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Copyright 2006, 256 pages, softcover, black and white photos and illustrations
Despite the eagerness of most retrievers to retrieve, there are many opportunities for problems to occur in their training, especially at an advanced level. Professional trainers John and Amy Dahl are uniquely suited to discuss training problems and techniques for solving them. John (a full-time professional trainer since 1975) has been training, hunting over and competing with retrievers for 55 years, a span which has seen profound changes (and a number of fads) in training methods. John and Amy have trained countless dogs that came to them with problems already established, and have coached many more owners, often long-distance, through solving their training problems themselves.
From this basis of experience, John and Amy discuss many of the problems that occur in the training of retrievers and suggest solutions in the context of how retrievers learn, maintaining their motivation, and adapting training methods to capitalize on the strengths of each individual. Retriever Troubleshooting provides valuable guidance on training dogs to go straight, developing marking and hunting ability, using pressure effectively and promoting stylish, clean retrieves through clear lessons and judicious use of force.
John and Amy Dahl have more than 40 years of retriever training experience between them, and they also wrote The 10-Minute Retriever. They have won numerous field-trials, five State Gun Dog Championships, handled six dogs to Field Championships and trained owner-handled dogs to their titles, including two Chesapeakes and two Dual Champions. They are popular columnists for The Retriever Journal and Just Labs magazines.
Pace issues (keeping training moving and the dog challenged)
Inhibitions
Problems related to pressure
Lack of response at a distance
Line manners
Hunting problems (poor perseverance, unwillingness to enter cover)
Retriever Troubleshooting also discusses good general practices and individuality in training, along with specific real-life dog training stories that help you see how the experts deal with unique problems.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Basic Obedience
Mouth Problems
No-Goes
Line Manners
Lack of Hunt
Lack of Style
Directness
Sufficient Range
Popping
Blinking Birds and Bugging
Marking Problems
Aggression
Special Puppy Concerns
Force Fetching Problems
Manners
Index
Country of Origin: Made in USA.
Retriever Troubleshooting: Strategies & Solutions to Retriever Training Problems by John and Amy Dahl
Review for Retriever Troubleshooting: Strategies & Solutions to Retriever Training Problems by John and Amy Dahl
December 7, 2013
I haven't trained a dog in years and this book is a great refresher for things to look for, during training. This book actually gives imperfect scenarios and how the handler corrected them, unlike your typical training aides.
By David D.
WI
Review for Retriever Troubleshooting: Strategies & Solutions to Retriever Training Problems by John and Amy Dahl
November 22, 2013
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