pigeon-hunter Posted September 30, 2013 Report Share Posted September 30, 2013 I am awaiting the arrival of my new best friend a black lab pup. I want to train the dog to the gun, and my wife asked a great question that I didn't know the answer too. "If you send the dog gun training does it change his personality" My answer I'm not sure but I know a place where I can get a answer. Enter my felow members (lol that's you lot). Thanks in advance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pontbeck Posted October 1, 2013 Report Share Posted October 1, 2013 No, it doesn't change it's personality . What it does is make the dog happy and fulfilled as it' s carrying out it's roll in life to the full Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennett Posted October 1, 2013 Report Share Posted October 1, 2013 It also makes them much easier to live with, the In laws have 2 pet cockers, who on walks and around the house are frankly a pain in the ar2e. I have got 2 springers and a cocker who all work to the whistle, stay reasonably close on walks and dont climb all over people or the furniture and understand no, wait and leave. And as pontbeck said they love their job and will happily settle down once they have been for a walk or out working Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lee-kinsman Posted October 1, 2013 Report Share Posted October 1, 2013 As above. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scutt Posted October 1, 2013 Report Share Posted October 1, 2013 choose the trainer very carefully and ask for references and follow up on at least two of them a good trainer won't mind you doing this.Remember you have to live with how the dog turns out for many years to come. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigeon-hunter Posted October 1, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2013 (edited) That's the next question then where would I find agood one, anyone know of any in/around Surrey Edited October 1, 2013 by pigeon-hunter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PERCE Posted October 1, 2013 Report Share Posted October 1, 2013 IF you're wanting a trained dog buy one ready finished as in the long run it'll cost you less money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennett Posted October 1, 2013 Report Share Posted October 1, 2013 Or buy some good books/dvds and train it your self, there is nothing more rewarding than seeing a dog you have trained coming back with its first strong runner, that it had to work hard to find and bringing it perfectly to hand! Yes you might make mistakes but everyone does with their first dog and there will plenty of people willing to help who will want you to suceed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PERCE Posted October 1, 2013 Report Share Posted October 1, 2013 Or buy some good books/dvds and train it your self, there is nothing more rewarding than seeing a dog you have trained coming back with its first strong runner, that it had to work hard to find and bringing it perfectly to hand! Yes you might make mistakes but everyone does with their first dog and there will plenty of people willing to help who will want you to suceed! Yes, it's far more rewarding, I'd just add that if you can find somebody that actually knows what they're doing to give you hand, all the better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Mongrel- Posted October 1, 2013 Report Share Posted October 1, 2013 As said above, it won't change the dog, it just gives it another, exciting facet to its life. My lab was a pet, training started at 4, she's adequate now but still the same eejit mutt! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
labstaff Posted October 1, 2013 Report Share Posted October 1, 2013 Or buy some good books/dvds and train it your self, there is nothing more rewarding than seeing a dog you have trained coming back with its first strong runner, that it had to work hard to find and bringing it perfectly to hand! Yes you might make mistakes but everyone does with their first dog and there will plenty of people willing to help who will want you to suceed! +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strangford wildfowler Posted October 1, 2013 Report Share Posted October 1, 2013 Or buy some good books/dvds and train it your self, there is nothing more rewarding than seeing a dog you have trained coming back with its first strong runner, that it had to work hard to find and bringing it perfectly to hand! Yes you might make mistakes but everyone does with their first dog and there will plenty of people willing to help who will want you to suceed! Scratch 1 more! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kent Posted October 7, 2013 Report Share Posted October 7, 2013 This is something of a nature v nurture debate. The answer is yes and no of course, you wont adversely effect its temperament by training it correctly if that's what she is asking and you will positively have a more handleable dog every day ( the biggest part being obedience after all). I 100% believe dogs need a purpose and a working bred dog that purpose should give it an outlet for that which has been built in genetically. Beast the heck out of a dog during training and you will either make it over submissive or a case hardened crack pot, so take care with your technique for achieving the final goal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cracker Posted October 7, 2013 Report Share Posted October 7, 2013 Good call all the way through, kent. MG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greymaster Posted October 7, 2013 Report Share Posted October 7, 2013 As this is a new pup and a blank sheet then you may never know what kind of dog you would have had had you not embarked on gundog training with it. It will change you though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beeredup Posted October 8, 2013 Report Share Posted October 8, 2013 i am currently training my first ever gundog a sprocker, i have had 2 pet spaniels previously neither of which where very controllable or obedient through their lives and i can with out doubt 100% my 11 month old sprocker is the best trained dog i have ever owned and i am really proud of him and hope fully one day he will be well enough trained to join me in the field i know his training is going to take longer than normal as i work away offshore so i can't constantly train him my wife is attending classes with him but she will be the first to tell you he is a heck of a lot sharper and more responsive for me thats not to say she can't handle him he will quarter and stop on the whistle for her and she gives him a couple of retrieves a week and he is delivering them to her hand Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigeon-hunter Posted October 13, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 13, 2013 Thanks for feed back all food for thought Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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