German Shorthair Pointer Goes to San Diego Dog Training Camp

Joey, the German Shorthair Pointer goes to the Encinitas location of K9 Coach Dog Training Camp here in San Diego.

Joey is just a year old, a puppy still really. He has a really cool story behind him in that his first owner past away and Joey went to his daughter. He’s such a cool dog and she now has what was a part of her father… one of the reasons I believe that Joey is such a special dog.

I’ve taken a real liking to Joey. He’s a German Shorthaired Pointer that has gorgeous markings, a tail that points high with confidence, and an attitude of pure joy in everything he does.

His dog training camp is going really well. He learns quickly, but like many confident dogs of his breed he can be a bit stubborn. That is where the average person will fall down in training a dog like Joey. It takes persistence and repetition… not so much so he “gets it”, he does that pretty quickly. Its a matter of wanting to do it for you.

Joey is a dog that wants to be with you. Just like everyone wants, a best friend that will hang out with you. There are times though that he wants to do it on his terms. The repetition in training is mainly so that he realizes that you are in fact going to lead him, and that you will follow through every time. Once he excepts that, he does it, because it simply becomes his job.

Reward is huge for these dogs as well. There is a balance to everything! He is a ball dog, so I use it to reward him with play and in the beginning to lure him into what I wanted him to do. After all, any working person or dog wants a pay off right?!

I’m stoked that Joey’s recall is so incredibly good. We worked on it heavily from day one. Because of that he also has earned more freedom off leash, and he realizes that. It’s something he already will work for… he gets to do a lot of things simply because he will come when called.

San Diego is a dog friendly place and when you have a dog that is well trained there are tons of opportunities to take your dog out and have some fun in all kinds of activities. Joey is one of the lucky dogs, he’s gone to K9 Coach Training Camp and his life rocks!