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Old 10-05-2010 | 01:11 PM
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Daveboone
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Few dogs are strictly hunting dogs anymore...most are family pets also and do fine, training being equal. Just like with your kids, keep learning fun, brief and consistent. Introduce the pup to as many new experiences as you can (without frightening the pup, which it may not recover from). Keep commands specific and consistent. Use its name frequently. It isnt too late to pick up a good field dog training book. At this point really you are just working on the basics of obedience, but nothing wrong with introducing it to the smells and senses of the hunt in a fun manner.
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