recommend me a good basic puppy training book

[blackpowderhunter]

Picking up a new lab puppy early July...We are flying to denver this weekend for a wedding, so I figured perfect time for some light reading on the plane. So naturally I turn to rokslide for the expert opinions.
Recommend me a good basic new puppy training book that I can get on Amazon and have it here in the next day or so.
Eventually will get into more serious training for grouse/pheasant hunting, but now just looking for a good basics book.
Thanks

 

[zeroforhire]

I'm a big fan of clicker training. Good basic book here.
http://leerburg.com/pdf/markers-clickers.pdf

Labs are great. This is Milo. He is 6 months. The Brittany is Max... they are super fun and exhausting.

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[Danny Hoey]

Training the Pointing Labrador: Your Guide to Training the Retriever As a Finished Upland and Waterfowl Dog: Julie Knutson: 9780977884407: Amazon.com: Books

This is what I used.

 

[willidru]

Sound Beginnings Retriever Training DVD with Jackie Mertens. $39.95.

Sound Beginnings by Jackie Mertens

 

[W.D. Crawford]

Man, I must be old. Gun Dog by Richard Wolters.

 

[zeroforhire]

Man, I must be old. Gun Dog by Richard Wolters.

Many good dogs have been trained with that book. It's a classic!


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[zeroforhire]

If you want to join a cool Facebook group, check out bird dog Fanatics. 20,000 members. (I'm also an admin there).


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[buttekid]

Gun Dog also worked well for me with a lab.

 

[steve s]

Training the Pointing Labrador: Your Guide to Training the Retriever As a Finished Upland and Waterfowl Dog: Julie Knutson: 9780977884407: Amazon.com: Books

This is what I used.

This!!! Even though you may not care about the pointing aspect, the info and approach with a young pup is awesome. Small investment for years worth of having a well behaved and trained dog. Bill Hillmann has some good DVD and video clips on early training as well. BillHillmann.net | Retriever Training with Bill Hillmann