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by chrokeva
Wed Oct 31, 2018 6:53 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: Start em Young
Replies: 76
Views: 33368

Re: Start em Young

My 8 week old cocker pup. I obviously plan to start young getting her retrieving drive going just like I did with her mother. I did have to back off with mom when teething started though so that I did not create bad habits and plan to do the same with her pup. 43618958_175159666696191_91551578716110...
by chrokeva
Wed Jan 04, 2017 6:03 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: FTP
Replies: 26
Views: 11595

Re: FTP

I have found this thread pretty interesting. I started my dogs FTP just as in the Hillman video (back nick back) while in motion and although I did get momentum I also have to say that I agree with gh in that it was not really force as I did not force by "compelling a dog to do a task against his wi...
by chrokeva
Fri Sep 23, 2016 10:37 am
Forum: Health and Nutrition
Topic: 34/16 dog food
Replies: 13
Views: 7921

34/16 dog food

I currently have my dog on Wellness Core Wild Game with 34% protein and 16% fat. It has served me very well and it is a good quality dog food but over the past 3 or 4 months we have increased her activity level by quite a bit and it is looking like I will either need to increase quantity of her food...
by chrokeva
Tue Aug 16, 2016 9:09 am
Forum: Training
Topic: training dummies for piles
Replies: 15
Views: 6051

Re: training dummies for piles

Video of Bridget and I working angle backs and overs this morning with the help of a place board. She is coming along well and I would say she is about 95% on this drill (at the distance I am working and in a controlled environment). Surprised at how many reps it took just to get to the point we are...
by chrokeva
Mon Aug 15, 2016 7:05 am
Forum: Training
Topic: training dummies for piles
Replies: 15
Views: 6051

Re: training dummies for piles

The reason you use Orange is for suck. If you have a white pile on each side and orange in the middle the dog always wants to fade to white. It's no great mystery or even worth arguing about. It simply teaches a dog to go where he's sent. It's practical application in hunting would be if you had a ...
by chrokeva
Sun Aug 14, 2016 7:24 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: training dummies for piles
Replies: 15
Views: 6051

Re: training dummies for piles

Good way to think about it mnaj!
Polmaise....is this a trick question? :).
by chrokeva
Sun Aug 14, 2016 4:46 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: training dummies for piles
Replies: 15
Views: 6051

Re: training dummies for piles

Personally never had a preference from the dog on colour ! ...In a pile . more a scent , but then it also depends on other factors ? Colours are great for ''marking'' , but 'Pile work' isn't marking :wink: True True. We are not working on marking so color really should not matter. I know the retrie...
by chrokeva
Sun Aug 14, 2016 2:55 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: training dummies for piles
Replies: 15
Views: 6051

Re: training dummies for piles

Sounds good to me. Saves me about a hundred bucks by not having to purchase more dummies :).
I have not started to use different colors in my training as of yet but think I may need to purchase a few orange dummies in the future.
by chrokeva
Sun Aug 14, 2016 1:15 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: training dummies for piles
Replies: 15
Views: 6051

training dummies for piles

So we are starting to train hard and heavy on piles and baseball drills and I have a question regarding training dummmies. Right now I have been using all of my 3" dummies of which I have 8 and I am realizing that I am spending too much time putting out dummies so I would like to have at least 16. T...
by chrokeva
Mon Aug 08, 2016 5:11 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: The Spaniel Spot
Replies: 1740
Views: 840098

Re: The Spaniel Spot

polmaise wrote:Done some retrieving with a couple of pups the other day ,working on steadiness and honour also delivery.
Having a few problems so any constructive criticism is welcomed :lol:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=323pwK_t6Ng
Wow I do have to say I think those are the cutest pups I have ever seen.
by chrokeva
Thu Aug 04, 2016 9:06 am
Forum: Training
Topic: The Spaniel Spot
Replies: 1740
Views: 840098

