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
- How to Introduce a Dog to Blind Retrieves at the Water
- Retrieving Drills
- 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 Totverwiesen (Dead Game Guiding)
- How to Train for Totverbellen (Dead Game Baying) - In Progress
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.
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
- Training Your Dog to be Steady to Wing, Shot, and Fall
- How to Train for Totverwiesen (Dead Game Guiding)
- How to Train for Totverbellen (Dead Game Baying)
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 $750.00 to force-fetch a dog and an additional $600 per month to prepare him/herfor 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 $500 for force-fetch and an additional $500 per month for training.