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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
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Training Philosophy: Bill West method
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Focus: How to think about training, not just how to train
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Format: Hardcover
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Length: 116 pages
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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 -
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