sticko Posted January 22, 2010 Report Share Posted January 22, 2010 hi guys was wondering if it would be possible to train a cockerpoo(poodle cocker spniel cross ) to become a gun dog for flushing and retreiving the pup is 8 weeks bitch the dog is my fatherinlaws and he would like for me to train her your thoughts are all appreiciated thank pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wesman Posted January 22, 2010 Report Share Posted January 22, 2010 Course it's possible mate, just don't call it a cockapoo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miroku Mike Posted January 22, 2010 Report Share Posted January 22, 2010 a CROCKERSH*T Only joking. My niece has one, thats what we like to call him just to wind her up lol!!! he is full of beano, and would be really easy to train i should imagine, very intelligent and very busy, all the traits you want. He retrieves lovely and always wants to please. I reckon theres definatley no reason why you could'nt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sticko Posted January 22, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2010 a CROCKERSH*T Only joking. My niece has one, thats what we like to call him just to wind her up lol!!!he is full of beano, and would be really easy to train i should imagine, very intelligent and very busy, all the traits you want. He retrieves lovely and always wants to please. I reckon theres definatley no reason why you could'nt. my thoughts entirely as apoodle is good or was bred as a water dog and the spaniel for its obvious traits when would you start to train and what methods would you recomend Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miroku Mike Posted January 22, 2010 Report Share Posted January 22, 2010 I am currently training my chocolate cocker, He is now 7 months old, i started training him in earnest about a couple of weeks back. You must let him be a pup first and foremost, but you can start his training straight away. I am NO expert but this is how i do it, Through play you can teach him the basics ie: sitting then sit and stay, then sit and stay and then work your way into another room so you are out of site. getting him to wait for his dinner till you say its ok, playing little retreving games, calling him to you plenty, so he gets used to coming back to you.walking to heel. Obviously you must not push him to hard as he is only a pup, Just remember this was all done over a few months, starting with sit, didnt even try that for a few days, just let him find his feet in his new home first, let him see he was safe with us. I cannot stress enough all of the above i did very slowly from 10 weeks old upto 6 monthd old. It was ALWAYS a game and lots of fuss when he got it right. NO shouting, as he was only a babe, and if he didnt get it, i would just try again later. Cannot stress enough about everything being a game that he liked to play, but he was learning something relevant without realising. I Never let him off the leed, after a little time when he walked nicely to heel, I got him a longer check chord "leed", you can let him burn some energy off and practice your recall, without him ********* off lol Now i have started his training properly, so far it has been a real pleasure, he is doing brilliant, he sits and stays, does not run after dummies until told to, comes back to the whistle, stops to the whistle and is now quartering nicely.All this is off the leed now. Needless to say I am over the moon, and hes only 7 months old, It has been really enjoyable. Hope this helps bud, Look on here for NTTF posts about training, he is really really good All the best Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WGD Posted January 22, 2010 Report Share Posted January 22, 2010 hi guys was wondering if it would be possible to train a cockerpoo(poodle cocker spniel cross ) to become a gun dog for flushing and retreiving the pup is 8 weeks bitch the dog is my fatherinlaws and he would like for me to train her your thoughts are all appreiciated thank pete Sorry, you won't like my thoughts - if at 8 weeks old your FIL would like you to train this as a gundog he has bought the wrong dog... why would you buy a cross (1 of which has no recent gundog ancestory) and expect it to become a gundog??? Should have bought a cocker. Trainable, but a bit like putting a nail in with a screwdriver. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sticko Posted January 22, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2010 Sorry, you won't like my thoughts - if at 8 weeks old your FIL would like you to train this as a gundog he has bought the wrong dog... why would you buy a cross (1 of which has no recent gundog ancestory) and expect it to become a gundog??? Should have bought a cocker. Trainable, but a bit like putting a nail in with a screwdriver. yhe dog was not bought as agun dog that was never the intention as my post says it is my fatherinlaws and he would like it to come out in the field with me if the dog can be trained its a bonus hope this clears up the con fusion also my family suffer from dog allergies and cocker poos are non allergenic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plinker Posted January 22, 2010 Report Share Posted January 22, 2010 also my family suffer from dog allergies and cocker poos are non allergenic i hope you don't mind me asking but how is that possible? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sticko Posted January 22, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2010 also my family suffer from dog allergies and cocker poos are non allergenic i hope you don't mind me asking but how is that possible? because there coat is curly and they dont malt that is the main influence from the poodle it is evidently the skin flakes and hair on other breeds that cause the allergies ie their coats are more wool like than hair Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lloyd90 Posted January 23, 2010 Report Share Posted January 23, 2010 also my family suffer from dog allergies and cocker poos are non allergenic i hope you don't mind me asking but how is that possible? Poodles dont have fur like most dogs. They have hair. People who are allergic to dogs will be ok with poodles :blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boromir Posted January 23, 2010 Report Share Posted January 23, 2010 Sorry, you won't like my thoughts - if at 8 weeks old your FIL would like you to train this as a gundog he has bought the wrong dog... why would you buy a cross (1 of which has no recent gundog ancestory) and expect it to become a gundog??? Should have bought a cocker. Trainable, but a bit like putting a nail in with a screwdriver. You got to start from somewhere. Where did the first springer spaniel come from? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WGD Posted January 23, 2010 Report Share Posted January 23, 2010 You got to start from somewhere. Where did the first springer spaniel come from? Evolved a breed over many many years and generations of breeding, as opposed to throwing a first cross and seeing what happens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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