Re: The Spaniel Spot

As a side note this week we will be spending the majority of our week working on heel work. Do I want to go back to this beginning step that I thought was "good enough"? NO, but I now realize that without my dogs heel work being precise the chances of getting my dog to the more advanced stages of tr...
by chrokeva
Thu Aug 04, 2016 7:43 am
Forum: Training
Topic: The Spaniel Spot
Replies: 1740
Views: 840098

Re: The Spaniel Spot

Very good post Bill. Learning to train a gundog on the internet or a book for that matter seems like a impossible task for me but there is some really good advice out there if you know how to apply it to your situation (not as easy as it sounds IMO). I have accomplished confusing my self (and my dog...
by chrokeva
Sun Jul 31, 2016 3:03 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: The Spaniel Spot
Replies: 1740
Views: 840098

Re: The Spaniel Spot

ahhhh truth be known I like the looks of "hands in pocket" :)
by chrokeva
Sun Jul 31, 2016 2:25 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: The Spaniel Spot
Replies: 1740
Views: 840098

Re: The Spaniel Spot

Interesting how things are done in different areas. Out here at least in California hand control is a big thing in the springer trial game. I cannot say that I have seen much hand control when it comes to cockers but my exposure to cocker trials is pretty limited so others may be able to weigh in on...
by chrokeva
Sun Jul 31, 2016 1:36 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: The Spaniel Spot
Replies: 1740
Views: 840098

Re: The Spaniel Spot

It is a headwind but really is not about hunting so not sure wind direction is that important. Ideally this drill would be on bare ground but this was the best I could get. I am working on getting her to look at my hands so I can gain more control (something we have been lacking in). I am happy with...
by chrokeva
Sun Jul 31, 2016 11:51 am
Forum: Training
Topic: The Spaniel Spot
Replies: 1740
Views: 840098

Re: The Spaniel Spot

My little monkey doing lots of yard work and learning to "check in" with me and me working on my timing. Please note that no birds where used in the filming of this video :). It is all about getting us to work better as a team. Hoping some of these things transfer when we are out in the field with b...
by chrokeva
Sun Jul 31, 2016 8:32 am
Forum: Training
Topic: The Spaniel Spot
Replies: 1740
Views: 840098

Re: The Spaniel Spot

Sounds like quite a handful of a pup Bill! It must be so much fun having a pup around though.
by chrokeva
Fri Jul 29, 2016 1:23 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: E-collar help - Working on "Come" - Confused Dog???
Replies: 41
Views: 21943

Re: E-collar help - Working on "Come" - Confused Dog???

Personally I would just condition re-call . This honestly does not require an e-collar. You can 'overlay' this known command later .... ''Come'' means Good .If the dog and handler don't have this ....? well I suppose you can make a dog do almost anything it is physically capable of doing , but maki...
by chrokeva
Fri Jul 29, 2016 11:18 am
Forum: Training
Topic: E-collar help - Working on "Come" - Confused Dog???
Replies: 41
Views: 21943

Re: E-collar help - Working on "Come" - Confused Dog???

. Initially I would do a nick just to get her to stay and then a nick to come, while pulling on her lead. . It kind of sounds like you were trying to condition the dog to the collar on two commands at the same time and you confused the dog. I collar conditioned pretty much the same as in the video ...
by chrokeva
Mon Jul 25, 2016 11:34 am
Forum: Training
Topic: The Spaniel Spot
Replies: 1740
Views: 840098

Re: The Spaniel Spot

Entered Bridget for one day of the hunt test at Grizzly Island this past weekend and received her 2nd master leg. I felt we could have done better on both the hunt dead and the water blind but we pushed through. I was very happy with her bird work on a hot day in very heavy cover. I have recently ma...
by chrokeva
Fri Jul 15, 2016 2:28 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: The Spaniel Spot
Replies: 1740
Views: 840098

