One of the more common methods of training Whoa stems from using the Place Board. Longtime friend of the podcast Scott Caldwell of Rusty Guns Kennel joins me to talk about how the Place Board altered his entire program and the steps he uses to train Whoa.
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Why a place board?
IMPULSE CONTROL
Pre-requisites before starting to train Whoa
Taking the chase away naturally
The physical setup of a place board
Start to name "Whoa" with natural pauses
Transition into the place board and adding distractions
Sitting vs standing on the place board
The Whoa Post?!?
Ramping up and building off the command
Introducing bird scent
Doing away with the place board
Pressure vs corrections
Release commands
Maintenance and spring cleaning
Whoa scenarios in the field
Scott will be holding numerous seminars and clinics at his kennel starting mid to late April. Reach out to RGK if interested in attending!
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