224. Building a Hunting Dog | Rave's First 4 Months

Welcome to Standing Stone Kennels! Rave just turned 16 weeks old, and in this episode, we break down everything that happened from the day she came home to right now, and why she's already ready for e-collar conditioning.We walk you through the exact training framework we use with every puppy: Obedience Goals, Developmental Goals, and Complementary Goals, the same structure built into our Step-By-Step Dog Training Course. You'll see how we applied it with Rave, where we modified it, and what real progress looks like week by week with a high-drive German Shorthaired Pointer.Chapters:00:00 Introduction & Rave's 16-Week Update01:04 How the Online Course Framework Works02:29 Three Training Goal Categories Explained04:13 Setting Up New Puppy Owners for Success05:58 Week 1: Charging the Clicker & Earning Resources07:44 Why Dogs Must Learn to Earn Everything10:07 Tough Love Approach & Healthy Puppies12:26 Proper Feeding for Large Breed Dogs13:01 Why Free Feeding Ruins Hunting Dogs on the Road17:38 How to Handle a Dog That Eats Too Fast18:31 Back to Rave: Working Through Week 119:44 Crate Training vs. Exercise Pens20:47 Car Rides as Developmental Training21:12 Overnight Crating & UTI Watch22:09 How Many Hours a Day Should a Puppy Be Crated?25:14 Weeks 2–3: Teaching Sit, Stand, Place & Targeting26:12 Why We Use a Clicker Instead of Verbal Praise28:24 Shaping Behaviors Before Adding a Cue31:54 Building Momentum: One Behavior at a Time33:17 Week 4: Cue Differentiation35:41 Nail Trims, Appropriate Play & Puppy Biting41:10 Tug of War for Bird Dogs — Why & How44:07 Weeks 5–8: Generalizing Behaviors in New Environments49:19 Appropriate Play With Adult Dogs53:24 Weeks 5–8 Continued: Collar Conditioning Prep54:11 Positive vs. Negative Reinforcement Explained Simply56:00 Vibrate vs. Stimulation: Which to Use First01:00:23 Rave's Progress at 16 Weeks01:03:45 Fast Developers vs. Slow Developers — Both Are Fine01:07:14 Is 16 Weeks Too Early for the E-Collar?01:11:19 Common E-Collar Conditioning Mistakes to Avoid01:13:26 What's Next: Recall or Place Training First?01:15:25 Wrap-Up & Course OverviewWhether you have a versatile hunting dog, retriever, or family pet, this breakdown gives you a real look at how to raise a well-trained dog from day one.Our Step-By-Step Dog Training Courses: standingstonekennels.comJoin our Patreon Dog Training Community: patreon.com/standingstonekennelsReach out for a 1-on-1 consulting call - https://calendly.com/standingstonekennels/trainingvideoconsultSend Us Mail5919 W Pleasant Valley RdPretty Prairie, KS 67570LinksStep-By-Step Dog Training Course: https://www.standingstonesupply.com/coursesJoin our Patreon Community - https://bit.ly/SSK-PatreonOur Store - https://bit.ly/SSK-StoreSocial MediaFacebook: www.facebook.com/StandingStoneKennelsInstagram: www.instagram.com/standingstonekennels/Website: www.standingstonekennels.comEthan and Kat Pippitt are the proud owners of Standing Stone Kennels. They breed German Shorthaired pointers and train all types of dogs for the hunt and the home. Their training strategies are easy to follow and are flexible to meet the needs of individual dogs. They are avid outdoorsmen and when they aren't training dogs they spend their free time hunting all kinds of game across the United States.We use affiliate links to help support the channel. If you would like to support Standing Stone content we appreciate you using the links in the description of this video.Subscribe to our channel here: http://bit.ly/2Dyy9DW