Training your pointing dog for hunting and home

Author(s)
    • Weaver, Richard (Richard D.)
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Training your pointing dog for hunting and home

Richard D. Weaver

Stackpole Books, c2007

1st ed

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Includes index

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Description

* Tells how to choose the right breed for your personality and hunting and includes training tips for housebreaking and basic living commands* Techniques for introducing the gun, achieving staunchness on point, and advanced field quartering and retrieving* Preventing problem behaviors of deer chasing, blinking, gun shyness, hardmouth, short stopping Training Your Pointing Dog for Hunting and Home tells how to develop an obedient gun dog that is also an affectionate family companion, with training schedules and advice on everything from handling a newborn pup to teaching advanced field techniques and finely tuned pointing manners. The book presents a simplified, commonsense approach that can be used in its entirety or to troubleshoot individual aspects of your dog's education. Explained is the importance of early obedience training and appropriate transition to the field, including tips for retrieving, quartering, sight pointing, and bird work. With proper care and handling, you can cultivate your pup's natural aptitudes and achieve a rewarding relationship with a healthy, happy gun dog.

Table of Contents

  • Planning Training Sessions
  • The First Seven Weeks
  • Puppy Obedience Work
  • Early Field Training
  • The First Season
  • Shooting Preserves: For the Sake of Your Dog
  • Beyond the First Season
  • Problems, Problems, Problems
  • Gun Dog Nutrition
  • Tools of the Trade
  • Reaping the Benefits
  • Index.

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  • NCID
    BA85822158
  • ISBN
    • 9780811702591
  • LCCN
    2006037446
  • Country Code
    us
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Mechanicsburg, Pa.
  • Pages/Volumes
    xi, 116 p.
  • Size
    24 cm
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