traing dog,,never tried would like to

[PSEsilverhawk55]

as im am going to get my drivers lic. in a few months i will be able to start hunting more by my self,,mainly dove,deer(which has nothing to do with this) rabbit and maybe started hunting other things,, i was wanting to know,,is would a beagle make a fairly good retrieving good for something like doves,,i get this because i have had a beagle for about a year and thought about trianing him to hunt rabbit and thouhgt about maybe using him for retreiving doves during dove season,,if i could and he be good at it how would i go about doing so,,also how would i trian in for huning rabbits,,i have an uncle that trians his dog for waterfowl but it is aobut a 20 to 30 minute trip to his house and he work swing shifts so it would be impracticle for him to do it but he could possilbly help a little,,thanks for and help y'all can provide..

[PSEsilverhawk55]

also forgot to mention this dog is not very train as in sitting and laying,,so i would have to work on this as well,,i was wonding on how to go about this as well as in giveing treat when to give them when to stop giving them to him wonce he started doing stuff on command any thing would help,,,
i know this is a lot to ask but i would really like to trie this and really have no idea what to do or how to get started,,thanks agian for everything y'all can provide

[Mite]

You will have to train the dog basic obedience. Sit, come, stay, etc. Any dog training book will do at your local library or you can take classes. I would do this before taking him in the field or train him in the field before hunting him.

Next, introduce the gun.You can introduce game also but don't know much concerning fur as I hunt mostly birds.

You can train any dog to retrieve using force fetching. Check out http://www.oakhillkennel.com/library/force/force1.htmland http://www.oakhillkennel.com/library/force/force2.html

[PSEsilverhawk55]

any one else have any advise,,like on training basic obiediance to a dog anything would be appritiated

[Swede 57]

Heel! First thing your dog needs to learn (as simple as this may sound) is to heel on a lease. It needs to understand that you are in charge. When you stop - tell the dog to sit - then make it sit. Start walking and tell the dog to heel - than make sure it walks beside you. Then stop and make it sit and --- you get the idea. You can start giving it more leash, and then a long line, but when you say "Heel" you want it back by your side.

A dog that won't come on command can make for a long day hunting.

[MikeVT]

The best thing you can do is join a beagle club or some other club with sporting dogs. There is no better source of info than someone who has already done it. I know for a fact beagles are great for rabbit hunting, I don't think they would make very good retrievers, they tend to tear apart anything they catch.