Hunting Dog Training Tips

by Alan Low



Before you start training, you need to find a dog. Picking the best hunting dogs is your first step towards having a well-trained hunting companion. Things would be simpler, of course, if you have a good hunting dog by your side. Your hunting dog would track the scent of blood which evaporation won’t be able to get rid off, and your canine companion would lead you straight to the wounded game. However, good hunting dogs are not bought over the counter. They are trained. And simple training is often not enough. You should train them well so that they would provide the best results.


Basic dog obedience should be the cornerstone of the training process for a hunting dog. This is important for training a dog for any activity. Whether you wish to hunt with your dog or compete in any other type of competitive events it is worthwhile to build up a strong foundation of obedience. This should include training the dog in basic commands such as sit, down, stay, come, whoa, no and kennel.


Teaching a retrieve is another aspect of training a hunting dog. Most properly bred hunting dogs will have a natural instinct to retrieve does not necessarily mean the dog will not need some degree of instruction to retrieve properly. You can begin to teach a retrieve at a very young age. You can begin to teach a retrieve as soon as they acquire a new puppy. To begin the process of teaching a hunting dog to retrieve, you can start out by finding an object in which the dog shows a great deal of interest. There are bumpers which are designed specifically for hunting dogs but you can also use any other object such as a tennis ball or another toy which the dog finds interesting.


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I have studied the topic of hunting dog training for about 10 years. My goal is to help the dog owners to have better understanding of the major aspects of hunting dog training.