I'm reading a book at the moment by an American GWP breeder who reckons a lot of dogs are ruined by being to hard on them in the first year, as in they run after a bird and owner comes down hard on them for getting out to far but dog thinks he's getting told off for going after bird so decrease prey drive..so apart from basic commands and manners he recommends letting them go for it in first year to develop skills and instinct then putting controls on them after that. Bit different to some ways of thinking but thought might be relevant in this case
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