Am importing a german shepherd puppy from cezch. Any good books on raising a dog - i have been recommended leerburg dvds - anyone used them?

I will train my shepherd to hunt :-)

Family dog and gun dog by Richard Wolters are classics and a good place to start.

Texas Kill Artist has a phenomenal dog that any owner would envy. Take his advice as gospel!

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Originally posted by Texas Killartist:
Family dog and gun dog by Richard Wolters are classics and a good place to start.

+1 Wolters is great at explaining the steps

I always thought Wolters over simplified, myself.

I think the best book ever written on dog training was for Tri Tronics by Jim and Phyliss Dobbs when they worked for Tri-tronics years ago.

I know tritronics is e-collar stuff, and I was a collar trainer.....but their puppy stuff was the best I had ever seen.

My credentials may not be the best.....I only raised and trained three HRCH and one Master Hunter.......but I used the Dobbs method to get all of them started.



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Dobbs and Wolters books are both great and would recommend. You might also look at some of Mike Lardy's literature and DL Walters to add to your library. Good luck