See Steve's Hunting Dogs
Gun Dog Supply's Hunting Dog Store
                                   
Item # 2238

You are here:  > Training Equipment > Books and Magazines > Bird Dog Training Books   >>>

The Bird Dog Training Manual by Dave Walker

Train your bird dog effectively and humanely.

The Bird Dog Training Manual by Dave Walker
$39.95


Bird Dog Training Manual Back Cover Detail

Temporarily out of print. Please call for additional information.

Dave Walker, professional dog trainer for over 30 years, has won more than 3,000 field trial placements, trained and handled three national champions, and many other state and national winners. Dogs he has trained and/or handled have been inducted into the ABC Hall of Fame, Brittany Field Trial Hall of Fame, and have become national amateur champions. Dave gives training seminars in the United States and Canada and has developed a series of dog training videos and DVDs.

"Why Not Train Your Own Bird Dog"

You will discover how easy it is to:

  • Train your bird dog effectively and humanely.
  • Choose the dog that's right for you.
  • Start your pup on his way to becoming a reliable hunter or field trial champion.
  • Use an electronic collar in all phases of your training.
  • Train with a check-cord and "no hurt" training collar.
  • Train your dog to be steady-to-wing, steady-to-wing-and-shot, steady-to-wing-and-shot-and kill.
  • Use pigeons and game birds to train your dog in the field.
  • Teach your dog to retrieve to hand.
  • Prevent or correct over 25 common behavior problems such as gun-shyness, blinking birds, chasing trash, cat walking, flagging, fighting and ignoring commands.
  • Take good care of your dog, condition, groom, and show him.

    Hardcover -- 185 pages
    B/W Photos and Illustrations

    CONTENTS:

  • What people are saying about this book
  • Dedication
  • Foreword by Bill West
  • Preface -- Note to the Reader
  • Acknowledgments
  • About the Author

    Chapter 1 -- CHOOSING YOUR DOG
  • Breed
  • Bloodlines
  • Breeder
  • Picking a Pup
  • Choosing Older Dog or Pup
  • Classifying Dogs
  • Puppy Phase
  • Adolescent Phase
  • Mature Dog Phase

    Chapter 2 -- STARTING YOUR PUP
  • Puppy-Proofing Your Home
  • Socializing Your Puppy
  • Controlling Chewing
  • Providing Toys
  • Housebreaking
  • Crate Training
  • Introducing the Leash
  • Supervising Your Pup
  • Kenneling
  • Beginning Yard Work
  • Introducing the Art of Walking
  • Introducing Retrieving
  • Value of Early Basic Training
  • Enhancing Curiosity and Interest
  • Limiting Chasing and Pointing
  • Reading Your Dog's Body Language

    Chapter 3 -- COLLARS
  • Identification Collar
  • Providing Information
  • Flair Collar
  • Bark Collar
  • Tracking Collar
  • Choke Chain
  • Training Collar and Check-Cord
  • "No-Hurt" Training Collar
  • Appropriate Check-Cord
  • Electronic Collar
  • Exercising Caution
  • The Lowest Possible Stimulation
  • The E-collar Alone
  • Reinforcing Previous Commands
  • Removing the E-collar
  • Introducing E-collar at Right Age
  • Protecting Your Dog

    Chapter 4 -- TEACHING BASIC COMMANDS
  • Verbal and Nonverbal Commands
  • Field Commands
  • Kenneling
  • Teaching the Art of Dog Walking
  • Verbal Hee-YOH Command
  • Verbal HERE Command
  • Nonverbal STOP Command
  • Stop-Stand-up-Stand-Still Command
  • Patterning
  • WHOA Command
  • Teaching Your Dog to Heel
  • A Resistant Dog
  • Your Hunting Dog
  • Training for Competition

    Chapter 5 -- TEACHING RETRIEVING
  • Introducing Retrieving
  • HOLD Command
  • GIVE Command
  • Walking and Holding a Dummy
  • Retrieving a Feathered Dummy
  • Retrieving Dead Birds
  • Dogs That Like to Retrieve
  • Retrieving Birds in the Field
  • Releasing Birds on Command
  • Force Breaking Mature Dogs
  • Teaching FETCH, HOLD, and GIVE
  • Walking and Carrying a Dummy
  • Reaching for Dummy
  • Reaching, Holding, Walking, Releasing
  • Hunting Dogs

    Chapter 6 -- USING TRAINING BIRDS
  • Pigeons
  • Obtaining and Caring for Pigeons
  • Controlling Flight and Launching
  • Tethering
  • Matching Tether and Cover
  • Training in Confined Area
  • Bobwhite Quail

