Bird Dog, The Instinctive Training Method

I wrote this book for people looking for an easier and more pleasant way to achieve their personal goals of what they want in a bird dog. The contents goes like this; Part One: Getting started; Part Two: Home School; Part Three: The Classroom, Part Four: Prep School, Part Five:.

Part One, Getting Started, My Hunting Dog Philosophy: An except.

“This book shares a philosophy that takes the complexity out of training and dispels the myth that it takes a professional trainer to make a hunting dog. This method is about letting the dog be a dog in the field instead of being a canine robot. This is not a step-by-step, how-to training manual that promotes methods like force breaking, or anything else that plays no part in developing a dog’s natural instincts. The natural training method I use develops a dog’s innate abilities, utilizes the animal’s genes, and develops companionship to achieve upland hunting bliss, so that when the hunting day is over you and your dog have had an enjoyable experience.
This book eliminates so-called routine training practices and drills that are unnecessary. It is not about training a dog to become the envy of a prestigious hunting club, nor is it about training a dog to become a field-trail champion. It is written for the person who has a bird dog — or is thinking of buying one – and wants a companion, both in the field and at home. It contains my philosophy of how man and dog should work together to achieve camaraderie while hunting upland game bird. This method is for the hunter who wants to learn a safe easy way to handle a dog while enjoying the process, and accepting the mistakes made by both parties. It’s about man and dog achieving excellence in its simplest form.”

Part Five: Graduate School.

Much of Part Five is a brief description of how to hunt all the North American game birds. It is intended to give you an idea of what is available after you have trained your bird dog.

Part Five: Ruffed Grouse. An except

“Ruffed grouse country anywhere is special, but the northwoods can hold the bird hunter spellbound with a rainbow o autumn colors. Abandoned apple orchards and overgrown fields, worked long ago by homesteaders, are perfect ruffed grouse hangouts. They are birds of forest succession – forest kept young by nature or through human intervention. Logging the mature forest opens the canopy for the growth of understory, allowing grouse to move in.”