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Scott, To help with off season conditioning we have taught our GSP Stormi to run on the tread mill. Just a half hour varying speeds to keep her attention. It helps when the nice weather finally gets here and helps make her a great house dog. Please keep up the good work. See you in the field.
Shon Couch
Great idea. You don’t make her wear Spandex shorts, though, do you?
Enjoyed your show on the Outdoor Channel. Taped every one and watched some multiple times.
Will you be back on the Outdoor Channel again soon?
Hugh Price
Hi Hugh,
Thanks for the compliments. I’ll likely never work with that organization again. Let’s leave it at that.
But you can watch the new show on the website until new episodes air this fall on Versus and other networks. Come back often and I’ll keep you posted.
Trust your dog! Just because you want to go to the left, what does the 4 legged nose say?
Words to live by, David. I learned that lesson loooong ago and am reminded every season.
Scott;
If I remember correctly, you did a show called “Cast ‘n blast” If so, I really enjoyed that format. I’m just starting to watch your new show via the internet and I like it a lot. I have 3 GSP’s and find that dogs are the best part of hunting.
Dave
Yep, that was me on Outdoor Channel back when we were friends. Loved that format, too. Combined my two favorite hobbies. Out of that came a spinoff, What the Dogs Taught Me, that was pretty much the reason I go hunting, too. And now, here we are.
Train your family b4 you get a pup, consistency is key!
Start training actively and subliminally at 10 weeks
Subliminal: Carry a pup into a car say “Kennel” everytime.
Set your alarm to 4am for “poddy” Say “poddy”
Active: 20 minutes everyday, always end on a good note with praise, even if its an easy freebie.
Out-think your pup: Training is not play, play rewards training, parts of play reinforce training. Know the difference.
Patience: Dogs like us have bad days, don’t train on those days.
Keep it fresh: Go to new places once a week
for training, hide scented dummies, when found give praise
Bonding: Sleep w/you or on a unwashed hunting jacket
Your Vibe Dictates a Good Training Session: Pack leaders are calm, consistent, decisive, reassuring and positive.
Be Clear: Consistent Voice & Hand Signals on every command by everyone that interacts with the dog
Discipline: A stern look, a “NO” will suffice along with a 20 minutes timeout. No yelling and no hitting.
Start walking, when they get 30 yards ahead and stop paying attention, change directions, teach them to watch you.
Never accept any retrieve without a sit, if they drop it, step back until they sit, do not take it.
Dogs can’t think like a human, but humans can think like a dog. Think like a dog, get results.
Avid bird hunter for 30 years, dogs trained Labs, Shorthairs, and Britts. Wishing you good hunting!
Wow. Some of this will come in especially handy when our new pup comes home. Thanks Steve.
To get my young ones interested I first made them just focus on what “their” dog could do. They soon got so wrapped up in watching her point and retrieve birds that the fun of the hunt became so much more than the shooting of the bird.
One of the rules of management: let the employee take “ownership” of the project … finally, a way to use this in our world!
Hi Scott
My idea is to use the beeper tone as a call back for the dogs.
When trying to locate my dogs i use the beeper as a locator
and the dogs have learned to ckeck in on the tone.
Works for me too. Thanks Mike.
Scott, I enjoy your escapades on Wingshooting USA. As an advocate of safe hunting please wear more ORANGE. I have only seen you wear orange at Flint Oak. Even your Quilomene vest isn’t orange.
Often is just me and the dogs and I am still a walking Pumpkin. Some say the birds see orange and they flush wild. I would much rather that happen then someone not see you and swing a barrel your way.
Please become an Orange fanatic so young hunters will follow your lead.
I get it! You’ll see in future seasons. It’s tough to video – so while we always comply with the law, we also try to ensure a high quality image. Orange “strobes,” or burns on video and boogers up the whole picture so we have to compromise. Thanks for your reminder.