tallpauljcb1 Posted December 20, 2010 Report Share Posted December 20, 2010 am taken me 19 week old ess out 2mora with the shotgun to get him used to the sound of the bad boy , is it 2 early to take him out any help would be gr8 pigeon watchers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garyb Posted December 20, 2010 Report Share Posted December 20, 2010 FAR TO EARLY! Do the dog a favour and Don't bother. 19 weeks? He should be closer to 12 months Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tallpauljcb1 Posted December 20, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2010 a thought its easyer training him to the gun earlier rather than later to get him used to it. thanks for the advice, how old was yours when you started and and tipd for training you have will be much appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garyb Posted December 20, 2010 Report Share Posted December 20, 2010 The bones in his ears are not developed enough to subject him to gunshot. You will give him hearing problems in later life, and will more than likely make him gunshy. Mine started at about 14-16 months - It is NOT a race. Plenty of time - do some xmas shopping or something instead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davecooper1 Posted December 20, 2010 Report Share Posted December 20, 2010 Mate dont even think about it, you can end up with a gun shy dog in no time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garyb Posted December 20, 2010 Report Share Posted December 20, 2010 Have you thought about joining any group training session in your area? Most start them at 6months old. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crouch valley Posted December 20, 2010 Report Share Posted December 20, 2010 Far to early dont do it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tallpauljcb1 Posted December 20, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2010 cheers lads a will keep him in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmyb79 Posted December 21, 2010 Report Share Posted December 21, 2010 Good choice mate. 12 months old at the very earliest. Up until then, just clap when throwing dummies if you want to replicate the sound in any way. When you do start out, don't go straight onto the shotgun either. if at all possible start with a starter pistol from a distance and work up to shotgun over a period of weeks/months. It will be worth it in the long run. Theres a good guide to introducing dogs to shot pinned on this forum at the top of the page too. ATB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris o Posted December 21, 2010 Report Share Posted December 21, 2010 mate i was like you and very eager to get the pup out at a young age. the best advice given was take it slow clap your hands as said when feeding it make lots of noise while it is feeding. with mine though because he is housed outside his first sound of something like shot was the fireworks and they never botherd him but this only happend when he was roughly 15 month old and i stayed with him and everytime there was a bang i threw a retrieve for him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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