Thread: Where to start

Training pig dogs and a deer indicating dog are worlds apart. I can't comment on pig dogs, only deer.

Originally Posted by eltoro

With training dogs for deer stalking purposes there seems to be bugger all info around. I know so fullas on here do it cos they've posted pics and videos. I guess they successfully worked it out themselves or had someone they knew that showed them.

After reading these types of posts on NZ forums for years now, the best advice I can offer to anyone keen on starting a deer dog is to find a guy who has one up and running really well, and ask to tag along. I see so many people say they want to train a deer dog without actually knowing how a top dog works. Tagging along might change your mind - you do it for the love of dog work not as a short term solution to a lack of deer