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#61 ·
All-Out said:
All in all, a great video. I'll second the compliment on Bill's training demeanor. The positive and encouraging methods seem to build a very solid and confident foundation in a pup.
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I agree completely. Everything is happy for the pup. Bill comments that to Nick, every day is the best day of his life. His comment on one day that "[Nick] loves me and I love him" pretty well sums up his approach and his success demonstrates the effectiveness of his methods. I know what I'm going to be doing with the one I keep out of this upcoming litter.
 
#62 ·
Thank you for your compliments on our DVD. What we did was to train Nick two or three days per week, as ALL of his training sessions are on the DVD, nothing left out.
The days between sessions he went on long walks and spent time as a family dog.
There was no training done on these days between sessions. Hope this clarifies
the timeline.
 
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#63 ·
Now that I've watched this DVD two-and-a-half times, I can see what a solid foundation for a puppy really ought to be. If more puppies were started with this kind of care and special handling, fewer youngsters would end up as field trial failures or wash-outs.
 
#68 ·
kip said:
does bill discuss that running alot more trials than anyone else will increase your chances of more points.:)
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Of course, the more Derbies a great marking dog runs, the more points it will accumulate. But first of all, it has to be a great marker to get those 5 pt. wins to obtain the higher points.

We all know chasing Derby points is an expensive game few can afford to play even with a great marking dog. My hat is off to those who have that great marking dog and who can afford to chase those points.
 
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helencalif said:
Of course, the more Derbies a great marking dog runs, the more points it will accumulate. But first of all, it has to be a great marker to get those 5 pt. wins to obtain the higher points.

We all know chasing Derby points is an expensive game few can afford to play even with a great marking dog. My hat is off to those who have that great marking dog and who can afford to chase those points.
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there are alot of great marking dogs who i believe are better than the highpoint dogs on the list. look for the ones that make the list or have a better than 2 point per trial on a very few starts.
 
#71 ·
kip said:
there are alot of great marking dogs who i believe are better than the highpoint dogs on the list. look for the ones that make the list or have a better than 2 point per trial on a very few starts.
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I got one that has 2.5/start with 15 points. I don't believe I'll trade her.;-)
 
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maryhill said:
Thank you for your compliments on our DVD. What we did was to train Nick two or three days per week, as ALL of his training sessions are on the DVD, nothing left out.
The days between sessions he went on long walks and spent time as a family dog.
There was no training done on these days between sessions. Hope this clarifies
the timeline.
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So do you guys think it is better to only train a puppy two or three days a week vs everyday or was it done this way for video production?
 
#77 ·
I have watched mine 3 times now! I think it is great. Makes me want to go out and get a new pup, just so I can start them right!!! Dog obviously loves every minute of what is happening on the video. I would rank this as a must have.
 
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Iv'e really enjoyed the video, I don't see how any one could go wrong starting a puppy with this program and then transitioning into any of the other programs. I have a 7 monthe old pup that I started with this DVD, it was really fun for the pup and myself, we basically did "something" almost everyday starting around 9 weeks. I feel he is farther along at 7 monthes than any puppy I have had, very obediant and has a great attitude.

The pup befor him was a wild child and I believe Bodey would have benifitted from a program like this, teaching steadyness at a young age rather than holding him back on marks and then trying to steady him latter.

Iv'e got another one comming in a couple weeks so we will see if it was a fluke..
 
#80 ·
Love the DVD. I am starting my young pup this way also then transitioning into basics. I think it probably is best to only train the pup a few days each week as opposed to everyday. At that age they are learning so much about life in general that it makes sense to balance home training and field training.
 
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