The Pet Gundog Puppy: A common sense approach to training your gundog: 1

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Choose a very boring and quiet place to begin. Make sure your dog is interested in you and not distracted by anything else. Make sure you are both alone. Written by a doctor of veterinary sciences, this book approaches puppy training during the first seven days after you've adopted him and brought the puppy into your home. Speak to a judge at one of the associations – NAVHDA is particularly helpful if you have completed one of their Natural Aptitude Tests. I have to admit, I researched this list of books in a frenzy of baby bird dog excitement. My first bird dog is due in just a few weeks, and 7-8 weeks after that, I will be cradling a tiny brown Boykin spaniel in my arms.

This now popular book helps dog owners through those basic lessons in obedience training, but it also considers how to create a happy and well-balanced dog by eliminating punishment during training, and foster a good relationship between you and your puppy. 7. Before and After Getting Your Puppy Written by The Monks of New Skete, who have decades of experience in training dogs and breeding and raising German Shepherds, this is one of the best dog training books for any owner of a new puppy. Try it, at least for something a little different and unique, if nothing else. 5. Dog Training For Dummies Two years ago, 63 dogs with off-lead behavioral problems were divided into three training groups of 21 dogs, each receiving 2.5 hours of training over five days to improve recall and general obedience. One group was trained by manufacturer-nominated electronic-collar trainers who used electrical stimulation; another by the same expert trainers without the use of electronic collars; and the last group by independent, professional trainers using positive reinforcement. Revised and updated, this is the all-encompassing foundation guide for living with and training your gundog.

In 2018 the Gundog Club joined many other dog training and welfare organisations in adopting force-free training methods Robert Milner has long bred British Labradors, and he’s trained dogs for hunting, scent detection, and search-and-rescue. His take also focuses on positive reinforcement, and he adds useful scientific research into his methods.

This book is written by Bruce B. Smith, who is a well-known authority on gun dog training. The book is filled with tips and techniques that will help you train your dog to be a successful hunter. It also includes information on how to select the right dog for your hunting needs, and how to train your dog to perform a variety of hunting tasks. Here are a few that have been on my shelves from more years than I care to remember. Some of these books gave me knowledge, support and encouragement when I began my own gundog training journey over thirty years ago. 1 Gundogs: Training and Field Trials by Peter Moxon Now that I’ll be doing hunt-specific training, I’ll be using a variety of texts to start and finish my gun dog, and these are the ones I’ll be leaning on. Here are books recommended by reviewers and bird dog folks alike. ‘ How to Help Gun Dogs Train Themselves, Taking Advantage of Early Conditioned Learning‘ by Joan Bailey Joan was involved in the foundation of the North American Versatile Hunting Dog Association (NAVHDA). She was a field judge for twenty-eight years and the Gun Dog Supreme editor for twenty-six years. Joan has a wealth of knowledge which she imparts in an easy-to-understand style. She wrote another book titled How To Have The Best Trained Gun Dog. If you are a griffon fancier her book Griffon. Gun Dog Supremewill be infinitely helpful to you. Joan Bailey training gun dogsThe researchers concluded, “Our results demonstrate, through direct evidence from real life situations, that the reward-focused training was, indeed, more efficient than methods which included potentially aversive stimuli such as electric stimuli or excessive lead pressure.”

For details, see “Efficacy of dog training with and without remote electronic collars vs. a focus on positive reinforcement,” by L. China, D. Mills, and J. Cooper, in Frontiers of Veterinary Science, July 22 , 2020. FORCE FREE DOG TRAINING FUNDAMENTALSBut this rapid training method by avid hunters and gun dog owners Wolters and Randolph has proven effective for over forty years and has been a part of most current gun dog owners' libraries.