How do you Train your Retriever?

[tino]

I just got two Chesapeake Bay Retriever Pups and I really would like to train them to hunt but I Don't know anything about training a dog for Falconry. Is it pretty much the same as training as gun dogs so should i get a general book about training a gun dog, or is it something Totally different????


Please Help

[Falcon Boy]

I would start off by focusing on basic obedience, mainly come, sit, and stay

[tino]

there about 12 weeks old now and I'm working on basic training like you said and there showing some good progress and turning out to be pretty good but i don't think that there ready for real training yet, i just wanted to know what i had to do for the future

[beau]

i trained my chocolate lab using the video series "retriever fever" and he works well with a hawk, and if you want to hunt phesants or duck you can do that too. just drag around a rabbit leg, and hide it for the dog to find ...this will get him working the field. ..good luck, and post pics when you get him.

[K9JaY]

Any book or video suggestions, anyone?

[beau]

retriever fever by shawn duston..at www.dustin retrievers.com you wont regret it!

[K9JaY]

Why I did not see you type that, I will never know lol. I will check that out for sure.

[beau]

any luck?