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by cjhills
Fri Feb 09, 2024 8:04 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Kennel Upgrade
Replies: 9
Views: 972

Re: Kennel Upgrade

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
by cjhills
Mon Feb 05, 2024 4:42 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Kennel Upgrade
Replies: 9
Views: 972

Re: Kennel Upgrade

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
by cjhills
Sun Jan 28, 2024 5:58 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Memorable moments
Replies: 10
Views: 1890

Re: Memorable moments

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
by cjhills
Fri Jan 12, 2024 10:30 am
Forum: Training
Topic: In Ground Fencing and E Collars
Replies: 6
Views: 858

Re: In Ground Fencing and E Collars

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...
by cjhills
Thu Dec 28, 2023 9:20 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: Troubleshooting force fetching
Replies: 3
Views: 760

Re: Troubleshooting force fetching

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...
by cjhills
Sun Dec 03, 2023 6:20 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Alpha 300
Replies: 15
Views: 3180

Re: Alpha 300

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
by cjhills
Tue Oct 24, 2023 7:26 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: GSP Breeders
Replies: 12
Views: 3737

Re: GSP Breeders

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...
by cjhills
Tue Oct 24, 2023 6:17 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: GSP Breeders
Replies: 12
Views: 3737

Re: GSP Breeders

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 ...
by cjhills
Fri Oct 20, 2023 6:26 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Am I Stressing Too Much?
Replies: 24
Views: 6472

Re: Am I Stressing Too Much?

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...
by cjhills
Thu Oct 19, 2023 4:57 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Next dog
Replies: 23
Views: 9360

Re: Next dog

Hopefully he has got a dog by now or gave up.
If not he is definitely over thinking it........Cj
by cjhills
Wed Oct 11, 2023 8:55 pm
Forum: Health and Nutrition
Topic: Supplement for weigh gain?
Replies: 23
Views: 7919

Re: Supplement for weigh gain?

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...
by cjhills
Wed Oct 11, 2023 5:52 am
Forum: Health and Nutrition
Topic: Supplement for weigh gain?
Replies: 23
Views: 7919

Re: Supplement for weigh gain?

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...
by cjhills
Wed Sep 27, 2023 11:57 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Last dog?? Nooo! But no pups...
Replies: 13
Views: 6322

Re: Last dog?? Nooo! But no pups...

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 ...
by cjhills
Mon Sep 11, 2023 6:00 pm
Forum: Health and Nutrition
Topic: Solid Mass on Side (4yr Intact GSP)
Replies: 4
Views: 7558

Re: Solid Mass on Side (4yr Intact GSP)

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...
by cjhills
Fri Aug 18, 2023 9:13 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: Creeping
Replies: 15
Views: 12180

Re: Creeping

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 ...
by cjhills
Fri Aug 11, 2023 8:50 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Always a hard choice.....
Replies: 15
Views: 6813

Re: Always a hard choice.....

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. ...
by cjhills
Thu Aug 10, 2023 5:49 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Always a hard choice.....
Replies: 15
Views: 6813

Re: Always a hard choice.....

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...
by cjhills
Wed Jul 12, 2023 8:51 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Pup is eating birds.. pls help!
Replies: 15
Views: 6069

Re: Pup is eating birds.. pls help!

Hard for me to see how she chews the leg off of a frozen bird without opening her mouth. I would get the bird from her.
I just think he needs to be aware of how tough it might be to do what a force fetch requires.
Maybe just another old man rambling........Cj
by cjhills
Wed Jul 12, 2023 8:49 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Pup is eating birds.. pls help!
Replies: 15
Views: 6069

Re: Pup is eating birds.. pls help!

I must be missing something here. Has this dog been eating birds? Does she retrieve the bird to you or run off? Is eating birds a ongoing bad habit or is it just reacting to her first birds? My thinking was she has only had a few birds. A lot of young dogs will try to run off with their first birds ...
by cjhills
Mon Jul 10, 2023 5:38 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Pup is eating birds.. pls help!
Replies: 15
Views: 6069

Re: Pup is eating birds.. pls help!

Many times dogs will chomp the first birds they retrieve, most get over it. Frozen birds can cause issues, but look like your only option. If you could find some pigeons would be great. It looks like she is just a beginner and is excited about having a bird in her mouth. I think you could take her o...
by cjhills
Fri Jul 07, 2023 11:04 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Pigeon Loft Flooring
Replies: 11
Views: 3148

Re: Pigeon Loft Flooring

They really don't care about fancy.
Mine are 2 ft long 1 ft high and 1 ft wide, 1/2 of the front is closed so they can defend the nest. the nest boxes are about 3 to 4 ft up on the wall
Some will always prefer the floor..........Cj
by cjhills
Fri Jul 07, 2023 7:17 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Pigeon Loft Flooring
Replies: 11
Views: 3148

Re: Pigeon Loft Flooringelps

Freezing weather won't kill the baby birds. Cock birds will. We have them well below zero. You need to have some nest boxes and nesting material. Basically a place they can defend. The babies need to have a place to hide from the old birds when they go on the floor. Leaning some plywood against the ...
by cjhills
Wed Jun 14, 2023 5:18 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Pigeon Loft Flooring
Replies: 11
Views: 3148

