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Author: Jerome B. Robinson
Format: Paperback
Size: 6" x 9"
Pages: 233
Training the Hunting Retriever is a collection of the most successful training techniques used by some of the best professional hunting-retriever trainers in the country. These methods are not only used for competition, but also for hunting, and offer fundamental advice such as how to pick a gun-dog pup, how to use electronic training collars, how best to introduce and drill come, sit, and heel commands, and advanced drills including the cross pattern, double cross pattern, and mixed lining and handling.
Here you will learn how to train your dog to turn its head with your gun so that it will see which bird you are shooting at and mark where the quarry falls. You'll also learn how to steady a retriever without force, how creative fencing can help solve training problems, and how to train retrievers for upland work. Hunters and trainers return to this classic work year after year for its practical advice. It is a complete guide that will teach beginners to train exceptional retrievers and show experienced gun-dog hunters how to maintain them.
Contents:
Chapter 1: The Hunting Retriever Movement
Chapter 2: How to Pick a Gundog Pup
Chapter 3: The Importance of Knowing What's Right
Chapter 4: Keys to Successful Dog Training
Chapter 5: How to Use Electronic Training Collars
Chapter 6: Starting Right with Retrievers
When to Start Retrieving
Introduction to Water
Chapter 7: Introduction to Gunfire
Chapter 8: Discipline as a Way of Life
Chapter 9: The Importance of Fun Dummies
Chapter 10: Basic Training
The Come Whistle
The Sit Command
The Sit Whistle
Teaching to Heel
Heeling on Line
The No Command
Chapter 11: Honoring
Chapter 12: Hard Mouth -- Easier Prevented than Cured
Chapter 13: Force Training Retrievers
Using the Electronic Collar
Chapter 14: Training Retrievers to Mark Off the Gun
Chapter 15: The Training Box
Chapter 16: The First Hunting Season
Chapter 17: The Perfect Delivery
Chapter 18: Steadying Without Force
Chapter 19: Lining Lessons for Retrievers
Lining the Dog Up Right
Lining in Water
Chapter 20: Teaching Retrievers to Handle
The Back Command
Casts Right and Left
Mixing Overs and Backs
Chapter 21: Creative Fencing for Retriever Training
Chapter 22: Retrieve-R-Trainer
Chapter 23: Advanced Handling Drills
The Cross Pattern
The Double Cross Pattern
Penetrating Cover
Mixed Lining and Handling
Some Hints on Handling
Using Electronic Collars in Handling
Chapter 24: Turning in the Correct Direction
Chapter 25: Handling in Water
Using the Electronic Collar in Water
Chapter 26: Blind Retrieves in Water
Chapter 27: Memory Blinds
Chapter 28: Orange and White Dummies -- When to Use Which
Chapter 29: Adding Realism -- Birds and Guns
Chapter 30: Pigeons -- When and How
Chapter 31: Keeping a Bird Supply
Chapter 32: The Electronic Bird Boy
Marking Practice
Sit on Flush
Tracking Practice
Chapter 33: Stop to Flush Training (Without Electronics)
Chapter 34: Upland Training for Retrievers
Chapter 35: Mowed Paths Ease Dog Training
Chapter 36: Teaching Your Dog to Shake on Command
Chapter 37: Your Responsibility to Your Retriever
Chapter 38: What About Channel Blinds?
Chapter 39: Making Practice Seem Real
Chapter 40: Tracking Training
Chapter 41: Daily Training Plans
Chapter 42: Maintanence Training for Retrievers
Chapter 43: Training the Versatile Retriever
Chapter 44: How Far Do You Want to Take It?
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