training a dog for survival

[toprock]

I have a lab. every time i take him in the woods with me he does all the work. he spot animals, he knows the way home, he keeps me positive with a few wags of his tail and he will protect me to the death.

[nell67]

heres a couple of threads on dogs :

http://www.wilderness-survival.net/f...highlight=dogs

and:
http://www.wilderness-survival.net/f...highlight=dogs

and:
http://www.wilderness-survival.net/f...highlight=dogs

[DOGMAN]

I let my dogs and horses train me for survival. They seem to have a pretty good grasp on the basics.

[beerrunner13]

After going back and reading them those threads really don't address traing a dog for survival. Let me ask you this toprock what kind of traing are you refering too, realizing dog breeds are like guns and knives each one for a diffrent purpose. Are you looking for qa tracker, secuity dog retriver? And what kind of traing are you intrested in doing. I have trained dogs and worked them in the militart and civilian life and am by no means an expert but have worked with animals most of my life and have a little experince and would help ya if I could. If you would be more specific it would help.

[Ole WV Coot]

I have an "attack" beagle. Mean to the bone. Trained to tree squirrels and his momma taught him to run rabbits. Good watchdog, growls if he's close to me don't bark and will ride on the tank of an ATV. Great nose for game at 3yrs old and 35lbs. He has spotted turkey & deer for me without barking. He hates cats, but everyone has something, I don't like them either. We share the joy of chasing them.

[klkak]

This is Bandit. He is 13. He will retrieve grouse, tree and retrieve squirls. He guards the house and protects the grandkids when they are out in the yard. He chases moose and bear out of the yard. He guards the meat pole when we are out hunting. When he was younger he pulled the sled when I went ice fishing. He is one of the best dogs I've ever owned. He was a cull from a friend who raises sled dogs and races them. Now he has problems in his lower back. I still take him out on easy hunts and he rides around with me in the truck. If I were in a survival situation he would be a nice companion.

[beerrunner13]

Nice looking dog klkak I still can't figure out how to post pics so I can't show mine. It's no fun being a techno idiot

[BlackDog]

Karen Pryor's Clicker Training/Positive Reinforcement training philosophy is what I use. If you want to train your dog to problem solve and think on his own, "Don't Shoot the Dog" is the only training book I use as reference. "Survival" is a broad category of training. Like Beerrunner asked, are you most concerned with the canine leading you back home, or is it finding you food, or is it gathering wood for a fire or shelter. There are so many exercises you could work that could be very useful to have on command if helpless in the woods with one's canine. Interesting stuff.

[crashdive123]

This is Bandit. He is 13. He will retrieve grouse, tree and retrieve squirls. He guards the house and protects the grandkids when they are out in the yard. He chases moose and bear out of the yard. He guards the meat pole when we are out hunting. When he was younger he pulled the sled when I went ice fishing. He is one of the best dogs I've ever owned. He was a cull from a friend who raises sled dogs and races them. Now he has problems in his lower back. I still take him out on easy hunts and he rides around with me in the truck. If I were in a survival situation he would be a nice companion.

And he must be a good tracker. Just look how he keyed in on the tracks in the picture.

[klkak]

He is a fine dog.

[Rick]

Beerunner - Try this:

http://www.wilderness-survival.net/f...ead.php?t=1318

[remy]

This is Bandit. He is 13. He will retrieve grouse, tree and retrieve squirls. He guards the house and protects the grandkids when they are out in the yard. He chases moose and bear out of the yard. He guards the meat pole when we are out hunting. When he was younger he pulled the sled when I went ice fishing. He is one of the best dogs I've ever owned. He was a cull from a friend who raises sled dogs and races them. Now he has problems in his lower back. I still take him out on easy hunts and he rides around with me in the truck. If I were in a survival situation he would be a nice companion.

So you haven't shot that one yet ?

[Rick]

tacky, tacky, tacky. Guests can not see images in the messages. Please register in the forum.

[Aurelius95]

Great book about a man and his precocious dog. I have heard that Owen Wilson and Jennifer Anniston are making it into a movie - not sure which one is going to play the dog (j/k).

My black lab mix is 11 and she'll chase down anything that looks like a ball. I wish I could have hunted with her when she was younger, because I think she would have enjoyed retrieving water fowl and other birds.

[Rick]

If anyone figures out how to train a dog not to bark they can have a go at my neighbor's dog. I'm thinking about feeding him a sponge covered with bacon grease. Oh, not the dog, my neighbor.

[beerrunner13]

Rick I could do it for you but I think it is the owner that needs to be trained. I never understood why people have dogs and then put them out and pay no mind to them, I have on across the street whos dog barks non stop and she won't even go out to see what is going on. Mione bark if someone is near the house but that is what I have him for.

[Omid]

dogs are the best companions you can ever have

[Rick]

The dog is on a rope outside and guess what. It barks all the time. I would too if I was tied outside. I walked over last week and told them they would have to do something with the dog.

But it's a dog.

I can see that. Either do something about him barking or I'll call animal control.

SLAM!! (I love when people do that)

Two nights later......Animal Control? Yep, got a barker. He's been barkin' for half an hour.

10 minutes later. Knock, knock, knock. Sir, you need to do something with your dog or we'll have to site you for a violation.

No more barking dog. Ta da!

[DOGMAN]

If anyone figures out how to train a dog not to bark they can have a go at my neighbor's dog. I'm thinking about feeding him a sponge covered with bacon grease. Oh, not the dog, my neighbor.

Rick, try this. Get a silent dog command whistle. When the dog starts barking- start a continuous blow on the whistle- nice and steady blowing. When the dog stops barking- instantly stop blowing. As soon as he starts barking again- start blowing again. And repeat- stopping again as soon as he does.

It won't take him long to figure it out. The high frequency pitch irritates them and it doesn't take long for them to figure out that if they bark they hear that darned annoying noise. I use this technique very successfully on my 26 dogs. If this doesn't work write me back, and I can tell you about my bull whip technique.

[Ridge Wolf]

Montana... how long did it take to cure the dog from barking using your technique?