Originally Posted by
Pointer
At six months that is too much, bunny shooting with its high volume of shots is more than a deer hunt which is bang/reward. I know hunting dogs, particualarly deer dogs that aren't exposed to shots until well over a year old, when they are up and hunting.
EBs is right, apart for the collie influence which as Kawhia states is known for gunshyness, it is absolutely the result of how it was introduced.
Unrelated but that's pretty lean tucker for a pup, being the farmer you are, you should know pups are raised on the fattiest old ram you can find.
I admit EBs was rather scathing but she has a point, please don't get defensive because she is pretty accurate in her generalization of NZ hunters. We aren't born dog trainers. If we were, you wouldn't be asking here, right?