With Place, training begins before birth by hunting the bitch during the last three weeks of pregnancy. We now know about last-trimester human fetuses reacting to their mothers' voices, so fathers are also talking to babies in the womb and getting reactions. There have been no double-blind fetus tests or MRIs on dogs, like there have been on rats and humans, but it seems logical to me. For speed training, call the name as you squat to attract the pup, and hand it a piece of steak fat or chicken skin when it arrives. Do this a few times and its name is remembered for life.
Leash training is accomplished by first tying the pup to a stake.
When fighting the restraint ends, the pup can be practice-walked without a struggle. Chasing Rabbits Sometime in the 9th to 11th week, field-training begins. But very soon a puppy gets too rough, or a rabbit kicks a pup. At this point, genetic memory takes over. Rabbits begin to run away and puppies begin to chase.