How To Train Your Bird Dog. A No-Stress Method To Bring Out The Dog's Natural Pointing Instinct.

This video illustrates how to train your bird dog. Three dogs are started using a method that simulates what wild birds would do. The viewer watches as these dogs transform from non-hunting dogs to dogs that will reliably point. Two 6 month old pups become serviceable gun dogs at 9 months of age and are now ready for wild bird hunting!

This is all done without any verbal cues or commands as good flying, wild acting birds bring out their natural pointing instinct. This isn't a low stress method, this is a NO-STRESS method where the dogs naturally develop at their own pace.

[deerhost]

Mark, I received your book “Favorite ways to train your bird dog”. It’s awesome, simple and easy. I’ve trained 3 dogs over the years for myself and am training a pup now. Over the years I’ve purchased every conceivable book and video on training pointing dogs and I’ve found myself taking little snibits and pieces from each to use to train my dogs. Your book is the first that I would use in its entirely to work with my dogs. It’s just about exactly what I do. Thank you!

[deanstainberg]

Mark- This video was excellent. Probably the best I have found. Excellent explanations about the techniques to simulate wild birds. Thanks. Best regards.

[jeroneboggs]

This was great info....I moved to the Dakota's jus for the wild birds....I literally turn pups out and they develop over a period of time....Wild birds train them....I mainly focus on yard work n benching Bless

[donfisher]

That is the absolutely best video I have ever seen on using the remote trap! Beautiful!

[abdeljose]

best educational video i have found on youtube for bird 🐶 🐶

[ianglenn]

Thank you for your excellent video. I found it most informative and very easy to follow. It’s the best video of its kind that I have seen.

[RichardBlazek-qr]

Mere words are not enough: of all the vids I’ve watched this is the best.

[rodneydragoo]

Good example. Never seen his thought process so clearly.

[davidklopp]

Thank you for the video. It will be helpful with my 9 month old brittany. He is my first pointer. There's a lot to learn for me.

[MikeSmith-xvxg]

Great video and Ive watched a lot over the last few weeks! Very well delivered. Question for you. Do you have multiple launchers or just one? And if just one what are you doing to manage the dog in between launches, just have someone take the dog out of view and set the launcher in a different place?

[capncrunch]

Thats awesome. I have a 5 mo. Griffon pointer and he points at all kinds of things because he doesn’t know yet. Bout to get him on the quails in my yard.

[UnderFortyYards]

Quality training tips and techniques. Very informative.

[jamesransom]

Very cool! I have a Boykin Spaniel. She’s a flushing dog by nature. But I took her out (with no training) to hunt pen raised quail. She started out great. But when she learned she couldn’t catch the birds she started flash pointing them. But she would not stay on point or flush.

[brentwilder]

Great video. Everyone wanting to start training should watch this.

[jeremymoeller]

Mark. I love your video and your methods. I can’t wait to implement these strategies with my new GWP pup. How frequently can you do the pointing sessions with the launchers.? Can you go every day or is 2-3 times a week more optimal?

[TheOutdoorMovement]

Very informative video. I just got my first bird dog, a WPG, and cannot wait to get him trained up and ready to bird hunt. Ill be training in a similar habitat here in Virginia to your training area.

[jeremymoeller]

Love your videos. I think your training methods suit my style very well and make a lot of sense. I have ha Labs before but will be getting my first pointing dog this spring. I understand that each dog is different but on average how many reps of pointing and letting dogs chase do you begin to ask for steadiness? I understand that whoa needs to be taught in the yard first and I love your method of heel and whoa progressing though the buddy stick and check cord to teach that.

[adrianbaker-gratz]

Wow!!! This is going to be so much easier than I thought. I have been so pressed about starting my 9 month old lab. He’s got good drive like really high drive so I know he will do good!! This is my first bird dog and I’m super excited but I’m taking my time

[DrDaleHubbardPhD]

This was an excellent example of using launchers to create what occurs in nature.
I use a similar method.

[erikdale]

Great video, do you do any in person seminars? Whereabouts are you located?