willowcreekkennels.net Gun dog training at Willow Creek Kennels. Watch as we teach our German Shorthaired Pointer, Jazz, how to “whoa” . These videos are in real time from start to finish. Jazz learns the command “whoa” in front of your eyes!
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We now feed only during training sessions, so the dog is working for their food. We picked this up from marine animal trainers. You could also shorten your sessions and vary your treats.
Jazz is 8 months old. For most dogs, we wouldn’t recommend starting any ealier than that.
Great training video. I’ve never trained for birding before but it sure looks interesting.
wow you have awsome videos! the only full videos of this kind i can find! thank you for the help!
so you wouldnt recommend starting a dog on hunting at the age of 8? enen though its what the dog is good at?
(Liberty sais hi)
hey, i have a german shorthaired pointer x border collie do you reckon he would work the same as a purebred?
oh and i don’t go after much birds cause i live in qld, australia and i chase pigs do you think he would excel at that (he is currently 11 weeks old and i am just after future reference)
Yes 8 months is what we find is the best age. If you check out some of our other videos, you can see what we start with to allow starting training at a younger age with out putting pressure on the dog. Hope this helps and make sure to vote and subscribe!
“He will probably show characteristics of both parents, but that cross should be a good one for pheasant hunting. I am not sure on pigs, but they are all predators and with the right training should do well. The Shorthairs prey drive mixed with the Border Collie’s herding instict could come together really nice. Good Luck.”
thx alot
Great video. I just went out in the yard and tried on my GSP puppy and he responded perfectly. He is only 5 months and is off the walls all day long but this method got my GSP to whoa almost immediately! Looking forward to more videos for the at home trainer.
Any suggestions on how to make my golden retrievers nose a little better or to have her be a little “birdier”? Or is this something that is predominately bred into the dog?
Good noses are bred into the dog, but you can impove your Golden’s nose with experience and training excercises. A game to try at home would be to make him “hunt” for his food in the house. Hope this helps!
Thanks for the tip. Anymore fun games for the pup? Also, do you think I am better off turning the golden into a flusher or should I continue with the point training. She is 3 months and is responding to WHOA and starting to sight point the wing now. Suggestions? Thanks
You are awsome am trying out your method with a 5 month old setter first session he started to ressist me pulling on the leash with the command after 5 min I managed to have ressistance on a slack whoa line as well
Buy a Pointer/Setter if you are seriouse on having a pointing dog and not breaking Labs or Goldens to do something they were not really bred to do.
Thanks a lot for this Video…. my quistion is:- Dose this part “Part1″ is the first step of training the dog?? or there are more steps before this one… thank you and waiting for you answer.
NOTE: this is the first time for me to use a pointer in hunting. i have one and it’s doing very well but the problem is the sound conmmands. i cann’t contact with him by sound but he doing his job very well and he don’t bring the bird to me after i shot. thanks
I am glad you liked the video. Also we have videos that show other steps that can be completed prior to this. I would look at the video we have called – Free Hunting Dog Training Videos – Willow Creek Kennels – Also check out our conditioned retrieve videos. Let us know if you need more help!
Thanks for the vid
Ive been blessed with easily Broke Versatile dogs-from GSPs to Drahthaars
But this is nice training work
one a question on the placement of the flank rope ,I was told to place under the dog for pointers and on top for retreiver/flushers ?
Putting this pressure on the dogs flank either way just helps hold the dog in place, as well as helps to make the transition to the belly collar in later training.
i have 1 question:i have two dogs, very good hunters, but when i hunting with other groups they seem shy, can anyone help me?
never heard of wow!! cool!!
HOW OLD DOES THE DOG HAVE TO BE TO DO THIS ?
Poor dog! This type of aversive training is really old fashioned and unnecessary. You really don’t need to use “pressure” or “tugs” to train a GSP. She looks so uncomfortable. Why is so much gundog training still so archaic?
@HPRgirl
You use “archaic” pejoratively, but miss the mark with the word and, more importantly, with what you see in the video. An “uncomfortable” dog is not a mistreated dog. People in the business of training dogs seek efficiency in order to stay in business, just like any other business. It’s not a question of what’s “needed,” but what works quickly while not mistreating the animal. That’s what you saw here, not what you imagined.