Comments on: A faux hunt for training http://chiefsbrittanys.com/2008/04/05/a-faux-hunt-for-training/ American and French Brittanys as companion gun dogs. Hunting, training, trialing and more. Wed, 11 Aug 2010 00:36:31 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Peacher79 http://chiefsbrittanys.com/2008/04/05/a-faux-hunt-for-training/comment-page-1/#comment-92 Peacher79 Fri, 11 Apr 2008 22:15:04 +0000 http://chiefsbrittanys.com/2008/04/05/a-faux-hunt-for-training/#comment-92 Dave, As my current dog has gotten older, all I do during the week in hunting season is what you discribe in this commentary. I have access to a bunch of property with absolutely no birds on it. I work her at least three times a week there and I never put out any birds. She thinks we are hunting and runs like the wind and seeks out objectives, looking in the thickest cover available, runs the downwind side of fence rows just as if she thinks there may be birds present, etc. I couldn't ask for more. I have her change direction occationally and Whoa her from time to time, just to make sure she's listening. This practice really works for me. I've been blessed with this dog as I've never had any real issues to work out. She holds point till this slow old man can get there., etc. This has worked out extremely well for me. I have purposely run my dog in as many types of cover and situations since she was a pup over the years as I can find. I really like putting them in a bunch of different types of cover, etc. It has really helped when hunting in different places. By doing this, it has really helped her adapt very quickly to hunting new areas in a hurry. I do get her on property that actually has some quail on it at least twice per week during hunting season and she finds and holds them pretty quickly. Bob Dave,
As my current dog has gotten older, all I do during the week in hunting season is what you discribe in this commentary. I have access to a bunch of property with absolutely no birds on it. I work her at least three times a week there and I never put out any birds. She thinks we are hunting and runs like the wind and seeks out objectives, looking in the thickest cover available, runs the downwind side of fence rows just as if she thinks there may be birds present, etc. I couldn’t ask for more. I have her change direction occationally and Whoa her from time to time, just to make sure she’s listening. This practice really works for me. I’ve been blessed with this dog as I’ve never had any real issues to work out. She holds point till this slow old man can get there., etc. This has worked out extremely well for me.
I have purposely run my dog in as many types of cover and situations since she was a pup over the years as I can find. I really like putting them in a bunch of different types of cover, etc. It has really helped when hunting in different places. By doing this, it has really helped her adapt very quickly to hunting new areas in a hurry.
I do get her on property that actually has some quail on it at least twice per week during hunting season and she finds and holds them pretty quickly.

Bob

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