What Retriever Basic's Are.
Speaking about Basic's Danny Farmer, Vinwood Kennels calls Retriever Basics - "…the most important part of your retriever's training life."
"Basics" is the stage of training where your retriever puppy's life begins formal training.
During this stage of training your puppy is going to grow from "raw natural potential" to able team player with the skill set necessary to advance.
Your puppy is going to become your partner and team mate, whether you're getting ready for duck hunting, upland hunting, hunt tests or field trials, the quality of your basics program will define the quality of partner and team mate your retriever becomes.
In Basics your young dog is going to learn to here, heel, sit, sit to a whistle, hold, fetch and deliver with enthusiasm.
Before you're done, he'll stop immediately on a whistle, watching intensely for your direction, and he'll go where you send him full of confidence that you know what you're doing!
A good Basics program is a recipe for sweet retriever success. Not unlike most recipes in the kitchen, how your "Basics" turn out depends greatly on the ingredients used:
Find a good Basics program, be patient and develop your young dog thoroughly through each lesson, don't rush and don't skip steps.
Mix simple marking into the program regularly with your Retriever Specialist Launchers, and check out how your basics begin to shape your dogs performance on their marks.