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RichK

He is pretty well broke up until the point of the flush. Once the bird flushes, game on. I'm working on steadying him though.

RichK

I have a new puppy this year. My first Dog bought with field trial competition in mind.....He turned 6 months a couple weeks ago, so I figured why not and I've been running him in puppy. For the spring he ran in 3 open puppy stakes and got 3 placements, 3 third and 1 fourth. Not too shabby for a pu...

RichK

I started by using the verbal command and then just overlaying it with the whistle.

RichK

If it takes a lifetime to get a good dog might pay to evaluate where you buy dogs or how one trains....its not that hard, there are good dogs with tons of potential everywhere.... I think they mean a life time of hunting to take a good animal. Don't know for sure I was referring to taking a trophy ...

RichK

I'm going to pick up an Alfa next week.

RichK

Sit is one of the first things I am teaching the pup I just got. I know many people will say they don't teach it at this point or even ever to a pointing dog but for a versatile dog I find it a useful command for around the house and in the field. I just started working with my 9 wk. old pup two day...

RichK

A better picture of her pointing. We'll get out to the fields and plant some birds in cover this weekend for her. http://i902.photobucket.com/albums/ac230/rrknarr/664374_10152366571487482_3810805951116529292_o_zpse624c883.jpg http://i902.photobucket.com/albums/ac230/rrknarr/1507325_10152366571492482...

RichK

cjhills wrote:Don't know if that is a point. Looks like she is trying to decide which way to run. Older dog looks good. Good Luck..................Cj

The picture doesn't do a good job to show it, she was pointing but it took me a minute to grab the iPhone so she was just coming out of it.

RichK

RichK

I had the dogs out in the yard today when a couple pigeons decided to fly down and eat some corn out of the grass. http://i902.photobucket.com/albums/ac230/rrknarr/10314645_10152364996757482_9189885121840987024_n_zpsf7a120df.jpg Both dogs went on point. The pup's style will improve but I was happy t...

RichK

Higher drive dogs? I don't think I've ever seen a higher drive dog that my GSP. I like to hunt mostly big game. I did Pronghorn last fall, bear in New Brunswick this fall, Caribou in the Brooks Range next August, and then Africa in 2016. I also go for deer, turkey, upland, and waterfowl each year i...

RichK

Lighting a dog up at the highest level possible? Sound okay? Only certain situations? Some people read this forum. Opinions? Just using the term "lighting a dog up" sounds like someone isn't familiar with the use of the collar. I have a Tri-Tronics G3 Pro 500 and usually use medium 1 on my dog for ...

RichK

Higher drive dogs? I don't think I've ever seen a higher drive dog that my GSP. I like to hunt mostly big game. I did Pronghorn last fall, bear in New Brunswick this fall, Caribou in the Brooks Range next August, and then Africa in 2016. I also go for deer, turkey, upland, and waterfowl each year in...

RichK

Lighting a dog up at the highest level possible? Sound okay? Only certain situations? Some people read this forum. Opinions? Just using the term "lighting a dog up" sounds like someone isn't familiar with the use of the collar. I have a Tri-Tronics G3 Pro 500 and usually use medium 1 on my dog for ...

RichK

Thanks for the advice. I am going to get his JH finished up next month and then I think I will try some field trials with him while we're working toward his SH test for this fall.

RichK

You can enter a non broke dog in AKC puppy or derby(less than 2 years old). All adult stakes you will need a broke dog in order to stand a chance of placing for a ribbon. Derby is what I was interested as my pup is 15 months and I'm currently working on breaking him. Does a dog who breaks and chase...

RichK

AKC Trials are judged. In trials there is generally a 1st, 2nd and 3rd place and sometimes 4th. Generally. And in Tests all the dogs either pass or fail based on pre-established criteria. I think the people who participate are a little different for each type of events but that may be just my humbl...

RichK

AKC Trials are judged. In trials there is generally a 1st, 2nd and 3rd place and sometimes 4th. Generally. And in Tests all the dogs either pass or fail based on pre-established criteria. I think the people who participate are a little different for each type of events but that may be just my humbl...

RichK

birddog1968 wrote:A trial is a competition, a test is exactly that, testing to a standard

How is the scoring done for a trial?

RichK

Anyone able to give me a quick run down on the difference between a field trial and a hunt test?

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RichK

I think the judges for both days were quite accurate with their scoring of my dog. His obedience went out the window as soon as birds flushed which made it obvious where we need to focus his training immediately.

RichK

Thats great. My first try with Anni went like this. She chased the horses, then she wouldnt listen and got into the bird field where she pointed but long distance and no way for me to get close. She then chased a bird that flew into someones truck right into the parked truck. Then she chased more b...

RichK

Peace of mind is why I want the GPS for the GSP. I've had him get lost 30 feet from me this fall when hunting one of the local areas and started to panic thinking that he could had easily made it to the road by that point. Turns out he had got himself stuck in thorns and couldn't get himself out.

