Training
"The rule is simple: mastery comes after someone practices one skill — like playing the violin — for 10,000 hours."
- Malcolm Gladwell
Outliers: The Story of Success
Training Videos Produced by Prairie-Flusstal
I have filmed/produced the following videos to assist with your training. Please visit the "Training Videos Produced by Prairie-Flusstal" for links and more information about each video/video series.
- Every Single Session: Force Fetch Tutorial Videos for JGHV Dog Owners
- Age-Appropriate Training Advice for Raising a Deutsch Drahthaar Puppy
- Introduction to the E-Collar
- Retrieving Drills
- How to Introduce a Dog to Blind Retrieves at the Water
- How to Lay a Drag
- How to Start a Dog on a Blood Track
- Training Your Dog to be Steady to Wing, Shot, and Fall
- How to Train for Totverweisen (Dead Game Guiding)
- How to Train for Totverbellen (Dead Game Baying) - Incomplete
Training Articles Written by Prairie-Flusstal
I have written the following articles to assist with your training.
- Testing-Training Tips Summary
- Crate Training Your New Puppy
- Whistle Training 101
- Identifying Your Dog's Temperament
- Puppy Intro to Game
- Starting Young Deutsch Drahthaar Puppies
- Introduction to E-Collars
- How to Start Force Fetch with a Young Deutsch Drahthaar
- How to Start Blind Water Retrieves
- Extending the Distance on Blind Water Retrieves
- Training Your Dog to be Steady to Wing, Shot, and Fall
- How to Train for Totverweisen (Dead Game Guiding)
- How to Train for Totverbellen (Dead Game Baying)
Training Videos Produced by VDD-GNA/Dogs Unlimited
Verein Deutsch Drahthaar-Group North America (VDD-GNA) and Dogs Unlimited have co-produced a series of videos about JGHV Testing. DVDs are available to help handlers prepare for the VJP, HZP, and VGP. Please click HERE for more information.
The Online Bird Dog Club - vom Seymour Kennel
Joe Aumann, Owner & Trainer at Vom Seymour Kennel, has been training gun dogs since 1990. During that time Joe has trained and tested many dogs from VJP through VGP with great success.
Joe believes that every dog deserves the best start in life and the most advanced training. That’s why he is excited to introduce his new membership platform—designed to provide you with exclusive resources and tools to enhance your training experience and strengthen the bond with your canine companion. Please click
HERE for more information.
Training Offered at our House
I really enjoy training dogs to prepare them for tests and hunting. I am not a professional trainer, but when I have time and space, I enjoy taking an additional dog into our home for training. This is also an excellent way for me to see what kinds of dogs I am producing when I am not able to keep a puppy from every litter.
If you are interested in having us train your Drahthaar, please contact us for availability and more information. I usually charge $1,000.00 to force-fetch a dog and an additional $750.00 per month to prepare him/her for the HZP, and/or VGP. I can run your dog through the test(s) I am training it for before returning your dog to you. Praire Flusstal puppy owners do receive a discount. If I bred your puppy, I only charge $750.00 for force-fetch and an additional $500.00 per month for training.