At what age do ya'll start to run pups off of a horse or ATV? Ive been running my 16wk old pup from foot for the last couple of weeks and he will run out as far as 100+ yds on his own when hes on the ground with my GSP. What do you look for or at what point do you start to work a pup from a horse or ATV?
Jim
At what point to train off horse/ATV
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At what point to train off horse/ATV
A limit on the strap is nice, but the kill has nothing to do with tradition.
Re: At what point to train off horse/ATV
the pro i've been helping on the weekends runs dogs from a quad that are 4 months old. as long as you go at the dogs pace it should be fine. it's much easier to give the dog the exercise it needs when you are on a quad/horse.
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4 months is old enough I feel in short stints. I try to make sure I can keep them forward .. looping back is a real bad habit and you don't want them to get tired of running either. I feel like I made a mistake with a little gun dog of mine early on running her where I couldn't see her and she created a habit of getting behind me if something strikes her fancy back there...
Re: At what point to train off horse/ATV
At what point do you train off a horse/atv?....when you can no longer keep up to the dog.
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Re: At what point to train off horse/ATV
If you plan on hunting or trialing from a horse or ATV then I would start, when the dog began to loop back because you are not fast enough. If you don't intend to do either, then I wouldn't suggest either. If you're looking to get into horse back trialing, go work with a mentor. There are too many things to evaluate to explain on a discussion board. Experience will definately be needed to purse futher horseback training.
Re: At what point to train off horse/ATV
I usually start running them from ATV around 7 mo. Training is only when they are reliable on birds from foot after breaking process, then start working from ATV at bigger distances.
brenda