popa bear Posted February 14, 2015 Report Share Posted February 14, 2015 Hi all just taken on a ESS pup 3 weeks ago.I"m going to have a go at training him myself god help me I"ve got a decent book on training spaniels and I have owned spaniels before but never trained them as gun dogs.My daughter has two labs that I have trained up to a half decent level of retrieving but when all is said and done they are her dogs. Anyway I know not to ruin him by starting to young and being to aggressive with his training he is already showing positive signs doing some retrieving in the house ,sitting to the hand and returning to the whistle.I will let you know how we get on regards the Bear Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evo Posted February 14, 2015 Report Share Posted February 14, 2015 a little tip, how old is the ESS ? don't do too much with him/her , mine is 22 months old now and just finished his first season, I was repeatedly told don't do this and don't do that , in the end I trained him nearly every day 2 times a day for 10-15mins since he was 6 months old, I introduced him to gunsound at the clay ground, at 15 months introduced him to the hide and he loved it, don't get me wrong he,s not perfect but he does what he,s told and also retrieves perfect and even into water which he did himself, he just wants to please all the time, don't rush but the best piece of advice I can give is, Teach him one thing at a time and DONT move on until he knows what you are teaching him totally, don't use treats as I didn't with mine yet my buddy did with his and his dog will not do anything without a treat now , most of all enjoy your time bonding together because for me its been as good as watching my kids being born,,truelly amazing, here he is sitting happy after working he has become my best friend so enjoy your time training him/her it will be worth it in the end Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbird Posted February 14, 2015 Report Share Posted February 14, 2015 (edited) Ditto the above. It can be tempting to rush training, especially with a promising pup but one step at a time, make 110% sure the dog knows a stage before moving on. Also it's helpful to remember that dogs don't generalise too well so always train each thing in different places and situations before being satisfied that the Eureka moment wasn't a fluke lol Edited February 14, 2015 by bigbird Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michufc Posted February 15, 2015 Report Share Posted February 15, 2015 Come on you can't say I have got a three week old ess pup and not put a picture up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popa bear Posted February 18, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2015 (edited) I said I had him 3 weeks ago you noggin not he was 3 weeks old be pretty special to retrieve in the house and respond to the whistle at 3 weeks old LOL he is 13 weeks old Wednesday just for you I will up load a picky as soon as I can get him to stay still and get a good one.He is still going forward all the time and judging him by my terrier he has gone up nearly 3 inches in three weeks have to stop feeding the little bu**er Edited February 18, 2015 by popa bear Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michufc Posted February 19, 2015 Report Share Posted February 19, 2015 Yep just re read my post just got all excited and posted before I could engage my brain lol Still want picks thought I love spaniels mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
postie Posted February 21, 2015 Report Share Posted February 21, 2015 Sounds like your really enjoying your new pup Let him play and have fun keep everything very basic Most of all enjoy,good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popa bear Posted February 21, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2015 (edited) Hi here is some pictures of Ty my ESS pup as promised sorry pics off my phone and can*t manage to turn them sorry about the terrier but he wanted to get in on the act Edited February 21, 2015 by popa bear Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popa bear Posted February 21, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2015 (edited) having slight probs uploading think I*ve got it sorted now LOL Edited February 21, 2015 by popa bear Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popa bear Posted February 21, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2015 (edited) yeah sorted Edited February 21, 2015 by popa bear Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loriusgarrulus Posted February 21, 2015 Report Share Posted February 21, 2015 Very cute. Like your terrier too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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