Customer Reviews

Retriever Training for the Duck Hunter

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This book was easy to read and follow, making it the perfect book to start with. I recently got my first serious hunting dog and knew NOTHING about the process of training. I was seriously thinking of professional training her but no more. The book showed my what to do, when to it, how much to do, and that the person doing should be me. Though there is a lot of information in the book, it is presented in a concise and interesting manner. If you are a dog person, you will have a hard time putting the book done once you have started.

This book gives you lesson by lesson the course for training your dog. It helps you understand the psychology of training a dog. It is great for the first time trainer and veteran alike. I now have a high powered fully hand signal trained labrador that is a blast to hunt with and is fully obedient at all times.

A great book for anyone obedience training any pup.

I used this book 8 years ago to train Jessie, my Chocolate Lab. She was killed in an accident on Nov. 15, 1998 and she was the best hunting companion a duck hunter could ever expect to have. Her training was done by this book as it is written. Every day for 10 straight months we worked on at least one lesson from the book. I checked the book out from my local library and renewed it each month for 11 months. I am purchasing this book for my puppy I expect to acquire in March, 1999. Todd Hatch

After reading this book, I felt like I was an expert on the how-to's of training retrievers. I have tried out many of these training techniques with my dog and have had fabulous success. And I could swear that my dog has spoken a word or two after several training sessions! I highly recommend this book for anyone interested in having a well-disciplined dog. A brilliant piece of work!

I bought a Chesapeake Retriever and purchased this book to train her for duck hunting.

The book was very well outlined for each day and the corresponding training on that day. Not only did it teach you how to give proper training, but safe guarded you from using improper techniques that could damage your dog. As outlined I spend the 15 minutes every day with the designated training. Soon my dog progressed at a fast rate. Now she is a loyal companion at my side during cold duck hunts VERY excited to retrieve ducks.

Negative side about the book are the old pictures which were taken over 15 years ago. The advance training outlines the need for equipment that was either to difficult to build or expensive to buy (dog ropes leading into water, toe lines which cause pain to dog etc...) Also I wanted to finish training with a electric collar (for field use the first couple duck hunting trips) and the book gave no information on how to use one saying basically you are too incompetant or stupid to know how to use one properly so don't try. I did get a electric collar and it fine tuned my dog into a excellent retriever (and I no longer use the collar). This last feature about the book led me to give it 3 stars.

Milner takes the retriever, explains the different personalities of the dogs, and how to "form" your dog step by step from being a mindless puppy, to the full grown retriever.

I ordered a book for my son that had been out of print for many years. The book arrived in excellent condition. It came a few days after I ordered it. My son was impressed that such an old book could still be purchased and be in "like new" condition.

Robert Milner is an excellent trainer in my opinion and it comes through in this book wonderfully. Good book for a newby or someone brushing up.

I purchased this book a long time ago and used it so much that I need to purchase another copy. After reading it I was able to finally train a hunting dog to a very high level.

The book is a very easy read and if you follow his advise your dog will be a joy to hunt and live with. While this dog is written for retrievers, I use many of the steps for training my pointers. I think this book would be just as helpful in training even a house dog. Everyone who asks me how to train their dog I tell them to get this book. It really should be the foundation of your collection of dog training books.