Dog Training

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.

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.