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Tree climber · 03-04-2003, 03:22 PM

Nothing other than a training collor.
that is a bad habit to break.
good luck.

drgildy · 03-04-2003, 03:26 PM

If this is your first hunting dog I would suggest you cut your losses and get rid of him and start over with a little puppy like 6 to 8 weeks old. You can train this one but it sounds like he was never socialized and will probably be a tough cookie to break and train. If you want to keep him get yourself some books like Wolters read and follow the directions and you may be able to salvage him.

HunterMag · 03-04-2003, 09:05 PM

Mean Turkey,
Boy your story really reminds me when I got my britt 2.5 years ago. One thing I learned for sure is you should never beat the dog if you want him to come close enough for you to grab. Once you whop him hard for not coming to you will have a tough time getting close because he knows your angry. I learned this from watching my buddy train his english setter. If you are not to attached to the dog start over with a new one if you would like but I personally think that dog is way to young to give up on. I am on my second male britt and you come to realize they are act so human it is almost scary. My advice is to plann ahead and work on getting an e collar. They are great training aids and help keep your dog safe. But for now I would keep him collared and leashed as much as possible. When you do need to have him off the leash for training have a bird wing handy or a throw dummy with scent. I have yet to see a bird dog that will ever take his eyes off the bird wing. I he takes off show him the wing and I would be suprised if he didn' t come running. My dog will sit through a thunderstorm just staring at a grouse wing that is just out of reach. Good luck and hunt him hard.

sfarrell · 03-05-2003, 11:34 PM

don' t give up just yet. You need to just start buy teaching him some maners a training collar is a must but it can be done without I use to hunt britts but now I wont hunt anything but german shorthair pointers

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seattlesetters · 03-07-2003, 11:27 PM

It sounds amateurish, but cut up hot dogs into bite-sized pieces, call the dog to you, and slip him a piece of hot dog every time he comes. You go through them quickly at first, but gradually replace the hot dog with lots of love and praise, say every third time, then every second time.

Eventually, the dog will come to you every time you call him.