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Training info brought to you by CDRC  we  feel these are all good articles.

PUPPY ARTICLES                                                                                                     

Picking a Puppy - Ponderosa Kennels

Crate Training - OakdaleRetrievers

Three S's of Puppy Training - Jackie Mertens

How to Raise a Retriever Puppy - John and Amy Dahl    

Inroducing your Pup to Water - Ponderosa Kennels

Puppy Obedience - Ponderosa Kennels

Puppy Retrieving - Oak Hill Kennel

How to get your puppy to come back! - Oak Hill Kennel  

Introducing Puppies to Birds, Water, and Throwers. - Oak Hill Kennel

 

OBEDIENCE ARTICLES

Why use a heeling stick? - Mike Lardy     

Teaching Whistle Sit - Ponderosa Kennels

Obedience Training, Part 1 - Butch Goodwin

Obedience Training, Part 2 - Butch Goodwin

                                                                                   
 FORCE FETCH ARTICLES

Teaching the Hold Command – Avery                                                        

Force Fetching, Part 2 - Oak Hill Kennel

Force Fetching, Part 1 - Oak Hill Kennels    

                                                     

COLLAR CONDITIONING ARTICLES - (E COLLAR)      

The "Come" Command - Tritronics

The Sit Command – Tritronics                    

The "Heel" Command – Tritronics                                               

The "Down" Command - Tritronics

     BASIC TRAINING ARTICLES                                                                                                                                                                                              

Training Retrievers - Bobby George     NEW                                  

Training Flow Chart - Mike Lardy                                                    

Principles of Training - Mike Lardy        

Training the Sensitive Retriever - Mike Lardy

Bird in Mouth, Teaching Doubles - Mike Lardy

Attrition - Mike Lardy                                                                  

Reason to use hand in sending. - Lardy  

Improving Whistle Commands, Come In Command - Dobbs

Training Your Dog to Cast - Dobbs

Handling Patterns - Dobbs

Initial Lining Drills - Dobbs                                                       

The Swim By - RetrieversOnLine

TRANSITION TRAINING ARTICLES

Cheating Singles - Ponderosa Kennels

Balance in Training - Wildrose Kennels

Stand Alone Marks - RetrieversOnLine

Teaching Retired Guns - Working-Retriever.com

Teaching Young Dogs about Poison Birds - Judy Rasmuson

Transition Training - Jackie Mertens

Prerequisites for Taking the Line - Dobbs


 ADVANCED TRAINING ARTICLES

Repeat or not repeat a mark? - Lardy

Better Blind Retrieves - Ducks Unlimited

Adding Polish and Style - DU

Favorite Setups - Multiple Blinds - RetrieversOnLine

Evaluating Your Dog for Advanced Field Work - WorkingRetriever.com

Drills to Improve Marking Ability - Kim Moses

Blinds - Butch Goodwin

Double Mark Head Swinging - GunDogsOnline

Advanced Marking Drills - GunDogsOnline

Blinking Birds, How to Avoid It - John and Amy Dahl

Sight Blinds and Walkouts - Butch Goodwin

For The Birds, Using Birds in Training - Butch Goodwin

Hunting Off the Ground - Mike Stewart/ESPN Outdoors

Secret Weapon Drills - Vic Barlow/ESPNO

Advanced Handling in Water - Dobbs

When the Go Bird is the Punch Bird - Dobbs