Quote Originally Posted by MadAustringer View Post
I think I would have more confidence in the dog if I trained it similar to the way you describe rather than having the dog rush ahead of me to the hawk and kill.

My dream team is a pointer or two, a horse, and an Accipiter of some kind or a Harris. Plus me, of course. But I feel that what I need in order to really take things to the next level is a dog.


I was sorry to hear that you have been in and out of the hospital and I sure hope you do not have to go back for a damn long time!

Are there any books specifically aimed at training falconry dogs rather than gun or trial dogs?
I don't know what your hunting grounds are like or what type of game birds you have the most of, but if you don't need a dog that hunts real wide, you might consider a Britney Spaniel. There are some pretty small ones and I have seen some good ones.

I don't know of a book that specifically addresses training a pointing dog for falconry, but I would think there must be one. I think any method that produces a dog that is steady to wing and shot would be fine.