Preparing Your Puppy for Field Trailing and Bird Dog Training
Jeffery Fraser is a business executive currently investing in Job Pose, which aims to connect job seekers and employers. Splitting his time between Alaska and Wyoming, Jeffery Scott Fraser enjoys the outdoors, particularly bird dog field trialing. Training your dog for field trialing competitions is a long process that often takes years to get just right. The general rule is that puppies should not start formal training until they are about a year old, though the exact age differs with each dog. If your dog is still too young for formal training, you can help it prepare by routinely introducing the puppy to new environments, other dogs, and people. Regular exposure to unfamiliarity will help your dog grow bold and confident. Taking your dog into the wilderness will also help your pup get used to the sounds, sights, and smells it will later be immersed in while training and hunting. Just as important as exposure to new places, exposure to new dogs and people help your puppy learn how to act around both species. Puppies raised in seclusion with no other dogs around might not know how to act around them later in life. Similarly, exposing your dog to new people helps the puppy learn that they do not need to fear strangers. While your puppy may be too young for formal training, giving the dog ample opportunity to experience new places, dogs, and people will ultimately help your pup be more receptive to training and bird dogging.