Thread: Books on dog training dogs for deer???

Originally Posted by EeeBees

Nice head, Twoshotkill, Vizsla is handsome too!!

Thanks Ebs... I ignored everyones advice and took him for a hunt in the weekend ........... and am glad i did.. He was amazing...... he even pointed me into two stags that i didnt know were there and managed to shoot one i clean missed the other. Im a happy man!! He has just been given a big feed of fresh venison!

Read a good training book a very long time ago ,worth a read can't remember author,but title was Gun Dogs For Field or Trial.google that.was in local library. Burnell is the author
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Originally Posted by Big esky no fish

Read a good training book a very long time ago ,worth a read can't remember author,but title was Gun Dogs For Field or Trial.google that.was in local library. Burnell is the author
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Thanks... Welcome to the forum BENF

Originally Posted by Big esky no fish

Read a good training book a very long time ago ,worth a read can't remember author,but title was Gun Dogs For Field or Trial.google that.was in local library. Burnell is the author
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Welcome BENF

My advice about training books is this...buy as many as you can, then throw them out the window...get your dog and go into his intended hunting environment as often as you possibly are able...you will learn more from your dog than any book will ever teach you...

Originally Posted by EeeBees

My advice about training books is this...buy as many as you can, then throw them out the window...get your dog and go into his intended hunting environment as often as you possibly are able...you will learn more from your dog than any book will ever teach you...

Sage advice EeeBees. There BENF speaks the voice of experience.

most trianing books deal with the first part of your post 7mmwsm.
not everyone has the dog sence or training skills to even get a dog under res control.
learning on the hill makes a dog but breaks many more....... and in most cases it's not the dog fault.

OK I'll take a different approach, but one that is working for me. Find a mentor! Find someone who has the dog you want, and do what he does. I agree, most books are worthless. There is the odd gem amongst them but thats it. All the instruction in the world is worthless without you doing it

mentors,books, joining a club,trialling and asking for advise from those doing it already, it's all part of putting the effort in.

Originally Posted by kawhia

mentors,books, joining a club,trialling and asking for advise from those doing it already, it's all part of putting the effort in.

not entirely...you have to be able to find those who will share their lumps of wisdom...but it only really makes sense if he/she knows the breed of dog you are dealing with...

if it's an uncommon minor breed then yes, but that can be sorted as well.......your using it right now.

Im Liking all the advice i am being given from you all... Thanks!

I have thaught of the "mentor" idea but i only know 1 person who hunts a dog, and the dog is gunshy. This is my first dog and relise that the dog will teach me more than i can it.
Today he taught me not to leave backsteaks on the shed bench when you run to the phone because like a magician he can make them dissapear!

I think im going to stop taking him into the bush (Hunting) for a few months now untill i can control his sudden urges to completely ignore me and run off into the distance where i cant reach his rope. He dissapeared for 20mins at one stage today! after most of the day being fantastic.

Kiwi training shortly... this will be intresting.

were about are you in the bay two shot

Pongakawa... Halfway between Whakatane and Tauranga

im in katikati if you want to hook up maybe i can show you some thing that will help, im not a pro dog trainer but got a good working dog and we might be able to give you a little info that might be of some use ,, maybe , but ruff lives in the te puke area and he is a pro dog trainer flick him a pm , ,he was is my mentor he knows his shit hes where i would go if i was you ,,, i hope thats some help