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How long did your dog spend at hunting school
Posted on 4/25/12 at 10:16 am
Posted on 4/25/12 at 10:16 am
For those of you that have sent your dog for training, I'm just curious how long your dog spent there?
My lab has been away for 2 & 1/2 months, he is about to start field training, the trainer says he is not perfect with fetch and hold, but he is close. Looks like he is going to be there for 4 months.
My lab has been away for 2 & 1/2 months, he is about to start field training, the trainer says he is not perfect with fetch and hold, but he is close. Looks like he is going to be there for 4 months.
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Posted on 4/25/12 at 10:18 am to Mannion
how much does that shite cost?
Posted on 4/25/12 at 10:19 am to Mannion
mine was there for 4 months, then we took him back for a little while and he went back for another month right before hunting season
he learned everything except hand signals in that time
he learned everything except hand signals in that time
Posted on 4/25/12 at 10:19 am to Mannion
I know people whose dogs live at the trainer. Mine is going next month until November.
Posted on 4/25/12 at 10:22 am to Mannion
Mine went for 3 weeks for house breaking/basic obedience. After that I started training him myself. I go to Steve Riggins once a week for his "one on one" program which has been great. Its difficult to fit in training with school and everything but my dog loves to do it so it makes it easier to set aside an hour or so a day to go do his training.
The average usually seems to take about 3-5 months or so just depending on the dog and trainer.
The average usually seems to take about 3-5 months or so just depending on the dog and trainer.
Posted on 4/25/12 at 10:29 am to nathannb22
The cost is about 500 a month.
34 how old is your dog?
This is the first dog imhave sent for training. I was kind of feeling as if I was getting juiced for the 4th month. Your answers are making me feel better. I just had one of my older labs pass, so Im probably just anxious to get him home.
34 how old is your dog?
This is the first dog imhave sent for training. I was kind of feeling as if I was getting juiced for the 4th month. Your answers are making me feel better. I just had one of my older labs pass, so Im probably just anxious to get him home.
Posted on 4/25/12 at 10:30 am to Mannion
She will be 10 months on Sunday. She is pretty well along already.
Posted on 4/25/12 at 10:31 am to Mannion
my dog's been teaching those classes for 11 years
Posted on 4/25/12 at 10:47 am to Flair Chops
Chops, did you send yours to school or self train?
Posted on 4/25/12 at 10:59 am to Mannion
Self training is the best route. I had my dog trained by the time she was 9 months. This way the dog knows who its master is. If you send it to a trainer then they consider the trainer to be the master.
Posted on 4/25/12 at 10:59 am to Mannion
3.5-4 months solid then 2 more at a month per. My dog is a GSP so it's probably not typical.
Posted on 4/25/12 at 11:02 am to OhFace55
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Self training is the best route. I had my dog trained by the time she was 9 months. This way the dog knows who its master is. If you send it to a trainer then they consider the trainer to be the master.
this is true to a certain extent. took mine a while to listen to me like he did Steve, but after i put my time in he listens MUCH better. He only listens to me or Steve though. He pisses the gf off.
Posted on 4/25/12 at 11:16 am to nhassl1
I agree with self training, but with travel for work, and a kid + me being a novice dog trainer, I felt this was best for my dog. I feel confident that when my dog returns he will remember who master is pretty fast.
In addition I have hunted with more self trained labs and have watched the owner's spend more time yelling at the dog then enjoying the hunt. My experience with friends that sent dogs to trainers, was that their dogs were just flat out better than those self trained.
This is just my experience. Thoughts?
In addition I have hunted with more self trained labs and have watched the owner's spend more time yelling at the dog then enjoying the hunt. My experience with friends that sent dogs to trainers, was that their dogs were just flat out better than those self trained.
This is just my experience. Thoughts?
Posted on 4/25/12 at 11:27 am to Mannion
In all honesty my lab trained his self. He was just born with wanting to hunt. Taught him to sit & stay but the retrieving was him. Took him with another dog his first time out & let him watch her for 2 or 3 retrieves & he made the next one. I was a proud dad that day 
Posted on 4/25/12 at 11:31 am to Mannion
Its all in what you want. A finished dog means different things to different people. I enjoy working my dogs and watching them overcome challenges. That is why I say I have never owned a completely finished dog.
Who will be training your pup?
Who will be training your pup?
Posted on 4/25/12 at 11:37 am to Choirboy
I am in no way against sending a dog off for training. If you don't have an hour every day to spend with your dog then sending it off is a must. I just feel like the best route is to do all the basic training on your own. I've seen some great dogs that were completely trained by someone else and they obeyed the pwner with no problems.
I am also only speaking about retrievers. I wouldn't know where to begin on any upland dogs.
I am also only speaking about retrievers. I wouldn't know where to begin on any upland dogs.
Posted on 4/25/12 at 11:48 am to Choirboy
The lady's name is Glenda, she is in early Texas. She trained a friend of mines dog, so I felt comfortable with her style having seen the end result of her training. She has been at it for thirty plus years.
I talked to several other trainers, that were closer to home and less expensive, but at the end of the day I just felt most comfortable with her.
I see it as a long term investment in the sense of, I will be hunting with my dog (Willie ) for many years. I could of continued the training my self as he was already doing water retrieves like a champ before he left. But I saw it as, if I could get him to be good, maybe somebody he knew what they were doing, and has been doing this about as long as I've been alive could get him to be great.
As you said it all about what you want. I guess only time will tell if I made the right decision.
I talked to several other trainers, that were closer to home and less expensive, but at the end of the day I just felt most comfortable with her.
I see it as a long term investment in the sense of, I will be hunting with my dog (Willie ) for many years. I could of continued the training my self as he was already doing water retrieves like a champ before he left. But I saw it as, if I could get him to be good, maybe somebody he knew what they were doing, and has been doing this about as long as I've been alive could get him to be great.
As you said it all about what you want. I guess only time will tell if I made the right decision.
Posted on 4/25/12 at 12:24 pm to OhFace55
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I wouldn't know where to begin on any upland dogs.
Yea, that was my problem. Training a retriever to retrieve is a whole different ball game then to train an upland dog. I talked to a few that didn't feel 100% comfortable doing it. You definitely have to use some different training methods for there unique tendencies. I try to work with my dog everyday now though. The biggest problem I have now is him being collar wise.
Posted on 4/25/12 at 12:27 pm to OhFace55
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and they obeyed the pwner with no problems
Do you also pwn the dog?
Posted on 4/25/12 at 12:40 pm to nhassl1
The only thing I know about upland dogs is that you can train them by running them with more experienced dogs.
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