Questioning Trainer
Questioning Trainer
I have sent my pup to be formally trained. I hunted him till he was 1 1/2 yrs he pointed, but would not hold very long, he loved being in birds and esp. loved chasing them. Well I talked to my trainer and he said he was going to have to keep him another month because he was scared of multiple birds getting up, he never once was shy with single getting up at all? Has anyone exp. this with there dog, or is the trainer blowing smoke to keep the dog longer? Thanks in advance for your help!
Re: Questioning Trainer
Where did you find the trainer? Did you get references? If it were my dog, I would go observe this behavior, with an open mind. Any honest trainer would not mind.
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Cajun Casey
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I agree you need to see the dog work.
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kninebirddog
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ditto go see and also what might be happening is the dog is not wanting to play by the rules and it may not be that he is afraid of the birds he maybe resistant to the new rules to the gameFiremedic wrote:Where did you find the trainer? Did you get references? If it were my dog, I would go observe this behavior, with an open mind. Any honest trainer would not mind.
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I agree give the trainer a call and check it out for yourself.
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You didn't mention how long the trainer has has your dog.
If it's been a couple of months, it's not unreasonable to need another few weeks to iron out some wrinkes. If it's been 9 or 10 months, how's one more going to hurt? Four to six months, go take a look.
Remember all dogs don't come along at the same speed or with the same skills/instincts. Some dogs are gangbusters as youngsters, but balk when they aren't allowed to do things their own way any more. Some dogs do great with a bunch of stuff, but the wheels come off for a particular lesson.
I'd be more worried if the trainer demanded you come get your dog because he needs the space in his kennel.
If it's been a couple of months, it's not unreasonable to need another few weeks to iron out some wrinkes. If it's been 9 or 10 months, how's one more going to hurt? Four to six months, go take a look.
Remember all dogs don't come along at the same speed or with the same skills/instincts. Some dogs are gangbusters as youngsters, but balk when they aren't allowed to do things their own way any more. Some dogs do great with a bunch of stuff, but the wheels come off for a particular lesson.
I'd be more worried if the trainer demanded you come get your dog because he needs the space in his kennel.