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Incommunicado 2:How people and dogs can communicate
Stephan G. Kohlmann In the last issue, I discussed a few basic principles of how dogs and people can start to communicate by using the...
Incommunicado 1:When dogs and people don’t communicate
Stephan G. Kohlmann Some smart professor once stated: Communication occurs when the right person says the right things in the right way...
THE RIGHT TRACK: Training Tips for Blood Tracking
Stephan G. Kohlmann Most people think about blood tracking work with their versatile hunting dog when they can’t just simply load up the...
Total Control: HALT!
(adapted from C. Tabel: “Der Jagdgebrauchshund”) Stephan G. Kohlmann Leafing through an old American hunting book, published in 1904, I...
Training the Perfect Retriever: Drags, Marks and Blinds
By Stephan G. Kohlmann Last issue, we discussed how to train your pup in the forced retrieve. By now, the pooch probably has successfully...
The Hows and Whys of the Forced Retrieve
By Stephan G. Kohlmann You just finished the VJP with your pup — congratulations! Time for a break, right? So why not go fishing instead...
Perfect Puppy Prep Coaching your pup through its first test (VJP)
by Stetphan G. Kohlmann Now wait a second! Isn’t the VJP (Verbands-Jugend-Prüfung, i.e. Assoc. Puppy Test) an evaluation of the pups...
Thoughts on Socializing of Hunting Dog Puppies
By Stephan G. Kohlmann With the new breeding season coming up, some of us will again face that exciting time when you go to pick up your...
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