Training the Pointing Labrador

In this episode, I address the issue of a 6 month old puppy pulling on the leash and "ignoring" training pressure, along with getting a pup to retrieve with treats.  Differences in training philosophies usually just comes down to personal preferences and perspectives.  An interesting discussion...

In this episode, we talk about how to get ready for the APLA National, held at a bit of an elevation at Labor Day.  Dog fitness, what is involved in this 3 day event, knowledge of rules, handling 3 upland days in row..... etc., etc.  It's a huge accomplishment to qualify for this and a really huge accomplishment to be a finisher. Let's get you as ready as possible!  Listen on...

In this episode, given a question from a listener about when and how to "correct" a dog doing the wrong thing, I break down a perspective and approach on the subject of teaching and training.  It's a significant aspect of our daily training activities.

In this episode I breakdown the problem and solution approach for two things:  1.  A dog that will not get out from underfoot to hunt and 2. A dog that will run through any collar pressure to chase a bird.  Oddly similar approach to what seems to be opposite issues.

In this episode, I use a problem a person had with their dog that stemmed from a lack of trust, instead of any inadequacy on the dogs' part.  Often, we overlook the importance of teaching the dog they can always count on our consistency and honesty... puppies and advanced dogs.

In this episode, I discuss responses I received from the puppy raising podcast and talk briefly about breeding and often unwanted dogs.

In this single topic episode, I break down the things I think go into getting a youngster ready to leave the fuzzy puppy world and either be professionally trained, or formally trained by you.  There are some significant factors which save time, training money and the well-being of your dog.

In this episode, I take up 3 questions:  1.  Training your pointing retriever with non-pointing retriever people, 2. Puppy introduction to upland birds and 3. The impact of excessive talking while training or handling your dog.

In this post-test episode, I answer three listener issues:  1.  How old is too old to train a dog, 2. Getting good at training requires experience more than education, and 3. Can I train an upland retriever on retriever things first and then upland or not?

G update, now that she's a 1.5 X GMPR!

In this 199th episode, I talk about the single topic of basing your training on what your dog's behavior is telling.  You need to assess what is on your dog's mind, more than just what their behavior is.  It is an important topic for those with young dogs (and those with older dogs.)