A book small enough to carry with you as you work your dog, this collection of training tips is based on the Bill West method. “The bird is the teacher”. Training Tips Your Bird...
A book small enough to carry with you as you work your dog, this collection of training tips is based on the Bill West method. “The bird is the teacher”. Training Tips Your Bird Dog will love is written by an amateur for amateurs, and not about training as much as how to think about training.
Chapter | Page # |
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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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