Re: Pige Loft Flooring

If you can locate A pigeon Racing club nearby you could likely find a breeder who would sell you some young birds. You need to keep them in your loft for a few weeks before releasing them. You will likely lose some when you start releasing them, so get more than you need. Hawks and owls are a huge i...
by cjhills
Mon Jun 12, 2023 6:37 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Pigeon Loft Flooring
Replies: 11
Views: 3148

Re: Pigeon Loft Flooring

If you use a solid floor and keep it dry, you don't need to clean it very often. maybe once a year. There are no health problemm if it is dry. Some racer let it get a foot deep. Not sure where you are, but my pigeons hatch at -20 or colder so I need a solid floor. I also think pigeons feet would go ...
by cjhills
Tue Jun 06, 2023 1:52 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Vehicle Choice
Replies: 16
Views: 4496

Re: Vehicle Choice

One more point. or maybe the same point in a different way. If you plan to hunt where you say you do, later than October you need a real truck with four wheel drive. Maybe you could do alright with chains on a two wheel drive. Everybody who lives in the real country in the states you mention has a f...
by cjhills
Tue Jun 06, 2023 5:13 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Vehicle Choice
Replies: 16
Views: 4496

Re: Vehicle Choice

OPT I live in north Minnesota grouse country, and have hunted most of the grouse country Minnesota, Wisconsin and the UP of Michigan plus pheasants. sharptails and huns in the Dakotas. My favorite vehicle is a Ford Expedition. I like that access to every thing is easy from the ground. I can haul fou...
by cjhills
Thu May 11, 2023 8:13 am
Forum: Training
Topic: 11 month old gsp dropping tail on point
Replies: 9
Views: 3487

Re: 11 month old gsp dropping tail on point

If you have access to a good solid, steady dog running them together can help. keep trying to figure out what he is feeling and use as little pressure as you can. Depending on how good he is collar conditioned go very carefully. Some very talented dogs do not handle pressure well. They think they no...
by cjhills
Thu May 11, 2023 5:38 am
Forum: Training
Topic: 11 month old gsp dropping tail on point
Replies: 9
Views: 3487

Re: 11 month old gsp dropping tail on point

cheetome:could be He is probably feeling some kind of pressure. What do you do when he points? It is not what you think is pressure. How you flush the bird is extremely important. Walking in from directly behind the dog can be a issue, blank pistols fire close to the dog are sometimes a problem, the...
by cjhills
Wed May 10, 2023 8:34 am
Forum: Hunting
Topic: Central PA 2023
Replies: 2
Views: 2581

Re: Central PA 2023

Only special people have twins.
Although it does make you wonder in the early years. Mine are 59 so it is getting easier........Cj
by cjhills
Mon May 01, 2023 5:42 pm
Forum: Health and Nutrition
Topic: Brittany Spaniel-Fuzzy Hair Coat
Replies: 7
Views: 4594

Re: Brittany Spaniel-Fuzzy Hair Coat

Might be old Fur he hasn't shed out yet.........Cj
by cjhills
Thu Apr 20, 2023 5:20 pm
Forum: Off Topic Forum
Topic: Interesting Day
Replies: 4
Views: 4416

Re: Interesting Day

Sounds like A nice neighborhood. No wonder you like Jack Russels............ Cj
by cjhills
Sat Apr 15, 2023 4:45 pm
Forum: Health and Nutrition
Topic: Which One?
Replies: 15
Views: 5632

Re: Which One?

That was my next question.
I am pretty sure most everybody on here will disagree with me on the Diamond, but it works for my dogs for a lot less money........Cj
by cjhills
Fri Apr 14, 2023 5:38 am
Forum: Health and Nutrition
Topic: Which One?
Replies: 15
Views: 5632

Re: Which One?

I have fed PPP chicken and rice for many years, seeing the price go over $80 for 50#, I changed to Diamond Performance 30/20. the ingredients are better, half the price, half as much food per day and it is easier to keep weight on the dogs. It did take some time to get their amount of food down to w...
by cjhills
Thu Apr 13, 2023 6:44 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Predator Encounters
Replies: 16
Views: 6556

Re: Predator Encounters

Hi neighbor. A shotgun with the biggest shot you can get is pretty affective. I used to hunt grouse south of the border around Ely, We would hear wolves at night but never seen any. Never the less when my dogs were at 300 yds on the Garmin I was a little uncomfortable. The wolf population is fairly ...
by cjhills
Tue Apr 11, 2023 5:54 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Predator Encounters
Replies: 16
Views: 6556

Re: Predator Encounters

Molotov: I have never had a predator issue in Northern Minnesota or all the other states. Minnesota has that largest population of Timber Wolves in the continental USA. t I am a bit uncomfortable with the dogs getting out too far in the Northern forests. So far we have had no problems. I do carry a ...
by cjhills
Wed Mar 22, 2023 5:45 am
Forum: Off Topic Forum
Topic: A bad day
Replies: 13
Views: 5513

