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Gooseman07

Steadiness and some yard work retrieving stuff. This should be an early on retrieving drill. Heel him next to you and throw a bumper from you side. I would have him on a check cord and as you throw the bumper, hold on tight because he will probably want to break. As soon as he tries to break, pull h...

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Ive got one, I'm pretty sure the same model and everything that you described. I read the same recall on the 12ga. I got worried and called my gunsmith and they said they haven't heard anything on the 16. It has been a while since I shot mine. I've moved to shooting a lot of 20ga with my O/U. It was...

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Well, it was a chilly morning on the Delmarva, but we stayed warm searching for birds. Like I mentioned previously, I ran the second brace. We found 2 birds and had retrieves on both. I had the opportunity to back the other dog and my boy just totally blew him off and eventually stole the point and ...

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Running Order is out. I run at 8:10, second brace. See everyone entered Sunday

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I grew up in Oley, went to Oley Valley High. I will have to get in contact next time I come up and train or find some birds. I've got a real good bird contact just a few minutes from Oley.

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I agree with all the above comments. i've also found that when the dog anticipates the retrieve, they do a lot more creeping. In October my boy would creep a lot after the flush, I stopped allowing him have every retrieve, I would go pick up some birds, he stopped creeping after the flush and shot.

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I've had one of those dogs and after a while, he just shut down. I can't get him to retrieve anything now. He just wants to follow me around.

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Did you allow her to retrieve every bird shot? I have a 3.5 yr old and was just asked that same question because he used to be steady and I shot birds, then he started breaking on shot. I was asked this a few weeks ago. I stopped letting him retrieve everything shot, 4 out of 6; 10 out of 15, whatev...

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I don't have a clue what these tests are all about. I recently handled my dog to a NAVHDA UT Prize 1 201, so I think he can handle it. I guess I'll get the run down when I show up that day. Luisia- if you want to train sometime, just let me know. I have been working on retrieving with my dog since t...

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Yes, as far as I know there are gunners so the handler only has to worry about their dog. Retrieving is actually from what I've been told, a major part of this test and a reason more people do this test over AKC field trials.

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This trial closes on Monday for entry. Contact me for more information and premium list. Thanks

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Pretty dog! I can't talk the wife into another one just yet. I would be careful with squeaker toys, it has potential to carry to the field and you don't want that!

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Mid-Atlantic NSTRA is holding a field trial on January 27, 2013 at Marshtown Preserve in Dover, DE. I just recieved email about this trial, so if you are interested, I can get you in contact with the person in charge of this trial.

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Because NONE of my family understands it, not even my wife.

The joy of knowing that without my teaching, the dog probably wouldn't be doing what it just did.

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I had my uncle help me cut them out with a plasma cutter at his work.

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I just 'rescued' a pup from someone who apparently didn't want these dogs bred. It was a very sad situation. The pups were said to be 3 months old and had the first round of shots. At first, there was no talk of too many dogs, papers or other super major issues besides their size and health and pric...

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My parents have barn cats. My dad has mentioned to me that they have too many cats. We need to get rid of the he says. I tried trapping and shooting them with a BB gun. My GSP has had the most success at, at least getting them to leave. He will listen to me and stay away from the cats when I'm aroun...

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At this point in the game, I'd be more worried about your dog doing consistent retrieves and possibly blinds duck hunting. I didn't start blind work with my GSP until about a year ago and he still struggles with blinds over 60 yards sometimes. He will be 4 in may. Mine had been doing marking work si...

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I agree that your dog needs to understand the commands. My GSP is 98% whoa broke and I use the e collar on him when he creeps. I have not shot a bird for him in a long time when he creeps but he still does it occasionally. I feel a soft, gentle reminder to the dog from the collar in this situation s...

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Tbi makes a good training vest. It may take a while to get one but they have good bird pockets and other pockets.

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I would say a check cord or e collar is needed to correct this. I would also recommend correcting this quickly so he doesn't get in the habit and think it is an ok behavior.

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I think remote sit is an important command for a GSP. Yes, it is more of a retriever command but GSP's have the ability to be very versatile dogs. I've had my GSP out duck hunting many times, he needs to know blinds for where I hunt with the cat tails. I would teach remote sit by sitting him/her on ...

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A little super glue does wonders. It will come off after a while but it will hold for a few days and help with some healing. You may need to apply. Lately I've been trying to clip or get his nails clipped every couple of weeks to prevent cracked nails.

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Once he is old enough, if he is still holding on to the birds, use a double sided, hard-bristle brush. I had to make mine from two one-sided, hard-bristle brush. I also don't know that I would introduce quail to a dog until they are steady to wing and shot. A flushed then caught bird after the flush...

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Congrats! See you there! My boy passed with a 201 this past weekend too.

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They tell me beginner's luck. Guess we'll see in 11 months at the invitational.

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My GSP might as well be part lab. He just got perfect scores on his retrieving portion of the NAVHDA UT test this past weekend. He will mark out to about 100 yards at least (thats all the farther i can throw bumpers myself) and we are still working on blinds but he's getting them out to 50 yards rig...

