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Who here has trained their own dog?
Posted on 3/21/13 at 1:19 pm
Posted on 3/21/13 at 1:19 pm
Got a 7 week old full bred chocolate lab last night. Don't wanna fork up the money to pay someone to get it trained. Anyone here trained their own dog? I'm talking like sit, stay, heel, etc and basic duck hunting stuff
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Posted on 3/21/13 at 1:20 pm to dualed
yep done a few - get walters book water dog - follow the recipe and you will have a good canine citizen
Posted on 3/21/13 at 1:21 pm to dualed
I have. The one thing you need the most is patience. Remember that dog is always trying to please you, and you will be fine. They have lots of good books out there.
Posted on 3/21/13 at 1:21 pm to OntarioTiger
Did both of mine. They are decent duck hunters. Wouldnt win prizes but i enjoy hunting with them
Read books and i suggest spending as much time as possible around the dog right now
Read books and i suggest spending as much time as possible around the dog right now
Posted on 3/21/13 at 1:22 pm to dualed
Posted on 3/21/13 at 1:23 pm to dualed
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Got a 7 week old full bred chocolate lab last night.
Were did you get it? I'm still looking for one.
Posted on 3/21/13 at 1:24 pm to dualed
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i suggest spending as much time as possible around the dog
Posted on 3/21/13 at 1:25 pm to OntarioTiger
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get walters book water dog - follow the recipe and you will have a good canine citizen
Just started reading this book last night to try and train my dog that is 1/4 lab, 1/4 golden, 1/4 king charles, and 1/4 cocker. we will see what happens
Posted on 3/21/13 at 1:25 pm to jimjackandjose
I went visit Steve Riggins once a week and he basically taught me how to train my own dog. Was a fraction of the price and I got the satisfaction of training my own dog, while under the wing of a professional. If you have time to work with your dog everyday and want professional assistance I suggest Steve's program. This past season was my dogs first season and he surpassed my expectations by a long shot. I loved seeing the progression of my dog through the whole process and the end result was very satisfying.
Posted on 3/21/13 at 1:27 pm to dualed
Many books and resources. Make sure your know your dog before your get into this though.
Is it a male or female? British or American?
These things make a difference. If your try to force fetch or shock collar train a female British lab good chances she will shut down. Where as an American lab will be more prone to taking negative reinforcement due to the breeding stock.
Is it a male or female? British or American?
These things make a difference. If your try to force fetch or shock collar train a female British lab good chances she will shut down. Where as an American lab will be more prone to taking negative reinforcement due to the breeding stock.
Posted on 3/21/13 at 1:28 pm to dualed
I have twice. The first one was the best dog I've ever hunted with. The current one is a damn good dog and has picked up thousands of doves and ducks. He is 7 and starting to slow a bit. I plan on getting another puppy toward the end of the year.
Posted on 3/21/13 at 1:29 pm to 007mag
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i suggest spending as much time as possible around the dog
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Posted on 3/21/13 at 1:32 pm to fishfighter
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Where did you get it? I'm still looking for one
DU tiger chapter banquet
And its a female. I don't know for sure but I'm going with it being american
Posted on 3/21/13 at 1:36 pm to dualed
Get "Water Dog" and be done with it. I trained two and starting another for my uncle next week. Book is all a good hunter needs.
Saw you with it last night, good looking dog. Congrats on that price we just paid a small fortune for our newest project, lol
Saw you with it last night, good looking dog. Congrats on that price we just paid a small fortune for our newest project, lol
Posted on 3/21/13 at 1:36 pm to dualed
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DU tiger chapter banquet
Anymore? Price or was it a draw?
Posted on 3/21/13 at 1:36 pm to dualed
I'm trying but the two dogs I have are difficult. the feller who gave me a "great deal" on the AKC American Water Spaniel was not exactly telling the entire truth. And the black lab mix I rescued is a pleaser for sure but she has ZERO natural retreival instinct.
FWIW water dog assumes you have the dog from a young pup on. Both of mine were 15 months when I got them and both have significant bad training ingrained now. :banghead: :banghead: :banghead:
FWIW water dog assumes you have the dog from a young pup on. Both of mine were 15 months when I got them and both have significant bad training ingrained now. :banghead: :banghead: :banghead:
This post was edited on 3/21/13 at 1:38 pm
Posted on 3/21/13 at 1:37 pm to dualed
If you aren't looking to compete I would suggest anything that teaches positive reinforcement. Wildrose has an extremely good program and a good book on Amazon.
My girl is pure british, but when I got her 11 years ago I didn't know the differences and sent her to a trainer who tried to force fetch her. She shutdown, wouldn't respond to any command and lived with her tail between her legs for a year. I will never subject one of my dogs to force fetching or shock collars for any reason afte rthat experience. It broke my heart what it did to her.
I later found out why she reacted like that, it was her bloodline. British dogs are just calmer, more sensitive pups.
My girl is pure british, but when I got her 11 years ago I didn't know the differences and sent her to a trainer who tried to force fetch her. She shutdown, wouldn't respond to any command and lived with her tail between her legs for a year. I will never subject one of my dogs to force fetching or shock collars for any reason afte rthat experience. It broke my heart what it did to her.
I later found out why she reacted like that, it was her bloodline. British dogs are just calmer, more sensitive pups.
Posted on 3/21/13 at 1:42 pm to DirtyMikeandtheBoys
Im border line positive/negative reinforcement. I've laid my hands on my dog twice. Once for jumping out of my truck going down our camp road and the other for chasing a nutria and not listening. She won't do either anymore.
As far as the shock collar goes, I was against them until I borrowed a buddy's. Talk about stopping breaks and ease when teaching whistle/hand signals. I put it on my lab and leave the remote in the truck, just being on her makes a world of difference.
May be a short cut in training but it sure is a nice short cut
As far as the shock collar goes, I was against them until I borrowed a buddy's. Talk about stopping breaks and ease when teaching whistle/hand signals. I put it on my lab and leave the remote in the truck, just being on her makes a world of difference.
May be a short cut in training but it sure is a nice short cut
Posted on 3/21/13 at 1:46 pm to GetMoney11
I'm not going to deny the benefits. I know that those techniques work wonders on some dogs. It's not so much the technique you use, it's understanding your pup. If your dog can take it, by all means. You really just have to understand the dogs history before making that decision.
BTW: Nice pup you got there in your Avi. My girls got the grey muzzle too, now. I'm starting to dread what's down the road.
BTW: Nice pup you got there in your Avi. My girls got the grey muzzle too, now. I'm starting to dread what's down the road.
This post was edited on 3/21/13 at 1:48 pm
Posted on 3/21/13 at 1:53 pm to DirtyMikeandtheBoys
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It's not so much the technique you use, it's understanding your pup.
Being able to read the dog has everything to do with it. I used one on mine and never had to go over the 3 mark. It did not take her long to realize that when she got nicked she was doing something she wasn't supposed to.
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