Re: A bad day

Don
Such a sad thing to lose a great young dog so much before her time.
One of the tough parts of breeding.
Be thankful you got to spend time with such a beautiful dog and gave her good times.
She got a great owner for her short time..........Cj
by cjhills
Fri Feb 24, 2023 9:24 am
Forum: Training
Topic: Gamebird Transition
Replies: 11
Views: 3861

Re: Gamebird Transition

It seems like with your set up you should have the ideal situation. i assume you are talking Bobwhite quail. If you have a call back, the birds fly good after a day or two of being out. If you control the dog on a couple birds he should get it. Don't shoot any birds he chases and get some kind of ha...
by cjhills
Wed Feb 22, 2023 7:57 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: Gamebird Transition
Replies: 11
Views: 3861

Re: Gamebird Transition

If you have him solid on pigeons, he should easily transition to quail. Don't know how you are planting pigeons, if you use a launcher the same should work for quail. You should have a solid whoa command. I don't use a checkcord once the dog is standing birds. When he is on point walk in and flush. ...
by cjhills
Wed Feb 22, 2023 9:17 am
Forum: Hunting/Dog Related Stuff For Sale
Topic: ISO of Blind Stakes
Replies: 3
Views: 7197

Re: ISO of Blind Stakes

probably could get a metal shop to make them........Cj
by cjhills
Tue Feb 21, 2023 1:44 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Do you always stay with the same breed?
Replies: 17
Views: 8575

Re: Do you always stay with the same breed?

Steve007 wrote:
Tue Feb 21, 2023 10:53 am
marysburg wrote:
Mon Feb 20, 2023 9:47 pm
we changed to FBESS, I should have started all this when I was 20........
FBESS? French Brittany English Springer Spaniel? What am I missing here? And when you were 20, you were focused on girls. :wink:
Field Bred English Springer Spaniels........Cj
by cjhills
Wed Feb 15, 2023 8:35 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Do you always stay with the same breed?
Replies: 17
Views: 8575

Re: Do you always stay with the same breed?

Personally, I stayed with one breed. It was not because I thought it was the best. I would have really liked to breed other breeds. One for sure would have been Springers. But it is so difficult to breed really good dogs that one breed is about all a person can handle. Most breeders just give up whe...
by cjhills
Sat Feb 04, 2023 9:43 am
Forum: Training
Topic: false pointing
Replies: 7
Views: 3707

Re: false pointing

Not all unproductive points are false. Sometimes the bird has left the area before the dog gets there or runs off after the point. Most dogs figure it out. Strange with a dog that is 4 years old. But a lot we don't know about the dog. I think if it was my dog, I would send him in to flush if I thoug...
by cjhills
Fri Feb 03, 2023 2:50 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: false pointing
Replies: 7
Views: 3707

Re: false pointingIhave a setter

Lots of young dogs false point, especially if they are naturally steady to flush. When we do a lot of training without much chasing and flushing, they seem to get the idea that if they point the handler finds a bird. It is very common in hunt test dogs that are pressured hard to be steady to WSF. Th...
by cjhills
Thu Jan 12, 2023 6:59 am
Forum: Off Topic Forum
Topic: Username change
Replies: 6
Views: 3050

Re: Username change

I know of several people who have changed their user names at least one regular user. You may need a reason..........Cj
by cjhills
Wed Jan 11, 2023 5:45 am
Forum: Off Topic Forum
Topic: Username change
Replies: 6
Views: 3050

Re: Username change

Pretty Sure it is possible Sharon knows........Cj
by cjhills
Wed Jan 04, 2023 7:35 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Next dog
Replies: 23
Views: 9360

Re: Next dog

You can get a very good family bird dog GSP from many breeders in the midwest. Standing Stone would be a good place to start. Cat and Ethan Pippet have been training and breeding for a lot of years and breed the kind of dogs you want. Don't know about their prices but they breed nice family dogs, fr...
by cjhills
Sun Jan 01, 2023 5:53 am
Forum: Off Topic Forum
Topic: Happy New Year
Replies: 2
Views: 2288

Happy New Year

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.......Cj
by cjhills
Thu Dec 08, 2022 6:33 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Socialization prior to vaccinations
Replies: 7
Views: 2987

Re: Socialization prior to vaccinations

Birdman: Garrison is right. I lost a puppy that I bought from Parvo. That was the worst dog experience I ever had. It was a lot of years ago and it is still hard to deal with. I don't buy puppies from breeders who do their own vaccinations since then and I never take unvaccinated puppies to public d...
by cjhills
Thu Dec 01, 2022 6:24 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Older Dogtra RRD transmitter
Replies: 5
Views: 2951

Re: Older Dogtra RRD transmitter

I am not familiar with that model, but you could give Collar Clinic a call. They know everything about E-collars........Cj
by cjhills
Sun Nov 27, 2022 7:00 am
Forum: Training
Topic: Winter Training/Training in the Snow
Replies: 16
Views: 5521

Re: Winter Training/Training in the Snow

Ratdog The best thing you could do for your dog and yourself right now, assuming it will a family bird dog, is to spend as much time as you can with her. Take her everywhere you can. Just hanging out and learning there are things she is not allowed to do. As much happy timing off leash as you can wi...