Training the Pointing Labrador

In this episode, we discuss the conditions of the upland competitions that have been delayed until warmer than normal months.  To get dogs ready for what's coming, and frankly for any upland hunting, requires developing a level of cardiovascular fitness, a body which can meet the physical demands of the work and an understanding of what you can do to prevent your dog from being injured or just compromised.  

In this 103rd episode, I answer three questions; Ideas for designing your weekly training program, Difference between "Nice Guy" training and corrective training and How this organized pointing Lab thing got started.

In this episode, outside of the normal performance based information, I talk about the raising and training of a performance breed (or any breed really), that is slated for pethood instead of the dog games.  Done with my Boulder friends in mind....

In this episode, we discuss how your dog's mentality, ability to focus, to learn and to process and manage new information needs to be understood.  There are many different types of dogs, just like children, with various learning disabilities or behaviors which just seem obnoxious, but have an organic origin in the dog's head.  It is very helpful to know how to help your dog learn better, and why they may sometimes have difficulty in normal training.

In this 100th episode, we visit the topic of "How do I get my dog to not ________?"  Dogs always are doing what they have been allowed to believe is okay, so let's look more closely into how to prevent this from even being a problem.

In this episode, I talk about the training I'm going to carry out with dogs I'm training when you can't train in groups.  This is an excellent time to problem solve, find weaknesses in the work you've done and take advantage of the time and isolation to really establish the communication and responses that will work wonders for you in the future.

In this episode, we talk about getting a dog that will be a good pointing retriever, and how to interpret what you sometimes see in their bird work.  This is a process that takes time, and varies for individual dogs.  We'll talk about some of the differences in approach.

In today's episode, we talk about how behavior problems are created in young puppies; how to figure your way out of a spot when your training procedure isn't working the way it is supposed to and finally, what to do to teach a dog not to break on marks.

In this episode, we discuss the fundamentals and approach to the very important training process called the Force Fetch.  Understanding this process not only from the mechanics, but from the perspective of your dog being asked to do things which are very unnatural makes it a more understood and reasonable process for both of you.

In this episode, we discuss the topic of how big a factor you and your perspective and state of mind effect how your dog does things.  In fact, dogs mirror what we do and how we are completely, and your training issues, good and bad, rarely stem from the dog....