So as I've been talking about, I'm currently training my Pointer pup Boudica (aka Budi) and my Kai pup Tsuki, to be versatile hunters. And more specifically, I want them to point and retrieve birds on land and in the water (we'll see how that goes), and to track and point big game like boar and deer. In addition to that, I'm training them to blood track as well, but to be hones that's been quite easy, as to a certain level I think almost any dog could work in that style.
There are quite a few hunters around the world doing various forms of this big game pointing, and I've known of this gentleman for quite a few years now. Paul Michaels is a dog trainer with a training program called Deer Dog Training Blueprint, so in the interest of learning more, and not flying completely blind trying to create my own training program, I've bought his! His channel Big Game Indicating Dogs is quite interesting, so give some of his videos a watch if you're interested. Even if you're not a hunter, training your dog to these levels of obedience and control make your life and your dog's life, much easier and more enjoyable. It increases the amount of things you can do together.
https://biggameindicatingdogs.com/
It was very interesting that while I had planned to make this move into this style of hunting, I didn't think it very suitable for the Japanese breeds. And then, I go to Norway to interview this Shikoku Ken that is hunting there, and it is essentially being used in this big game tracking and pointing style. So the Japanese breeds can do it, now whether they are the best breed suited to it, you be the judge.
I'll let you know how the program goes. I guess if I don't like it, there's a 30 day money back guarantee.
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