Developing the balance between a high-drive working dog and a calm, quite dog is a never-ending challenge. We want to create a dog that has a solid on/off switch between the two. In this video, you will see Leerburg instructor, Jim Closson, working with a lab to develop a calm, quite dog in the duck blind. Jim has taken the training methods and ideology used in our high level sport dogs and applied the same techniques to hunting dogs. In his first online course with Leerburg, Developing Your Gun Dog Puppy, you will learn how to raise a puppy and prepare him/her for a career as a hunting dog. For more information on hunting dog development, check out Jim Closson’s course, Developing Your Gun Dog Puppy.

What is the best sequence to train using the Michael Ellis DVDs?

The training sequence should loosely follow the order of the Michael Ellis videos. You can (of course) train heeling, retrieve, jumping and send aways simultaneously. But before beginning any of that, the dog must have a clear understanding of the foundation work, which is covered in the food and tug DVDs.

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