Training the Pointing Labrador

In this episode, we discuss how to diagnose your dog training problems.  Usually issues we see are more a symptom of a larger problem, but we don't look at them that way; instead trying to solve the symptom itself.  Stepping back and looking at your training from a distance often helps you figure out where the problem first began, and lets you figure out how to go about addressing it.

In this episode, we talk about aspects of your dog which need to be taken into account while designing up and carrying out your training program.  Often we misread our dog's actions and motivations.  Looking at our dogs and ourselves more accurately makes training go more easily and more enjoyable for sure..

In this episode, we talk about how to maintain the training you've done all season by changing up your activities, relaxing a little, while still keeping your progress for next competitive season.

In this episode we finish off the puppy discussion with a little introduction to upland birds, and address several listener questions on bird problems, dog transport and hunting fitness preparation.

In this episode, I breakdown the aspect of puppy development that is probably most important for long lasting results, and yet the one least considered.

In this episode, we discuss things to do before your new pup comes home; family discussion of roles and reasons, activities and structure to help the pup become a welcomed family member and performance champion.

In this episode, I talk about the importance of understanding how your dog thinks, and how you need to be in the same orbit as your dog while interacting with them.  Also, listener questions about training in the winter, and bringing a pup home to a house with dogs already there.

In this episode: a discussion of the elements important to setting up the test and evaluating dog performance, in the upland portion of the Master Level in the American Pointing Labrador Association Hunt Tests.

In this episode, we discuss what it takes to be a good judge, and a number of aspects that need to be taken into account if you want to judge other people and their dogs...

In this episode, we discuss the origin of a lot of upland issues, and how to diagnose and correct some of them.  It's usually an issue of early work or balance in training program.... and poor use of corrections.