    Chapter 7 -- TRAINING IN THE FIELD
  • Beginning Bird Work
  • Letting Your Dog Chase Birds
  • Preventing Gun-Shyness
  • Letting Your Dog Run at Birds
  • Steady-to-Wing
  • Flying Birds Over Your Dog
  • Rekindling Interest in Birds
  • Steady-to-Wing Reliability
  • Steady-to-Wing-and-Shot
  • Flushing Birds and Firing a Gun
  • Making Corrections
  • Steady-to-Wing-Shot-and-Kill
  • Steady-to-Wing-Shot-Kill-and-Retrieve
  • Turning Your Dog Loose on Birds
  • Relocating Your Dog
  • Stop-to-Flush
  • Honoring
  • Honoring a Silhouette
  • Working Edges

    Chapter 8 -- CORRECTING BEHAVIOR PROBLEMS
  • Barking Excessively
  • Blinking Birds
  • Bolting See Running Away
  • Bumping or Busting Birds
  • Cat-Walking
  • Chasing Trash
  • Chasing Vehicles
  • Chewing or Eating Birds
  • Collar-Wise
  • Cutting Back or Running Behind
  • Fear of Horses
  • Fear of Water
  • Fighting
  • Flagging on Point
  • Gun-Shyness
  • Ignoring Verbal Commands
  • Over Training
  • Pointing, Dead
  • Pointing, False
  • Pointing, Sight
  • Pottering
  • Refusing to Hunt with Other Dogs
  • Relocating after Pointing
  • Running Amuck
  • Running at Birds
  • Running Away
  • Running Too Big
  • Sitting, Lying, or Dropping on Point
  • Tracking Bird Planters
  • Trailing, Another Dog
  • Trailing, Head

    Chapter 9 -- MAINTAINING YOUR DOG
  • Providing Shelter
  • Crate
  • Portable Exercise Pen
  • Outdoor Shelter
  • Keeping Your Dog Healthy
  • Feeding
  • Emergencies
  • External Parasites
  • Internal Parasites
  • Grass Awns
  • Do's and Don'ts
  • Safety
  • Conditioning Your Dog

    Appendix 1
  • Grooming and Showing Your Dog
  • Basic Grooming
  • Bathing Your Dog
  • Caring for Your Dog's Coat
  • Checking Your Dog's Ears
  • Removing Unwanted Debris
  • Caring for Your Dog's Toenails
  • Cleaning Your Dog's Teeth
  • Purging Anal Glands
  • Showing Your Dog
  • Preliminary Training
  • Taking a Conformation Class
  • Taking Your Dog to His First Match
  • Conditioning Your Dog

    Appendix 2
  • Scenting
  • Recommended Reading

    Appendix 3
  • The Beaufort Scale

    Appendix 4
  • Useful Names and Addresses

    Glossary of Terms

    Index

    •  

    Buy The Bird Dog Training Manual by Dave Walker

    $39.95

    buy discount Bird Dog Training Manual Back Cover Detail
    Bird Dog Training Manual Back Cover Detail


    Sometimes also referred to as: the bird dog training manual, dave walker dog training, the bird dog training manual by dave walker,
    Training with Mo -- How Maurice Lindley Trains Pointing Dogs by Martha H. GreenleeBrowse Previous Product:
    Training with Mo -- How Maurice Lindley Trains Pointing Dogs by Martha H. Greenlee    		The Versatile Gun Dog Guide Book by Jeff GreenShop Next:
    The Versatile Gun Dog Guide Book by Jeff Green


    Dave Walker
    9780976461708

    1-800-624-6378 shipping-map free-shipping
    GUN DOG SUPPLY - "Serving Hunting & Field Dog Owners Nationally Since 1972."
    Order online via Secure Server or call 1-800-624-6378 to order! GDS Warehouse, 400 Industrial Park Road, Suite G, Starkville, Mississippi, 39759 USA.

    gundogsupply

    All words & pictures are copyright © 1997-2012, Gun Dog Supply or their respective owners. All rights reserved. Buy online with confidence when you order discount retriever hunting dog supplies, canine training equipment, k-9 accessories, and training products for your gun dog, bird dog, or working retriever. Your on-line purchase is protected through secure server ordering. Review our 100% satisfaction guarantee. Shop our canine closeout items, best bargains, k9 discount prices, good deals, cheap stuff and other values for sale. Compare our products in reviews, reports, comparisons, reports, and buyers guides.


    1338849527