Why Clicker Train Your Gun Dog?
Let me just start by saying that there is power in reward based training systems. To deny that in the modern era is foolish. Many (maybe most) accomplished working dog trainers around the world employ some sort of lure/reward system as a foundation on
What Makes Our Pointing Dogs Do the Things They Do?
Prey drive is defined as: The instinctive inclination of a carnivore to find, stalk, pursue, capture, and kill prey. When we ask our pointing dogs to perform in the field we are leaning on their inherent desire to perform these individual functions of prey
Let’em Roll
“Can’t push a rope up hill.” “You can teach whoa, but you can’t teach go.” “Easier to peel it off than to put it on.” These are just a few of the cliches I’ve heard about starting pups over the years. This sort of
How to Train a Dog Part IV
Introduction to “Pressure” Before I start this I’ll offer my normal disclaimer: These are my opinions. I’ve written this without the use of references. There is a chance that I am misinformed. This is not the only way to train a dog. As
How to Train a Dog Part III
Place and the 3 Ds Now that we’ve all mastered the value game and have become proficient shapers of behavior, there is no reason that we aren’t well on our way to developing a massive repertoire of practical and novel proactive and passive behaviors