RichK

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RichK

I went through a couple cheaper 22 blank pistols, both failing within a few hundred rounds. I went to buy a gunx 209 but found them unavailable. So I decided to go with the Alfa from gundog supply. I am very impressed and very happy, a little heavy, but built like a real gun, orange handle, perform...

RichK

How much louder is a 209 blank gun compared to a 22 blank gun with the non acorn style blanks?

RichK

Congratulations. I wont comment on the judging other than to say I value tenacity on retrieve highly. A dog that won't give up on a retrieve because a stupid human interfered should have scored a 10. Risking giving unwanted advice, I would ditch the whistle for recall and just train "here" until he...

RichK

I don't have a 50, but by it's design it should have better range and battery life. I use my 40 in training, but use a Tracker in competition because of battery life and not having to worry about the handheld not hooking back up with the collar after being turned off. I've never had that happen, bu...

RichK

Ricky Ticky Shorthairs wrote:They have already looked at it once and decided not to approve it because of it's weight.

Is the DC50 a large improvement over the DC40?

RichK

Ricky Ticky Shorthairs wrote:That will work. But I wouldn't count on AKC approving the dc50.

Why not?

RichK

Dc 50 is also a collar. The handhelds are astro 220 and 320. A dc 40 will work with an Astro 320 a dc 50 will not work with an astro 220. Since the DC40 is OK with AKC hunt tests I am thinking about picking up a DC50 system with the 320 handheld and then getting a DC40 collar to use in AKC events u...

RichK

Will a DC40 collar work with a DC50 GPS unit?

RichK

We went 2/2 today. He handled a bit better and his scores in bird finding ability, desire to hunt, and pointing were all 9s. Trainability was a 6. I still had problems with him on the whistle recall when chasing down flushed birds. He found and pointed 2 of the 3 birds that were planted for his brac...

RichK

Bitter sweet. His scores were 8,8,8, and a 5 in trainability. His pointing, hunting, and bird finding ability were all quite well and he received 8s. I believe he found and pointed 4 birds during the 20 minute test. We lost points in trainability because a chukar that flushed flew ~400 yards into th...

RichK

Thanks for the comments.

He'll probably do well, he did excellent with his pointing portion of his NA test. I'm sure I'm a lot more nervous than he is. He's already asleep and snoring next to me on the bed!

RichK

Any last minute tips for our first JH test tomorrow? Go out & have fun. And don't take it too seriously. Because at JH it's all about you & your dog "doing what comes naturally". Enjoy! :D Easier said than done! He did excellent on his NA test three weeks ago. Locked up and pointed the three quail ...

RichK

Any last minute tips for our first JH test tomorrow?

RichK

AKC, NAVHDA, and hunting.

RichK

Sheesh! That's really bad. I suppose there will always be lost, but 22 of 25 is ridiculous The problem I was having is that after I would let them free fly, they would often hang around on the ground. Once on the ground they are easy targets for cats. They are inexpensive and replaceable but it sti...

RichK

RichK I'm sorry to hear that, were they homing pigeons? The best thing we ever did was get a weasel box built. Couldn't beat it, because they use to strike at 3-4 in the morning when it would be hard to stay up and shoot them. The new loft I'm building will be weasel proof. I've had terrible luck w...

RichK

Minneguy wrote:Do you guys ever get weasels in the coops? They were always heck on our chickens

Yes, I had a few strike this fall. They took the heads off of 4-5 during late fall/early winter.

RichK

Both GSPs. Canton Creek's Nitro Express - Nitro http://i902.photobucket.com/albums/ac230/rrknarr/10014489_10152317115112482_5704461998032693727_o_zps7282e1b4.jpg Northwaters Héll on Wheels - Diesel http://i902.photobucket.com/albums/ac230/rrknarr/1622352_10152332147507482_1895319347729844254_o_zps94...

RichK

AZ Brittany Guy wrote:You could look into "Hardy Board" which is a concrete composite material that is doing great in my kennels. I looks like normal wood lap siding but it never needs painting.

Any chance of getting pictures of your kennel setup?

RichK

Looks good. Now the count down begins until you build a larger one!

RichK

Carolina Gundogs wrote:The Gun-X is definitely the top gun out there. However, I've titled out and trained my dogs for the past 5 plus years with an
inexpensive Lion Country pistol. Still works just fine. I believe they call it the LCS Champ model.

Thanks. Will the .22lr model work for everything?

RichK

I need a blank gun to use for AKC hunt tests, can anyone recommend a good quality gun that will last?

RichK

Some more pics from today.

RichK

What am I going to need for my first junior hunt test next weekend? Just a blank gun and an orange vest?

RichK

Congrats! I'm going to have to look into trialing.

RichK

I picked up my pup last night from Northwaters. Had her flown in, instead making the 38 hour round trip to get her! Since I've only had her 16 hours now there isn't much I can say about her, other than first impressions but she is an awesome little dog. She loves attention and people. The hour ride ...

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