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Old 10-26-2006 | 06:29 AM
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woodcock
 
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Do not, at all costs, attempt to introduce the pup to game. From now up until the age of 8-9 months, at least, it should all be centred around obedience training. Coupled of course with lots of fun and games. Yr dog should be leash trained, trained to drop on command, come to heel on command, fetch a dummy on command etc. I cannot stress the importance of having these things in place before he is introduced to birds, whether it is flushing pointing or retrieving you intend to use him for. I strongly suggest you do some readingabout the subject. There are manybooks out there that provide a step by step guide to training. But, in my book, the cardinal rule is obedience training before anything else.
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