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Steadiness Training – The Beginning

Posted onSeptember 8, 2016AuthorRobert MilnerLeave a comment

A steady retriever is one that waits quietly and calmly while the birds are shot and fall. The wait might be 3 minutes or 30 minutes. The behavior should be the same regardless of the Read More …

CategoriesTraining, UncategorizedTagsfield training, gundog training, training

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Starting a Retriever Gundog Puppy on Blind Retrieves

Posted onAugust 9, 2016October 18, 2016AuthorRobert Milner3 Comments

The conservation aspect of a retriever’s job is exercised by his ability to collect the crippled birds quickly before they have a chance to run off or swim off to die uncollected. Often pup will Read More …

CategoriesTrainingTagsduck dog training, gun dog training, gundog, Hunting, Labrador, retriever training

Place Board Training – A Valuable Addition to a Gun Dog Training Program

Posted onMay 12, 2016August 31, 2016AuthorRobert MilnerLeave a comment

A place board for a retriever is typically a square or rectangle big enough to accommodate the dog sitting comfortably. A square of 18 inches per side is about right. It can be plywood, plastic, Read More …

CategoriesTrainingTagsgundog training, operant conditioning

Positive Training Produces Great Gundogs – Three Times Easier to Learn; Three Times Faster to Execute

Posted onMay 2, 2016June 22, 2016AuthorRobert MilnerLeave a comment

After 9/11, I was tasked to rebuild a FEMA disaster search dog program in need of reworking. To begin I recruited 15 dog handlers of whom more than 50% were police and firefighters so that Read More …

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Communication In Gundog Training – “You Said What?”

Posted onApril 26, 2016AuthorRobert Milner1 Comment

Communication is nearly never mentioned in discussions of dog training. Communication, however, is the most important piece of the puzzle. How do you tell the dog what you want him to do?  A quite typical Read More …

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The Gundog’s Fuzzy World of Cues and Commands – Helpful Gun Dog Training Information

Posted onApril 19, 2016April 19, 2016AuthorRobert MilnerLeave a comment

In the retriever training world a cue is a trigger to elicit a trained behavior from a dog. Many refer to a cue as a command. We make a very large assumption when we assume Read More …

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