How young’s too young?

My experience has been Season #2 (dog is a year old) has been the most challenging. It is like a 16 year old person ... they have the basic skil set, but all of a sudden they think they know everything. Corralling that independent streak, but not destroying it is the goal.

It is also the age where my dogs have decided to chase a deer would be fun. For all but one ... it was a one and done event, but it always happened at one year of age.

Most of my Brittanys become darn good bird dogs and a true team player at an age of around 3 ... it only gets better. I find it amazing how good a 9 or 10 year old Brittany can be ... sure they have slowed down a bit, but they sure become proficient and finding and pinning birds ...
 
Purchase a GPS unit and collar (with e-correction or not >> your call). Yes - it is a great tool to keep track of your dog and worry less about becoming separated (lost) ... but where it shines is finding that dog on point in heavy cover ... grouse woods or tall thick prairie grass ... when you dog is on point. You do not want to be calling your dog to come here when they are locked on a bird. Your voice will either cause the bird to flush prematurely (out of range) or worse ... get your dog to break point.
 
BRITTMAN said:
Purchase a GPS unit and collar (with e-correction or not >> your call). Yes - it is a great tool to keep track of your dog and worry less about becoming separated (lost) ... but where it shines is finding that dog on point in heavy cover ... grouse woods or tall thick prairie grass ... when you dog is on point. You do not want to be calling your dog to come here when they are locked on a bird. Your voice will either cause the bird to flush prematurely (out of range) or worse ... get your dog to break point.
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all great suggestions, I appreciate your words of wisdom, my patience with pups apparently has grown, it was the first night with a new whining pup in the kennel, we let carry on until it gave up, instead of bringing it to bed. Exciting to hear the natural tendencies of these Britts would likely still point w/o a launcher and pigeons, especially with the looming Bill before congress.
 
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