charlieboy-shooter
Well-Known Member
Hi Guys,
Jumping the gun here a bit but thought I’d ask early to hopefully get sorted, condition myself and acquire any bits as required.
Picked up my new pup a few days back, she’s now a 10 week old working cocker. I know as such she’s probably not the preferred breed but for me it was always going to be a working cocker.
So ideally I would like to train her to track a scent. So the question is when to start at what age. Any top tips of do’s and don’t whilst she is still a proper baby.
Any recommendations on good literature or any guidance which could be of help. ( I have ‘training spaniels’ by Joe Irving from my current Cocker) however this is more suited standard working and field trials.
I’m in no mad rush as I just want to lay the foundations 1st with sitting, recall, lead walking etc. Ah yes going to the toilet outside. ( so she’s a house dog too)
I don’t know if there’s any truth in this but I heard sometime back that’s it’s not good to train a dog to do field work and then tracking. So one or the other. In truth I think my beating days are over well at least until I have more spare time so I’m not necessarily worried if that’s so.
Thanks
Jumping the gun here a bit but thought I’d ask early to hopefully get sorted, condition myself and acquire any bits as required.
Picked up my new pup a few days back, she’s now a 10 week old working cocker. I know as such she’s probably not the preferred breed but for me it was always going to be a working cocker.
So ideally I would like to train her to track a scent. So the question is when to start at what age. Any top tips of do’s and don’t whilst she is still a proper baby.
Any recommendations on good literature or any guidance which could be of help. ( I have ‘training spaniels’ by Joe Irving from my current Cocker) however this is more suited standard working and field trials.
I’m in no mad rush as I just want to lay the foundations 1st with sitting, recall, lead walking etc. Ah yes going to the toilet outside. ( so she’s a house dog too)
I don’t know if there’s any truth in this but I heard sometime back that’s it’s not good to train a dog to do field work and then tracking. So one or the other. In truth I think my beating days are over well at least until I have more spare time so I’m not necessarily worried if that’s so.
Thanks