New Pup and need advice

[reagorfu]

I am getting my new pup on April 30th and I would like to know what you all use to train your young pups (9 1/2 weeks). My dad trains german shorthairs, and so does my uncle. they think that I am crazy to try an Airedale for birds, but I really like the breed, and I like to hunt rabbits too. Anyhow, I am not sure how the training would be different with the two breeds but I know that you con't just turn them loose with the older dogs like the GSP.
any info or books recommended would be great. thanks

[Summit Forge]

If you want a flushing Airedale, I would let him chase a bunch of birds around close to you, as soon as you get him.

Ron

[phil]

" would like to know what you all use to train your young pups (9 1/2 weeks). My dad trains german shorthairs, and so"

Wow, Just ask your dad and uncle how they start their GSP's and then do the opposite,

If you want a flushing Dale develop a strong retrieving response, first, the flush will come off that desire to retrieve. Allow the pup to chase game birds out of sight, you know pigeons quail
your relatives will have birds if their training. Keeping the Dale flushing maybe a harder task than starting the behavior in the beginning.. but you your pup isn't quite ready for some of this stuff just yet.
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If you want a pointing Dale, now your dad and uncle will laugh, but just keep applying pressure to the dog when ever he smells birds. Presssure can be applied with the e-collar, or check cord and pinch or choke collar, or a loud verbal no command when he makes game and is about to ponch on the bird. Literally you can make any breed of dog point if enough pressure is applied to the dog when they smell the bird... Look at the pointing Lab there easy to induce a pointing response, so is the Dale if that what you want

Have fun

Cheers

Hal

"If you expect your dogs behavior to change then you must change your behavior, your dog does not have the capabilities to change on it’s own without your help." Unknown

[wiskeyjar]

the Airedale is naturaly a flusher, right? I wonder if the pup is raised around other pointers, and being worked on a "chain gang" with the others, maybe he'ld learn to point? Would be interesting to see a pointing Airedale.

[dwolf]

-start em w/planted birds & whoa them when they are moving in, imo, cheers,


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