How to Help Gun Dogs Train Themselves
- Taking Advantage of Early Conditioned Learning
Learn how to avoid mistakes that can ruin a good gun dog
Learn how to socialize, expose and condition your gun dog during the first 12 months of his life
Learn how to utilize the young dog's critical developmental months
Designed in an easy to read, step-by-step, format How to Help Gun Dogs Train Themselves assists gun dog owners by providing proven methods emphasizing socialization, exposure and conditioning during the critical first 12 months of a dog's life. Under the skillful direction of Joan Bailey, gun dog enthusiasts will learn what thousands of successful bird hunters have known for years---with a little help gun dogs just about train themselves.
American Hunter's gun dog editor, Bill McClure, says Bailey's book is different. He writes, ."With enthusiasm, the author emphasizes 'Use common sense, consistency, and a small dose of formal training, and you've got yourself a fine hunting dog.' That's what the book is about and believe me, it's a good one. . .I would recommend it to anyone about to start a young pup. Buy it before he comes home and memorize the first seven chapters. Then the next six.." Read the entire review...
Outdoor Life's hunting dog editor for 25 years, Larry Mueller, says: "Hopefully Joan Bailey's insight into the dog's first year will at last clarify this important subject. . .The timely thrust of this book is how to accomplish the amazing things that can be done ONLY while the dog is but a baby. . .If you have a pup don't put this book aside to read later." Read the entire review... Field & Stream's gun dog editor for 25 years, Bill Tarrant, said Bailey's book". . .is a stand-up, self-propelling training and dog behavior book that emphasizes the first days of a pup's life in effective training. . .Get yourself a copy of this fast-reading but fully detailed dog training manual and give your next pup a head start in life." The Gazette ". . .One of the finest books on gun-dog training to cross my desk in a long time. . .The book is based on the premise that much of a dog's behavior is established during the first 16 weeks of life. . .The information she provides can prevent a whole host of headaches later in the dog's development. . .Bailey's book has been acclaimed by most of the dog training gurus in North America, including Field & Stream's Bill Tarrant and Outdoor Life's Larry Mueller." (George Gruenefeld, writing for The Montreal Gazette.) Dogs in Canada "Joan Bailey's credentials as an author on this topic are first-rate. She's familiar with the classic works in the field, has a wealth of experience as editor of The Gun Dog Supreme. . .and has been a field. . .judge of versatile hunting dogs for. . .two decades. . .HOW TO HELP GUN DOGS TRAIN THEMSELVES offers an organized and readable approach to training." (Sandy Gunn, writing for Dogs in Canada "The best book there is on raising and training young hunting dogs of any breed is Joan Bailey's How To Help Gun Dogs Train Themselves." John McGonigle in his regular column on flushing dogs, Gun Dog Magazine.
“Joan Bailey, an experienced field trial judge, award-winning writer, and long time editor of The Gun Dogs Supreme, offers spot-on-training advice for sporting dogs in this revised edition of How to Help Gun Dogs Train Themselves. Bailey stresses making the most of a pup’s developmental time.” Ducks Unlimited. “…I often refer to this fine book, which is based upon early conditioned learning for both pointing and flushing breeds, when training my own dogs. The author, who has won many writing awards and is a 20-year field judge of versatile hunting dogs, writes in a clear, no-nonsense style. With the help of 130 photos, she imparts tips and techniques for socializing and conditioning, cultivating natural hunting instincts, and avoiding mistakes that can ruin a good gun dog…” Tom Huggler, Michigan Out-of-Doors. Tom also writes regularly for Pointing Dog Journal. More than 220 information-packed pages and more than 130 photographs showing you exactly how to bring your pup along using easy, informal, time-tested methods.
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