Dog Training Commands

[rocky]

Are they leaving, headed my way yet?

[Tubby]

We've been doing most of the work in the house and only about 10 minutes max. He's only 4 months old and I would rather quit while I still have his attention. We use No if he jumps up but he knows better and hasn't done it recently. I can't stand a dog that jumps on people. Do you use any commands like stop or whoa? Meaning to stop what you're doing and don't move.

It's always to end a training session on a good note.

Couple of ways to keep them from jumping on people. When he jumps, stick your knee out to his chest. Or, reach under his chin and flip him over backwards. Either one of these while saying the NO command forcefully. It won't take too many experiences of this. Yes, it's harsh but it works.

Stop or whoa... really unnecessary. Just use NO.

I don't use shock collars btw.

[bucksnducks]

Sorry for the strong opinions and "bossy" type words in the last few posts...
I'm very passionate about my labs and gun dog training, if I could choose another profession for myself that would have been it...
I'll shut up now.

[cantexduck]

I don't use stay. You tell them to sit, they wait till you tell them what to do next. Stay is not needed.

[Captrix]

"DRINK"
One of the first commands I teach. From a bottle, hose, pan, whatever you want. VERY valuable in the dove field!

He'll drink out of anything, even my hand if I pour water in it.

I think it really helped him learn being with my boyfriend. He was able to take Hank in the shop and spend a lot of time with him the first few weeks we had him. Hank wasn't ever alone except for an hour or two a day.

[Jerryg]

load up
take a **** before you load up
bring me a beer
put the beer can in the trash can
go turn on the tuck
take out the trash

[cantexduck]

Quitting while you still have his attention is essential, never let him lose focus. If he starts to wander the game has gone on too long, stop immediately and do what he wants to do.

Also, 4 months old is old enough to already be learning water retrieves and for being gun trained. By most systems actual hunt training starts at 3 months. My pups actually go to "school" starting exactly at 12 weeks. Training is no longer a game, but their job. We start marking and doing blind retrieves. They are introduced to an actual gun and gun fire during this time. At 16 weeks we're retrieving from a boat.

A 4 month old pup has the mental capacity (relative) of a 15 year old human child. Don't under estimate your dog.

So you have finished 15 dogs by 18 months of age? That's a major feat.

[Captrix]

Sorry for the strong opinions and "bossy" type words in the last few posts...
I'm very passionate about my labs and gun dog training, if I could choose another profession for myself that would have been it...
I'll shut up now.

No problem. I like to hear different opinions on training. This is the first hunting dog I've ever had. My boyfriend has trained a few good labs but everyone has a different way of doing things.

[bucksnducks]

I don't use stay. You tell them to sit, they wait till you tell them what to do next. Stay is not needed.

That's a new trend with a lot of gun dog trainers... I get it
I still use stay, though, just because I like to say it I guess

[dozer]

not contradicting you Tubby, but I like to train WHOA

I use WHOA when i want to stop immediately!! He knows i want him to stop and hes not in trouble. When I use NO he knows hes doing something he isnt supposed to. For instance say he is retrieving a bird and you see someone cutting down on a diffrent bird over his back id say WHOA... he's not in trouble because he was doing what he was supposed to do. Just my 2cents with my pooch

[Captrix]

load up
take a **** before you load up
bring me a beer
put the beer can in the trash can
go turn on the tuck
take out the trash

You forgot wash and fold the laundry!

[bucksnducks]

So you have finished 15 dogs by 18 months of age? That's a major feat.

12 dogs over the course of several years. And no it's not that major it's done every day with good trainers.

[Captrix]

How do you train or teach them to "Whoa"?

[Smart]

If you want a decent dog Gen, buy a training book and read. The "Ten Minute Retriever" is a good one for the beginner. It'll not only teach you how to train your dog but it will train YOU how to work with your dog as well. Consistency is the key.

My hunting commands are one word commands.... heel, here, sit, drop, kennel, dead and "Abby" instead of "fetch" (most will suggest using their name to release them on a retrieve especially if they might be in the vicinity of other dogs while hunting like dove hunting. It cuts down on confusion.) Abby is trained using whistle commands as well. There is nothing more annoying than an owner screaming in a duck blind or hot dove field at their dog making for a miserable hunt for others.

By the way....I do not teach "Stay". If I teach my dog to "sit", why should it be able to get up from when I say "sit" in a hunting situation? Stay is just another useless command...

[bucksnducks]

How do you train or teach them to "Whoa"?

I've only seen pointer trainers teach that command, but the ones I've seen do it with a long line. Check the pup with a long line while saying Whoa. Only say it a couple of times, don't continue repeating it because the pup will just ignore you. He'll eventually associate the whoa with a stopping motion

I don't teach it. We use sit as that type of command. With one whistle trill or the command sit my pups will plant butts in dirt if their within ear shot. No whoa needed when you can just plant 'em where they stand