Gun Dog Forum

GREAT SITE!! it gave me some pointers on some training aspects to explore. I added it to my favorites and intend to buy the dvd. i am working on the whoa! command now and she is picking it up. I am in the process of building a quail house so i can do the "tetherball/whoa" training session. I am exci...

She did well on her first off the trail training/hunting trip, a buddy and I went out. I followed you guys advice and left my shotgun at home and had my buddy take his. I was focusing on Lilly. She got on one grouse but it heard me tell her to Hunt em up and giving her commands. The grouse moved fro...

just wondering what is lower risk than a 22 at 100 yards then slowly walking toward her? I didnt break her in 1 day.
Never thought of the cap gun however.

She has been broke of gunshyness. I never had an issue. She welcomes the sight of guns as well as the sound. I started that on like day 3 of having her with a 22, then 17, then 12 ga, then 12 ga mag, then she was around for the sighting in of deer rifles and never flinched. Now when i pull my gun ou...

These are updated pictures of my new pup. I got her at 10 weeks and 25lbs. She is now 4 months and 42lbs. I have been working with her every day I am taking her for her first exercise off of the trail this weekend. Basically exposing her to a few bird environments let her find some new smells and ge...

She does point but it is kind of like when she comes across something unfamiliar or if she is really concentrating. She lifts her right front leg, cocks her head down and her tail gos up straight. I am going to try to start teaching her to hold off as well by maybe tying the "bird" on the end of my ...

I am not an expert but i can go from what my experiences were with my 5 month old lab. We got her at 3 months. She was brought up in the "country" in an outside kennel with very few sounds. Against my advice my wife made me take her to petco on the way home. At hearing all of the commotion she huttl...

I am young (23) and new to the world of gun dogs. I am an avid outdoorsman and am involved in all things outdoors. I am from south-wester Pennsylvania. I archery hunt, flyfish, upland, bear, basically everything. This is my first dog and she is wonderful. A mild tempermant and a huge desire to hunt ...