Mite

I've never had a gun shy dog. I've always use a very slow approach when introducing the gun. I learn my lesson from my first dog. I used a .22 blank pistol a few times and the dog ignored it so I took her hunting thinking that she wasn't gun shy. First crack of a shotgun fired about a mile away which startled my dog. Several shots later (also a mile away), she still shied away. Luckily, she had the chance to point her first wild pheasant which I winged and as she gave chase and caught immediately pointed another which I shot. There were 4 birds in that little corner which flushed in singles. I was able to down them all. My dog was finally able to associate gun shot with birds. But I would neverrelay on such luck again.