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Well, today was my dog's and my first NAVHDA test. We ran in Utility. What a test to start with if you know anything about NAVHDA. Well, I haven't had time to train in about a month because I've been working from dark to dark. I had some reservations about running this test but I decided that if I d...

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Has the dog been shot around? I've had 'hunting dogs' that didn't get shot around and were 2,3 years old and were scared to death the first time they heard it. My current dog I trained from the start and introduced the gun with birds and now he can't contain himself. Retrievertraining.net has a ton ...

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He has to understand that you are in charge and that can't be messed with. I used a prong collar on my dog, a little older than your pup to get him to understand what I say goes. I met with some retriever guys and they said that I had the problem that he didn't care what I wanted him to do. They int...

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I have a ton of room to run where I live but I make sure the dogs get out at least 20 minutes before work and 30-60 minutes after work if daylight allows. He doesn't go far anymore.

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'Here'- the first command I would train with a young pup. Nothing else matters if they don't come back. NO, Heel, whoa, release command from heel or whoa (name, go ahead, whatever), release command from hold/retrieve (out, give, etc.), bed (if they live inside), kennel (can't go anywhere or leave th...

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Lets see. I've taught my dog a few commands each meaning something a little different to give him ques. 'Dead duck'+'NAME'= duck search, see ya. 'Dead bird'+'BACK'=blind retrieve. 'NAME'=mark retrieve. 'Track'=track the downed bird. 'Honor'=honor the other dog and don't MOVE! I guess we'll see in tw...

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I've recently used mine for stop to flush. When the dog gets close and doesn't smell the bird, it gets flushed as long as they can see it go up. He's working well with the launcher, now onto live birds that flush or get flushed.

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I see this as, there has already been a habit created if she is doing this every time you tell her sit. Both of my dogs know UP, which means get up from whatever you are doing to the next highest stance. Example: laying down, UP, sitting; sitting, UP, standing. I had to pop up my australian shepard ...

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The other thing I forgot to mention is the type of stimulation. With SD, it seemed like a harsher shock when the button was pressed, I know, I've tried it a few times when it wasn't working. The TT is less shock and more PITA nuisance that won't go away if the button is held. I've tried this one as ...

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Get him in the presence of birds and work on obedience. Ive taken my dog to Lowe's and I've heard of people going to Walmart and walk in the parking lot to work on obedience. It's all about distractions. Keep them on a leash so you have complete control.

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NAVHDA.org has a ton of information about those tests and what they can do for you as a dog owner. AKC.org has a ton of information about the tests that they offer. They offer Hunt tests and Field trials, which are two different types of tests they offer. Master Hunter is a Hunt test and need, I bel...

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Well, I guess I grew up caring for horses and other animals more than just pasture. Our horses got grain every morning and night. My wife rides them in work quite a bit so they need more than just pasture. When horses work on a regular basis or are still growing, they can't live on strictly pasture....

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I doubt it is the fact they "can't" pass a written test, it's probably more, " I already went through certification and have put my time in the last 20 years and NOW you want me to change what I have to do to stay qualified?" I probably wouldn't do it because it's just another thing. If I know that ...

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My wife had two a few weeks ago, just one now. She has always said she doesnt want to have the horses on our property. If you have horses on your property, you cannot go anywhere. You cannot leave them by themselves or always have to make sure you have someone to watch them. Just my .02 being a hors...

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Ok, I'm going to start off by saying I've never used the G2, but I own a G3 currently. It is a very loud beeper and has many options for switching tones. At least this gives you something to think about. I cannot use it with my GSP because I waited too long to put it on him and for whatever reason, ...

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I think it all depends how you start the pup at a young age as well. If you work only on birdiness, ie. pointing, holding, steady, etc. you may struggle later on when you want the dog to retrieve. If you start strictly on retrieving stuff, ball, small bumper, etc. you will have a retrieving maniac l...

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Congrats!! I hope I'm doing the same thing in October, celebrating a prize!

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Soon enough I'm sure. Zoey is just starting to hold her head up. She'll be walking in no time.

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Everyone I know who seriously does dog work, has TT. I owned SD 400 and I had many problems, inconsistent, transmitter didn't send a signal. I will agree and say they had good customer service but with my TT, I haven't needed customer service and that says a lot I feel.

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I trained with a guy from Maryland two weeks ago that is preparing for it.

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Jäger is 3 1/2 years old and doing his NAVHDA Utility tea this fall. He was my pride and joy until June 22nd.

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Likes to cool off after a hard time training!

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I am currently working on training/finishing my dog for the NAVHDA Utility test in October. Basically, I started with retrieving and that's all he did when we "played." Do not let your dog quit on you while training! Keep him interested. 1-3 retrieves tops, especially if the pup is only a few months...

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Jd Hauseman is my name. I live in Middletown, DE and moved here about 3 years ago now when I got a job out of college. My dog Jäger is a German shorthair and we are 2 passes away from his JH title and working towards a NAVHDA UT prize this fall. This will be his second full year hunting and I'm look...

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