Our upland training program is aimed at building a dog that can perform while hunting. We start with the basics and go to the more advanced work to develop an Elite Upland Hunting partner for you. If you want field trial ready or just a dog to hunt with, we train our dogs with the owners goals in mind.
Month 1
Test the drives of the dog and their natural
ability.
Nose-tracking – fun and easy.
Retrieving – land and water.
Live birds – pigeon or quail.
Intro to the gun.
Obedience: heel, sit or whoa, come, kennel, and down.
Month 2
Extend tracking and retrieving on land and in water.
Shoot a variety of birds – pigeons, pheasants, chukkers, huns, and quail.
Keep the dog birdy!
Encourage retrievers to hand – start hold and packing if needed.
Start to steady on point or in the blind.
Mix – fly away birds, birds shot and retrieving, tracking for cripples.
Start force fetching if needed.
Multiple retrieves.
Month 3
Upland
Steady to the flush.
Stays on point – waits
Prefer to start on wild birds
Long tracks – hunt dead.
Always deliver to hand.
Advanced
Upland
Steady to wing and shot.
Honor another dog’s point/flush.
Water searches – swimming.
Hand signals – stop on whistle.