Pheasant Fest 2010

Here is our seminar schedule for Pheasants Forevers National Conventions 2010 Pheasant Fest!
Soggy Acres will be in booth 806 and putting on a seminar each day.
We will be putting on our seminar Picking and Puppy and the First Six Months on the following dates at the following times:
Friday February 26th at 200 pm in seminar [...]

Training Tips for Floppy Ears

In the evolution of Floppy Ears training, the question of what methods would be best for Floppy come into play. Lets face it, most people know little about training a dog and need to develop some type of program.
The first step is to chose a method of training to be applied. There are numerous books, [...]

Puppy Retrieves

Floppy is home from the breeder……
House breaking has begun……
But you really just want to get Floppy going on the all important puppy retrieve so you have a jump start on hunting season!
Well, now is the time to start all training with Floppy and you can definitely add in some puppy retrieves. The first thing [...]

Treats

To Treat or Not to treat
Well you have successfully chosen your puppy. Now the training phase begins. The question is posed, should treats be utilized for motivation during training? There are varying opinions on this subject. Some trainers say to use the insatiable appetite possessed by a pup or young dog. [...]

When To Start Training

With any first time dog owner the inevitable question will arise, “When should I start training?” Training both formal and informal begins the day you bring ole Floppy Ears home. Of course the first training test with Floppy is the dreaded task of house breaking. Floppy must be made painfully aware of [...]

Biting

Well Floppy has been brought home and you are having a ball with him. One problem does persist……. Floppys sharp teeth continue to raise havoc with your hands and ankles. No matter what you do Floppy won’t take the hint. How do you go about teaching Floppy proper playing etiquette?
First let’s look [...]

Electric Training Collars

Floppy Ears is moving along with his/her new training regimen. Obedience has been taught and now is being demanded. “Because I said so” may work on your children, but only elicits a blank stare from the Floppinator. Where do we go from here?
Well, Floppy Ears needs to be introduced to his/her new [...]

Yard Boundaries

Hey we got a great topic in…… How to train boundaries in your yard to Floppy Ears.
There are a lot of products and methods for this. You can invest a large amount of money into an electric fence or other related products.
I like to use a basic Ecollar and some stern verbal reinforcement. [...]