Jump to content

  • GUESTS

    If you want access to members only forums on HSO, you will gain access only when you Sign-in or Sign-Up .

    This box will disappear once you are signed in as a member. ?

Books about training a lab

nater

By nater
in Hunting Dogs

 Share

Recommended Posts

nater Community Regular

nater

Posted
Posted

I will be getting a lab puppy near the end of this year and I was looking for some good books or other info on training my new puppy. It is my first time training a dog and I will use him for pheasant and duck hunting. So a book that has great ways of training hunting basics would be perfect. If it has good information on obedience training that would be helpful also, since this will all be a first. I am so excited!!

Thanks for any help,

Nater

Link to comment
Share on other sites
walleyemkr Contributor

walleyemkr

Posted
Posted

I agree w/ nitebite... I'm working with Game Dog w/ my 11 week old lab currently. This is my first pup to self-train (or attempt to) and the book is very simple, straightforward, and takes you through the whole process, from 7 weeks old and on, step-by-step. I too plan to use my lab for pheasants as well as ducks, so I'm starting w/ Game Dog and have also purchased Water Dog (same author). From what I understand, Game Dog is more of an overview for both and Water Dog goes more in-depth w/ some of the skills needed for effective duck hunting / recovery.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
SSSTaxidermy Community Regular

SSSTaxidermy

Posted
Posted

nater,

I am a first time trainer myself and my pup is 20 weeks old. Been working with her since I got her and it is both work and fun all at the same time. I can't wait until hunting season 2007! I have 2 DVD's if you would like to borrow them & I live in St. Cloud as well. I have Waterdog by Wolters & Gun Dog Training Retrievers by Ken Roebuck. I got both of them online at a much more reasonable price than what you could get them in a store for. If anything, maybe in the future we can share ideas, tips, or training info. Shoot me an email if you would like. [email protected]

Link to comment
Share on other sites
JDM Community Regular

JDM

Posted
Posted

Mike Lardy's training videos and manuals are great. He is a field trial trainer, but the drills he uses will give you a GREAT gun dog. In my opinion, they are much better than some of the books that have already been mentioned. Just do a search on his name to find his HSOforum.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
nater Community Regular

nater

Posted
  • Author
Posted

Hey thanks for your input. I will check out some books and DVD's online this weekend. I better start reading up on it now before he is running around tearing stuff up. Thanks again!

Link to comment
Share on other sites
marine_man Grand Master

marine_man

Posted
Posted

I definately reccomend Smartwork by Evan Graham... and 10 minute retriever by the dahl's... two excellent books for training a lab... I've been very happy with the results.

If you do decide to go with Wolters please don't hold yourself to his timetable... it's a bit advanced... you need to be paced by the dog, not by a book.

Enjoy your pup first and foremost... and only a couple of retrieves per day... put him/her up wanting more and you'll be in good shape!

marine_man

Link to comment
Share on other sites
nater Community Regular

nater

Posted
  • Author
Posted

I picked up Game Dog and I think I a may pick up another book and read them before I begin. This way I can decide if I like one method better than another.

It should be interesting getting the puppy in the winter. At least I know he will love snow! Also, I live in St. Cloud and I would like to obviously take him out in the field for a good portion of training. Are there any restrictions on state or federal land for training your dog in the spring/summer? Just to take him out retrieving and walking around?

Nate

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Guest
This topic is now closed to further replies.
 Share
Go to topic listing


  • Your Responses - Share & Have Fun :)

    • smurfy
      Just Food and Drink

      By smurfy · Posted

      By The way that didn't work either!! Screw it I'll just use the cellular. 
    • Wanderer
      Just Food and Drink

      By Wanderer · Posted

      It’s done automatically.  You might need an actual person to clear that log in stuff up.   Trash your laptop history if you haven’t tried that already.
    • smurfy
      Just Food and Drink

      By smurfy · Posted

      😂 yea pretty amazing how b o o b i e s gets flagged, but they can't respond or tell me why I  can't get logged in here on my laptop but I can on my cellular  😪
    • Mike89
      Just Food and Drink

      By Mike89 · Posted

      I grilled some brats yesterday, maybe next weekend will the next round...  
    • Wanderer
      Just Food and Drink

      By Wanderer · Posted

      You got word censored cuz you said        B o o b ies….. haha.   Yeah, no… grilling is on hiatus for a bit.
    • smurfy
      Just Food and Drink

      By smurfy · Posted

      Chicken mine,  melded in Mccormick poultry seasoning for 24 hours.  Grill will get a break till the frigid temps go away!
    • Mike89
      Problems with Yetti

      By Mike89 · Posted

      good luck!!!   
    • rundrave
      Problems with Yetti

      By rundrave · Posted

      we had some nice weather yesterday and this conundrum was driving me crazy  so I drove up to the house to take another look. I got a bunch of goodies via ups yesterday (cables,  winch ratchet parts, handles, leaf springs etc).   I wanted to make sure the new leaf springs I got fit. I got everything laid out and ready to go. Will be busy this weekend with kids stuff and too cold to fish anyway, but I will try to get back up there again next weekend and get it done. I don't think it will be bad once I get it lifted up.    For anyone in the google verse, the leaf springs are 4 leafs and measure 25 1/4" eye  to eye per Yetti. I didnt want to pay their markup so just got something else comparable rated for the same weight.   I am a first time wheel house owner, this is all new to me. My house didn't come with any handles for the rear cables? I was told this week by someone in the industry that cordless drills do not have enough brake to lower it slow enough and it can damage the cables and the ratchets in the winches.  I put on a handle last night and it is 100% better than using a drill, unfortatenly I found out the hard way lol and will only use the ICNutz to raise the house now.
    • Wanderer
      Problems with Yetti

      By Wanderer · Posted

      I haven’t done any leaf springs for a long time and I can’t completely see the connections in your pics BUT I I’d be rounding up: PB Blaster, torch, 3 lb hammer, chisel, cut off tool, breaker bar, Jack stands or blocks.   This kind of stuff usually isn’t the easiest.   I would think you would be able to get at what you need by keeping the house up with Jack stands and getting the pressure off that suspension, then attack the hardware.  But again, I don’t feel like I can see everything going on there.
    • rundrave
      Problems with Yetti

      By rundrave · Posted

      reviving an old thread due to running into the same issue with the same year of house. not expecting anything from yetti and I already have replacement parts ordered and on the way.   I am looking for some input or feedback on how to replace the leaf springs themselves.    If I jack the house up and remove the tire, is it possible to pivot the axel assembly low enough to get to the other end of the leaf spring and remove that one bolt?   Or do I have to remove the entire pivot arm to get to it? Then I also have to factor in brake wire as well then. What a mess   My house is currently an hour away from my home at a relatives, going to go back up and look it over again and try to figure out a game plan.           Above pic is with house lowered on ice, the other end of that leaf is what I need to get to.   above pic is side that middle bolt broke and bottom 2 leafs fell out here is other side that didnt break but you can see bottom half of leaf already did but atleast bolt is still in there here is hub assembly in my garage with house lowered and tires off when I put new tires on it a couple months ago. hopefully I can raise house high enough that it can drop down far enough and not snap brake cable there so I can get to that other end of the leaf spring.

  • Topics

×
×
  • Create New...

Important Information

By using this site, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. We have placed cookies on your device to help make this website better. You can adjust your cookie settings, otherwise we'll assume you're okay to continue.

  I accept