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Gun Dog, Water Dog, Family Dog books by Robert Wolters
Posted on 8/12/12 at 8:45 pm
Posted on 8/12/12 at 8:45 pm
Anyone here use these books to train their dogs? A friend of mine recommends them but I would like to get others opinion on them.
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Posted on 8/12/12 at 8:46 pm to Vood
Good stuff
Posted on 8/12/12 at 8:53 pm to Vood
I use water dog. I've had success training my dogs with it.
Posted on 8/12/12 at 8:57 pm to Vood
Water dog FTW
Posted on 8/12/12 at 8:58 pm to Vood
Great series of books. Have used and like waterdog
Posted on 8/12/12 at 9:04 pm to Whiskey Richard
Thanks guys I will pick one up for my GSP. I think he will be a Gun Dog vs Water Dog.
Posted on 8/12/12 at 9:07 pm to Vood
At the time of their release these books were the greatest training aid available. They are still great books to help guide you through the process of training a dog. With time some easier to understand and apply information has come to light. If you are the proud owner of a new puppy spend the +/-$30 on a DVD called "Sound Beginnings" by Jackie Mertens. This DVD is geared towards labs but it will benefit a beagle just as well. What breed of dog? What are your hopes for this pup? Age of pup?
Posted on 8/12/12 at 9:13 pm to Choirboy
I have a German Short-haired Pointer. He is about 14 weeks old and I want to train him to be the pointer he is meant to be. He is smart and craving more and more training.
Posted on 8/12/12 at 9:17 pm to Vood
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Thanks guys I will pick one up for my GSP
It never hurts to get information from multiple sources. The books were great in their day but I think there are better training aids out there. For a shorthair you will find that most of the upland is built in. Teach the basics, whoa, sit, come. Spend time with the dog keep it on a check cord. Enforce the commands he knows. Around 6 months he will learn that he is faster than you and will run and do what he wants when out of arms reach. Now is the time to go inside, get on the computer and order a shock/beeper collar. I really like the Dogtra brand...
Posted on 8/12/12 at 9:17 pm to Vood
Buy the Sound Beginings and watch your pup respond to some of the things included in the video. I really liked it and I bought it not having a pup at the time. I have since used it on pups with sometimes humorous results. It basically shows you how to introduce the pup to things without creating issues that will need to be fixed at a later date.
Posted on 8/12/12 at 9:20 pm to Vood
Each shorthair is different when it comes to retrieving, some love it, some you can make do it, and some will give you the 
regardless...
regardless...
Posted on 8/12/12 at 9:23 pm to wickowick
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Around 6 months he will learn that he is faster than you and will run and do what he wants when out of arms reach
Animal control tried to catch grizz last week... that was priceless....
came to my house... looking for him and annie.. asked if we had a chocolate lab..... i said no......
never asked if we had a chessie... they didn't know what grizz was..... they were chasing fledgling whistlers...
Posted on 8/12/12 at 9:25 pm to choupiquesushi
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Animal control tried to catch grizz last week... that was priceless....
came to my house... looking for him and annie.. asked if we had a chocolate lab..... i said no......
never asked if we had a chessie... they didn't know what grizz was..... they were chasing fledgling whistlers...
Posted on 8/12/12 at 9:27 pm to choupiquesushi
and all three are worth the read...... for GSP and their ilk I also like bill tarrant's book...
delmar smith method.....
delmar smith method.....
Posted on 8/12/12 at 9:41 pm to choupiquesushi
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delmar smith method.....
Just bought this off of Amazon.........
I might need it one day
Posted on 8/12/12 at 11:03 pm to Choirboy
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Gun Dog, Water Dog, Family Dog books by Robert Wolters
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delmar smith method.....
Just bought this off of Amazon.........
I might need it one day
Lots of good stuff in thtat one
Posted on 8/12/12 at 11:06 pm to Vood
I have the DVDs. The basic commands have been helpful. Haven't really gone into the more complex stuff.
Posted on 8/13/12 at 8:56 am to TSam
and it is richard wolters.....
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