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<blockquote data-quote="Okie4570" data-source="post: 3700693" data-attributes="member: 15643"><p>If you have an outside kennel, great, this works best, if not no big deal, leash him to something. I start this process within the week I bring the pup home, so young. Start about 50y away where the pup can see you and the gun and fire into the ground with a .22, they should be curious as to what you're doing. I do this several times, and then go get the pup out, rifle in hand but no more shooting, let the pup get used to seeing the gun with you. Leave the gun next to the food dish when the pup eats. Repeat process for a few days, eventually moving closer and closer to the pup that's kenneled or leashed. I usually do this for three or four days. Then I progress to the dog not kenneled or on leash, go out and play with the dog with the rifle in hand and try to distance yourself from the pup, then fire into the ground, $100 says he runs up to you to see what he just missed out on. Couple of days of that and then repeat process with 12g. After he's retrieving, have someone stand around the corner, toss the dummy out, fire in the air. Then give your retrieve command to go fetch. </p><p></p><p>There's various variations of this of course, and every dog is a little different. What kind of dog are you looking at? My labs have picked up on this quick, and within about 2 weeks, they were sitting next to me while shooting a 12g into the air calm as can be. So about 10-12 weeks old depending on pup's bring home date.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Okie4570, post: 3700693, member: 15643"] If you have an outside kennel, great, this works best, if not no big deal, leash him to something. I start this process within the week I bring the pup home, so young. Start about 50y away where the pup can see you and the gun and fire into the ground with a .22, they should be curious as to what you're doing. I do this several times, and then go get the pup out, rifle in hand but no more shooting, let the pup get used to seeing the gun with you. Leave the gun next to the food dish when the pup eats. Repeat process for a few days, eventually moving closer and closer to the pup that's kenneled or leashed. I usually do this for three or four days. Then I progress to the dog not kenneled or on leash, go out and play with the dog with the rifle in hand and try to distance yourself from the pup, then fire into the ground, $100 says he runs up to you to see what he just missed out on. Couple of days of that and then repeat process with 12g. After he's retrieving, have someone stand around the corner, toss the dummy out, fire in the air. Then give your retrieve command to go fetch. There's various variations of this of course, and every dog is a little different. What kind of dog are you looking at? My labs have picked up on this quick, and within about 2 weeks, they were sitting next to me while shooting a 12g into the air calm as can be. So about 10-12 weeks old depending on pup's bring home date. [/QUOTE]
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