How to train a hunting dog?

The best way to train your dog to hunt is by using scented decoys and exposing the dog to water. Attach a waterfowl scent to a duck decoy, throw it from a boat you’re on, and have the dog retrieve it. Give the dog positive reinforcement when it brings the decoy back to you. read more

Expanding our pup’s world step by step from the living room to the backyard to the hunting or training fields, socializing pup with other dogs, introducing him to travel crates, boats, game birds, guns and gunfire–all of these should come into play during the first year. read more

There are 24 breeds of dogs that are classified as hunting dogs. The kind of game a dog will track and the climate he will be tracking in are 2 important considerations to take into account when choosing your dog. read more