Larry L wrote:
"Ken Fortenberry" wrote:
Any advice or pointers appreciated.

Consistency is far more important than specific 'method' ... attitude
(trainer's ) is more important than technique
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OH ... one thing ... a hunting dog should NEVER be allowed to jump on
anybody ... period, no exceptions, not in your house, not when she's glad
you're home from work, NEVER ... a 12 gauge and a jumping dog is a bad mix

Thanks Larry. She will be a gun dog, both upland and waterfowl
retriever but she'll also have a dog bed in front of the fireplace,
free access to the couch and our bed upstairs. (Training a dog is
a piece of cake compared to training a wife. ;-)

We did OK with the basic obedience training with Kipper, he was
smart and we were kind and consistent. The instructors at the
dog training club were impressed that a hound dog could be trained
much at all. (Prejudice is what I call it. ;-) But a few roffians
have met Kipper and can attest that he was pretty well behaved.

I guess I'm just freaking out at having my first "hunting dog"
to train. I hope my new puppy is of the forgiving sort.

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Ken Fortenberry