William Bastian of Claddagh Kennel continues this series with training advice starting at 5 months old. He discusses removing distractions and the importance of bonding with your puppy. Using positive reinforcement with pigeons on both high drive and low drive dogs. And advice for your puppy's first hunting season.

6:40 Test when they're ready, not for a specific date

9:25 Stay or Whoa

10:30 Taking distractions away from puppies to establish a bond

15:50 Retouch on gun intro

18:20 Positive reinforcement with pigeons

19:15 Whoop and Whoa

26:20 Concept of clicker

28:30 Transition from sight to scent pointing

33:00 Putting distance on point

35:30 Chase on high drive dogs

37:10 Low drive dogs

39:00 Puppy's first hunting season

54:40 Raising multiple puppies from a litter

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