Any Advice On Getting A New Pup Training Etc

[Slip_dog_gt 2]

Just looking for some advice for training my first lurched pup any books, DVDs etc of any use?

[gnipper 6,411]

Watch purdeys progress on YouTube mate.

[Slip_dog_gt 2]

Cheers for that will check it out now! Atb GT

[flipbull 1,139]

Have you got the pup or getting a pup?

[Slip_dog_gt 2]

Getting sorry should have been more specific

[flipbull 1,139]

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Getting sorry should have been more specific

 

Plenty of training tips on here if you use the search bar.l would reccomend try get somewhere sorted for stock breaking before you get a pup.

 

Other things to consider is if your gonna feed raw then source a reliable supplier and compare prices and have the storage space.

 

Good that your thinking ahead slip.

 

A lot will be simple commands like with any other dog and taken into the field, hopefully you find the right pup thats bred for what you want it to do.

[Slip_dog_gt 2]

Cheers for the reply Flip. Got a fella near me who is a decent bloke and is willing to allow me on to his land to get the dog used to stock.

 

Like you say flip better to think ahead. Don't want to rush into something completlety blind thinking I can do it with out any knowledge! wouldn't be fair on the dog like and would be a bit disrespectful to all the people out there who have invested a lot of time and hard work making there dogs what they are.

[Somewhereyournot 1,117]

Biggest tip is be consistent and firm with whatever your trying to do. Ie, recall.. Either always whistle for it, or name call. If you choose to mix the both I find recall becomes sloppy. I use a ACME silent whistle to enforce a sharp recall. I use two blips to come straight to me, or one just to call the dog over. Once you got that 100%, you got total confidence with dog in the field.

Good luck picking the right pup etc.

Atb

[skycat 6,173]

Before any training, build a bond with the pup. Play with it. Don't try to make it do anything apart from want to be with you. Make yourself fun to be with and never do 'training sessions' with the attitude that the pup has to obey you just because you are the human. Read loads on how a dog's mind works before you ever start training, which should be more about learning how to engage the pup than shouting orders.

 

You could start here: http://denisefenzi.com/2013/11/27/building-engagement-through-play/

[Slip_dog_gt 2]

Cheers for the advice and info guys!

[Casso 1,261]

Some good advice there, what I would add is the more of that little predator mind makes it to adulthood the easier it is to train,

In that I mean, that destructive prey instinctive mind which can cause such mayhem in a domestic setting is the one you want to work with later, the pup is only expressing in its limited capacity the roots of prey drive, which is an emotional state that galvanises the adult dog into action,

So management is the key, in and around your space must be a safe and fear free zone in the pups mind if we expect it to be able to deliver a just caught prized possession into our hands later in life,

when we confront for prey instinctive behaviour , biting , ripping , ragging mouthing , all of which are a phase every canine has to go through, we're showing the pup it can't express itself fully with us and the pup is more likely to f**k off when it's instinct is sparked in later months

the pup is only ever looking for something to facilitate its energy, if we become that we become the answer not the problem

[Phil Lloyd 10,738]

Just looking for some advice for training my first lurched pup any books, DVDs etc of any use?

 

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