Houston54
New member
I noticed the following reply in one of the introduction threads asking me how I train my GSP for the various seasons.
In reply I will admit to very little off season training. I primarily focus on conditioning by giving the dog one mile of road work (Running) about three times a week. Just put the the leash on him, get on the bike and let the boy run. For his first three years he joined me on dove hunts but since then the leases near town have not produced many birds so that activity has ended.
My bird hunting is limited to five to ten days each year which is when Scout earns his keep for the rest of the year.
I do put him in a local kennel during our annual vacations during which he gets refreshers on his whistle commands and has pigeons shot over his points.
Since he is the only dog I have I feel he needs to be in top physical condition for the full days of hard hunting we do. He is rusty his first day in the field each year but after that he understands what he needs to do. That is one benefit of having a dog with multiple seasons under his collar.
In reply I will admit to very little off season training. I primarily focus on conditioning by giving the dog one mile of road work (Running) about three times a week. Just put the the leash on him, get on the bike and let the boy run. For his first three years he joined me on dove hunts but since then the leases near town have not produced many birds so that activity has ended.
My bird hunting is limited to five to ten days each year which is when Scout earns his keep for the rest of the year.
I do put him in a local kennel during our annual vacations during which he gets refreshers on his whistle commands and has pigeons shot over his points.
Since he is the only dog I have I feel he needs to be in top physical condition for the full days of hard hunting we do. He is rusty his first day in the field each year but after that he understands what he needs to do. That is one benefit of having a dog with multiple seasons under his collar.
