164. An Unusual Path To The Uplands

We have a little bit different type of episode this week. This week we get to hear the journey of a Police K9 Trainer/Handler transition to the uplands using his retired German Shepherd. The abnormal path into the Gun Dog world Becoming a k9 handler from scratch Training dogs for serious and impactful tasks Very obedient foundation with extreme distractions How to direct a dog's nose and sparking a "hunt" Gun intro for a police dog? How does a trained up K9 dog range in the field? Not only figuring out how to train a hunting dog but how to actually hunt as well Working on steadiness and honoring retrieves --- Patreon and Partners: Support the Podcast: PATREON Gear: STANDING STONE SUPPLY Training Collars: DT SYSTEMS Whiskey: Ugly Dog Distillery Other GDIY LINKS Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices