I expose them to Puppy Chow and daytime walks in the woods. A pup needs to know how to get through the woods and across creeks before they are ready to get down to business. They should also get used to riding in the dog box. I have seen guys take a six month old pup that has never been out of the kennel and expect it to perform the first night out. THAT rarely happens.
Registered: Mar 2016
Location: Central,illinois
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Re: Training
quote:Originally posted by Ed Hillenbrand I expose them to Puppy Chow and daytime walks in the woods. A pup needs to know how to get through the woods and across creeks before they are ready to get down to business. They should also get used to riding in the dog box. I have seen guys take a six month old pup that has never been out of the kennel and expect it to perform the first night out. THAT rarely happens.
sound advice! Short walks in a patch of brush by the house is great training for a pup yard work for basic commands, short rides in the dog box time spent now is time well spent....
Lettm run loose, 24/7, if possible.....and stay out of there way, lettm be dogs.
... they'll be smarter and easier to civilize.....once Alpha (u) is established.
Registered: Feb 2015
Location: NW Arkansas
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Just my 2 cents which is worth 1 cent, but the biggest thing is to interact with the pup a lot. If you want him in the house that is fine but most will probably be outside so don't put him in a pen and just feed him once a day. You need to spend some time with him. With that said I am afraid ever since we reached a point where we want 5-7 month old dogs treeing coon like old dogs I think we push pups too hard. Some seem to handle it ok but I also think some may never reach their potential because of the pressure put on early. Every dog is different but don't be afraid to let him be a pup for a while.
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