Did a thing today.

[Skadergen]

If you don't mind me asking, what state to you reside in ?

Ronnie Smith runs training seminars throughout the country. I have not attended one ... heard they are very good.
https://smithkennels.com/events

The two DVDs are educational I would have sent them to you, but I just dusted them off and returned them to the breeder who gave them to me even though I am not sure he wanted them back.

Wisconsin…or should I say Wiz Konnnn Sinnnnn, seems like every time I tells someone they say that back and laugh at my pronunciation, but I hear it no differently

I have his DVD’ and am reading the book now!

 

[Skadergen]

My last two Brittanys I whoa trained on our walks. Fortunate enough to have an older dog walking with them. "Whoa" and they both stop ... eventually I can circle them and they stay put until released. I still do this on our walks at times and they all just stop. A little refresher I suppose.

I love the wing on fishing line training technique (not sure if that is now frowned upon) from the second day I get them to maybe 6 months old. I do not do it often ... It is fun to see them lock up naturally ... The second photo shows the dog in the first photo not wanting to be left out.

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We have had Britts that had to stay home alone during the work/school day ... often in one room for 8 hours or sometimes in a larger kennel for 4 hours at a time. So it can be done ... but when you get home make time for them to release their energy.

Most Brittanys were pretty wild from about 10 weeks to about 16-20 weeks old. They will want to play with you like they played with the litter mates. My current youngest Brittany we called "fangs" but as quick as that phase started it ended.

Brittanys love to walk and RUN. I walk my Britts one to two miles (about 40 mins or so) every day that weather allows. In the heat of summer, we are walking before work or after dark when the sun does not beat down on their coats.

My wife is retired and she has Al way been a big walker, taking our pups on walks. So it won’t be in a kennel for more than a few hours at a time, I wouldn’t expect. In the past I’ve kind of roughhoused with my dogs, however after all the reading and learning of recent, I gather this is why our pups have become monsters for a couple years. I’ll pass on that, plus the last time we had a pup it was over 18 years ago. (The last one lived over 17 remarkable years, at its 17th birthday was still going on two 3/4 mile walks a day.

 

[Skadergen]

Looking fwd to hearing about your progress. On the subject of “best lines”. Thats sorta subjective. I run a “hot” big running, fast bird dog. They might be almost uncontollable to some. That’s def not the “best” for a new bird dog guy. An easier dog might be their “best” and mine might seem a runaway. My buddy was hell bent on a Pointer of same horseback field trial stock. We went to watch the parents run. You shoulda seen his eyes when it was released to run and went almost out of sight. I asked Mark if he was ok with that? He said yea but we will see when it runs to the sun. About to introduce him to birds next week or so but realize you can train a big running dog in but only so much you can push em out.

Going to try to keep it closer than a big runner if possible….we will see.