new puppy... any suggestions?
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new puppy... any suggestions?
ok i have a boxer/lab mix puppy. he loves to fetch but has a lot of trouble bringing the ball back to me. he is 7 1/2 months old and i really want to train him for birds. he knows how to sit and shake but were still working on stay. where do i start with training this puppy? i have taken him to the range a few times so he knows the sound of gunfire.
thanks in advance!
thanks in advance!
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RE: new puppy... any suggestions?
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ok i have a boxer/lab mix puppy. he loves to fetch but has a lot of trouble bringing the ball back to me. he is 7 1/2 months old and i really want to train him for birds. he knows how to sit and shake but were still working on stay. where do i start with training this puppy? i have taken him to the range a few times so he knows the sound of gunfire.
thanks in advance!
ok i have a boxer/lab mix puppy. he loves to fetch but has a lot of trouble bringing the ball back to me. he is 7 1/2 months old and i really want to train him for birds. he knows how to sit and shake but were still working on stay. where do i start with training this puppy? i have taken him to the range a few times so he knows the sound of gunfire.
thanks in advance!
you should see how fast i trained that dog..he hunts anything now..the spotlight is fastest way to train a dog to learn to use his nose..dog cant see at night to use his eyes, has to use nose..
next, you have to get him around birds..you can do it at home with pigeon but a real pheasant is better..i would spend money and go to preserve that has pheasants..i would do this only after you are sure he is not afraid of guns..
first time you shoot a pheasant ,he will be ready..i was lucky on mine at 7 months, i wounded a pheasant his first time out and he got to trail it..