold over the dog, allowing him to use more of his own initiative. If he does something wrong, correct him at once and try to prevent his making the same mistake again. If he repeats this wrong action go back one step as he may not have fully mastered the preceding lesson. Repetition, repetition, repetition is the key word. Keep doing the lesson until it becomes second nature for the dog to do it right. If you never allow him to do things wrong, training will be much simpler. When a dog has done something wrong several times and finds that he likes to do it you are going to have a bad time persuading him to do it your way. Your way may not be nearly as much fun for him. If you can stop a bad habit at the start it takes much less labor and fewer headaches than trying to break an ingrained bad habit. It's easier on both dog and owner The way to correct a dog is to put some force into your action, either verbally or by your actions. Start easily and quickly put more pressure until you hit the point where the dog understands that is more pleasant to mind than to be punished. Punishment should be given only when necessary and then only as much as it needs to get the point across. Then, when the dog does it right, a lot of praise is in order. Punish, then praise is the way to do it. The praise is more important than the punishment, If you can praise a dog and make him happy he will require much less punishment. It's the contrast that does it. |
Before your puppy comes home you should have acquired a "crate" or, at the very least, a portable gate to fence off a portion of the house for the puppy. You should crate the puppy whenever you cannot supervise his activities. Some people will look at a standard dog crate made of metal or plastic and erroneously assume it's cruel to confine a dog to a small space. In fact, getting your puppy accustomed to a crate has many benefits for both of you. First, it give a dog a sense of enclosed shelter and security, which it would seek in the wild. (Many an adult dog still retreats to the relative peace and safety of his open crate when the house is full of noisy visitors.) Second, it keeps a young dog from getting into unforeseen trouble when you're not around. And third, it is a tremendous aid in housebreaking. It is not, however, an instant housebreaking solution. While it's generally true that a dog will not soil the place where he sleeps, it can take a while for a puppy to catch on to that idea. I would use the same size crate that he will grow up with but divide it so that he only has a place to sleep. If it is left big and roomy then he may use the far side to do his business.
Remember that until he is 12 weeks old most pups can not control himself! From the very start, while dog training consists of both positive and negative (reward the good and reprimand the bad) aspects, it is to everyone's benefit to stress the positive side. You need to know the signs of when your puppy is about to eliminate - crouching and straining after play, after eating and drinking, or upon waking.Then you need to get him outside at the right time by walking him, kenneling him or even quickly carrying him. Remember, the dog cares only about convenience at this point, so getting him to relieve himself to your satisfaction depends on how good you are at being in the right place at the right time. However, when you verbally praise him for a job well done or even give him a tiny treat, you increase is desire to cooperate. Repetition with no mistakes is the key to teaching your dog. From the dog's perspective, relieving himself in the house is not a "wrong" behavior. So to avoid these frustrating accidents, make sure he is contained when you are unable to observe him.Another possibility is to attach your puppy to a six or eight foot leash and keep him with you as you go about your daily chores. If, despite your best intentions, he makes a mistake (remember, by your standards and not his!), then a firm shake on the nape of the neck coupled with a forceful "No!" and immediate removal outside should work. I like the idea my Aunt had for training our Brittanys to let you know when they need to go out side. Most Brittanys don't bark to be let outside, they will just pace or wait at the door. So My Aunt trained her Brittany to ring a bell. She tied a bell at the puppies height to the door knob. Then everytime she would take him outside she would first hit his paw at the bell and said good boy and took him right out. He soon learned that ringing the bell got his owners attention to let him out.
The Kitchen is a good place to keep the pup at first. When you feed him make lots of noise like banging the pots and pans in the cupboard while he is eating. Drop a Book on the floor in another room. This helps him to get use to loud noises. Never shoot a gun over the head of your dog when he is close to you at first. Have the dog out in the field some distances ahead having fun running and playing. Then shoot your gun in the opposite direction.
We recommend you teach the word "Whoa" even if this is just a house pet. Whoa means to stop dead in their tracks. It is used in Hunting for the pointing dog but it could save your dogs live someday from getting hit by a car. There are many methods that you can find in Hunting training books. I taught my Kiddy to Whoa along with the healing training. I would make her heal and then stop short and say Whoa and make her stop too ( Not sit at first). |
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_____________________________________ Advice about Bird wing on a string trick and about weighting down a bird to flush and catch later. By Steve Rafe from the Uplandpointingdog email group. Regarding the bird-wing trick, it's a good thing you are unable to do it. No offense intended to the person who posted the advice, but there's a lot of bad information still being circulated out there. We hear about the one or two who get lucky, but we don't hear much about all the dogs that are ruined by such bad advice. The "wing-on-a-string" teaches a dog to sight point rather than scent point, as it decays and picks up human and dog scent, it smells like anything but a real bird, and it teaches crowding which leads to breaking point to flush and chase birds. This list's archives contain my previous, detailed posts on the problems and pitfalls of this parlour trick. If birds are scarce, use pheasant scent in a ring around a caged pigeon. The scent ring will tighten the dog up so it doesn't over run the cage. Then you can go in and "flush" (release) the pigeon. Note: A quail or two you can cage near the pigeon will help to intensify the dog's point. And your quail never have to be flushed. Simply tuck it in your pouch as you pretend to flush and then actually release the pigeon. Also, for those who chose to weight a bird (pigeon or gamebird) they intend to flush, avoid tying lead sinkers to birds' legs with fishing line. The sinker will foul the line, possibly loop around high bushes and low tree limbs, and even snag around fences. Instead, use 1/4-in. braided nylon line because it is less likely to tangle. It should be 24-36 inches long. * Secure long twist-ties at each end. They are easier to attach and remove than knotted line. * Connect one end to the bird's leg just above the "knee" joint and just tight enough that it won't pull off. * Attach the other end to a one-liter, plastic soda bottle (weighted as necessary with sand, pebbles, or water). Been doing it this way for 30 years and it works every time. Steve Rafe ____________________________________
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