Thread: Dog breed advice??

Yea true very good point i just dont want the dog to be too lonely during the day? Some people have a lot of different view for hunting dogs kenneled all day and night let out once in avo others out in paddocks others let out morning night just want to do whats best i guess cheers

Originally Posted by simontrevor

Yea true very good point i just dont want the dog to be too lonely during the day? Some people have a lot of different view for hunting dogs kenneled all day and night let out once in avo others out in paddocks others let out morning night just want to do whats best i guess cheers

He wont be lonely...he'll be asleep.
If you read back on the best wisdom around producing a hunting dog it's ... if he isn't under your direct control he should be in a kennel.

His/her only satisfaction should happen under your control.

Long walkies are really opportunity to form bad habits...ie self hunting

Hah...I'm a product of the Ruff/GDT school of dog understanding.

There is a quote in the go-to book for training a pointer and setter by Derry Argue that always springs to mind when I hear people speak of puppy management - "I like to manage my puppies by keeping them unfit and naïve"

At first glance it sounds simple enough, but it basically sums it up. Unfit enough to not need a continuous physical outlet, and only exposing them to the positive things you want them to - the value of a kennel and run. In fact the greatest benefits of a kennel are psychological and are far above the convenience of the actual physical containment.

In the last few years I've come to know quite well a person who would be the top handler currently in P&S trials. What was a revelation to me was her kennel management with a large (for NZ) kennel of dogs. All I can say on the matter after seeing her methods is that it isn't the amount of time they are given, its the quality of time given at the correct moments in a dogs life. That she can achieve the level of control she does over the amount of dogs she has, within the time constraints she has, was a real eye opener. Quality time, at the right time!

Originally Posted by simontrevor

Yea true very good point i just dont want the dog to be too lonely during the day? Some people have a lot of different view for hunting dogs kenneled all day and night let out once in avo others out in paddocks others let out morning night just want to do whats best i guess cheers

Had the same point of view when I started out, I thought I'd keep the dog in the house even (worst mistake ever). Free roaming to people may seem to be "keeping a dog busy" but it allows them to pick things up. At one point I had my pup chew the weatherboard of my house. What followed after the act was a unnecessary correction which could have been avoided.

Dogs need their own time and space. Quality outing in the morning and a longer walk in the evening is sufficient (Quality not quantity), as for training - a well bred dog doesn't even need that much training as many people think (depending on breed and required work). The dog will be more calm and happier with a structured lifestyle. So will you.