Training the Pointing Labrador

#225 Happy New Year and General Training Comments

In 2023's first episode, we discuss the general nature of training.  Is it hard to do?  How to get started in your area, and do you have to be 'tough' on dogs to be a good dog trainer?

#224 Kinetic Dog Food’s Filming of the APLA Triple Crown

In this episode, I go over the television show by the Kinetic Dog Food Company, called Unleashed, Dogs without Limits.    The show will be broadcast on Pursuit Channel the week of December26th.  It will have the anchor spot in prime-time Friday at 9 EST.  It will also run on Tuesday at 5:30 EST and Thursday 9 a.m. EST.

Once the Pursuit Channel week is up, Kinetic will make it public on their YouTube channel as well, Unleashed, Dogs without Limits.  If you have a moment and like these dogs, DO check this out.

Merry Christmas and an Excellent 2023 for all!

 

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#223 The Philosophy of ”Correction” in any Dog Training

In today's episode, we breakdown what is behind having to "correct" a dog or change their behavior.  People often have very strong ideas about this topic, either being extremely lax with their dog, or being extremely strict or punishing to make these changes.  Training shouldn't be so much about 'correction', but instead educating.  It is a topic which should be discussed a whole lot more than it is.

#222 The Dog Moving into Retirement

This episode is dedicated entirely to the dog that has been a big part of our lives but is now entering its senior years.  Though older and not quite as capable, they have no concept of not being able to do everything they ever did.  Handling this time of life with love and understanding is as important as your loved ones doing that for you when you are elderly.

#221 All Dogs need ”their thing”

Most behavioral and performance problems stem from a dog either not understanding expectations, or the dog being denied a chance at enjoying its life purpose.  Regardless of why any of us has the dog or dogs we have, it is easier to have things the way we want if we understand the needs of our animals, and how to deal with those.

#220 What does it Mean to Learn?

In this episode, we talk about one subject.  If you are a trainer of a dog or dogs (or anything else really), do you already know everything to get the job done?  Or, do you get the job done by constantly being taught by your dog?  It's an interesting examination....

 

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#219 Two Listener Questions

In this episode, we address how to get some decent dog work done with very short, very cold days.  The 2nd question is about understanding what "making a dog think" really means; what that looks like in the daily life of a dog, and in training.  It is actually a multi-level concept.

#218 For the Dog and Handler just Starting out 9-12 months

In this episode, I do a podcast for a particular person on the topic of keeping your dog advancing while enjoying the hunting season.  Especially if some competitions and titles are going to be part of the dog's future.  It isn't a hard thing to do, but when you've never done it before, it can be confusing what to do, how much and how often.  This may break it down a little bit for some..

#217 Things to do in the Off Season

In this episode,  we talk about things to do with your dog to maintain your work from this year and your standards for behavior.  Even with the short days and the cold, there is lots you can do to keep you ready for hunting, progress in your program and next year.

#216 After the 3 Brown Dogs Go Home

This podcast is for 3 clients.  I trained 3 brown girls for the year, pointing Labs, all point, retriever and run blind retrieves.  The owners are concerned about what to do to keep things going with these fancy ladies, so I decided to give them their own personal podcast.  So here we go.... after the wild girls come home.