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Sometimes how you approach the dog can cause it too flag. Best to come in from the side so the dog can see you. Not directly from behind........Cj

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Ignore for now. Let her get more confidence and experience. Dogs flag when they are not quite sure what is going on.

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that is a good plan. I always thought of that but never did it.........Cj

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I may have misunderstood. With young birds I buy, that are flying, I put a crate outside of the bobs so they can go out and look around and come back in. I don't push them out. Once they learn to go out, I start dropping the bobs when they are out so they learn to come in through them. With my own y...

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I always use bobs. with my own young birds, I just let them start going in and out with the bobs up. Then start dropping the Bobs one at a time until they learn to go in and out. If these are young birds you bought from someone else, you may need a cage to get them used to coming back in. I am not f...

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Idyllwyld
Thanks, just what I was hoping for........Cj

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Well, anyway you win the prize for the first post in March! Don't know what that is though..........Cj

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I would like to help you with this, unfortunately I have never had this problem before. A really good recall may help. I have heard of people putting nails in birds to stop the chewing. I think a good force retrieve trainer could fix it. Seems like somebody would give you an answer on here........Cj

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I want my dog to have a good start in yard training and be mentally mature enough to handle training before using the collar. Probably 6 to 8 months. Make sure you are mentally mature enough not to lose your temper and fry the dog. You can do serious damage with the Collar. Get absolute solid whoa c...

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Another interesting old post.
Field trials were never my game and disagreed with most of the trialers. I got a lot of insults back in the day. Many of these people have moved on one way another. It was fun and interesting back then..........Cj

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The most interesting thread ever.
This was what it was like back in the old days........Cj

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I absolutely agree with GH. That puppy was a nice little dog. But a bit of a robot. I never heard of him after that. I think he passed all of his tests. Perhaps some politics involved. but he got his MH........Cj

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the apprentice license only allows you to buy a license to hunt without normally required gun or hunter safety training. all other rules still apply. It is twice in a lifetime. I really would rather my trainees have gun safety training.......Cj

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I doubt anybody shoots many birds over a 100 yds ranging Springer.........Cj

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Fazer8
I know of a small breeder in central Mn. whose bloodlines are very good. He likely will have puppies available in the in the spring. Reasonably priced and from some good family bird dog bloodlines.
PM me if you are interested........Cj

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I don't have a question. I just thought we needed a post to start 2025.
Happy New Year Everybody. I hope the dogs are doing well and lots of birds are flying.........Cj

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Rat Nice to see you back. Some times lameness like that can be a symptom of untreated lymes. Don't know if you have that in your area. Might be something that takes a longer rest to recover from. Also could be Hip Dysplasia. KneeCap Luxation has similar Symptoms Some dogs are way more accident prone...

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Very likely running deer or maybe Snowshoe Hare Boh willgeneraly run in acircle...........Cj

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Very likely running deer or maybe Snowshoe Hare Boh willgeneraly run in acircle...........Cj

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Pine Shadows in Brainerd Minnesota.
Many years breeding Springers, anything you want in springer bloodlines. lots of support
Expensive but worth it.
Sometimes a long waiting list Especially for Black and white...........Cj

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Interesting post by Steveo. Maybe people are misinterpreting this a little. My dogs have a very nice life and I still take them in the field every day. That has been a huge factor in making it to 86 years old in relatively good health. But, you can't beat time. I can't walk 10 miles a day on the pra...

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He could easily find a closer working GSP that would stay in the hundred- yard range. In fact, I have a few. I am not quite sure how that type of hunting would work. Do you drive around until you see the bird and then let the dog out? The dog points, you flush and shoot the bird and send the dog to ...

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I am thinking of selling my last two GSP females, since I have a hard time walking the miles they need. Both are intact. both are well bred, talented dogs from Master parents. Crate trained and House broke. Six and four years old. Point and retrieve, very little training or hunting experience. I am ...

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I am not sure of Senior rules, since I only run Masters. Definitely no whoa command in master. I learned that early. i want my dog to watch the bird's flight. If he has to take a few steps or spin to do that, I would be good with it. I feel like a dog that stands rock solid and lets a bird fly over ...

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Most judges probably DQ. I would pass. If the dog was trying to grab the bird he would have got it at that distance. If the dog turns or even takes a step or two to mark it should pass.
A lot depends on the judge. Some like to pass dogs and some like to fail them.........Cj

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Back when I ran a lot of dogs, Garmin replaced all of my old receivers for free. Most were past warranty.
Have not had a problem for a long time now, so I don't how they are now........Cj

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Don't Garmin have support? Cj

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Not sure what the question is. Do you have the transmitter set at the same number as the receiver?
Might be time for a new remote. Dogtra should be able to tell you.............Cj

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If you have a reliable recall and a solid do not move stop command, you can train your pup any way you want. What you want will probably change as you hunt with her, but you can teach a old dog new tricks.
Work on communication and letting her natural ability work for you. Enjoy......CJ

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I have to admit I did think the dummy launcher was fun, I really liked the long retrieves. The dogs did too at first. Mine were fine with the retrieve once they were on their way. It was hard to notice at first, since I was watching the dummy instead of the dogs. But it got continually worse. I fina...

