Right Time-Right Place-Right Start – Dog Training Blog

By HCom

(AmmoLand.com) The most frequently asked question regarding dog training is undoubtedly, “At what age do I start training my pup?” The easy response, and correct answer, is from the first day you acquire the new protégé. The more difficult question to answer is at what age does the trainer teach this or that? What commands should the dog be taught at any given age, and what level of performance should be expected?

Just so you know where I am coming from, the basis of my training philosophy is that I am not a proponent of developing the youngest dog to ever be introduced to the gun, hunt in control, retrieve to hand, to hold point, or be steady to wing and shot. I preach a building block program — a program that develops a happy and confident hunting companion who responds with enthusiastic and stylish excellence. If I wanted my child to be a chemist, I would not give the youngster a chemistry set on his first birthday.

It is imperative to understand that it is impossible to train a dog to perform a command with excellence without correcting non-compliance. The danger of discipline administered incorrectly, inconsistently, or with too big …read more

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