do you keep a training diary for your dog?

[speedy87 42]

hello people,i have been writing a diary on the progress, ups and downs i have encounterd my lab.shes a bitch, year old at end of the month. Shes a heavy bodied type compared to a racey type. Shes quite slow and numb.the exact opposite of what i wanted but she came with a good reference shall we say. My diary/blog has a little length so will take a little time to write up so il do it when i get to a computer as im on my phone. There is agood few ups and downs and solutions that i think a beginer or novice might find useful. So stay tuned. Scott

[Lab 10,979]

hello people,i have been writing a diary on the progress, ups and downs i have encounterd my lab.shes a bitch, year old at end of the month. Shes a heavy bodied type compared to a racey type. Shes quite slow and numb.the exact opposite of what i wanted but she came with a good reference shall we say. My diary/blog has a little length so will take a little time to write up so il do it when i get to a computer as im on my phone. There is agood few ups and downs and solutions that i think a beginer or novice might find useful. So stay tuned. Scott

No i didn't but wish i had now. I think it helps when you get a new pup, you would be able to look back and see what age your last dog did what at what age and match it with your current. Saying that....that might turn out to be a disadvantage if your new recruit is not performing as quick as the last. Al just keep dodging away as i am, maybe just been lucky up till now

[speedy87 42]

this is my first lab as ive had spanials before and have found them very different to train. Some... Infact all off the problems i have encounterd with this lab have been down to handler error and once ive realised this i could of screamed. Ive had a few people read it and they rekon im on to something good here with my different techneaques.by no means is my bitch a world beater or fully trained but she is coming on very well and im pleased with her capabilatys.and not only is she learning but so am i

[Dave C 63]

I do keep basic hunting / shooting notes in a book season by season, i also put in mile stones that each dog i train crosses and how the perform when i start working them, this can be handy when bringing on a young dog to see if its on track against others i have trained at the same age, but you have to remember that all dogs are different and mature at different rates, so compairing to much is not always the best thing.

 

Good luck with her training.

 

ATB

Dave.

[speedy87 42]

I do keep basic hunting / shooting notes in a book season by season, i also put in mile stones that each dog i train crosses and how the perform when i start working them, this can be handy when bringing on a young dog to see if its on track against others i have trained at the same age, but you have to remember that all dogs are different and mature at different rates, so compairing to much is not always the best thing.

 

Good luck with her training.

 

ATB

Dave.

no dog will train at the same rate, some are simular but never the same. personally i think that contributes to 3 factors. i may be very wrong but this is my opinion. 1, is the attitude and mood of the trainer. 2, is the temperement and attitude of the dog. 3, is the weather!!! the things in a trainers daily life can alter the trainers mood and make them train in a different way. have less patience , or be distracted, or change their aggresion from soft to over aggresive. all this affect a dogs training and the way they think about their work. secondly the dogs attitude and temperment can be a big factor

if the dog is having an off day and the trainer presures them for results then that will result in only 1 thing!! the trainer gettin pissed off and the dog gettin ruind. the dog is not a robot!!! flick a switch and its on!! 3rdly i have noticed that my dogs have learned alot more in a steady weather and not in strong winds and rains. i find wind and rain to be a distraction not for me but for the dog. they seem to want to rush the training and get home.