Summer camp 2024 Give your dog the Southern Arizona quail country experience.First 6 week program May 27th - July 1st2nd 6 week program July 8th - August 19thWhat to expect in a 6 week program:All dogs will learn:-Shot gun conditioning -Recall and Whoa-Handling off leash with e-collar training-Pointing and holding point-Retrieving live shot birds-Honoring/Backing other dogs point and bird work.-Rattlesnake avoidance Training will take place in Southern Arizona (Mearns, Scaled, and Gambel quail country).Dogs will get the opportunity to train on Bobwhite quail and Chukar as well. DM for pricing and deposits.
Hopefully this clears up any questions as to why I force dogs to make mistakes. Here Luna makes her own decision to hold her birds, wait for the gun, and let me descend down a steep slope. You can clearly see her make decisions to move and stop herself without me making them for her.
I never want to restrain a dog from moving forward. It’s natural for us as handlers to try and restrain the dog from moving forward because we don’t want that behavior. We need to let the bird restrain the dog’s forward movements.
“Best lesson this dog could ever learn” letting the dog make mistakes. Encouraging the dog to make mistakes until it’s there idea to pick the correct behavior. Training situations can be challenging. We always want the classic perfect situation. The bird landed in a tree who cares???Perfect situation to teach the dog. Robert Poor Arizona German Shorthaired Pointers
Fixing gun shyness can be a difficult task. Counter conditioning a fear response takes time. We typically let dogs chase and shot behind them. Here I’m just simply holding the dog back to create the desire to go forward, and shooting in front of the dog. Now the dog is clearly involved with his motivation, which is in his case the bird. #behavioralbirddogs #molliconekennels
Mel would chew birds, not pick them up, and drop on the way back. Many behavioral techniques used here. Operant conditioning, capturing conditioning, and marking behaviors. The most important technique is “ Dog in motion.” Also a lot of “Don’t ever do’s” example: Don’t ever let your dog chew birds. Sometimes you allow an animal to do an unwanted behavior in order to get the wanted behavior. 🤔
Remote online dog training lessons coming soon for 2024. Train your bird dog on your own using in-depth online video courses.Learn the “why” a bird dog displays the behaviors they do in order to use the correct techniques for your individual dog.“I made all the mistakes so you don’t have too.”
Reba owned by Dale ArndtStanding steady with a handlers/shooters back turned and zero commands. There are different levels to steadiness.
This one is for you Dale. Dolly getting ready to finish her Master Hunter. Solid as always
Little inside to a training session humor…What do we call it now? Force Fetch? Force Break? Trained Retrieve? Call it what you want. Jack’s happy with all the names we put to it.
Even a little Force don’t piss on the tire😂. In the end I want the dogs to hold the bird until I ask for it and have fun doing it.
#molliconekennels # Brittany
Otto the Lab/GSP.
I let Otto develop himself. I took what he wanted to do and trained to his strengths. Very fun dog to train and a break from the pointing dog. He also nails wild birds!!! His Methodical approach is perfect for wild birds that stay put. #molliconekennels #labrador
Willow working on her steadiness she needs for AKC Master Hunter test. No pressure here, No verbal pressure just a goooood old reassurance she his doing it correctly. Willow making it look easy!