Bonus #2- Puppy's 1st Hunting Season & Importance of Bonding

William Bastian of Claddagh Kennel continues this series with training advice starting at 5 months old. He discusses removing distractions and the importance of bonding with your puppy. Using positive reinforcement with pigeons on both high drive and low drive dogs. And advice for your puppy's first hunting season. 6:40 Test when they're ready, not for a specific date 9:25 Stay or Whoa 10:30 Taking distractions away from puppies to establish a bond 15:50 Retouch on gun intro 18:20 Positive reinforcement with pigeons 19:15 Whoop and Whoa 26:20 Concept of clicker 28:30 Transition from sight to scent pointing 33:00 Putting distance on point 35:30 Chase on high drive dogs 37:10 Low drive dogs 39:00 Puppy's first hunting season 54:40 Raising multiple puppies from a litter --------------------------------------------------- Support this podcast on Patreon Thank you to our Sponsors: Dakota283 Kennels (use promo code birddogbabe for 10% discount)  Xcel Shooting Sports – free gun slip ($90 value) with purchase of any shotgun Connect with Courtney Follow Bird Dog Babe: Instagram Facebook   Connect with William Bastian of Claddagh Kennel YouTube