Ttannahill14
Active member
So the pup is about 5 months old... he's supposed to go off to the trainer at 6 months... and the wife is throwing a FIT! In honor of Randy's "seek peace, not justice" tag line... i guess I'm considering not sending him to the trainer.
My expectations for this dog are somewhere around an AKC Senior hunt test dog. Don't really plan on putting him in any trials but I would like him to retrieve doubles and triples... honor another dog's retrieve, i expect him to never break early... just a nice solid retriever. I don't need double 300 yard blind retrievers or anything crazy.Would also like him to point, flush, and retrieve upland birds... this doesn't need to be pretty I just want him affective.
I work on the road 3-4 days a week, but work from home the other 3-4... So the days I am home I could have 2-4 sessions a day. I have access to plenty of close land and a pond in my backyard...
As someone who's never trained a hunting dog... should I give this a go? If so, any Youtube videos you would recommend... books or DVD's? Or should i stick my heels in the ground and just send him off.
My expectations for this dog are somewhere around an AKC Senior hunt test dog. Don't really plan on putting him in any trials but I would like him to retrieve doubles and triples... honor another dog's retrieve, i expect him to never break early... just a nice solid retriever. I don't need double 300 yard blind retrievers or anything crazy.Would also like him to point, flush, and retrieve upland birds... this doesn't need to be pretty I just want him affective.
I work on the road 3-4 days a week, but work from home the other 3-4... So the days I am home I could have 2-4 sessions a day. I have access to plenty of close land and a pond in my backyard...
As someone who's never trained a hunting dog... should I give this a go? If so, any Youtube videos you would recommend... books or DVD's? Or should i stick my heels in the ground and just send him off.