Weimeraner Question

[MMorales]

I am getting an 8 month old Weimeraner. She has had some training but i want to follow up with it and train her for bird hunting. Should I follow the training guides posted for retrievers? or is there a special way of training for Weims? i don't want to use a shock collar, or is it necessary?

[johnch]

They are pointers. My freinds have 3 . They can be as stuborn as my lab so a " hearing aid" can help

[jroot]

i have one that is a little over a year old, he is very smart but also very stubborn. you don't have to use a shock collar, hunting dogs have been around allot longer than these new collars. the shock collar just speeds up the training process.

you need to do some research on the internet and find a book/video that provides instructions for a training program that doesn't rely on collar use. you will notice that many of the programs contain most of the same techniques just different approaches ...find one that best fits your needs.

weims are upland hunting dogs and stong at pointing. from what i hear, and know based upon mine, they arn't good waterfowl dogs.

[TURKEY FAN]

MMORALES.
check with oilpig, he has two of them and he loves them and it seems he has worked with these dogs for a while.

[drgildy]

I had a Weimar that I got at 6 months of age. He was one of the easiest dogs I ever trained. Also as far as not being duck dogs all I can say is mine didn't know that. He broke ice for me on his retrieves the first 3 years I had him. He was an exceptional dog in many ways and one of the smartest I ever owned. With the extremely short hair that mine had he did suffer in the cold water but he never once refused a retrieve. After his third year I aquired a Lab for the ducks because old Smokie deserved a break from that kind of treatment. Weimars are easy to train if you get one of good breeding ie from a hunting line. They can be good pointers, trackers or anything else if you want to spend the time with them.

[Pheasant_phanatic]

I have a 3 year old I got as a pup she is a hunting machine and works hard to please me. I use an e-collar strickly as a safety precaution as she can be a little bullheaded when she gets stuck on a bird. I incorporated play with her training and have little problem with retrieves. If you decide to go with a collar, I only use mine as a reinforcement tool she understands her commands and when she chooses to ignore me usually the tone is enough to remind her I run the show. My dog is a memeber of the family as well as a hunting partner and I believe that is part of why she tries so hard to please. Give your pup lots of time and exercise that will help discourage distructive or disruptive behavior and remember keep lessons short. If I can help you in any way feel free to e-mail me @ pheasant_phanatic@hotmail.com

[SWOSUMike]

Jroot said it, hunting dogs have been around a lot longer than shock collars. What you should do is teach the dog consistently, and if after some months there are some things you'd like to reinforce, then you might try a collar, but I have been advised not to teach a dog anything with a collar, just reinforce what he's already been taught to do. Good luck. -Mike