When my 3YO British lab went into my quartering training, he took to it. We had already gone through the kennel’s training routine as retrievers, so they were obedient to whistle and low voice. At first, I simply walked off-leash a quartering pattern at heel where birds had been planted, allowing greater leads and freedom as we progressed. The dogs were whistled to hold upon ending a bird, which is what they were training to do. I would hold a bit, then release like always to flush, then whistle a hold, shoot and release to pick, all on my schedule. This Quartering became routine for them, and so hunters could walk wherever they liked, and the whistle-hold was not needed after a few of these hunts. We did not field trial, but did enter a few AKC and UKC hunting tests. The first two were 85 pound dogs, and they did not live beyond 8 years. The third was only 50 pounds and is now raising teen agers, a good house dog at 11. For a brief time a young GSP hung with us-they didn’t mind.
The dog never ventured out from underfoot or gun range. You have the bird's location marked with with ribbon. You just led the dog to the birds. Hopefully you will figure it out before you waste a lifetime hunting behind a wannabee pointer....
@@outdoorrn2980 I have owned Drahts and pointing labs and I have enjoyed hunting behind both breeds. I just wish I started my channel when my main Draht was around.
@@outdoorrn2980 wanted to try out a different breed. The plan was to hunt behind both breeds and go thru testings but somethings didn’t work out as planned.
When my 3YO British lab went into my quartering training, he took to it. We had already gone through the kennel’s training routine as retrievers, so they were obedient to whistle and low voice. At first, I simply walked off-leash a quartering pattern at heel where birds had been planted, allowing greater leads and freedom as we progressed. The dogs were whistled to hold upon ending a bird, which is what they were training to do. I would hold a bit, then release like always to flush, then whistle a hold, shoot and release to pick, all on my schedule. This Quartering became routine for them, and so hunters could walk wherever they liked, and the whistle-hold was not needed after a few of these hunts. We did not field trial, but did enter a few AKC and UKC hunting tests. The first two were 85 pound dogs, and they did not live beyond 8 years. The third was only 50 pounds and is now raising teen agers, a good house dog at 11. For a brief time a young GSP hung with us-they didn’t mind.
What is the vest your using?
Its a old cabelas vest. I think its been discontinued.
The dog never ventured out from underfoot or gun range. You have the bird's location marked with with ribbon. You just led the dog to the birds. Hopefully you will figure it out before you waste a lifetime hunting behind a wannabee pointer....
@@outdoorrn2980 I have owned Drahts and pointing labs and I have enjoyed hunting behind both breeds. I just wish I started my channel when my main Draht was around.
@@FullTimeOutdoorsChannel ....if you had a decent drahthaar, then how did you every fall into the PL nonsense?
@@outdoorrn2980 wanted to try out a different breed. The plan was to hunt behind both breeds and go thru testings but somethings didn’t work out as planned.