hunting labs?

Question

I have trained great hunting labs, but tis puppy that i have now won't sit still in the dog blind she has messed up a few hunts cause the birds have saw her. how do i get her to stay still???!!

Answer 1

A dog that runs in is one of my pet hates, The reson for this is that you have more than likely let her get away with it, or when a bird is shot or the dummy is thrown you have let her run after it, instead of making her sit to heal till told to do so.
Its back to some bacis training i would say, make her sit to heal with the lead on and through the dummy or fire the launcher, if she trys to run of pull her back and make her sit, Do this till she stays putt, then take the leader away an do the same.
Its all about dicaplin and showing her who is boss.
On a shoot and this should happen, then run after her and bring her back to the place she left when told to sit or stay, with any look the problem will be sorted for next season.
If you put the work in you will get the joy of seeing a great dog hunt, and whats more others see it as well.
Im always getting told what a great worker mine is, i put in the work training him and then comes the rewards.
All the best

Answer 2

The reason the labs in the past have obeyed you is perhaps because they were less dominant than the one you currently own. Just like children, they're all different. I'm going through the same ordeal with my lab now. My last one was very submissive and was easily trained. The one I have now, though perhaps smarter, is very head strong and needs to be dominated more. Dominance should never be attained through beatings, but can be done with your voice alone. It is also done on daily walks (this is the most effective place to establish dominance). On your walk, never let the dog walk in front of you. Position the leash on the very top of the neck like they do in dog shows as this is where it's most sensitive to your pull. (the lower part of the neck, where the collar sits, is the strongest part of the neck and will make it easier for the dog to pull you) You may want to use a choke chain. Whenever the dog pulls ahead of you, or too far behind you, give a pull straight up. You have to catch the behavior right away, don't wait a couple seconds after he's pulled out ahead. When the dog is submissive, then you can stop and let him sniff, take a dump, whatever it is he likes to do. This upward tug can be used to correct all kinds of unwanted behavior. The walk is about you telling the dog when to move, when to stop, when to turn, to do exactly what his MASTER wants him to do. You should always exit your home first as well to establish yourself as the pack leader (dogs think of their role in the household in "pack" mentality as they are pack animals by nature) Once you are the pack leader and have total submission, your dog can then be trained much more easily, and will stay when you tell him to. Consistency is the most important thing to consider when dealing with your animal. If you let him get away with an unwanted behavior once, you will have to do a certain amount of retraining to correct him. If you let him get away with it over and over again, good luck! :) It's never too late to correct a dog or yourself, it's just going to take more time and effort. It's definitely worth it though, so keep at it and have fun! Your dog will never make it to perfect, just as we never will, so just enjoy the journey. Here are a few very helpful places to look for help:
gundogsonline.com has an excellent online magazine and you can also read through all of their back issues now. Gun Dog magazine offers a few tips, but is only a bimonthly magazine and a lot of the content is story telling - which is entertaining but not always as informative as i would like. The best possible thing you can buy to aid in getting control of your dog is Season 1 of The Dog Whisperer, by Cesar Millan. His tv show is on the National Geographic Channel and is absolutely the best example of Pack dynamics. (you can get this on eBay for about 35 bucks and is worth every penny) He is one of the best animal psychologists I've seen. I'm not a professional, but I've done some homework :), so I really hope this helps. If you have any more questions, feel free to drop me an email sometime. [e-mail]

God Bless

Answer 3

a puppy is a puppy. they get excited and sometimes act up when they get bored. i have an 8 year old choc lab that is unreal on upland game like pheasant and grouse but she will not sit still in a blind. she howls when she sees the ducks coming in and i don't shoot because they are still out of range. i think it's because she is so eager to get on with the hunt and retrieve the ducks for me which is what her natural instinct is and what she was trained to do.
every dog has it's own personality and maybe you have to adjust your hunting experiances to suit it. maybe in time as your dog gets older it will settle down.
i do agree with a prior answer that having another well trained dog around will be very helpful.
good luck to you and your dog

Answer 4

Labs get bored easily, try to keep her occupied, bring some of her toys or food or something like that. Also get there a little earlier and let her run in the field you are not hunting in. if she burns off some of that energy she may stay still for you.
Good luck

Answer 5

Try bring a other dog that you have trained befor? Also maby bring some of her food. Keep her thiking about other things.

Answer 6

If you really trained great hunting labs, then doing this wouldn't be so hard. Please check your spelling and grammar as I almost reported this as being incomprehensible.

Answer 7

Well done puppy, chase these birds away from the cruel people who kill.

Answer 8

Valium

Answer 9

what foxdog108 said.