Gun dog training question

ah sure !

Training my first gun dog , a GWP who is now almost 10 months old.
Read a couple of books and saw some DVDs and wonder about the following. Why would you want a gun dog to sit when a shot is fired ? What is the purpose of it ?
Might be a dumb question , no smart answers please.

Thanks

mallards

It's usually for a couple of reasons. To prevent the dog accidently flushing another bird on the way to a retrieve before the handler is ready for the shot or possibly to prevent injury to the dog if a follow up shot was needed on a wounded animal. Also if two or more dogs are working together to stop one running in on the others retrieve. To be honest, outside of trial situations I've rarely seen it observed.

ah sure !

i have never seen it done either , that's why i was wondering.
i guess the stop command on the whistle would be enough to stop a dog if needed rather than having him sit every time a shot is fired.

TriggerPL

ah sure ! wrote: »

i have never seen it done either , that's why i was wondering.
i guess the stop command on the whistle would be enough to stop a dog if needed rather than having him sit every time a shot is fired.

If you can stop him on the whistle then it is the easiest thing in the world to teach !

Main reason Is to stop dog running in !
U also know where your dog is , and safety if a second shot is fired !

Really it simple to teach ! If you have access to birds all the better ,

Have someone with you let the dog set and flush get your friend to fire the shot and you blow on the whistle and give sit command , repetition after that and soon the dog will do it in known .

And you'll be a lot happier with your self and dog
Best of luck

vincentf

hi 'ah sure' my own gwp bitch is a year n a half. get your pup onto birds and get him pointing till he is steady first. command him to get in to flush. pip the whistle for him to stop running. dont worry if the dog runs a bit while birds flyn off.thats just the dogs prey drive kickin in to catch. he will learn that he cant catch the birds when they fly away. dont steady the pup too much as this can adversly effect pup to retrieve. this winter should only be about training.use the whislte and let him have fun hunting. thats d advice ive followed and d bitch is rock solid, retrieves, and is steady to shot n flush naturally ad she knows she cant catch flying birds. keep an eye on your pup that he focuses completely on the bird when it gets up. later when you knock a bird he will know where its dropped to retrieve.
what bllod lines has your gwp dog got by the way?

vincentf

sorry 'ah sure'. jumped ahead of myself. sitting. no,i never got the dog to sit.not needed for rough shooting,maybe if trialing comps require it?

ah sure !

vincentf wrote: »

what bllod lines has your gwp dog got by the way?

will send you a pm on that