Breaking Gun Shy Dogs. System Of Retrieving

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This section is from the book "How To Train Dogs And Cats", by Frederick H. Erb, Jr. Also available from Amazon: How To Train Dogs And Cats.

Breaking Gun Shy Dogs. System Of Retrieving

Gun-shy dogs and bird-shy dogs are not so easily broken. My success in breaking them is due to my getting them interested in their own natural way. It is natural for a dog to like to carry and fetch. Under my system of training, I always teach them to retrieve first. As soon as I have a dog retrieving a bird of any kind in my yard I have his confidence and have him interested in bird work and there is then no fear of his not going after the birds. When he will do this, you are ready to go into the field with him. Work him several days in the field without shooting a gun. You will soon see that he will get interested in the live birds. Be. sure and kill a bird when you shoot, so that he can go and retrieve it for you. You will soon see how easy it is to break him by my system. It is a great waste of time and bad for the dog to start him, as so many do, by shooting revolvers in the air, simply that the clog may hear the sound of the gun. There is no sense in that.

While breaking a dog under my system of retrieving, using the rules found in my book, which accompanies the training device, no time will be lost, and the dog will advance rapidly and surely.