Pointing Dog Training Timeline

As a full time trainer and quail guide in arizona pointing dogs and birds are my passion.

Pointing dog training timeline.

1 month program for pointing breeds recommended ages is 8 10 months old develop whoa here heel and kennel with positive reinforcement collar conditioning and many other methods bird and gun introduction develop steady to wing point and hold until you flush the bird. Being primarily a pointing dog. Training your dog. Bold pups can explore the field on a check cord learning the windshield wiper pattern you ll want them to employ in the field.

For my dog the retrieving part is coming on very easy and without any training other than throwing a ball. We train all pointing and flushing dogs for upland bird hunting. The handling is also going very well. However as i started to write.

The german shepherd dog s work ethic is legendary and you can encourage your dog s best working traits with early and ongoing. Pointing dog pointers features monthly training tips by bob and jody iler who own green valley kennels in dubuque iowa. For example a while back i developed a monthly progress check off report for dogs in training and the idea seemed to work until. Follow this puppy training timeline to get your dog off to a good start.

When sportdog asked me to write training articles on some of the aspects of training pointing dogs to handle birds it seemed like a pretty easy task. Where she is lacking is the steadiness on point and that is where controlled repetitive training is going to come into play. Our hunting dog training grounds include our own 20 acres of real wild bird high desert habitat with quail and chukar available year round and pheasants upon request with thousands of unfenced wild acres surrounding our facility. Bob and jody have trained pointing dogs for over 35 years and have written many articles for the pointing dog journal.

Puppies like human babies do a lot of learning to do in their early months. You can probably guess what happened at the end of the first month they compared notes and my phone got busy. But when you break down the process into its key goals and basic timeline any dog owner can become a training professional just. From 3 to 9 months training goal 1.

Along came three fellows who owned year old littermates. Obedience is the primary goal getting the dog to come when called and yield to a leash are the first orders of business. Training pointing dogs with birds part 1. By ltc jim morehouse.