Training Your Pointing Dog

For Hunting & Home

Richard Weaver (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

128 Seiten

2019
Stackpole Books (Verlag)
978-0-8117-3827-9 (ISBN)

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Training Your Pointing Dog explains how to develop an obedient gundog that is also an affectionate family companion, with training schedules and advice on everything from handling a newborn puppy to teaching advanced field techniques and finely tuned pointing manners.

The book presents a simplified, commonsense approach that can be used in its entirety or to troubleshoot individual aspects of your dog’s education. Explains the importance of early obedience training and appropriate transition to the field, including tips for retrieving, quartering, sight pointing, and bird work. With proper care and handling, you can cultivate your pup’s natural aptitudes and achieve a rewarding relationship with a healthy, happy gundog.

Advice on how to choose the right breed for your personality and hunting style
Training tips for house-training and basic living commands
Techniques for introducing the gun, achieving staunchness on point, and advanced field quartering and retrieving
How to prevent problem behaviours of deer chasing, blinking, gun shyness, hardmouth, and short stopping.

Richard Weaver is a professional dog trainer and breeder who lives with his English setters in Pennsylvania, USA.

Introduction

1. Planning Training Sessions
2. The First Seven Weeks
3. Puppy Obedience Work
4. Early Field Training
5. The First Season
6. Shooting Preserves: For the Sake of Your Dog
7. Beyond the First Season
8. Problems, Problems, Problems
9. Gun-dog Nutrition
10. Tools of the Trade

Conclusion: Reaping the Benefits
Appendix A: Puppy Vet Schedule
Appendix B: Dog-to-Human Age Comparison Chart
Appendix C: Canine First-Aid Kit

Acknowledgements
Index

Erscheinungsdatum	13.03.2019
Zusatzinfo	70 Halftones, color
Verlagsort	Mechanicsburg, PA
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Freizeit / Hobby ► Angeln / Jagd
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Tiere / Tierhaltung
ISBN-10	0-8117-3827-2 / 0811738272
ISBN-13	978-0-8117-3827-9 / 9780811738279
Zustand	Neuware