Training a 2 year old lab

[hickman1698]

Please suggest a book, video, etc that would be good for training an adult dog to hunt. She will be mainly an upland hunter but I do duck hunt occassionaly. Thanks.

[BillDeLuc]

"10 Minute retriever" and "Smartworks".

[hickman1698]

Thanks so much for your help, I will try them out!

[losthwy]

10 Minute Retiever is good. I use Working Retriever by Quinn (book) that was recommended by a trainer I Know and Mike Lardy (video tapes/manual), I sold my Smartwork book after finding it "convoluted" and hard to read, it needs a serious rewrite with an editor.

[Swamp Dawg]

ORIGINAL: BillDeLuc

"10 Minute retriever" and "Smartworks".

Ditto: Can't go wrong with these.

[bronko22000]

I've trained Labs for over 20 years now and I'm getting better at it every time. I always refer to Wooter's books. "Gun Dog" and "Water Dog" are my favorites.
They are easy to understand and are basically a step by step guide. A good read. I like to start training my dogs at 7 weeks. This is mostly play training but it makes them want to learn throughout their entire life.
One thing I urge all dog owners to train their dog to do is sit on whistle command. Not only gun dogs, but all dogs. That little "trick" can keep your pet from getting hit by an auto or get into any other trouble. And a whistle carries alot farther than your voice.