dog training

i picked up tucker a black lab on this site a few weeks ago and now that he has gotten used to me and everything else so now its time to start training him im 16 and havent had a dog for 5-6 years and never trained one if anyone has any good hunting movies or books that you would recomend that i take a look or have any tips please throw them this way (not really looking to buy any thing but stuff to go check out at like a library or somthing)

thanks in advance
colten and tucker

Being consistant is the best thing. How old is the dog??? Is he fixed? Labs are easily trained as long as you are consistant and reward them when they are good or do the right thing. “crate” training is excellent for housebreaking dogs, our yellow lab learned in a few weeks if not sooner. Try googling sportmutt.com for tips and info. Tom Dropik is an excellent trainer and has a few seminars in Wi and Mn. Good Luck!!!

i have had sevaral labs they are pretty easy to train but it depends on what kind of training you are after . water or field , or both labs a pretty natuarl retrievers the rest depends on how extensive you wanna get .i mean as fars as hand signals ext there is a video called water dog that teaches you alot from pretty basic to way more advanced then i personaly ever wanted to get . i have the dvd iam done with it if you would like to have it send me a pm with a address you would like it mailed to and ill hook you up if not good luck , and have fun labs are great dogs .

I have a couple of videos you could borrow. Both are good for getting started. if you would like I can also give you info obedience.

There is a book out there called “Game Dog” by Richard Wolters. It’s a classic. Teaches both of you how to have fun, respect one another and get that pup of yours to be an extension of you. I would suggest that you get some pigeons or whatever to get the dog birdy. I made a critical mistake with our first dog by exposing it to gunfire improperly. I would be glad to help you if I can. Not an expert, not a trainer, but have learned over the last 3 retrievers what to do and more importantly what NOT to do. Have fun, start slow and make sure your pup is having fun along the way when it comes to retrieving and being around birds.

I would also highly recommend Richard Wolters books and DVD’s you can find them at the library.

You can also find his books at Cabela’s

he is 9 months old and i would mostly like him for duck hunting but i phasant hunt now and then sorry i forgot to mention that

My take? Tom Dokken’s Oak Ridge Kennel’s (Northfield, MN)puppy course — 2 weeks includes introduction to guns and birdy-ness. If you don’t want to spend the cash on it — read up on his techniques.

Then on your own — time with your dog is #1 — I wish I could type that 10,000 times because it’s the most important thing. If you need instruction for the post course activity of what you can try with your dog, Richard Wolter’s content is excellent.

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Richard Wolter’s book “Water Dog”. Get it soon and read it front to back.
Nuff said!

No shortage of good advice on this board. I am curious where you got Tucker from. There is a lab in the Cabela’s Dock Diving contests named Tucker, but your pup is to young. And, I think the original Tucker either came from Tom or one of the other folks involved in Dock Diving.

Good luck with your new dog and check out Dockdogs on the net. Your Tucker could be a future star.