WHEN IS IT TOO LATE

mistym5 · Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 10:07 am Post subject: WHEN IS IT TOO LATE

WHEN IS IT TOO LATE TO TRAIN TO HUNT,I KNOW THEY ALWAYS HAVE THERE NATURAL ABILITY,BUT WHEN ARE YOUR CHANCES GONE.I HAD NO INTENTION IN HUNTING WHEN WE FIRST GOT HER BUT MY 7YR OLD IS GETTING HIS HL NEXT SEASON AND I AM AS WELL,I WOULD LIKE TO TRY TO AT LEAST GET THE BASICS BY THEN.SHE KNOWS HOW TO POINT SHE DOES IT TO SQUALLS,AND BIRDS IN THE YARD.SO THE REST SHOULD JUST BE TRAINING RIGHT Question

DanniGirl · Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 11:27 am Post subject:

It's not all training, it's also about bird exposer and your weim learning HOW to hunt. That can't be taught...
If you really wanted to begin field training, I would suggest to get your weim out where she can find birds and see what happens. The crazier she is trying to catch them, the better.
I have a friend who is training a 8 yr. old Griffon, so...

h20fwlkillr · Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 1:00 pm Post subject:

It's never too late to start, but it does become more difficult w/ age. There will be bad habits to break and good ones to instill. Depending on how hard you are will to train, your level of knowledge, the amount of time you have to dedicate and the dogs genes will decide what kind of hunter the dog will be.