Tom Dokkens Retriever Training Book - The Complete Guide to Developing Your Hunting Dog

Helps you channel your hunting dog's huge ambition so he works for you.


Copyright 2009, 226 pages, soft cover, color photos In Tom Dokken's Retriever Training, one of America's leading trainers helps you channel your hunting dog's huge ambition so he works for you, the way you want, and does so happily. After using the time-tested methods in Tom Dokken's Retriever Training, you'll have a reliable retriever that:
  • Obeys commands on and off leash
  • Retrieves birds to hand
  • Remains steady to shot
  • Quarters and flushes upland game
  • Finds downed birds
  • Takes hand signals
    • Table of Contents:
    1. A Primer on Puppies
    2. Socializing Your Puppy: Preschool, 7-12 weeks
    3. Early Puppy Training: Elementary school, 1st semester, 12-20 weeks
    4. Exercises to Build on: Elementary school, 2nd semester, 12-20 weeks
    5. Introduction to Birds and Guns: Middle school, 5-6 months
    6. Formalizing Obedience: Junior high school, 1st semester, 6-7 months
    7. Upland Hunting Skills: Junior high school, 2nd semester, 6-7 months
    8. Welcome to Waterfowling: Junior high school, 2nd semester, 6-7 months
    9. Force-Fetching: High school, 1st semester, 7-8 months
    10. The Remote Collar: High school, 2nd Semester, 8 to 9 months
    11. Advanced Retrieving: Last month of high school, 9-12 months
    12. Real World Considerations: In-the-field advice for hunting with any age retriever
    13. Training to Handle: Post-graduate work -- After the first hunting season
    About the Author: Tom Dokken has more than 30 years of experience turning retrievers into successful field trial competitors, hunt test participants, waterfowling companions, and upland bird finders. Tom is the creator of the popular Dokken Deadfowl Trainer, and Dokken's Oak Ridge Kennels in Northfield, MN, is one of the largest all-breed hunting dog training facilities in the United States.
    Tom Dokken has many talents, the greatest of which is his ability to take your happy, untrained dog and, weeks later, return to you a trained companion that's still happy. --Ron Schara
    Host of Pheasants Forever and Minnesota Bound Television


    Anyone who has attended one of Tom's seminars knows he is a hands-on trainer, beginning with handling your puppy on the very first day. This book provides a well-illustrated, step-by-step program to develop your pup into a willing and happy retriever. --Rick Van Etten
    Editor, Gun Dog Magazine


    Price: 19.99
    Code: 4099


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    I waited a long time for Tom Dokken's retriever training books. They are finally here, and they are AWESOME. These books are set up for hunters: They cover e-collars. They teach everything that you need from start to finish. I highly recommend them for both your retriever and your upland flushing dog. He covers both. If you want a dog that is a pleasure to hunt behind, this is a really great method to use. Tom's method just makes a lot of sense. It is very complete and very step-by-step, making it easy for anybody to understand. It's something that was developed over a long period of time. He's worked with a lot of dogs, and it covers things the way that I like to see them covered. The best thing about it is that it's incredibly affordable -- you've got two books that are around $20 a piece. We've worked with Tom for years. He developed the Dokken Dead Fowl Trainers, which we've been selling for a long time. We highly recommend his training method, and your satisfaction is guaranteed. If you are not happy with these books, we want them back. I can't say enough nice things about them. If you are looking for a method that's going to be easy to work with and give you a dog that you are really happy with in the end, check them out.





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