Techniques For Dogs Options

[huntinforever2010]

what are some of your techniques for making a dog not gunshy? just geting prepared for the future cause i am geting a german shorthair soon

[birdman24]

I've got young kids so my 3 yr old Brit was raised around a loud environment which helped. To answer your question though, I used a cap gun. First I would shoot it when she was eating and then I started doing it when I would take her out to run. When I first introduced it I held it behind my back to muffle the sound. When she didn't respond negatively I would just shoot it whenever she was close by. She never acted like she payed any attention to it with that method.

[huntinforever2010]

thanks a lot i need to get on of those!

[270sav4deer]

I did this with my yellow lab, when they are puppies and you feed them, bag a ban or make some other kind of loud noises while they are eating, i read it in a tranning book i did it with my dog and she dosent even flinch when she hears a gunshot






cody

[peetey]

As Cody said, start making noise with some pans while it is eating. Not too loud at first. Slowly get louder until it is not even paying attention to it. Move to outdoor activity. Use a cap gun or starter pistol. Make it fun. Play fetch and when the dog is away from you fire the cap gun behind your back. Keep doing this and when the dog is comfortable move the gun out from behind your back. Shoot it closer to the dog as you progress. Take it easy, it is better to take a little more time than to try and break a dog of being gunshy later. Take a look at some of the training videos out there, read some training books, get as much knowledge as possible before you get your pup, it will help. Good luck with your pup when you get it.

[REDS AND YOTES]

i just got a english springer spaniel pup 2 months ago i went and bought a cheap 22 blank pistol from cabelas for 29.99 and am starting her with that. when i walk her or let her run i fire the pistol occasionally behind my back or up in the air she responds great by tunirng around and looking and then going about her business. i think it is working great she is not phased by it at all which is good. from there down the road i will fire a shot gun from a distance and work to getting closer. hopefully it works.

[Trevor Sproule]

I started with Pots and pans for my Brit, and then moved up to a .22, and finally shot gun. I tried to stay a bit of a distance from him the first few times with the shot gun. Seemed to work and he's never been gun shy.

[Randolph Cox]

All great advice.I try all of those techniques myself.I also slip up behind the pen,and slap a limb across the tin roof.Sometimes I'll do the same but use a gun.My dog gets more excited when she hears a gun shot now b/c she knows it means something usually is coming down.