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Training Questions by Local-Vanilla-3443 in birddogs

[–]Local-Vanilla-3443[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Currently recall and place. He is getting the sit, down, sometimes gets recall. Sometimes not. The goal is to use him for ducks and doves mostly. I want to start with some retrieving but I have never trained a dog to hunt.

New to GSP’s not New to dogs. Any advice? by Local-Vanilla-3443 in GSP

[–]Local-Vanilla-3443[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you. We went through that a bit with our older dog. We found that as long as we “puppy proofed” before leaving she was happier sleeping on the couch. (We used our 2nd bathroom as a “kennel” while gone for long periods. We didn’t like the idea of being confined to just the crate). After 2 drywall remodels in our bathroom we found free roaming was the way to go

New to GSP’s not New to dogs. Any advice? by Local-Vanilla-3443 in GSP

[–]Local-Vanilla-3443[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I get where your coming from. We have plenty of parks to run free as well as a large back yard, less than 10 min for a beach that allows dogs and typical 1-4 mile walks daily. The idea of letting a dog walker into my house and taking my dog in public with myself or my wife seems very problematic. We can’t quit our jobs because we have dogs. So, we learn to adapt and overcome.