Dog Training DVD's

[Chris Barlage]

We had an unexpected loss this spring with our dog and will be picking up our pup the Monday after fathers day and really want to buckle down and get this new pup trained well. I will be the first one to admit that I have no clue as to go about dog training. I took a few classes with the last pup and it helped but really would like to become more educated on how to go about doing it. Also I know if I try reading a book I will not take in as much info as watching a dvd and seeing the instructions in action. Does anyone have any recommendations on what I could pick up for this. I will be picking up a choc lab and be doing mostly upland bird hunting with little to no waterfowl.

[Jarnotski]

I just got a lab this past early spring and watched lots of dvd training series to see which ones I liked best. I am a complete rookie as this is my first pup, but I just liked some training programs better than others. I had my mind made up that I was going to use the Hillman puppy training program. This was a bit of a problem for me as my pup was not overly excited to retrieve, thus it made following the hillman program a bit difficult. If your pup is nuts for retrieving, I would highly recommend the hillman program for puppy traing. I also got a hold of a vhs called ABC's of retrieving - I believe the trainer is Steve Pind. I pushed it off to the side since it was a vhs and figured the more recent programs were better. Big mistake, the ABC's program had a ton of good information. May be hard to find though. Again, take this at face value as I am a rookie.

[Todd Caswell]

Hillman all the way, very easy to follow, and the end result at 6 monthes is a puppy that is ready to start a formal training program, spendy but worth it..

[Chris Barlage]

Is the Hillmann one you guys are talking about called " Training a Retriever Puppy". I am also looking at Tom Dokken's Retriever Training set, as the pup may go through his course when old enough.

[DaSwede]

Yes, that is the one that I used. Very simple to follow and very effective! Kind of spendy, but in the big picture, it is very valuable!!!!

[Todd Caswell]

Hillman first, followed by the "fowl Dawgs" series, under a $200 dollar investment but well worth it if your doing it yourself

[poutpro]

Where are you located at? I'm guessing N.P. is New Prague? I think there is a Hunting Retriever club near Prior Lake. In my opinion, joining a club, which usually is very cheap, would be the best thing you could do. There will be a lot of people with varying degrees of expertise that can help you.