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Post by indyqdog on Feb 7, 2016 12:57:24 GMT -5
I am thinking about adopting a two year old Brittany and was wondering if it would be too late to train her on how to point and retrieve? I have experience with dogs but have never trained them for hunting purposes. I don't expect it to be super easy but I was just wondering if it is possible.
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Post by nfalls116 on Feb 7, 2016 14:34:39 GMT -5
I am thinking about adopting a two year old Brittany and was wondering if it would be too late to train her on how to point and retrieve? I have experience with dogs but have never trained them for hunting purposes. I don't expect it to be super easy but I was just wondering if it is possible. well if you try and fail at least you'll have a good looking dog  |
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Post by featherduster on Feb 7, 2016 14:40:39 GMT -5
I have tried that with idea with a yellow lab female, it was a total disaster.
Find a pup and train it from a young age.
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Post by griffonguy on Feb 7, 2016 16:30:21 GMT -5
Maybe, maybe not. Does the dog come from proven hunting lines? If so, you may not have that much trouble as the instinct is already there. You may never get it to a "finished" product but you may end up with a solid hunting companion for many years. My strongest advice is if you get this dog, look up yor local NAVHDA chapter and join. This group meets monthly and sometimes more for the purpose of training hunting dogs. Good luck!
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Post by salt on Feb 7, 2016 16:40:15 GMT -5
Do you have any friends with trained dogs that you can take your Brit with?
Get yourself a wing and a fishing pole and start there. I know I will never own a different breed. Our Brit is a wonderful dog.
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Post by nfalls116 on Feb 7, 2016 16:44:06 GMT -5
Do you have anyone friends with trained dogs that you can take your Brit with? Get yourself a wing and a fishing pole and start there. I know I will never own a different breed. Our Brit is a wonderful dog. mine doesn't hunt but after having plenty of other breeds I am more than pleased with the two Britt's I've had so far mine is four and I know with a little work she could be trained quite easily |
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Post by salt on Feb 7, 2016 17:06:19 GMT -5
Heel, whoa, back, ok, and drop is all you need. Cabella also gets excited when you tell say, where's the birdie?  |
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Post by hatchetjack on Feb 7, 2016 22:41:43 GMT -5
I've been messing with Brittanies for 30+ years. All but one took the first two years to get the idea. They all turned out pretty good and I'd always say get a pup and train it from the start BUT many rescued dogs have turned out to be pretty good hunters in my experience.
Jack
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Post by nfalls116 on Feb 7, 2016 23:37:13 GMT -5
Heel, whoa, back, ok, and drop is all you need. Cabella also gets excited when you tell say, where's the birdie? the thing about mine is I got her from a guy who thought she was a gsp or something and she just wasn't cutting the cheese so she has had some training but... Hunting birds isn't cheap and we don't have many wild ones around. My intentions when I got her was to train her but when I got her home and found out she wasn't just being shy and backwards because of me being a stranger I basically decided she wasn't going to be the right dog for me to try and learn how to train a bird dog with so she got a free meal ticket for life. She will go squirrel hunting with me sometimes though |
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Post by mossberg500 on Feb 8, 2016 8:17:52 GMT -5
A few years a go a friend of mine found a Year old German short haired pointer . And for 7 months he tried to find the dogs owner . Since he guides pheasant and chukar hunts for another friend of mine , he trained the dog to point and retrieve Birds with great success and even brought the dog to South Dakota for a wild pheasant hunt . So I believe it all depends on the dog and trainer
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Post by nfalls116 on Feb 8, 2016 10:00:27 GMT -5
A few years a go a friend of mine found a Year old German short haired pointer . And for 7 months he tried to find the dogs owner . Since he guides pheasant and chukar hunts for another friend of mine , he trained the dog to point and retrieve Birds with great success and even brought the dog to South Dakota for a wild pheasant hunt . So I believe it all depends on the dog and trainer hey I lost my gsp wherever your friend found that one. Or is it to late? |
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Post by chubwub on Feb 8, 2016 10:16:00 GMT -5
A good dog is trainable no matter what age.
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Post by nfalls116 on Feb 8, 2016 10:22:07 GMT -5
A good dog is trainable no matter what age. yyep what I was always told... If they got it they do if they don't they will make someone a pet |
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Post by raymar on Feb 15, 2016 21:05:06 GMT -5
A few years ago we were into training bird dogs and raising quail. My friend rescued a 3 yr old or so brittany from the local animal shelter and I worked on training it. It was decent at hunting and after putting enough birds in front of it would point and hold and back. It was not great at retrieving but I did manage to take my first wild quail in Indiana with it. I was impressed. More so it became the best house dog I have ever had. They are excellent family dogs and like any animal can be taught at any age. It is in their blood to hunt, it is up to how much work u want to put in it if it becomes a good bird dog.
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Post by gilder on Feb 15, 2016 23:07:44 GMT -5
First what I would be doing is finding out if this dog a gun shy or not.
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