Re: Training a Lab Pup

You're a idiot and a animal abuser.

"Handsome Jack Morrison"
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> On Fri, 29 Aug 2003 23:50:32 -0400, "Emily Carroll"
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> >> >*lol* The one place that I've never thought of...
> >> >
> >> >We'll give that a shot tomorrow :)
> >>
> >> Thank you! :)
> >
> >You reccomended showing him birdies...how does one find birdies
to show him?
>
> Emily, this is where a local retriever club can give you a hand.
They
> usually *raise* the birds (ducks, geese, pheasant, quail, doves,
etc.)
> that are used in training gun dogs, and by joining a club, they
won't
> cost you very much, if anything. You'll also get to use to the
club's
> birds whenever you attend club-sponsored training sessions. But
> they'll usually sell you birds on the cheap anyway (even if you
don't
> join) if they know you're using them for training purposes. And
in a
> pinch, there's always pigeons, which you can trap yourself, or
even
> ask a local farmer to trap some for you.
>
> Here is a great site for locating clubs that might be near you:
>
> http://www.working-retriever.com/
>
> >(I may not want to do hunt tests/WC with him--BUT I'd rather
have the
> >opportunity and not use it than want to do it later and not
have it).
>
> Well, there's a lot of things that you need to be doing with
your pup
> right *now,* Emily, if you ever hope to participate (and be
> successful) in those activities.  By joining a local retriever
club,
> you'll get lots of hands-on help (and it's essentially free),
> including help in obtaining birds, equipment, etc., and you'll
get to
> meet a lot of really nice people, too.
>
> PS: You'll also need to get your pup introduced to the sound of
gun
> fire, too, and that's where a good club can *really* help you
out.
> You don't want to try that one all by yourself.
>
> --
> Handsome Jack Morrison
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