How to Help Gun Dogs Train Themselves

How to Help Gun Dogs Train Themselves Very Comprehensive, wanted more on health too – Cultured Outdoorsman – Indiana
Everything in this book is great, just wanted more information on health of dogs… but besides that I think this is the best book you could buy for a new versatile hunting puppy. Just a heads up, buy the book and read before you look for a puppy!!!
Didn’t help me with my pup training. Found other books to be more helpfull. – Igor Sidorov –
The book gives just general ideas about raising a pup. Was recommended to me by a breader, but looks like it is more like introduction in how to raise a pup and start some training. The title is a bit misleading to me – promises more than I found in a book. The book might be usefull for a novice as a first book, but like people wrote here – any other good gun dog training book would have everything what’s included here. Wouldn’t buy it again.
This book was one of two recommended to me by a member of the local NAVHDA chapter. Being a bird dog novice, I had contacted them for advice on how to condition my German Shorthaired Pointer for possible field work. It reads very well and makes a lot of sense, even if you are new to hunting breeds and the lingo of hunting sports. It emphasizes the importance of “conditioning” (as opposed to actual “training” which comes later) the puppy and young dog for its future job, and describes very clearly how to go about it. It also gives advice on what NOT to do to prevent having to retrain the dog later on.

Regardless of whether or not you want to hunt with your dog, I recommend this to anyone who is getting a gundog puppy. It is a lot of fun to strengthen your pup’s instincts in a gentle way, and fascinating to watch your dog grow mentally before your very eyes. : Save time by training your gun dog the easy, painless and fun way.

The most critical developmental time for dogs is the first 16 weeks of life. Since puppies usually go to their new owners between 8 and 12 weeks of age, only a few short weeks remain for the dog’s potential to be tapped. Proper socialization, exposure and conditioning must take place within this time frame if behavioral problems such as not coming when called, not retrieving, or failure to point are to be avoided.

In the United States each year, over 8 million gun dogs work in unison with the 16 million people who have come to enjoy the thrill of hunting upland birds and waterfowl.

Of that number, thousands will spend approximately 0 to purchase a new pup within the next year only to find that unnecessary mistakes have ruined an otherwise fine gun dog’s potential.

It doesn’t have to be that way. One of America’s great dog people, and veteran editor of The Gun Dog Supreme, Joan Bailey, guides both new and experienced dog owners through that all important first year of their new puppy’s life with her book–”How To Help Gun Dogs Train Themselves.”

Designed in an easy to read, step-by-step format. “How To Help Gun Dogs Train Themselves” assists gun dog owners by providing proven methods emphasizing socialization, exposure and conditioning during the critical first 12 months of a dogs life. Under the skillful direction of Joan Bailey, gun dog enthusiasts will learn what thousands of successful bird hunters have known for years–with a little help gun dogs really train themselves.

Now in it’s 3rd edition, updated with new material, over 206 information packed pages, more than 130 photographs. read more