As you breath bark collars dogtra and attended farnham side and takes his runs the woods fields and with inherent to find something. The only commands we teach prior to yard work is the dogs' name, 'aaaaa' -means 'no!', and the command 'down' or 'off' to teach pup to not jump up on anyone. We also introduce the pup to the word 'dead' when playing fetch with him. Maybe we've taught some tricks. We have done all that article 8 weeks to 8 months suggests and more. When I say 8 months or later, I am not implying that you should do nothing with your pup with regard to bird training If you have access to wild game birds or strong flying pigeons, use them! Our pups are usually sight pointing wing on a string at 5 to 6 weeks of age and puppy pointing hidden birds shortly thereafter. Remember this, if your pup was bred to run big and you want it to hunt big, then place as few restrictions on it if possible early its life except for pack order rules at home. Keep mind as well that the age groups I suggest are not carved stone. Dogs mature at different times just as children do. Begin when your dog is ready, no sooner. Some pups mature later and that's I've seen late end up being terrific dogs. We start our pups on native and planted birds with no restrictions. All birds used must be strong flyers order to get away from a chasing pup. With no yard work, pup usually starts flash pointing on its own, and if the instinct is strong, even stand on point until flush and beyond. This is a good time to sound condition pup if it is actively chasing naturally pointing birds If pup does naturally stand point and is sound conditioned, kill a few birds over it but 't try to issue commands as he hasn't learned any yet! Once we've established the pup's for birds we move to yard work. After sound conditioning and when the pup is ‘flash' pointing, we kill a few birds over it even though it is not trained. We do this to increase his level of excitement when he sees you coming to train each day and to keep him birds early training. We want pup to be eager to train. The Yard Work Dogs learn steps levels layers increments Each new step builds on the step you are leaving. You must overlap or blend the previously learned step with the next new step and it must be a logical progression. You build upon what was previously learned with each new lesson thus creating a solid foundation that consists of a complex set of commands that the dog understands. A dog taught a logical fashion is a happy dog. They look forward to each lesson because everything you are doing is understood by both you and the dog! You wouldn't take a pup out into the pasture and while it is running freely command 'whoa' without ever having shown the dog what whoa is on a leash would you? There must be steps leading up to that. Blending each new step with the previous step helps the dog to understand what is expected Always start and end your lesson positive with something you know the pup knows! 10 to 15 minutes tops the beginning. I like to use a six to eight-foot leather lead to begin to teach the dog heel. This is the first layer or step that we build upon Heel is easily taught with little or no pressure and is a controlling command that not interfere with the dogs range if done right! Heel comes handy crosses over later yard work. Heel is like the foundation to a house.If it's good, everything that follows be