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Olly wrote:Don't buy it!........... That's the DVD I'm going to burn you....

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Goldfish wrote: You know how dog people are.

Goldfish wrote:I've heard a lot of people recommend that book along with Gun Dog by him. I've also heard people say it's best for using it as the dummy for the dog to retreive. You know how dog people are.

jehler wrote:pick up and read call of the wild by jack london, all you need to know about training dogs

Matt Duncan wrote:

Goldfish wrote:I've heard a lot of people recommend that book along with Gun Dog by him. I've also heard people say it's best for using it as the dummy for the dog to retreive. You know how dog people are.

Only thing that two trainers will agree on is that the third guy is doing it wrong

labtrainer wrote:It's true Richard A Wolters was controversial , but he did get a lot of folks training pups at a much younger age because of his books. You have to give him that.
He was one of the founding fathers of NAHRA which eventually led the AKC to develop their Hunt Tests.
His dog RAWS Tartu was one of the "magnificent 7" that competed and qualified at the very first NAHRA Nationals. I was there with another Pro named Joe Letta and his Dog, LaMist's Bobbi Magee (she also qualified).
He traveled the world with his dogs and promoted the "Hunting Retriever" probably more than anyone before or since.
Yes he certainly did this in part to promote his books, but then again that's what he was, a writer!
His book, Gun Dog, was the insparation to the magazine that goes by the same name.
NAHRA still holds an annual RAW Invitational in his honor.
He was an accomplished Hot Air Balloon Pilot having crossed the Swiss Alps in one, and he also enjoyed Ultra Light aircraft.
He was diagnosed with terminal cancer and after a period of treatments he went for a flight in his favorite Ultra Light and upon landing he unexpectedly refueled and went back up, shortly after takeoff his aircraft crashed, he did not survive. Speculations on the cause of the crash still exist.

Having said all that......Richard was a pain in the neck! Very outspoken, very arrogant and very self centered. As a young trainer I had the opportunity to travel with him to a couple of his Demonstration/Seminar appointments, he knew how to entertain a crowd. But, Very demanding boss! Haha :lol3:
I soon began running my own dogs and clients dogs against him in the NAHRA Tests, he hated, I mean hated to be dropped.
Many times it was a bad Judge or a bad test or the gallery was noisey or the sun was wrong or................. :no: :lol3:

Regardless of the good or the bad,......Richard was a real character! I am glad I had a chance to know him.
I think he would embrace some of the advances in todays training methods (esp. if he could take credit for them) :lol3:

jehler wrote:pick up and read call of the wild by jack london, all you need to know about training dogs

Redbeard wrote:

jehler wrote:pick up and read call of the wild by jack london, all you need to know about training dogs

where the red fern grows John

3legged_lab wrote:

Goldfish wrote: You know how dog people are.

Egotistical blowhards?


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jehler wrote:pick up and read call of the wild by jack london, all you need to know about training dogs

aunt betty wrote:

jehler wrote:pick up and read call of the wild by jack london, all you need to know about training dogs

White Fang is better.