Gun Dog Forum

There is a good chance your new friend was testing the rules when your wife put him up to go to work. When you went to bed, he whined and he got to stay close to you. He may have tried the same tactic when your wife left for work. As soon as the door closed, he probably shut his mouth because he kne...

Remember as you train that the dog will associate your praise or punishment with the activity immediately preceding the reward/punishment. In other words, if you chastise once your dog is under your immediate control, he will associate the punishment with being under your immediate control and not w...

I live in Emporia and can get feral pigeons for $2 each if you are willing to come to Emporia. I also have relatives in the Wichita area that come up fairly regularly and I can send some back with them if you are interested. You can email me at whoadog@hotmail.com if you would like. I'm planning on ...

Hmmm, how many of you have actually cured a gun shy dog? Imperfect information in these responses: 1. Gunshy is 100% man-made . Actually no. It's a learned response but can be learned from other dogs, especially momma, as well. 2. Put away the guns. No, no, NO,NNNOOOO. Stop shooting the guns for now...

50 year old male. Semi-professional trainer, specialty is re-introduction of gun-fire (gunshy cure). I live in Kansas and hunt upland birds almost exclusively now. My real passion is the training. If killing birds was not a part of it, I could probably do without shooting a single bird all season. W...