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Training a dog to find sheds.
Start with small successes in a controlled environment and gradually transition into bigger successes in.
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You will need these for scent training your dog to recognize the smell of shed antlers.
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Try tossing some deer antler sheds out in the yard and say a command such as go get it or get the antlers if your dog obeys your command and successfully retrieves the antlers give them a treat followed by lots of petting and praise.
4 training drills to turn your retriever into an antler finder.
The secret is baby steps don t just hide a shed antler in the woods one day expect your untrained dog to seek it out and deliver it you when you give a command.
Introducing a dog early to training and sheds coupled with routine activities will keep you and your pup happy in the woods.
To reward your dog when he gets it right.
Without regular human interaction a weimaraner can become high strung.
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This is one of the keys to successfully training your dog to find sheds in the wild.
Don t play fetch with real sheds.
Training your dog to find antler sheds doesn t require a lot of supplies.
In most cases you should only need.
Training a dog to find shed antlers is not hard.
These four training drills will turn your retriever into a bonafide shed hunting dog.
Finding the shed is all business.
Photo by lee thomas kjos the raw spirit one of the biggest challenges in shed antler hunting is simply covering enough ground to find the bone.
Here i show you the beginning steps i am taking to train my 4 month old belgian malinios trakker to find sheds.
One bad bounce can poke the dog and make it fear sheds.
You need plenty of room to work with and ensure your dog can find the antlers.