Hey everyone,
Well, I decided to start training our 14 month old puppy to hunt.... a few catches though.
1. I have never hunted before
2. I have never trained a dog to hunt
3. This is my first vizsla
But, I am committed and believe with the right resources I can succeed. So, this is where I need your help...what are some good sites, books, DVDs and so on that can assist me and my dog Chance?
Chance has had basic obedience training and about 24 weeks of agility classes under his belt. He listens pretty well to me. From what I have read I need to really work on heel and the come command with him. Both of these he "knows" and does about 90% of the time, but that isn't good enough and the bad habits need to stop.
I know this will be hard for Chance and I, well actually probably harder for myself, but this is something I think we both will like. After I have watched him grow up and point on his own with no training it got me interested in training him to hunt. He points at all types of birds, squirrels and so on. Now we just need to teach the whoa command.
Anyways, any help is greatly appreciated. We are located in a suburb of Chicago...Wheaton, IL. So if anyone is close that hunts we would love your help.
Thanks in advance,
Nick
Well, I decided to start training our 14 month old puppy to hunt.... a few catches though.
1. I have never hunted before
2. I have never trained a dog to hunt
3. This is my first vizsla
But, I am committed and believe with the right resources I can succeed. So, this is where I need your help...what are some good sites, books, DVDs and so on that can assist me and my dog Chance?
Chance has had basic obedience training and about 24 weeks of agility classes under his belt. He listens pretty well to me. From what I have read I need to really work on heel and the come command with him. Both of these he "knows" and does about 90% of the time, but that isn't good enough and the bad habits need to stop.
I know this will be hard for Chance and I, well actually probably harder for myself, but this is something I think we both will like. After I have watched him grow up and point on his own with no training it got me interested in training him to hunt. He points at all types of birds, squirrels and so on. Now we just need to teach the whoa command.
Anyways, any help is greatly appreciated. We are located in a suburb of Chicago...Wheaton, IL. So if anyone is close that hunts we would love your help.
Thanks in advance,
Nick