Thread: Bo

Looks like others have covered it well above, I would say she just needs to get harder and physical if required. Enough to get the message across that she is dominant. If the pup still isn’t responding she just needs to keep escalating until it’s enough. It will probably require her getting physical. As mentioned, you as the pack leader can step in aswell but the dog still needs to learn your wife will kick his ass if you are not around.

I went through the same dilemma as you when I got our pup around all the totally different training idealogies. What I did find though is one type of theme around how to handle situations and how dogs think etc that just made sense. Once I found that I started identifying quite a few different training guidelines use the same methodology just portrayed in their own way. The deer dog blueprint was one and was gold for me. A youtube channel called “fowled reality duck and goose hunting” by brookstone kennels in the states has awesome waterfowl training videos that run the same methodology which has been awesome for me to see the crossover using the same thinking but for two different types of work. My girl isn’t a bush machine but the blueprint gave me the knowledge and fundamental understanding of training to then develop my own plan and apply the principles to any situation based on the individual dog. It was awesome in me learning about always having full control too which is basically what the blueprint is and translates to everything open country and day to day not just bush stalking.

I’ve had people tell me the methodology doesn’t work with their pets. In my opinion the fault is with the trainer in this case not the methodology. You can apply the same methodology in different ways and techniques based on what the individual dog is like etc which is how we get to the “what works for me” point I reckon.

I also think the real test comes when the dog goes through its teenage period leading up to a year old and then when the dog is fully trained and starts pushing more and more with confidence. Pups are easy and just absorb and learn/do what you ask/expect in the initial stages.

Some of my random 2c from my learning so far haha.

Cool updates and cool pup