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by pointer
Wed Jul 24, 2013 11:12 am
Forum: Training
Topic: Launcher Orientation
Replies: 19
Views: 5987

Re: Launcher Orientation

DonF post is excellent. I also believe that he recommending not using the extra planted bird and I would do the same. If you pop the bird as soon as the dog makes scent but doesn't stop, what keeps the dog from going right in on the planted bird unless the launched bird takes its attention away from...
by pointer
Wed Jul 17, 2013 10:51 am
Forum: Training
Topic: First time off leash advice needed
Replies: 16
Views: 6644

Re: First time off leash advice needed

Take the pup out now. Go for a walk and recall the pup when you turn directions. You need to build a bond in the field with the pup when it is little. I get a ton of dogs in for training that have never been off the cord or leash and once they are six or seven months, they are much to big to catch a...
by pointer
Wed Jul 17, 2013 10:39 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Favorite Dog names, Whats yours?
Replies: 89
Views: 60604

Re: Favorite Dog names, Whats yours?

I like Chase, Jake, Lou, Sam, and Moe for some of my males. Gabby, Easy, Gracie, Penny, Jewel, and Passion for a few of my females. I had a buddy who named his lab Dirtbag and also used it as a call name in the field.
by pointer
Thu Jul 11, 2013 9:16 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: To breed or not to breed??
Replies: 30
Views: 7502

Re: To breed or not to breed??

You bring up some valid points but if we have to make a decision on a worst case scenario then no one would ever breed. I have bred dogs for many years and have had one dog have minor problems and another we had to do a cesarean but in both cases they were handled with out much problem. Only one ou...
by pointer
Thu Jul 11, 2013 10:57 am
Forum: Training
Topic: To breed or not to breed??
Replies: 30
Views: 7502

Re: To breed or not to breed??

If you do not intend on becoming a breeder, I would spay the dog. There really is no reason to not do it. It will make for less issues around the home and there is simply no reason to breed a dog just so that it has been bred. Everyone looks at breeding as being a simple process that provides wonder...
by pointer
Tue Jun 25, 2013 10:27 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: stud dog owner Q
Replies: 24
Views: 9595

Re: stud dog owner Q

It is on the owner of the bitch to do what is necessary to breed to the male of his choice. You can be as accommodating as possible, but it is still on him to do what is necessary if he wants pups. I think you are being more than fair and have offered plenty of alternatives. It sounds to me that you...
by pointer
Mon Jun 17, 2013 10:41 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Stopping pigeons
Replies: 31
Views: 10463

Re: Stopping pigeons

We had the very same problem and our floor is open below so we were getting a ton of excess food on the ground and a lot of waste with the open gravity style feeders. I made a wooden gravity feeder and cut (5) 1 1/2" holes in the side so they have to put their head inside to eat. Keeping the feed in...
by pointer
Sun Feb 24, 2013 5:12 pm
Forum: Brags
Topic: Pointing Dog Cover
Replies: 16
Views: 8086

Re: Pointing Dog Cover

Thank you. He is a very nice dog both in the field and also around the kennels. A very sweet and soft dog, but all go in the field and on birds. Here a few more pictures of him. The one is actually the field photo that Lou Pasqua took and used for the cover painting. If not, it looks very close to t...
by pointer
Sat Feb 02, 2013 6:59 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: Any advice for this meeting with a trainer
Replies: 21
Views: 7482

Re: Any advice for this meeting with a trainer

As the others have said, there are many ways to train a dog. Finding the trainer that suits you and your dog can sometimes be easy and sometimes difficult but in my opinion, is very important. Some trainers are flexible and can work dogs differently based on what the individual dog needs. Some are n...
by pointer
Wed Jan 30, 2013 11:52 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Buying,Breeding,or does it make a difference
Replies: 43
Views: 11796

Re: Buying,Breeding,or does it make a difference

Most who are having issues selling pups are guys who have a few nice dogs and breed them. They set the price at the market for their area and sometimes above that and then find out after moving one or two and sitting on five or six that this breeding and selling thing is not as easy as they thought....
by pointer
Wed Jan 30, 2013 11:31 am
Forum: Training
Topic: New pup question.
Replies: 18
Views: 5602

Re: New pup question.

