Training Your Retriever (Hardcover)
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Best Lab training book around
My dad used this book when he started with Labs many many years ago. I followed the book to the letter while training my first curly-coated retriever.
Mr. Free’s book is for those who want a HUNTING dog. If you’re looking for a book to train Fido to do cute tricks for your friends like retrieve the paper go elsewhere. He trained dogs for field trials and intended them to be 1-owner dogs. I plan to train my next dog to be a more serious hunter than prior dogs I’ve owned. Even if you want a family dog that you can take in the field without being embarassed in front of your hunting buddies you can get several great methods from this book. Mr. Free stresses the importance of getting a good pup from exceptional pedigree to save yourself a lot of heartache down the road. I plan on using about 90% of what he recommends in this book. I own about six different retriever training books and this is by far the best. BTW if you plan on training anything other than a labrador retriever you may be put off by his obvious prejudice for this breed.
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This isn’t for everyone…
Training Your Retriever is a fantastic book, if it’s measured in terms of tried-and-true methods of training a working retriever.
I first used this book to train a retriever. At the time I had no prior experience training a dog. I applied Mr Free’s rules and in two weeks the dog knew the bacic commands–sit, stay, come, heel, and quiet. Since that time, I have used Mr. Free’s rules to train a Springer Spaniel and a Beagle. The latter had been to school and the owner could not walk the dog because of it pulling. I took the dog for a 15 minute walk applying Mr. Free’s rules and returned the dog to the owner holding the leash with just two fingers!
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train your retriever
A friend suggested this book about 20 years ago. It is our bible on how to train retrievers. We’ve now had 5 retrievers; every one is better than the previous retriever.
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Vicious and Outdated
I have trained dogs of many breeds over the last fifteen years. Some for obedience trials, agility trials and also I have trained my certified Search and Rescue dog, as well as…
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Training your Retriever-By James Lamb Free
If I could I would give it NO stars. I found some of his training advice to be horrible! Just to name some things… talking about how to beat your dog.
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Classic Training Text for Any Animal
I first read this book when I was a teenager in the late 1960s. Now I am giving it to my father in-law as a Father’s Day gift.
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Truly the standard for retriever training.
Throw away all those other training books! This is the only one you need to train your retriever. I checked it out from the Library, and have purchased two copies since reading…
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Average book - seemed outdated
I guess the book would be okay for someone training a Lab strictly for a hunting companion. As a general guide for dog training I found it lacking.
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This is the best book of its kind!
This book will take you from knowing nothing about training a retriever, to being a proud owner of a finished dog. You wont need to buy any other book or tape.
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The most practical and reader-friendly dog training book
If you’re even just thinking about owning a retreiver, you need to read this book–and more importantly follow the author’s advice.