Thread: Advice for a novice and his friend

Opps, very sorry Brittany fans to miss spell your breed, must have been too tired to notice at that time of the night. lol. I'm not against any type of training method, as long as there is no long term negative effects on the dog. All dogs are different so should be trained according to their temperament. I don't know much about dog training, but I'm always willing to help if I can.
Just as a oddball idea, how about training your Brittany for dog agility to help with distance control? There is 3 Brittany's doing agility in Dunedin at the moment, with agility you are asking the dog to work ahead of you through the course but they always have to watch your body to see which way to go therefore they become more focused on the owner so start working as a team this I feel would help with working out in the field. Just a thought.

ya right..............it is an oddball idea.

why not train it for what it was bred for and use the traditional methods to do so.

trying to push a square peg into a round hole is the biggest problem i see with britts and deer work.
they were bred to run and have been for a very long time, get them sorted on the upland first and then pull them in for heel work at middle age, it will be an easier transaction.

Thanks Roywild and Kawhia
We popped in up NEV briefly but had to get to work so didn't catch up.
I'm pretty limited in spare time and adding agility not really me at moment, like the of field work, more natural and interesting as Kawhia says . Just not sure where to start.
Re waiting to middle age seems like a good long term goal just want to make sure going the right direction to get there. That is training for both of us.
Penny has put us on to a couple of deers already ( me with her on lead and brother in law with bang stick) just no luck shooting any over her!
Problem is not getting out enough.
Will be doing some basic ( no riffle) in bush around dunedin ( after work stuff) over summer for practice and exercise for both of us!

Always happy to hear advice and ideas from others, much appreciated

Stew

Hi, no worries, if you want to have a chat with other Brit owners the agility ones will be at the Mosgiel A&P grounds next weekend, should be 4 entered. My dogs been indicating a lot up Swampy Summit, which is a nice walk to do after work but still gets them out in the wind, there was a stag 40 feet from the Summit track a few months back! Also the coastal forest has been getting my boy excited when walking there so another good easy place to get to for a walk and exposure after work. Hope you are a member of the Brit club, they I'm sure will offer any help they can. Happy Training.

Originally Posted by Penny's walker

Thanks Roywild and Kawhia
We popped in up NEV briefly but had to get to work so didn't catch up.
I'm pretty limited in spare time and adding agility not really me at moment, like the of field work, more natural and interesting as Kawhia says . Just not sure where to start.
Re waiting to middle age seems like a good long term goal just want to make sure going the right direction to get there. That is training for both of us.
Penny has put us on to a couple of deers already ( me with her on lead and brother in law with bang stick) just no luck shooting any over her!
Problem is not getting out enough.
Will be doing some basic ( no riffle) in bush around dunedin ( after work stuff) over summer for practice and exercise for both of us!

Always happy to hear advice and ideas from others, much appreciated

Stew

Proper control training is where you start and then get out onto deer. Get them onto game, lead or not, before you have proper control will end in disaster every time.

Originally Posted by Rotwild

Opps, very sorry Brittany fans to miss spell your breed, must have been too tired to notice at that time of the night. lol. I'm not against any type of training method, as long as there is no long term negative effects on the dog. All dogs are different so should be trained according to their temperament. I don't know much about dog training, but I'm always willing to help if I can.
Just as a oddball idea, how about training your Brittany for dog agility to help with distance control? There is 3 Brittany's doing agility in Dunedin at the moment, with agility you are asking the dog to work ahead of you through the course but they always have to watch your body to see which way to go therefore they become more focused on the owner so start working as a team this I feel would help with working out in the field. Just a thought.

Wont work, most agility reward is treats, when the agility trained dog goes hunting it won't care about the treats!