Gun Dog Forum

What is the vibrate really for?

I know Ive asked about e-collars before. I couldnt afford to get one cause I had to fix my truck and move and stuff but now I have the money in gift cards and can get a really good deal on it. Im looking at alot and one I was looking at was a DT System collar. Are they any good or should I hold off ...

Lately Ive been noticing right behind dogs bottom canines it looks like there is some wearing on his gums. They arent bleeding all over but it looks like there is a little blood and redness. At first I thought it was from throwing a frisbee and him catching it so I stopped for a while and just threw...

Ive heard good things about them and considered getting one for my dog when we move. But my buddy from school had a dog (not hunting) and they had an e-fence. That dog learned if she could deal with a couple seconds of shock then she would be free. I think it would work for most dogs but not all of ...

Whats a tripe?

She died just the other day. We were debating on putting her down but she got a little better and some family stuff came up so we had to wait and the heat got to her first Ive been trying to do more and more stuff with him its just not enough for him. I thought about the dog park but if its not good...

Deer season is just around the corner here in Georgia and I had an idea but not sure how good it is. I was thinking about maybe taking some bones from what deer I shoot and possibly some organs like the liver and whatever else and give them to him as treats. I just figured it would be nice for him a...

Lately my lab has been whining and howling cause hes lonely from my other dogs passing. How can I get him to stop? I cant buy another dog, just cant afford it. I play with him alot, I walk him, he sleeps inside next to my bed but when I let him outside for a little bit he starts whining. He and the ...

Thanks for the info yall. Here are a couple pics

Lately when I bring my dog in at night Ive noticed the hair on his ears are wet. I figured some other dogs had licked them or something. No big deal. Well tonight I looked closer while I was inspecting for ticks and I noticed on the outside of his ears where they are wet there are scabs. Its not lik...

Theres no poop up where the flys are. Its kinda weird I notice most of the flys are under the porch in the shade where the dogs stay when it gets hot out. I know there are flys everywhere but they are mostly under the porch. The only thing that isnt dry is their water bowl. Ill look for the predator...

How do yall get rid of flys in the summer?! They are everywhere and every year they bite my dogs nose and it starts bleeding. Not poring blood but there are some blood spots. The older dogs had scars on their noses from all the biting. We put out traps which help some there are just so many though. ...

I think it may be time for her.... I was checking all our dogs for ticks today and she fell on the kitchen floor when I went to check her. I found some sores she licks on her legs. And I found a big sore that was all callused and hard on her elbow that my mom thought may be cancer or a tumor. She ha...

How do you know when its time to put your dog down? My dog is 15 and some days she does ok some days not so much. Today is one of those not so great days and Im starting to wonder if its time or not. She is 15 and Ive had her since I was 5 so I kinda dont want to to be honest cause she was one of my...

Thanks for the info yall. I normally go through the ball with him for about an hour a few times a week in the back yard. We work on some commands while doing it. Ive also been bringing them in at night since winter (just figured they might like to stay inside where its always warm and dry) and after...

You don't have to punish him, you have to train him. Thoroughly train him on obedience until he's flawless. Your problems will disappear. I guess this is more what I meant when I said punish. Get him to a point where he stops and obeys 100% of the time. Dont get me wrong he's a great dog and obeys ...

Ok I didnt know what was up. Ive checked his ears but I never see anything. Last summer he had a tick on his ear I pulled off but I dont think that would still be a problem a year later

My dog isnt a hunting dog right now and he is just a little over a year old. We have another dog that is 15 and she is a little slow cause she is so old. Sometimes the younger dog will pick on her and she cant do anything. When I go out to get him to stop he stays out of reach of me cause he knows h...

Im not sure where to post this but a few times when I try to get a hold of my dog while he is jumping around I have grabbed his ear by mistake and he whines like Im chopping his leg off. It just happened I tried bring him in during a storm cause there was a tornado warning and I got his ear and he w...

Is there a certain Dogtra model thats best? I dont want to buy the most expensive one unless I absolutely have to, you know?

I have a question about the Dogtra collars. Some say low/medium and low/high for the output levels. Does the low/high do all the same levels of stimulation as the low/medium and more?

He is a year and half old. I guess I can try to get him retrieving birds soon cause your right he may retrieve differently than a tennis ball. I just dont want to create a bad habit for him to play with whatever he retrieves in his mouth. He drops the ball sometimes cause he plays with it

I dont have him gettin birds yet. I dont really have anywhere to hunt with him yet so right now its just tennis balls and stuff. I lost his bumper

When my lab get something like a tennis ball in his mouth he kinda chews on it and flips it from one side of his mouth to the other and sometimes drops it. He doesnt chew to destroy but kinda fondles it in his mouth I guess you could say (if that makes sense). How can I make him stop and just hold i...

I've never used an e-collar to train a dog but I think it would help with my dogs training. He is fairly well trained but I think an e-collar would help enforce stuff better and help him be trained better. Anyways I'm looking at 2 different brands of e-collars and wanted yalls opinions on them. I've...