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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