holler anytime
i did not (bird hunter) train mine
I'm like you. thought the breed was awesome upon my first encounter.
never knew of the breed prior
drove up to a friend of my father-in-law. had 180acre place. pull up to the house. chessie, big deadgrass made it clear. you're really stupid if you get out of your car. the owner, the guy we were coming to see. walked around the corner. hollered "rooster chill". Rooster immediately chilled & was like best old friends the rest of the time. incredible!!!!!!
mine were territorial too. had to introduce whoever came around. after that initial encounter they we great. crazy part??? had a teenaged neighbor, he would come over, play fetch with them for hours. walk out of the gate & I'd have to make sure to go through the introduction ritual, not only the next day but as soon as the gate closed & he wanted to come back in. it was crazy???
my wife wasn't consistent enough for them to be as well trained as i liked.
but you are exactly right about sensitive gentle highly repetitive reward training only.
not that you can't say no & scolled if needed but reward & positive reinforcement or they'll quit on you.
family
everyone needs to go through the paces with them & everyone needs to rotate in feeding.
feeding & rewards (treats) automatically sets hierarchy the easy way.
awsome dogs but they do need training, socialization & continued exposure. the more the merrier!!!!
they are not Labs with a wirery coat!!!!!!
any questions let me know!!!
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