Gun Dog Forum

Not to take away from the spay day discussion but I have already stated I don't plan to spay them unless my wife changes her mind about the situation. I am fairly experienced with raising non spayed females without a problem.

Thanks all for the responses. I want to separate them but to do that at this point would be bring 1 inside and leave the other outside in a 8x16 kennel. would you consider this cruel? they are both working separately pretty well (they are both in the 8x16 kennel atm) on the commands HERE and SIT. (I...

Thanks for the responses. The "Smith Method" is delmar smith's method as seen in Best Way to Train Your Gun Dog: The Delmar Smith Method correct? if so I have planned to get that book. Are there any others that you may recommend? As for spaying, My wife does not beleive in spaying. That being said I...

Also just realized I forgot to say they are about 5 months old... I got them about a month ago... 1 of the pups was doing OK with potty training, but with her being in a kennel while i'm at work (or until my wife gets off) she still pees in the kennel a lot. The other pup seems to have no hold on pe...

Hi, Im 28, mechanical engineer, Hunted deer most of my life with dove and duck from time to time in West TN. I recently got 2 Pointer/GSP pups and they will be my first bird dogs of any type. Had coonhounds (mostly blueticks) most of my life. Now Live in Houston, Tx area and am looking to train pups...

Hello, I recently got 2 puppies (I wanted one, guy showed up with both to show us, my wife wanted both... we got 2) that are English Pointer/ GSP mixes. I don't have any way to permanently separate them other than putting one outside and 1 inside. I am in a pickle as I am pretty confident in my abil...