Training is going well......

[MJB]

Zika is doing good on the retrieving so much so she's a pain in my arse!

She now holds and stands up for another retrieve.

 

[Snake Charmer]

Prey drive is one thing and retrieve is another. Always good when that part goes well, sometimes it can be toughest thing you train into a dog.

 

[MJB]

These dogs don't lack intelligence or hunt drive.
The hard part is understanding they are a terrier. They think & respond like a terrier working dog breed. They can be very hard but a soft hand needs to be the correction. Most people think they're killers. Truth is their lovers they sleep more than I do!

 

[Snake Charmer]

I get it....

 

[MJB]

I can't imagine trying to teach hunt drive there's no way I could do that.
I'm the believer either they have it and they're a hunting dog or if they don't they're a lap dog.

I've had a few friends with dogs that just didn't understand what was going on and after a few birds in Mexico, like one weekend they got it! And they were worth hunting under after that.

 

[Snake Charmer]

I agree they either have it or not. Blood lines and accolades speak volumes when it comes to a good gun dog. When I get an inquiry that is one of my first questions and when I evaluate the dog for training I ask them to show them to me as soon as it has all it shots and when they are still too young to begin training. Prey drive is number one in my book, If I don't see it right away I let the owner know that it may not work out well and give them some tips on how they might increase it and send them home to work on it. If when they bring the dog back at the prime training age and they show good drive I will take them in for training, if not I tell them it is probably not a good idea to continue and will give the dog one month with me and if does not develop while thay are with me I send them home. It's hard enough to train a gun dog and not worth the frustration to try and train one that has no drive. I'm too old to try and make miracles anymore.

 

[MJB]

She holds really well...... I'll get some YouTube videos up but I'm done she is off the hook for my pheasant, quail and dove needs.....love these Jagds!

 

[Hollowpoint]

Chopper one week shy of 4 months, he's growing every day.

 

[labsrule]

Drive and intelligence. My project Lab with zero hunting lines just crushed it this duck season. But, her prey drive is strong and she is smart. She was pulling dead ducks off my tail gate when she was just a pup. Loved looking for dead ducks on the property. You do the best you can and hope you pick that special pup. Seen Labs with good backgrounds that were crap in the field.

John

 

[BOWUNTR]

This dog has retriever in her blood line. Can't wait for goose season to start next month... Ed F

 

[Stikbrandon]

 

[GUNDOGLOVER49]

Training is way over. Now it's hunting and rest. Not sure where dad is sleeping.

 

[Stikbrandon]

Training is way over. Now it's hunting and rest. Not sure where dad is sleeping.View attachment 53835

So cool. Only a hunter that hunts his dog or has hunted over a dog can understand that pic right there.