Like all have mentioned, letting bad behaviour continue because the owner is too passive to want to correct the pup. No biting, no jumping up. You can still allow them to have fun and love them, but correct when needed. As for field issues, I would say playing tug of war, teaching to sit, and improp...
by pointer
Tue Jan 29, 2013 9:15 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Buying,Breeding,or does it make a difference
Replies: 43
Views: 11796

Re: Buying,Breeding,or does it make a difference

I breed and keep a fair amount of pups to evalute. Each breeder should have dogs that are consistent with what they want and like in a bird dog. Whether they are field trialed or simply a great line of fine hunting dogs, there should be a consistency in all their dogs within a given program. I see t...
by pointer
Thu Jan 24, 2013 6:23 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: They're not called Pointers, they're Shorthairs!!!!!
Replies: 32
Views: 8884

Re: They're not called Pointers, they're Shorthairs!!!!!

I have had people confuse my pointers with several breeds also. They normally ask about my GSP's which I think is the most common comment.

My personal favorite is people commenting on my Dalmation. He is actually a tri-color setter that is predominately white with ticking.
by pointer
Sun Jan 20, 2013 8:14 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Elhew line
Replies: 20
Views: 7310

Re: Elhew line

I appreciate the words from Angus in regards to my dogs, but I definitely would not consider myself to be anywhere in the same league as Bob Wehle in regards to a breeding program or knowledge of genetics. I have dogs that are from Bob's hardwork, but Elhews did die with him and his vision for what ...
by pointer
Sat Jan 19, 2013 8:39 pm
Forum: Hunting
Topic: Circling the bird, do you know how to train for it?
Replies: 104
Views: 49903

Re: Circling the bird, do you know how to train for it?

I have twenty plus pointers and setters. I have four or five pointers that have learned to circle and pin birds. I have no setters who have learned the trait and most seem to scent runners following directly on the birds trail. The trait also seems to run somewhat in the genetics as I have seen sons...
by pointer
Tue Jan 08, 2013 7:37 pm
Forum: Brags
Topic: Pointing Dog Cover
Replies: 16
Views: 8086

Re: Pointing Dog Cover

I have the same print framed as well and most all of the covers he has had over the years. Lou is incredible with any of the breeds that he paints. There is something in his work that makes the dog jump out of his work. I think it is his ability to capture the look and intensity in the eyes and the ...
by pointer
Tue Jan 08, 2013 2:57 pm
Forum: Brags
Topic: Pointing Dog Cover
Replies: 16
Views: 8086

Re: Pointing Dog Cover

Thanks to all for your very nice comments.

It is very special to have your dog in print, but it is even more special when the painting is done by a world class artist. I am extremely fortunate to have meet Lou and also fortunate that he appreciates the looks of my dogs.
by pointer
Sun Jan 06, 2013 6:53 pm
Forum: Brags
Topic: Pointing Dog Cover
Replies: 16
Views: 8086

Pointing Dog Cover

This is not the type of cover dog pointer that we all typically think of. My English Pointer "Mojo" has been featured in several paintings by accomplished artist Lou Pasqua. Lou is an exceptional artist of sporting dogs and has had several covers of magazines in the past. Today I received a 24x36 li...
by pointer
Mon Dec 24, 2012 8:38 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: High Tails ?
Replies: 47
Views: 14221

Re: High Tails ?

Here is a pup that is 10 1/2 weeks old on quail. They have it or they don't. What mom and dad puts in them is about as good as it gets.
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by pointer
Mon Dec 24, 2012 8:32 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: Off season
Replies: 19
Views: 6626

Re: Off season

I guess we don't have a problem then. Your the one who asked for help with aggression or at least I think that was what was asked. It would appear we no longer have an aggressive dog but an energetic one that needs exercise based on the changing of the OP. I hope the abundant energy stays towards do...
by pointer
Mon Dec 24, 2012 5:33 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: Off season
Replies: 19
Views: 6626

Re: Brittany getting agressive.... Help!

