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Training Tips Your Bird Dog Will Love - Lion Country Supply
Glade Run Press Training Tips Your Bird Dog Will Love – Hunting Dog Supply
Training Tips Your Bird Dog Will Love - Lion Country Supply
Training Tips Your Bird Dog Will Love - Lion Country Supply

Training Tips Your Bird Dog Will Love

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Training Tips Your Bird Dog Will Love by Martha H. Greenlee

Training Tips Your Bird Dog Will Love is a compact, practical guide built around the Bill West...

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  • Training Tips Your Bird Dog Will Love by Martha H. Greenlee

    Training Tips Your Bird Dog Will Love is a compact, practical guide built around the Bill West method and its core philosophy: “The bird is the teacher.” This isn’t a rigid, step-by-step training manual. It’s a thoughtful collection of insights designed to help handlers think differently about training, timing, and reading their dog.

    Written by an amateur for amateurs, the book focuses less on drills and more on mindset. It’s meant to be carried with you while you work your dog, referenced in the field, and revisited when something isn’t clicking. The tone is approachable, realistic, and grounded in real experience rather than theory-heavy instruction.

    Key Details

    • Training Philosophy: Bill West method

    • Focus: How to think about training, not just how to train

    • Format: Hardcover

    • Length: 116 pages

    • Portable Size: Easy to carry during training sessions

    This book is a solid companion for bird dog owners who want clearer perspective, better timing, and a more thoughtful approach to working with their dogs.


    Chapter Page #
    Chapter One: Advice on Picking a Pup 1
    Chapter Two: Dog Time 5
    Chapter Three: Weak Links: The Tale of Two Pups 9
    Chapter Four: Introducing Quail to Your Pup 12
    Chapter Five: Forward-Running Dogs 18
    Chapter Six: Teaching a Young Dog to Come to You 23
    Chapter Seven: Eyes or Nose 26
    Chapter Eight: Developing Point in a Young Dog 30
    Chapter Nine: Understanding the Check-Cord 34
    Chapter Ten: Using the Wind 38
    Chapter Eleven: Flushing Birds for Your Dog 42
    Chapter Twelve: Before the Workout 48
    Chapter Thirteen: Check-Cord Tension 52
    Chapter Fourteen: Stay Out of the Way 56
    Chapter Fifteen: The Steadying Process with Dominant Dogs 60
    Chapter Sixteen: "It's a Nothing" 64
    Chapter Seventeen: Wait for Tomorrow 68
    Chapter Eighteen: Turning the Corner 72
    Chapter Nineteen: Verbal Command or E-Collar: One or the Other 76
    Chapter Twenty: Creeping 80
    Chapter Twenty-One: Training with Good Flying Quail 84
    Chapter Twenty-Two: Stroking the Tail 88
    Chapter Twenty-Three: What is a Balanced Dog? 92
    Chapter Twenty-Four: Developing a Work Ethic 96
    Chapter Twenty-Five: Delayed Chase 101
    Chapter Twenty-Six: Training Intelligent Dogs 104
    Chapter Twenty-Seven: Self-Awareness 109
    Chapter Twenty-Eight: Living with Your Mistakes 113