In this book, the author describes simple techniques to develop rapport with your dog and easily mold a pointing dog puppy into a talented and effective hunter. Through embedded videos showing his dogs in actual hunting or training situations, the reader will gain an understanding of what should be expected from a good pointing dog and an appreciation for the joys of hunting with a well-trained partner. If you encounter difficulties playing the embedded videos, you can always access the author's YouTubevideo channel and view all the videos in this eBook. Simply go to YouTube videos, enter Guy Bernard oldchap pointers and hounds in the search bar and click on his channel. Select settings, choose 480p and best screen size.

Training Your Pointing Dog for Hunting and Home tells how to develop an obedient gun dog that is also an affectionate family companion, with training schedules and advice on everything from handling a newborn pup to teaching advanced field techniques and finely tuned pointing manners. The book presents a simplified, commonsense approach that can be used in its entirety or to troubleshoot individual aspects of your dog's education. Explains the importance of early obedience training and appropriate transition to the field, including tips for retrieving, quartering, sight pointing, and bird work. With proper care and handling, you can cultivate your pup's natural aptitudes and achieve a rewarding relationship with a healthy, happy gun dog. • Tells how to choose the right breed for your personality and hunting and includes training tips for housebreaking and basic living commands • Techniques for introducing the gun, achieving staunchness on point, and advanced field quartering and retrieving • Preventing problem behaviors of deer chasing, blinking, gun shyness, hardmouth, short stopping

This is a revised and expanded second edition.

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Gowdey discusses the history of the breed, selection and care of puppies, and tactics for reading and hunting a pointing dog. This system is designed to help the amateur trainer produce a quality hunting dog and family companion.

There is nothing more pleasing to an avid bird hunter than to watch a well-trained sporting dog do what it was bred to do: hunt. Likewise, there is nothing more pleasing to a pet owner than to watch their well-trained family dog interact in a calm and controlled manner with family and friends. With step-by-step instructions and detailed photographs and illustrations, this book provides proven information for achieving the best of both those worlds. Everything is discussed from choosing a sporting breed (retriever or pointer), to basic family-friendly obedience commands, to introducing the dog to the sound of a gun, competing in field trials and hunt tests, using an electronic collar, and keeping your sporting dog happy and healthy. It even covers how the nation's top trainers troubleshoot some of the more common problems faced in the field.

America's top professional trainers reveal how you can use their methods.

This classic, practical book on bird dog training is now updated and expanded with material on the latest field-training equipment and live-game training techniques with released quail and recall pens. A useful chapter on the services and guidance offered by organizations for owners, amateur trainers, and those who wish to participate in field trials and other bird dog competitions is also included. The Complete Guide to Bird Dog Training covers all pointing and flushing breeds, and also offers sensible approaches to buying a dog, bringing up a pup, yard and field training, and equipment. In addition, the helpful appendices list recommended books and periodicals, other literature, breed registries, organizations, and suppliers of equipment and accessories to help bird dog owners with all of their training needs. Complete with dozens of instructional photographs throughout, The Complete Guide to Bird Dog Training is a gem of a book that any serious new or veteran owner or trainer of bird dogs should get their hands on.

Includes the care and training of all pointing breeds. Gives your pup the right start with sound basics in the first formative weeks of training and moves on to more advanced lessons, quartering, staunchness, steadiness to wing and shot, backing another dog. Helps you train your dog to a higher standard.

Humane training methods written in a step-by-step approach helps produce a superior bird dog in minimum time. The speed-train system also makes the process enjoyable for the dog as well as the master.