Im with Winchey in that I have a hard time believing the dog knows the age of the dogs it fights. I suspect it is a posturing issue you are not noticing. Fixing the dog wont help but it won't hurt either. I would neuter the dog because of future health issues and because I would not consider the dog...
by pointer
Mon Dec 24, 2012 5:01 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: Finds the birds, but doesn't retrieve
Replies: 18
Views: 6339

Re: Finds the birds, but doesn't retrieve

The dog doesn't have enough bird work or birds shoot over it. It isn't marking the bird because it has had two flushed and shoot which isn't equivalent to a basic training day situation. Hunt the dog for a year or so and get a bigger sampling of what it actually will do in the field. Two reps are no...
by pointer
Wed Dec 19, 2012 2:47 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Jumpin in truck
Replies: 37
Views: 10282

Re: Jumpin in truck

I'm with the crowd who never lets them jump on or off. Injuries are one concern. I also don't like dogs jumping in and out of any vehicle because I have seen plenty who don't know or care who's vehicle it is. I saw one guys dog jump on the hood of the truck when given the command to load. I saw anot...
by pointer
Thu Dec 06, 2012 2:35 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Health issues in breeding stock
Replies: 8
Views: 3778

Re: Health issues in breeding stock

I have forty plus dogs and I'm also not sure if I would consider myself a major breeder, but none of my dogs would be breed with the issues you mentioned. I should also note that rarely if ever do I even consider breeding a dog before they are three years old. I also don't tolerate any temperment is...
by pointer
Thu Dec 06, 2012 12:12 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: What's Your Rig like?
Replies: 101
Views: 70446

Re: What's Your Rig like?

This is how I roll. Ford FX4 F-150 with 360 H.P. and 18 mpg while towing the dog trailer. I can take 9 dogs and have storage on both the trailer and 3 hole dog box. Around home, I only use the truck and 3 hole box for training and hunting. My business partner has a F-250 with a 6 hole crow creek top...
by pointer
Wed Sep 26, 2012 8:28 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: Young Pointer
Replies: 8
Views: 3979

Re: Young Pointer

It is all fine. Like others have mentioned, the pup is struggling with his conversion over to wild birds. I have a year old pointer who is doing the exact same thing. In training the situation is set up as well as I can set it up to promote pointing of the bird. The bird is in a fixed location and c...
by pointer
Wed Sep 19, 2012 4:38 am
Forum: Training
Topic: EXTREMELY gun shy! please help
Replies: 23
Views: 6639

Re: EXTREMELY gun shy! please help

x3. The others are right. This is a very difficult problem that should have never happened. Forget the food thing. You would only spend months either making the dog worse perhaps not gunshy around food. It does nothing for your problem which is not just gunshyness but now blinking birds due to the a...
by pointer
Wed Sep 19, 2012 4:06 am
Forum: Training
Topic: Professional Trainer?????
Replies: 29
Views: 7031

Re: Professional Trainer?????

I would agree with most of the others. It sounds to me that the pup has been pressured to stand its birds and exposed to shooting while doing so. I assume the pup was green broke to the flush and chasing at the flush since it was hunted at a young age and was standing its birds to flush for you. I w...
by pointer
Mon Sep 17, 2012 12:28 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: No interest in birds.
Replies: 35
Views: 13225

Re: No interest in birds.

Unfortunately, I am in the camp of getting rid of the pup and starting over. I work with hundreds of dogs each year and all of the great or good ones that I have been around start early and easy. I have heard for years to be patient with this line or that line because they develop slow and need time...
by pointer
Sat Sep 08, 2012 3:50 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Whats Style to you ?
Replies: 451
Views: 183924

Re: Whats Style to you ?

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