We are going to get an english pointer in approximately 7 weeks. We are looking for recommendations on training books for the new pup. We plan to use her for birdhunting and home. Any recommendations would be great.
2007-02-24 08:22:34 · 5 answers · asked by livewire 2 in Sports ➔ Outdoor Recreation ➔ Hunting
Old fathfull, As a british hunter and fan of the english and german pointer as well as an owner then my suggestion would be to use the power and reserch you have at your fingure tips.
When i trained my dogs i used the internet as well as stand in a good bookshop and make notes in my head of all the good tips that some books suplied.
With pleanty patients and persaverance i took the job on of training my dogs, the result is 4 great working dogs that are a joy to watch as they work together. Like you say you plan to use it for bird hunting, they come into there element when doing this on open ground.
Good Luck
2007-02-28 03:18:06 · answer #1 · answered by Brad 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
OK, first, see if there any reasonably priced trainers in your area, I have done drills with dogs that were profesionally trained or where the owner went through a training course with a profesional trainer, and the dogs are superior to dogs trained from a book, not that you would not try, but my brother had a Lab, his name was Strike, Sky Watch Radar's Lucky Strike in full, I know he had more than 750 points in field trials, just not sure how many more, plus this dog kicked *** in the field (my brother actually used to show him off by having him return birds to other hunters who didn't have dogs, on whistle signals alone; this dog knew right from left by whistle better than people I have worked with know it by word), he was trained by Bill Cox of Labs Unlimited in Valparaiso IN (219) 464-3647 not sure if he trains pointers or not but he might steer you right and he won't mind being advertised
2007-02-24 08:43:41 · answer #2 · answered by ◄WhoMe► 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://www.gundogsonline.com/
There is an online magazine on this site that is very informative. You can also search all of their back issues.
"The complete guide to bird dog training" by John R Falk is one of the more popular training books. It's extremely comprehensive, teaching you what kind of dog to pick, how to pick from a litter, how to train the different breeds, etc.
One of the best tools i've found for dog training is a show called "The Dog Whisperer" by Cesar Millan. His show is on the national geographic channel (which I don't get). I picked up Season 1 of his show on ebay for 35 bucks. It's worth every penny. This will teach you how to get inside your dogs mind and to understand how they think. If you don't get anything else, get this dvd set.
2007-02-25 00:06:03 · answer #3 · answered by JB 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
go to
http://www.navhda.com/
North American versatile hunting dog association. i have been a member for over 20 years. they have a great support structure for those new to hunting with dogs. there are a lot of very knowledgeable people with contact info on the site. i hunt Pudelpointers and Labs and have gotten great tips and advice from members.
best of luck and enjoy.
http://www.navhda.com/training.html
2007-02-25 02:54:42 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
extremely tough step. try searching over yahoo and bing. that will could actually help!
2014-12-03 19:22:00 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