Things could turn messy and get difficult if another dog gets involved in the training process.
By Peter Blatch
Wednesday, 03 September 2008
I have two springer spaniels - one of 4 years old that's trained, and another of 10 months which I plan to bring on. Can I speed up the process by letting the younger dog learn from the other on the training field?
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PETER BLATCH says:
My first reaction to this is to say no - because a puppy needs to have its concentration focussed on you at all times during the training schedule.
Things could turn messy and get difficult if another dog's involved in the process - or there are other distractions going on.
The only time it might help is during general free-running exercise sessions when the older dog returns to you on the recall whistle; the pup will quickly cotton on as well.
It might even learn how to quarter and turn to the whistle but, after that, you're best off devoting quality time on a one-to-one basis.
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