Głosami ogromnym dodatków do wyboru punktu swoim opóźnionym zapłonem świata game birds to imprint him on birds, or to awaken his prey drive, is unnecessary, and potentially harmful, practice that can create style, flagging or blinking problems. A well bred pup's prey drive is embedded his DNA. It, most certainly, materialize when the pup contacts free roaming game birds at appropriate age. Introducing a pup less than six months old to planted birds, or giving him a bird to maul and not accelerate his rate of maturity or development. It, however, does have the real risk of being a frightful, negative experience that be difficult to overcome and, thus, retard his development. To develop a pup's full potential, it is always best to err on the side of caution and proceed too slowly, than to overwhelm the pup with stimuli inappropriate for his age or level of maturity. There are no legitimate short cuts to optimal gun dog development, although there is no shortage of magazine articles, books, DVDs and or seminars offering them. Anything done quickly is almost invariably done poorly. Accomplished gun dog trainer and author, Weaver, correctly observes, I dislike short cuts and do not use gimmicks as a substitute for sound training, time and Wehle astutely notes that The actual mechanics of training are quite simple. The difficult and important part is how the mechanics are carried out, and what you have left when the job is done. Canine behavior expert and regular contributor Dr. Ed cautions: I think both playing with a live bird and the flipping-the-wing thing at seven weeks or any puppy age are mythical nonsense. They both have the potential for setting a pup up for a bunch of future problems. At seven weeks, or even at four or five months old, a pup's orientation is play. Tossing a live bird to a pup is teaching that the bird is a play toy, out of the same box as a squeaky toy. Things that a pup learns at this age are indelible, etched stone, it be hard to unlearn and get past. There are no mystical time slots or critical periods the puppy's first year when he is especially receptive to training, or when a specific new stimulus should be introduced. A puppy learns every day from both structured and unstructured experiences. What a pup is prepared to learn at any given point time depends on his individual maturity, intelligence, temperament, and the training previously assimilated. Every pup is unique, and respond best to a custom tailored development program. It is always preferable to expose a pup to wild birds, when available. This can be done at any age that the pup exhibits sufficient interest and initiative, characteristics of maturity. As acclaimed author Tom wisely observes, They learn from their mistakes, wild birds being the best and most instructive teachers of all. If you 't have wild birds available, and your pup is beginning to hunt independently on daily walks bird habitat but is unsure of what exactly he is hunting, this is appropriate time to introduce him to released birds. This is best accomplished by releasing a half dozen strong flying quail a five to ten acre area, leaving them to distribute scent for twenty to thirty minutes, and then bringing your free running pup through the area, working into the wind. Follow a circuitous route to take the edge off of the exuberant pup before approaching the area which the birds are present. Let the pup work scent and point, and or flush, the birds. For a puppy, all bird contacts are educational. A couple of such exercises are usually sufficient to jump start your Elhew prospect. He quickly begin to hunt with purpose, and to flash point his birds. With additional experience your pup begin to hold point until you arrive. When working a pup on liberated game, use only wary, flight conditioned birds. It is important that your impressionable dog never catch a weak flyer. Doing convince him that he can catch all birds, and encourage him to flush, rather than point, game. With a particularly tenacious prospect, it can take subsequent unsuccessful attempts to convince him that he can't catch them all at which point he resume pointing birds again,. Should your pup catch a bird training, 't punish or reprimand him. Take the bird from him, lightly compliment him for relinquishing it, resume your workout, and that the experience does not set back your pup's progress. Note that it is illogical, counter intuitive, and potentially detrimental to your pup's development to ever intentionally encourage him to and catch birds that have been rendered flightless by removing or clipping the primary