Archive for September 5th, 2009

Pens aid bird dog training (Bowling Green Daily News)

Saturday, September 5th, 2009

As we continue meeting with bird dog trainers, handlers and hunters periodically through the rest of the year in an effort to better understand what it takes to pick, train, finish and ultimately hunt a bragging-rights bird dog, a common thread is woven into the mix.

Legendary trainer thinks dog training might be in trouble (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

Saturday, September 5th, 2009

Dr. Ian Dunbar fears dog training may be going down the tubes. Dunbar, arguably the most influential dog trainer of the past four decades, shifted the standard from punishment-based techniques to positive lure reward training, motivating through food and toys.