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LabGuy

They are definitely bad this year. I was out training just west of the Twin Cities metro area and picked at least 10 off the dog and myself during training. Found another 4 on the dog when I got home.

LabGuy

Sorry - should have been more specific Don. I am training a pointing lab, hence the reason I am looking at carding or the hobble.

NOTE: Save the PL jokes and arguments for some other thread because I am not interested in hearing them.

LabGuy

Is it easier to just buy a bird hobble from GDS rather than dealing with cardboard or 2 liter bottles? Not sure on how to do this or even if the bird can fly with a hobble on so any info would be appreciated. Looking to throw some pigeons out in a field eventually and then take my dog for a walk in ...

LabGuy

For a bird introduction to my pup, I want to start with a couple of pigeons in a wire bird carrier and put it on the ground for him to walk around and look at. Anyone have any idea about SW pigeon carriers? I was thinking about picking up the 24 x 12 carrier (fits 8 or more pigeons) from GDS, but no...

LabGuy

Tell us a little more about what you've been doing with your pup concerning socializing, praise, correction, etc... Have you chosen a training program to follow? What are your long term goals for this dog? Nate For socialization, my girlfriend and I have been having friends over all the time to see...

LabGuy

I don't think you have anything to worry about, he's very young. Just keep a closer eye on him after 8pm and don't give him water after 6. As for wandering when out, there's nothing wrong with that! He's getting more confident, which is a good thing. I don't even really speak to my pup when we're o...

LabGuy

So i have a couple things i want to discuss in regards to my 10 week old lab that I am not quite sure about. Let me know what you guys think. 1. I have been doing some pretty steady crate training and it has worked out great so far. My pup will walk over to the door, sit down and wait to be let outs...

LabGuy

OK, get all the engineer jokes out there on the table... http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c125/roaniecowpony/Emoticons/emoticon_yield.gif http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c125/roaniecowpony/Emoticons/Emoticon_suicide.gif But for a common dog training book to have 10-15 chapters and Hickox's class...

LabGuy

If your dog or pup is running around do not keep yelling HERE ..you are only teaching the pup/dog that your commands mean nothing the other thing is as you yell out the command and follow all you are teaching the dog is to keep on going the direction it desires to go and that you will follow them l...

LabGuy

You're really arguing that the apla format for retrieving is equivilant to a MH test or a FT? That test is pretty similar to navdha tests, and I bet most navdha dogs could pass it, but I doubt many could pass a MH test. Its interesting that apla allows a dog to run over birds from upwind without fa...

LabGuy

The reason that most pointing labs don't have MH or field trial titles is because most pointing lab breeders are too busy running their dogs in APLA trials. Most people don't have time to run their dogs in two different venues. If you want to find some lab breeders to beat up on, you should focus y...

LabGuy

When I went to pick up my pup, there was another guy there picking up his dog with his family. The dog was going to be purely a house dog since there were no hunters in the family. :o Why put that amount of money down on a hunting dog then? IMO, a dog with a good pedigree that will never be hunted i...

LabGuy

I just went through potty training a GSP. You've received all good advise so far. To recap (plus a couple other ideas): (1) Take outside to one spot frequently and wait until he goes. It's good to have a "command", "go pee", "go potty", "go now" or whatever. Lots of praise when he goes. (2) Take ou...

LabGuy

Just wanted to hear everyone's opinion on the brand/type of dog blinds they use when waterfowl hunting. My pup is only 8 weeks old but am looking to buy one and make him comfortable with it over the course of the summer and into fall. My lab should top out between 65 and 75 lbs, so that should give ...

LabGuy

And pointing lab breeders don't look for the same traits? Everyone sees the bad breeders of PLs and automatically assumes all of them are ruining the breed. I provided a couple links above to some pretty stellar breeding programs. Guarantee that they aren't breeding based purely on point. A breeder...

LabGuy

And you think that hardcore field trialers don't shrink their own breeding pool? The "ability" to perform in field trials moves to the head of the line and everything else moves back. There is zero difference. What makes a good field trail dog? A dog that has a stable temperment, good conformation,...

LabGuy

HRCH 4XGMPR Bar None's Snake River Otter MH QAA <--- Can you tell me that this dog was breed for a "secondary function"? Is he seen as "inferior" to other labs because he points? I can't tell if you are being serious or sarcastic, but if you are being serious here goes.......... He's out of a kenne...

LabGuy

How difficult is it to get across the border with firearms, especially a semi auto? Oh and I dont have a passport, and dont plan on getting one... I thought that your required to have a passport or a passport card going into Canada? I am pretty sure they stopped allowing you to cross with just regu...

LabGuy

What I can tell you is that this study shows that Labs have fairly high rates of cancer death and joint problems in the population sampled, which shouldn't be ignored. http://www.thekennelclub.org.uk/download/1585/hslabradorretriever.pdf Don't single labs out on the genetic defect issue. Go to the ...

LabGuy

The gentotypic frequency of the pointing gene in labs is low, so if you breed to improve the point, you're stuck with whatever other genes those dogs have. So, if they have a higher frequency of EID, hip displasia, eye problems ect, you're going to increase the frequency of those genes in the popul...

