Dear Adam:I Have Eventually Received Your Book And Cassettes. The Post Office Apologized For The Delay Caused By A Petrol Shortage Over Here.Your Book Was Worth Waiting For And I Hope To Action Some Of Your Advice. Editor's Note: Those British Sure Do Talk Funny, Eh?To Read About The Book And Tapes He's Talking About, Take A Look At: Http:www.dogproblems.comsecretsbook.htmI Would Like To Ask A Very Simple Question:My Working Red Setter Is 18 Months Old And Is Generally Regarded As Being Well-trained EXCEPT In Two Main Areas:1.) He Will Not Obey At Training Classes When There Are A Large Number Of Dogs And Bitches Which May Prevent Use In The Obedience Shows.2.) His Second Fault... Or Should I Say Mine... Is That I Cannot Train Him To Quarter When Looking For Game. I Am Generally Training On The Moors Alone. I Have All The Training Aids You Mention In Your Book.Thanks Again,GeorgeDear George:Regarding Your First Question... All I Can Really Recommend Is That You Re-read The Book And Pay Special Attention To The Issues Of Timing, Consistency And Motivation. As I DO Go Into Very Specific Detail In The Book About How To Train Around Distractions, I Can Only Infer That I'm Missing The Details Regarding What Specific You're Not Understanding.In General, You Must Remember That:AS THE DISTRACTION BECOMES MORE MOTIVATIONAL, YOUR CORRECTIONS MUST BECOME MORE MOTIVATIONAL, TOO.But Before You Can Do This, You Must Make 100 Sure That Your Dog Understands Your Command-in A Variety Of Different Locations, And WITHOUT The Distraction Of Other Dogs.It's Only After You've Achieved This Level Of Understanding That It's Really Fair To Correct A Dog Of Disobedience.As For Your Second Question: I'm A Behaviorist And Street-oriented Obedience Trainer. Hunt Dog Training Is One Of The Areas That I Have No Experience. By Quartering, I Suppose You're Talking About Having The Dog Run Back And Forth Over An Area Of Ground, While Slowly Advancing. (At Least That's What Webster's Dictionary Suggested.) If I Knew The Intent And Application In Which You Were Trying To Get The Dog To Work, I Could Most Likely Devise A Training Program To Teach Your Dog This Behavior.That's All For Now, Folks!Adam
