Thank you for your reply. What about building prey drive? He’s about to be 11 weeks old and I’ve read the imprinting stage last till 20 weeks. Right now I’ve got 2 live quail in my shed and I’m itching to use em.?Let him be a puppy first. Obedience training now makes training for birds easier in a few months.
Check cord then an e collar….last thing you want is Blitzkrieg. Wild coveys will not keep holding as they take to education quickly. Letting him get away with bad habits at this age will translate into an imprinting of bad habits..You must be in control of the dog. And that’s one pretty dog you got!
Thank you ! He’s 11 months now and couldn’t be more pumped about birds. My problem is probably patience in that it was a lot of fun to watch him point and flush the birds because a few of them flew in shooting range. I’m by myself most of the time so it’s a pretty cool way to spend an hour or so in the woods!reminds me of my Llewellin, also named Duke.
during that puppy phase, he always had a drag rope the made it easier to get back under control. think it was about 18 months when that wasn't needed.
Takes a bunce of practice and ton of patience, but worth it.