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I have had exactly the same experience with some of my dogs. They were all from the same bloodlines. All were great retrievers but hated the sound. I think the younger ones learned it from watching the older female. Once they get that in their head it is very hard to change. I pretty much quit using...

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JAY Are you running them together? Possessiveness can cause issues. Are they young dogs? What loads do you use in the launcher? The higher powered Ramset loads bother a lot of dogs. I have also had issues with shotgun primers in blank pistols. Maybe lighter loads will help. There is really no reason...

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MR: I saw a MH puppy " titled " at a bit over seven months. Everything needs to go right because he has to be 6 months to run the tests and it takes 6 passes. He was basically a robot, but he passed and was the youngest dog ever with an MH. At the time. Putting a timeline on the dog is probably the ...

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One thing about getting really old, I have had a chance a to make a lot of mistakes. Just a few days back I had a 50 ft. hose turned into 10 5 ft. hoses.....Cj

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Two lessons I learned the hard way.
Make sure the hose and everything else is is far enough away so the dogs can't reach it with their paws and that the latches are high enough so the dogs can't reach them with their nose.
Otherwise it looks nice........Cj

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When the dog I was running in hunt tests points a bird while making a retrieve.
There is no way to get out of that situation without breaking the rules.....Cj

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I used Inotek underground fence for several years. I live very close to a busy hiway. It work very well on my dogs. I could take the collars off and the dogs and take them across the road to my training area. Once in awhile I would forget to take the collars off. That was bad. Now many generations l...

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I am not a force fetch expert by any means. Force Fetch is brutal and refusing is not an option for the dog. I think you are trying to go to fast. If he is refusing you need to back up. Your dog needs to be collar condition, so he understands he can turn the stim off by complying. Anything else is j...

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My problem with using the stim or tone for recall, is that the dog gets no sense of direction. Generally, the dog knows where you are. Sometimes they lose track of you.
I like a horn in big country. If I need a recall. Most l don't recall.......Cj

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I don't think I know of them. I really like the Garbonita dogs. We had a couple. It was a few years back, but I think they were show quality dogs that hunt. My last master titled dog was dog was titled in 2012. My last run with him was we were braced with Dan's dog who was sired by Odyssey Fritz. Su...

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Wihunter: Most all of these breeders go with pretty close to the same bloodlines. In fact, unless they are bigtime trialers, This is what midwest breeders breed. They are the best lines for hunting the local birds and generally make the best family hunt bird dogs, I have know most of them for a lot ...

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Ontariofella: Read Garrison's post carefully. When I first started training my meat dogs to pass hunt test, I had some serious problems. These were guide dogs that had every kind of bird shot over them. This included accidental flushes, intentional flushes, pointed birds or anything else in range of...

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Hopefully he has got a dog by now or gave up.
If not he is definitely over thinking it........Cj

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They look very good. When I could hunt long hours for multiple days mine would get much thinner than that. mostly because they get too tired and can't eat enough to keep their weight up. They need time off to rest and recuperate. Coconut oil will help. But nothing replaces rest. In a normal dog worl...

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One fact of life is that if you run your dog for long periods on multiple days they will lose weight. Dogs do not metabolize their food fast enough to maintain their weight without rest periods. On a trip like you are on your dogs will need several days off to recuperate. They will not be able to ru...

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I was not precisely referring to you, Sharon. Others have said similar things recently, and it is always a thought at a certain age. I was contemplating a post of this nature previous to your post, and I guess I was partially thinking about myself. I am down to one dog now, and he is 13 1/2. I was ...

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Could they do a needle biopsy. Could they just remove it and do a biopsy. Why does it need a ultrasound. Did It just suddenly appear, or has it been growing for a while? If so how long has it been. I don't think it is related to the dog being a GSP. Chances are a benign tumor. Four years old seems a...

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Sanders - Just saw this. You might be interested. https://www.njwoodsandwater.com/forums/forum/121-gun-dogs-~-hunting-training-events/ A poster put up two LCS launchers, a 209 primer pistol and a bird bag for $400. I'm not a fan of LCS launchers(I like Dogtra), but a cheapie primer pistol goes for ...

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When I first started breeding dogs, part of my business plan was that we would not put our old dogs thru painful, expensive treatment on the chance of them living a few more years. Rather we will let them live out their live with dignity. Money was not deciding factor, since I never really had any. ...

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Sharon, Sorry to hear that. I never think of it as a hard choice when the time comes. It is usually the only choice, The hard part is living with my choice. I got a longhaired Mini Daschund puppy back when I was 84, she is a pure joy and with any luck at all I don't have to worry about when her time...

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