Tag: labs

  • Hunting Dog Training Tip; 20 Weeks Old (5 Months)

    Hunting Dog Training Tip; 20 Weeks Old (5 Months)

    Usually, sometime around the 5 month old mark, you are going to start to notice blood on bumpers, or the pup’s teeth missing and bloody gums. Sometimes it happens earlier than 5 months, so be watching for it. At this time, we need to stop the retrieving drills and let their mouths heal. One thing…

  • Hunting Dog Training; Hitting a Wall

    Hunting Dog Training; Hitting a Wall

    Now, not every pup is perfect or easy to train. So, what do you do when you have a dog that hits a wall? What I mean by that is, at some point during training you might have a dog who stalls, hesitates, or refuses to complete the drill you’re trying to train. When this…

  • Hunting Dog Training Tip-Intro to Retrieves with Water

    Once our 8-10 week old pups are retrieving in the yard with bumpers or feathers without running off or quitting, we introduce them to water. What I mean by that is, we are looking for pups that will not stop no matter how many times you throw a bumper. We are constantly looking for pups…