At last, a book designed for training the hunting spaniel! Spaniels differ in temperament from Labrador Retrievers and require gentler techniques to train them. Start your pup's hunting life off right with all the things your "Puppy Must" learn before six months of age. Learn how to get results training your spaniel for non-slip retriever work using common sense methods. Achieve amazing results with your pup through positive reinforcement and clicker training. Forget about time-lines and schedules. You and your puppy progress at your own rate. Find everything from puppy kindergarten to the conditioned retrieve to make your spaniel a reliable hunting companion and/or hunt test competitor. Features the Boykin Spaniel.
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Retriever Training for Spaniels
This is a well thought out, spaniel specific, book and the first to introduce me to positive reinforcement concepts. It also lead me to Karen Pryor's Don't Shoot the Dog book and subsequently, via additional reading, to Robert Milner's two later positive training works and, by extension, to James Spencer's Flushing Spaniel training books. Milner offers some differing insights into dog communications and learning which greatly enhances comprehension of Pamela's work. Also Milner cites Karen's work--so both approaches share a common philosophy. Spencer, while more "old school", none the less offers expansion on Pam's training concepts. That said, Retriever Training for Spaniels will form the basis of training of my new Boykin pup. So much so, I provided a copy to my closest assistant, my kid sister/neighbor. Overall, this is a well thought out text for anyone undertaking training a duck/upland spaniel retriever.
