Your Dog Won't Mind Now What?
HLevels 2 and 3
 Editor’s
Note: Charlie Jurney of Terrell, North Carolina, the
author of “Finished Dog,” trains all breeds
of dogs but focuses primarily on Labrador and golden
retrievers and Boykin spaniels. His dogs compet e
in the Hunting Retriever Club Division of the United
Kennel Club and in the American Kennel Club Hunt Test
Program and the North American Hunting Retriever Association
Field Test Program. He’s titled hundreds of grand
master hunters, grand hunting retriever champions, master
hunters and hunter retrieving championships and has
won 10 Boykin Spaniel National Championships, all performance-based
retrieving titles.
Level 2:
Now that the dog does the “here, no, heel and
sit” drill automatically on lead, leave the leash
on the dog’s collar, and let the dog drag the
leash aro und
while going through the same commands. “If the
dog doesn’t respond properly, you can quickly
and easily pick up the leash, correct the dog, and go
through the drill again,” Jurney says. “To
train a dog quickly, correct it as soon as it fails
to obey a command. Work your dog for 10 minutes, twice
per day to have a very-precise dog within 4 to 6 weeks.”
Level 3:
Take the le ash
off the dog’s collar, but keep it in your hand
as you train the dog to perform the same commands off-leash.
“You keep the leash in your hand so the dog can
see it. Too, you’ll have it readily available
if you need to correct the dog,” Jurney mentions.
“To correct the dog, put the leash back on, take
the dog to the last place where it was successful, and
repeat the drill.”
To learn more, go to www.finisheddog.com
or email finisheddog@yahoo.com.
Or, you can call or write Charlie Jurney at Beaverdam
Kennels at (828) 478-3101 or (828) 478-3943; 8200 Hwy.
150 Terrell, NC 28682. For more information on SportDOG
Brand collars, call (865) 218-4088 or 1 (800) 732-0144
or visit www.sportdogbrand.com.
Tomorrow: Level 4
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