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Retriever Training CenterThe Three "S"s of Puppy Training: SHORT, SIMPLE and SUCCESSFUL!
by: Jackie Mertens
Acquire your pup at or around seven weeks of age. He needs to interact with his littermates until then, but should be separated from them by eight weeks of age. As soon as you get your pup, start teaching him "how to learn." A seven week old pup is very capable of learning. From seven to 16 weeks of age pups learn ’how to learn.’ It is a very important time frame in the life of your pup. Use it wisely. Remember, puppies cannot learn anything locked in a crate or left in a dog run. Your pup should become a part of your family and your life. (Read...) |
Force-Fetching Without "The Collar" - Part I
by: Amy Dahl, Ph.D.
Force-fetching is the process of making a dog absolutely reliable in its bird/dummy handling and delivery. It converts retrieving from a matter of play to a matter of obedience. It provides a foundation of confidence for advanced training--no matter how confusing or stressful a situation, the dog knows that going when sent is the right thing to do. This confidence is the basis of greater style and intensity than is possible in any play-retrieve. (Read...) |
SpanielsOnline.com Training CenterSteadying Blues - An Interview with David Lauber
by: Geoffrey A. English
Over the last two issues David Lauber has walked us through the process of steadying a dog to wing and shot. This month David addresses how to combat the "steadying blues", which faces many dogs during the steadying process. (Read...) |
Wing Shooting USAWhat in the World is a British Game Gun?
by: Bill Hanus
It turns out that the English and American shotguns and shooting techniques are separated by more than the Atlantic Ocean. In Game Gun, Rich Grozik defines the English Best game gun like this: "Straight-gripped stocks with slender forearms complement hand/eye coordination like no other design. Pistol grips and ponderous forearms serve only to depress the instinctive response of hand to gun, and eye to target.”(Read...) |
Remington Hevi-Shot "B" .017 Cal
by: L.P. Brezny
In a pellet size just under buckshot, BB is classed as the last of the normal waterfowl shot sizes, Remington Hevi-Shot "B" at .017 caliber is coming into the market place for 2004, and its effective range is just about unlimited. "Unlimited" is not a misprint here and I mean the B shot can be lethal on waterfowl to ranges as great as 90 yards based on early computer ballistics reviewing.(Read...) |
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Fish RecipesThe Three "S"s of Puppy Training: SHORT, SIMPLE and SUCCESSFUL!
by: Jackie Mertens
Acquire your pup at or around seven weeks of age. He needs to interact with his littermates until then, but should be separated from them by eight weeks of age. As soon as you get your pup, start teaching him "how to learn." A seven week old pup is very capable of learning. From seven to 16 weeks of age pups learn ’how to learn.’ It is a very important time frame in the life of your pup. Use it wisely. Remember, puppies cannot learn anything locked in a crate or left in a dog run. Your pup should become a part of your family and your life. (Read...) |
Force-Fetching Without "The Collar" - Part I
by: Amy Dahl, Ph.D.
Force-fetching is the process of making a dog absolutely reliable in its bird/dummy handling and delivery. It converts retrieving from a matter of play to a matter of obedience. It provides a foundation of confidence for advanced training--no matter how confusing or stressful a situation, the dog knows that going when sent is the right thing to do. This confidence is the basis of greater style and intensity than is possible in any play-retrieve. (Read...) |
George Hickox School of Dog TrainingReady, Set, Hunt
by: George Hickox
By the time hunting season rolls around, sportsmen everywhere will have invested many hours in preparation. Old side-by-sides will have been cleaned and proper shells purchased. Boots will have been oiled, decoy lines unraveled and vests and hats retrieved from the attic. Evenings and weekends will have been spent on the sporting clays course brushing up on shots that proved difficult during the past season.(Read...) |
K9 Advantix - Flea, Tick and Mosquitoe CenterLyme Disease Poses Threat to Dogs
The CDC reports the incidence of Lyme disease has increased 40 percent from 2001 to 2002 for humans. As a result, there also is an increase in Lyme disease incidence for dogs. In fact, according to the American Lyme Disease Foundation’s (ALDF) best estimates, Lyme disease can occur at rates in dogs that are 50 to 100 times the rate of humans.(Read...) |
Food and Nutrition CenterA Healthy Start for Your Puppy
The length and quality of your puppy’s life will be influenced by three factors: genetics, including the inheritance of resistance to disease; nutrition; and care, including vaccinations and worming, warm, comfortable housing, exercise, protection from temperature extremes and effective management of any stressful situation. The puppy’s genetic potential is determined at the time of conception. Providing proper nutrition and care are factors you can control.(Read...) |
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