This FREE webinar discusses a logical, methodical sequence for training versatile gundogs from puppyhood through finished gundog with a focus on balancing the drive and intensity required of a hunting dog and the manners and obedience required of a companion dog. This webinar covers:

• Puppy Development

  • Direct and indirect socialization

  • Building drive, confidence, and work ethic

  • Introductions to game, gunfire, and water

  • Developing an “off switch” and clarifying when the dog should “switch on”

  • Developing a learning language

• Started Dog Work

  • Nurturing the three fundamental hunting behaviors

    • Searching

    • Tracking

    • Retrieving

  • Developing control without conflict

    • Drive Capping

    • Neutrality

    • Obedience

  • Using basic behaviors to create behavior chains and teach abstract concepts

• Seasoned Dog Work

  • Tactfully developing your dog’s relationship with force/compulsion

  • Layering force over known behaviors

  • Installing the “must key” for truly reliable obedience

  • Using the e-collar as a gas pedal

• Finished Dog Work

  • Establishing clear pressure signals for “do” and “do not”

  • Enforcing obedience while maintaining enthusiasm

A link to join the webinar will be sent out to registered participants the day prior to the event. A recording will be available for all registered participants after the event.

Here’s a list of all the upcoming webinars in the series: