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Customer Review: Great Foundation for the Novice Instructor
I will concede Mr. Wolters critics that this book does emphasize firm discipline. However I do not see this as a bad thing. After all anyone who owns a dog, irregardless if they hunt, take it in public, or just keep it around the house wants a disciplined dog that they can control. It does not teach excessive cruel punishment, just enough to let the dog know they were in the wrong. It actually emphasizes lack of attention and apathy more for initial and minor corrections. This book does counter the stern discipline by emphasizing the need to give affection after the rebuke. When it is said that the book uses old ways and techniques, remember that this book was originally written in 1961. But by no means is it outdated. As far as training it provides a solid foundation of techniques and important commands. What this book does not specify is timeframes on when to teach what. This is because every dog is different. It approaches the timeframe issue by applying the idea that when one thing is learned, move on to the next, but continue to reinforce all the previous trainings. The important thing to consider when looking at this as well as any other book is that time is the critical factor. Continuous daily training from an early age provides a system with which to grow. This book establishes that framework. With this system, you can train your dog to do anything.
Customer Review: Great book
I used this method 11 years ago to train my Golden to hunt. He has performed wonderfully and has hunted with me and loved going afield all these years. Arthritis has limited his ability, but he still loves to go. I am picking up a Llewellin pup in a few weeks and plan on using Wolter's methods once again. I highly recommend this to any novice hunting dog owner.


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