Training Your Retriever
Author : James Lamb Free
Publisher : Coward McCann
Page : 412 pages
File Size : 18,60 MB
Release : 1980
Category : Pets
ISBN : 9780698110090
Tom Dokken's Retriever Training
Author : Tom Dokken
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 21,1 MB
Release : 2009-06-16
Category : Pets
ISBN : 1440224889
Book Description
Hunting Success Begins Here! In Tom Dokken's Retriever Training, America's leading trainer helps you channel your hunting dog's huge ambition so he works for you, the way you want, and does so happily.After using the time-tested methods in Tom Dokken's Retriever Training, you'll have a reliable retriever that: • Obeys commands on- and off-leash • Retrieves birds to hand • Remains steady to shot • Quarters and flushes upland game • Finds downed birds • Takes hand signals
The Working Retrievers
Author : Tom Quinn
Publisher : Lyons Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,30 MB
Release : 2003-09
Category : Retrievers
ISBN : 9781592281749
Book Description
The classic book for trainers and handlers of retrievers for hunting and field trials.
Sporting Dog and Retriever Training: The Wildrose Way
Author : Mike Stewart
Publisher : Rizzoli Publications
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 30,41 MB
Release : 2012-09-11
Category : Pets
ISBN : 0789324466
Book Description
A comprehensive guide to transforming your dog into a valuable wing-shooting companion in the field and at home. Created by Mike Stewart of Wildrose Kennels, the Wildrose Way is a unique, low-force, positive training method that is field-proven for upland and waterfowl gundogs. The training prepares dogs for versatility—any game, any terrain, any destination—and makes them desirable companions for any situation. Now, for the first time, Stewart’s methods are compiled in one indispensable reference book, fully illustrated with photographs and diagrams. Containing chapters on establishing essential behaviors, the core skills of the hunting retriever, and waterdog finishing work, as well as sidebars on such topics as breed selection and effective canine leadership, this step-by-step book is designed specifically for wing-shooters who want to transform their pup into a gentleman’s gundog.
Advanced Retriever Training
Author : Laura Hill
Publisher : The Crowood Press
Page : 359 pages
File Size : 31,92 MB
Release : 2020-10-26
Category : Pets
ISBN : 1785007564
Book Description
In Advanced Retriever Training, experienced trainer, competitor and judge, Laura Hill, takes a holistic approach to training and living with working retriever breeds. Whether your aim is to reach competition level or simply to troubleshoot your training practices, this book is the ideal follow-on to the basic commands and handling skills already established. Insightful and in-depth coverage includes reanalysing the basic pillars of breeding, feeding and training; examining your own behaviour and the effect it has on your dog and identifying your dog's psychological needs and tailoring your training accordingly. Key approaches to successful retriever work with positive, reward-based methods are covered along with training planning and management. An advanced approach to training essentials, including heelwork, marking, blind retrieves and navigating barriers are discussed as well as establishing and maintaining an enjoyable partnership with your dog. This book will improve your handling as well as your overall approach to living and working with retrievers.
Top Dog
Author : Joseph Middleton
Publisher : Joseph Middleton
Page : 137 pages
File Size : 32,56 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Pets
ISBN : 0525947884
Book Description
A perfect new addition to the popular Richard A. Wolters series, trusted by hundreds of thousands of dog lovers for the past forty yearsMaster dog trainer Richard Wolters was renowned for his innovative techniques, customized to achieve superior results for a variety of pet owners. Now his protégé, Joseph Middleton, combines the lessons from the top-selling books in Wolters’s series—Water Dog, Gun Dog, and Game Dog—with the latest methods. The result is a comprehensive, up-to-date guide for amateur trainers. Featuring time-tested wisdom for raising well-behaved canines, Top Dogincludes: - Six tests for selecting the correct puppy in the litter - All the basics of obedience that work on any age dog - The humane way to train with the electronic collar - Refined aspects of retrieval, including difficult, multiple-blind retrieves - Drills for an advanced hunting retriever and field trailer Whether raising a hunting dog or a family pet, readers will at last be able to realize the dream of owning a true “top dog,” a retriever that they’ll be proud of in the duck blind or at home with the kids. Sure to set the standard for years to come, Top Dogtakes the dog-training category to a new level.
Tri-Tronic's Retriever Training
Author : Jim Dobbs
Publisher :
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 23,3 MB
Release : 1993
Category : Pets
ISBN :
Book Description
Retriever Training
Author : Robert Milner
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 23,85 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Retrievers
ISBN : 9781572233911
Book Description
Robert Milner has been training dogs professionally for more than thirty years. Over that stretch he has trained about 1,500 retrievers for hunting and field trials, drug and explosive detection, and even search-and-rescue operations. He taught obedience classes at the University of Memphis for ten years, and has judged retriever trials in both the U.S. and in England. He lives in Memphis, Tennessee, with his wife, Susan, and yellow Lab, Jake.
Tom Dokken's Advanced Retriever Training
Author : Tom Dokken
Publisher : Krause Publications
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 18,1 MB
Release : 2013-06-30
Category : Pets
ISBN : 9781440234538
Book Description
Many hunters consider their retrievers to be "polished" if the dog sits, stays, retrieves marked singles and won't run off. However, retrievers of every breed have so much potential. This book condenses Tom's 40-plus years of dog training into a concise, easy-to-follow guide that helps you unlock the magic within your retriever. Working at your own pace, and with vivid visual instructions, you'll learn how to teach your dog honoring, multiple marked retrieves, blind retrieves over land and water, and much more. Arguable America's best-known retriever trainer, Tom as four-plus decades of experience turning retrievers into successful hunt-test competitors, field-trail participants and great hunting companions. He operates Dokken's Oak Ridge Kennels in Northfield, Minn., which is also one of the country's largest all-breed hunting dog training facilities. He also creates the popular Dokken's Dreadfowl Trainer dummy, which is designed to teach dogs the proper hold on game birds.
Training Your Retriever
Author : James Lamb Free
Publisher : Putnam Adult
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,65 MB
Release : 1991
Category : Dogs
ISBN : 9780399136207
Book Description
Expert advice on choosing, training, and caring for a retriever is supplemented by comprehensive data on retriever trial-championship winners and the official specifications for each breed of retriever.
