Ricky Stanley
New Member
hey guys, I understand the idea of getting my choc. Lab to associate Deer blood with "food" or (something posative). I dont want him tracking the smell of fur or the deer itself i need him on the blood so that he doesnt track all 20 deer that were in the field for that week. i havnt started anything with him yet so no bad habits are formed but im thinking that i should have him 1)smell the blood 2)give a treat, smell the blood, give treat, ect, ect, about 20 or 30 times. then make a trail of blood through the yard for him to follow with a deer hide or treat at the end of the trail. so on and so fowarth... please let me know if im on the right track or if there are any tips that you can give me. the dog is 1 year old in october. he will sit, lay, very good at stay, a great retreiver and WILL NOT take off after the toy that i throw until i give him the command "go get him". walking through the woods he will "heal" (stays right beside me at all times). he is a very good dog and as obediant as you could expect a 1 year old to be with no shock collar training. i am not against a shock collar im just too broke to buy one. as a matter of fact Cowboy is so obediant that he doesnt even where a collar because i dont use a leash with him. (i will use a leash in the feild with a real tracking senario so he doesnt get away from me)
I have tried him out with a T-bone steak and im concerned because he never picked up on the scent. i fed him about 3 small peices of steak and told him to stay. i tied the steak to a string and dragged it (out of his sight) through our living room, down the hall, and into the bed room behind a chair. (i know this might have been a mistake doing it inside the house but i have not and will not do it again until i know what im doin) cowboy >the lab, was a little too excited running around and sniffing everywhere but not on the trail. he reminded me of a young child guessing at math problems. his nose was everywhere but he was going too fast and would cross right over the trail with no intended pattern (he wasnt zig zagging the trail). how do i get him to calm down and pick up the scent and stay on it???
lol if you cant help me please help Cowboy he deserves a better training job than what i am doing right now...
im new here to the GON forum so forgive me if i make a mistake on my first couple of post.
I have tried him out with a T-bone steak and im concerned because he never picked up on the scent. i fed him about 3 small peices of steak and told him to stay. i tied the steak to a string and dragged it (out of his sight) through our living room, down the hall, and into the bed room behind a chair. (i know this might have been a mistake doing it inside the house but i have not and will not do it again until i know what im doin) cowboy >the lab, was a little too excited running around and sniffing everywhere but not on the trail. he reminded me of a young child guessing at math problems. his nose was everywhere but he was going too fast and would cross right over the trail with no intended pattern (he wasnt zig zagging the trail). how do i get him to calm down and pick up the scent and stay on it???
lol if you cant help me please help Cowboy he deserves a better training job than what i am doing right now...
im new here to the GON forum so forgive me if i make a mistake on my first couple of post.