darren m Posted January 24, 2009 Report Share Posted January 24, 2009 this may seem like a novice kind a question -- but at what age would you start training a ESS , and would you do anything different at that age that you would,nt do with a lab.. thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
new to the flock Posted January 24, 2009 Report Share Posted January 24, 2009 8 weeks old. Since it is the basics and the start of the retrieving no nothing different. NTTF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdunc Posted January 24, 2009 Report Share Posted January 24, 2009 Agree with above completely, getting a spaniel to love retreiving asap serves you well later! Keep it fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darren m Posted January 24, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2009 NTTF -- have you got a puppy basics post on here , its been 6 years she's 13 weeks and as done nothing apart from play retrieving , only got her last night , not even paper trained so got my work cut out i read in some book a while back not to start to train a springer until it was around 8 months which sounded wrong !!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdunc Posted January 24, 2009 Report Share Posted January 24, 2009 I think the leaving spaniels 'til they're older is an old school idea. You would certainly wait 'til the dog is older before introducing shot, cold game etc. but there's no harm in training good retreiving interest, getting them into cover and solid sit and recall from when they're young. The best time to start recall is when the pup is new to the world and likes to be close to you anyway! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darren m Posted January 25, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2009 being doing recalls today , no problem but after left her with a few toys and she picked them up and hid them one by one in the exact same spot . when i recovered them and plonked them on the floor , she did it again tidy up and storeing them in the same place. whats that all about Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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