What Makes a Good Hunting Dog?
August 20, 2009 – Brandon Cypert, Finance Manager at Dr Pepper and hunter, states a hunting dog must learn “normal obedience training, as well as retrieving training. For example, go retrieve the decoy and bring it back to me, (meaning don’t) go chew on it…” while speaking of his two-year-old Labrador, Maggie, who is in training to be a good hunting companion. The weaknesses of a puppy can be spotted immediately, but the strengths of a good hunting dog take up to four years to develop. If the puppy is lively, alert, quick to spot objects in movement, loves retrieving objects that you have thrown then you can be assured that you have a puppy that can turn into a good hunter as long as you are sure to take advantage of what you have and train it in such a way as to emphasize these qualities. (Source: seefido.com) Before purchasing a hunting dog, a hunter should determine what he enjoys about the hunt – the shoot and retrieval which lends itself to mixed breeds, or the companionship of
