Thread: Couple questions for the more experienced

How is the dog around gun shot? Does it hold when indicating? They are experience based learners, I.e once they have experienced the fun of chasing an animal they want to do it again. I loled to have it so dog indicates and holds, hears the bang (associates it with indication of success), and holds until released after bang where it gets rewarded with a retrieve, praise, getting to track and find, whatever your reward may be. Get this locked down in a controlled environment and you have good chance of success in real hunting situations and build from.there. when hunting its tempting to get the kill regardless of how dog works. Be mindful that the dog behaving appropriately needs to be priority to avoid ongoing/increased challenge later on