Royboy Posted September 9, 2014 Report Share Posted September 9, 2014 Hi I'm thinking of getting lab pup in the near future and was wondering if anybody has used the Book http://www.gundog-magazine.com/easy.htm I'm not botherd about a field champion but want a good well behaved dog, it will also be a pet and be sleeping in doors, any suggestions on books if this ones no good Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jame Posted September 9, 2014 Report Share Posted September 9, 2014 Hi I'm thinking of getting lab pup in the near future and was wondering if anybody has used the Book http://www.gundog-magazine.com/easy.htm I'm not botherd about a field champion but want a good well behaved dog, it will also be a pet and be sleeping in doors, any suggestions on books if this ones no good Cheers I fear the haters on here will beg to differ or make sarcastic BS comments with no input to the thread topic...BUT! Yes that book is very good, I have followed some of what's in it and will continue to use it as a guide for the future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royboy Posted September 9, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2014 Basically I bought a spaniel nearly 3 years ago but didn't have time at the time to train her, nows she's just a realy good pet but very gun shy, I've finished doing my house up now and will have more time so want to start a fresh, and if my springer comes to in the process it's a bonus, this time I'm going to do everything by the book on the nose with no shortcuts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evo Posted September 11, 2014 Report Share Posted September 11, 2014 I fear the haters on here will beg to differ or make sarcastic BS comments with no input to the thread topic...BUT! Yes that book is very good, I have followed some of what's in it and will continue to use it as a guide for the future. you clearly know what your talking about, :lol: to the op, believe me there is nothing better than training your own dog, I was told by a few he was way to young to start taking out with me, all I can say is it was the best thing I ever did, each dog is totally different bud and what works for one might not work or others, I train mine at the moment 3x a day and for 15 mins a time and also take him to his(and mine) personal dog trainer every Friday, and he is now 15 months old and is still a pup but I,m loving every minute of it, it makes me feel so proud of what I have achieved with him now but I still have a long way to go even though he is retrieving birds for me now, enjoy mate , but most importantly don't mention dog collars on here or it will be YOU at the next public execution :lol: good luck and let us know how your getting on with the training atb Evo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenboy Posted September 12, 2014 Report Share Posted September 12, 2014 I have the book , it is ok but I am sur there are better , for a start it is biased toward retreivers , it lays out what you should be doing with your dog at what age , but all dogs mature and progress diffrently . If you are getting a spaniel look no further that training spaniels by joe irvine , its several years old now but still the best book out there IMO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayDT10 Posted September 12, 2014 Report Share Posted September 12, 2014 Basically I bought a spaniel nearly 3 years ago but didn't have time at the time to train her, nows she's just a realy good pet but very gun shy, I've finished doing my house up now and will have more time so want to start a fresh, and if my springer comes to in the process it's a bonus, this time I'm going to do everything by the book on the nose with no shortcuts hi mate. Books , DVDs and YouTube are all good and always worth a watch or read. Also Plenty of patience and commonsense with serve you just as well. Good luck and atb . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silver pigeon69 Posted September 12, 2014 Report Share Posted September 12, 2014 All books etc will help, but i think lessons are really important. If it wasn't for the lessons i would not have known that alot of issues were down to me not doing it right! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royboy Posted September 12, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2014 I was thinking of maybe booking in with Adrian slater when I get him, he might be able the see what kind of dog he is and point me in the right direction ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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