short days

Casper · Post by **Casper** » Sun Nov 13, 2005 11:39 pm

With the days so short now I was wondering how I can impliment training in the dark.

I go to work when the sun is rising and come home after it is dark.

How can I still effectivly train with out light?

I am in the middle of whoa training and need to see in order to correct the pup.

Should I work on something else and work on whoa when I can?

Any other thoughts or suggestions?

Post by **Ayres** » Sun Nov 13, 2005 11:49 pm

Do what you can near a house with lights, or even inside the house. Obviously you can't plant birds behind the sofa or anything, but you can reinforce basic yard work inside. It may take a couple times to translate the command outdoors, but it will cut down training time and it's better than no training at all.

I've been pretty lucky about getting mornings off, so I get my dog out with no worry of limited daylight. Therefore, take my advice with a grain of salt.

EWSIV · Post by **EWSIV** » Mon Nov 14, 2005 9:16 am

Parks with basketball or tennis courts (these are usually lighted down here) can be used for yard and retrieving work. Little league fields can aslo be used.

ohiogsp · Post by **ohiogsp** » Mon Nov 14, 2005 9:36 am

You can't plant birds behind the couch. You must live in one of those fancy houses.

Wagonmaster · Post by **Wagonmaster** » Mon Nov 14, 2005 10:29 am

have the same problem. if you are still working on the yard work part of whoa training, go to Menard's or Home Depot or whatever home improvement place you have in your area and buy a halogen work light. You can get the kind that sit on a tripod, extend up to about 5 feet, and have two lamps, for not very much money. get an extension cord also. it is all the light you will need for yard work.

they light up quite a large area, and work well for yard work.

have not ever tried it for bird work in a field, and i can see where there could be problems. among other things, the dog would learn to go to the light for birds. this time of the year, we are hunting, and do the training while out hunting. if we feel a need for a little bird work, we do it on weekends.

MNGSP · Post by **MNGSP** » Mon Nov 14, 2005 11:18 am

Ayres wrote: Obviously you can't plant birds behind the sofa or anything, but you can reinforce basic yard work inside.

Man that made me laugh out loud. Now I have people looking at me funny!

Jon

Post by **Ayres** » Mon Nov 14, 2005 1:52 pm

ohiogsp wrote:You can't plant birds behind the couch. You must live in one of those fancy houses.

Naw, I just have one of those wife-things.

ohiogsp · Post by **ohiogsp** » Mon Nov 14, 2005 4:06 pm

Yep, got me one of those too.

statelyweims · Post by **statelyweims** » Tue Nov 15, 2005 1:36 pm

Hmmm, that's why I got rid of the husband.....he got in the way of my hunting and bird dog training! Told me no more Weimaraners, and I said okay, got a puppy and kicked him out to make room for more dogs.

Been the best hunting season this year with him gone.

So, there, boys! That can work both ways!
No quail behind my couch. I did have a sore back this morning, and had to push the pheasant wings out of the way to pull an ice pack out of the freezer.
Build a small barn. My quail cage is doing great up in the hay loft.

MB

ohiogsp · Post by **ohiogsp** » Tue Nov 15, 2005 11:56 pm

Where you from in ohio? I'm pretty sure there ain't none like you up north here.

Post by **Ayres** » Wed Nov 16, 2005 1:08 am

statelyweims wrote:Hmmm, that's why I got rid of the husband.....he got in the way of my hunting and bird dog training! Told me no more Weimaraners, and I said okay, got a puppy and kicked him out to make room for more dogs.
Been the best hunting season this year with him gone.
So, there, boys! That can work both ways!
No quail behind my couch. I did have a sore back this morning, and had to push the pheasant wings out of the way to pull an ice pack out of the freezer.
Build a small barn. My quail cage is doing great up in the hay loft.

MB

I'll buy that -- I know it does work both ways in some instances.