Does rizzo want a GF come February?

Super cane .Diego

Well now Nathan, I've seen many a good pup ruined in the wrong hands. Ain't no such thing as "natural" dogs, as some folk weasel out on. Here's what "natural" really means. It means that you let the dog determine how poorly he turns out, then you lower YOUR expectations to meet the dog's. Then, you say, "Good dog!" (?!?!?) My dogs handle, point rock steady and retrieve to hand. I did help them with this but their natural ability helped immensely. You can always tell a "naturally" trained dog. He runs at flushing dog range (you already know why), gets "whoa-ed" REPEATEDLY (but STILL breaks ?!?), ends up compromising his life by chasing under gun fire! Some might retrieve, mostly. Thank God my dogs aren't "natural"! ;)

Here is an example of a gross misconception: Let the pup run and explore for the first year of his life. WRONG!!

Who’s the breeder?

I’ve got Rizzo’s sister....she’s a hunting fool. Started her at 12 weeks as well.

He was only 12 weeks old in this video and there was no training prior other than using a training pistol to make sure he wasn't gun shy.

@@nathanyeomans9898 that is truly amazing

@@Toki1908 thanks and yes he was beyond my expectations at this age. I will say that this one one of his best retrieves because shortly after he decided that he kind of liked having that bird and wanted to keep it. His nose and pointing is great and now we are working on retrieving a lot more. He is 2 years old now.

​@@nathanyeomans9898 Amazing pup nonetheless. Never seen an untrained pup pointing and retrieving like him before. Thanks for the video and input.

Jason May he came from John Augustine with Nickel Creek Gun Dogs. Rizzo is now 1 year-old and has an amazing nose. Been a fun hunting season with him.

yes i believe he retired out of state

Based on smell he is telling me where the bird is. They don't always see the bird because it may be nestled in the grass or bushes but he can definitely smell it. He will hold point until I flush the bird myself and then he will retrieve. It's a beautiful thing!

Sorry I do not. I hope you find the one you are looking for....they are a great breed!

Yes Rizzo has a ton of natural ability. I find it interesting that you quickly assumed we continued to do that for weeks and "ruined" him only to have to correct it later. Your points are valid, but I am sure you could have asked some good questions to get more information before making those assumptions.

@@nathanyeomans9898 Nathan, thank you kindly for responding with such professionalism. You would have been justified in responding with slightly less...control. As such, I am prepared to offer some suggestions of which you can totally disregard or use in part or.... So, think of it this way. Once a pup has a bird he flash-pointed then bumped or even had a delayed chase, he gets rewarded JUST by the sound of the gun, regardless of whether you drop the bird or not. If you DO drop the bird and he finds it....it's even worse. A pup/dog's life isn't near as complicated as ours and yet he has a wonderful grasp of his natural abilities. So, even one bird caught by a young pup after this sequence tells him what to expect next time. BUT, as his training blossoms, you don't want him to chase - or at least you shouldn't, contrary to the many videos seen here-in. It is SO easy to be careful during those formative windows of time to seed the proper expectation. I'm sure you've heard trainers say, "Try to be patient, try to be fair, try to be CONSISTENT. That is why I don't UN-train pups here and then RE-train them later on. My pointer and setter are 100% steady to wing shot and fall and retrieve to hand from land or water. They choose to hunt with me so I don't really have to "handle" them. I rarely speak AT ALL whether hunting on the prairies, grouse woods, central mid-west or AZ! Because it's all they know and it gets them birds in their mouths.

@@nathanyeomans9898 Nathan, it doesn't take weeks to instill bad habits but it can take months to eradicate them. Why instill them in the first place is my question?