training

[bdan543]

i am getting a lab pup in a few weeks and i wanted to know when to start training it

[Doc E]

Training (pre-school / kindergarten) begins the day you bring your puppy home....as well as crate training, house-breaking etc.

What do you have planned for the future with your dog? Purely a "meat dawg" - Hunt Tests - Field Trials - some kind of combination.

What book(s) or tape(s) do you have for your training program?

[bdan543]

i want o train it for watefowl hunting. i dont have any videos or books. what ones would you reccomend

[Doc E]

Foir a good old meat dog, I'd suggest "The 10 Minute Retriever", by John and Amy Dahl. You can get it straight from their website at www.oakhillkennel.com

[titianhunter]

Some other good books are here pup fetch it up & water dog Lots of good books out there just keep it FUN for both & you'll be ok

There is NO such thing as a bad day HUNTING
Good Luck & Good Hunting
Dan

[gbogy]

There are a lot of retriever clubs out there with members that have trained dogs before. I'd suggest trying to hook up with someone who has done it before.
http://www.huntingretriever.org/clubinfo.htm