Gun Dog Forum

Thanks, All. I ended up contacting Native customer service and they confirmed that the only difference in the Native III and the Native Puppy food is the kibble size. I'm going to go with the Native III - life is much simpler only buying one type of dog food.

I currently have a 10-year old setter and feed it Native III (a 30:20 food). I'm getting a new 8-week old pointer pup and was intending to feed it Native Puppy (also a 30:20) food. However, I noticed on Native's website that both of these foods say that they are formulated to meet the needs of puppi...

I'm very grateful for all the sage advice here. Lots of good stuff. For those of you that have used the PS/PF methods, the author suggests using an ecollar for whoa training and (after the dog understands and complies with the command), using the ecollar to enforce steadiness on birds. Have any of y...

Thanks, Sharon. I appreciate the advice. Maybe a strange question, but I see you're in snow country - I am too. If I were to start around 20 weeks as you suggest, I would be smack dab in the middle of a NH winter (typically a couple feet of snow are on the ground). I'm curious if you or others do bi...

Good advice on no shooting and/or serious hunting for my new pup this year. How about bird introduction timing? When do you introduce birds?

I am getting a new Elhew pointer pup in late August (she'll be 8 weeks when I get her). I'm thinking of following the Perfect Start/Perfect Finish method. A few questions... 1. What age do you recommend introducing your dog to birds? Why? 2. My dog will be 3 months old at the beginning of the huntin...