Intro to gun fire - puppy development

[quote author=justincorbell link=topic=93950.msg547545#msg547545
to be honest just about everytime i have shot the hog they pile on it immediately after the shot.....havent really figured out why but they do....
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That has been my experience as well...

I start out calling my pups to me and they come running for a treat...after 3 or 4 times of that the next time I fire the 22 pistol using blanks...I watch the pups carefully and adjust accordingly...after 4 or 5 times I can shoot in their mist...I then do this a few more times just to refresh their minds...this helps quite a bit when shooting over them...if I wanted rock solid dogs that were totally broke to gunfire I would increase the amount of early training...but I am not in it for competition...I get excellent results...