LabGuy

I believe, philosophically, with enough years and selective breeding we could get most pointing breeds to naturally flush. What are your thoughts? Funny how all the pointing guys on this site don't say anything about this but they will bash a pointing lab at the first chance they get. I think it is...

LabGuy

My personal opinion is that breeding PLs is bad for the breed. PL breeders and regular lab breeders both look for the same characteristics in their labs when choosing to breed - athleticism, bird drive, looks, temperament, etc. The only difference is that PL breeders take it one step beyond and loo...

LabGuy

My personal opinion is that breeding PLs is bad for the breed. PL breeders and regular lab breeders both look for the same characteristics in their labs when choosing to breed - athleticism, bird drive, looks, temperament, etc. The only difference is that PL breeders take it one step beyond and loo...

LabGuy

A company called Tri-Star has one called the Hunter EX LT that is also the same weight at 5.4 lbs. For the inexpensive over/unders, the Tri-Star seems to be a little nicer than most. The few that I actually have seen had decent metal to wood fit, decent wood finish and seemed of half way decent qua...

LabGuy

Are those the call names of the sire and dam, or registerred names, or both? Cause Doc has lots of ways to go. Below is the sire and dam of my pup and their pedigrees. As you can see, Jack and Ritzi are their call names. I kinda thought about doing something around "Doc Holiday" as well. Sire: GMPR...

LabGuy

So I picked up my yellow lab last week and named him "Doc". I need some ideas for naming him when I register him with the AKC/UKC. The Sires name is "Jack" and the dam's name is "Ritzi", so I thought about registering him as "Dr. Jack Ritzi". Im not a part of a kennel so there will be nothing before...

LabGuy

Tyler S wrote:

Off topic, but very nice point! Pretty stylish

LabGuy

I think this thread carries more BS than a thread on politics would... :roll:

LabGuy

I have an 8 week old lab and he is a biting machine as well. I have been minding the little playful bites because in all reality he is a puppy. But when he gets really nippy and tries to bite hard, I put a stop to it right away. As soon as he bites me, i grab his whole snout and hold it and say "NO"...

LabGuy

I know i have started many topics on this, but i am getting mixed signals because everyone has their opinion. Should i keep shooting around banks every day a few times even if he is a little uncomfertable? Or wait a month or two and re introduce the gun with a bird at a longer distance? Or wait ano...

LabGuy

Gary is a friend of mine, but in addition to his DVDs (good for all pointy dogs), "Training the Pointing Labrador", by Julie Knutson is an amazing book. DON'T let the title fool ya --- it's a great program for ANY pointy dog. Julie's book is with me at all times right now. I have been following it ...

LabGuy

Anyone here ever use the videos that Gary Buys put out? They are focused towards pointing labs, but I am sure could be applied elsewhere. Just wanted to see if anyone has any experience with his program and if its worth buying.

LabGuy

So just as an update, everything last night went much better. Started taking him out every 15 minutes while he was eating, playing or drinking water and only had 2 small accidents in the house. Everytime i take him out and he goes outside like he should, I say "good boy" and praise him a lot. I thin...

LabGuy

My pup is definitely not sleeping all night yet. I will put him down at 10pm and he wakes up around 1:30am and then again at 5am. Hopefully this will get better with time. The hardest part for me right now is making him like his crate considering i have to put him in it and leave everyday. Any tips/...

LabGuy

So im on day 3 of having my new lab pup, and I have a couple of questions about crate training. I am still trying to get him use to going in there all the time, so I have been feeding him regularly in his kennel and leaving the door open to allow him to walk in and out. So far there have been no acc...

LabGuy

Thanks for the information everyone. Keep them coming if you still have them. Crate training tips would be great as thats my first training activity to tackle.

LabGuy

I just wanted to see if there is anyone on this forum that trains their own pointing labs here in Minneapolis? There are a couple members in Lake Country RC (which I joined this past week) that have pointing labs, but it would be nice to see if there are others around the area as well. Thanks, Justin

LabGuy

Considering I am picking up my lab pup next weekend, I wanted to start a thread to hear everyones tips for starting their dogs off on the right foot. It will be good to hear the "I would have done this/that different" types of opinions and what everyone has experienced that you can't learn in a book...

LabGuy

If you're planning to become an AdvancedLabGuy, you should know that retriever trainers often use both "heel" and "here" one right after the other to push or pull a dog in a different direction when lining it up for either a blind retrieve or sometimes a marked retrieve. MG I do plan on doing advan...

LabGuy

Any opinions on which one to use for a pointing lab? To me, I was almost thinking that "here" could be to close to "heel", even though both commands would probably accomplish the same thing. Thanks in advance.

LabGuy

First of all, new to the forum! I pick up my new pup (Yellow Lab) in about a week and a half so will be asking a TON of questions on here to get some ideas. Any of you guys feed your dogs Purina Exclusive? The breeder that I am getting my dog from feeds all of his dogs this brand. After some phone c...

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