Re: The Spaniel Spot

I am sure there are many ways to get a spaniel to run a straight line but here are a few videos that Gary Breitbarth did on teaching a spaniel to take a straight line (part two is where he adds cover). I have been working on this with my dog but have not brought it to cover yet. (part I) http://www....
by chrokeva
Thu Jun 23, 2016 2:23 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: Retrieving
Replies: 41
Views: 14257

Re: Retrieving

'Shaping' a behaviour for one that knows no other is easy . One that has already figured out what to do is harder for the same dog and handler to fix. (Because they both done it ) Unwittingly ,and without intention but it is what it is . (otherwise there would be no post) . This one has been doing ...
by chrokeva
Sun May 15, 2016 7:42 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: The Spaniel Spot
Replies: 1740
Views: 840098

Re: The Spaniel Spot

Wooohooo congratulations!!
by chrokeva
Mon Apr 18, 2016 7:08 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: The Spaniel Spot
Replies: 1740
Views: 840098

Re: The Spaniel Spot

Aparently it was not consistent if you were not penalised yet others were. Is the judging criteria in the UK concerning tests..Objective or subjective analysis???? Here in the US Tests are judged very objectively. Did the dog do the work that was asked of them? Style,pace, and general spaniel like ...
by chrokeva
Sat Apr 02, 2016 8:08 am
Forum: Training
Topic: The Spaniel Spot
Replies: 1740
Views: 840098

Re: The Spaniel Spot

Being new to both trialing and cockers I am hesitant to give my opinion but I will give it a try. Being that most cocker trials out here are judged by springer people it would not surprise me that a strong flush would be put up over a soft flush with all other things being equal. To me the other sid...
by chrokeva
Fri Mar 25, 2016 7:37 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: The Spaniel Spot
Replies: 1740
Views: 840098

Re: The Spaniel Spot

gundogguy wrote:And the hits just keep coming
Zeta girl takes a 2nd in Good Friday day trial in P.A.
Her 2nd placement in the last 7days.
Wow Zeta is on fire. Congrats!!
by chrokeva
Sun Mar 20, 2016 8:27 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: The Spaniel Spot
Replies: 1740
Views: 840098

Re: The Spaniel Spot

After going to a springer trial this weekend where much of the cover was 5 to 6 feet like it seems was the case for Zeta I have a new appreciation for dogs that can work this type of cover....truly takes a dog with lots of push. Could not get a decent photo of a dog in this cover but here is a photo...
by chrokeva
Sun Mar 20, 2016 3:09 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: The Spaniel Spot
Replies: 1740
Views: 840098

Re: The Spaniel Spot

That is quite a accomplishment....congratulations!!
by chrokeva
Tue Mar 15, 2016 7:46 am
Forum: Training
Topic: The Spaniel Spot
Replies: 1740
Views: 840098

Re: The Spaniel Spot

Congratulations to springerdude and Josie....awesome job!
by chrokeva
Tue Mar 01, 2016 8:18 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: The Spaniel Spot
Replies: 1740
Views: 840098

Re: The Spaniel Spot

I agree with gundogguy as usual that test scores are irrelevant, it's pass/fail and any other "scoring" should be in your own head as handler on how your dog performed and what weaknesses you may need to work on going forward. Or, the way HTs work now and with the soccer-medal-for-everybody mentali...
by chrokeva
Mon Feb 29, 2016 8:02 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: The Spaniel Spot
Replies: 1740
Views: 840098

Re: The Spaniel Spot

Our tests do have a scoring system so we could do placements but you really have to work to even get a peak at your score (in my experience). There seems to be a bigger focus on the pass/fail rather than the quaility (score) of your run. This must be a regional thing. All I've had to do is ask poli...
by chrokeva
Mon Feb 29, 2016 9:13 am
Forum: Training
Topic: The Spaniel Spot
Replies: 1740
Views: 840098

Re: The Spaniel Spot

For further clarification our 'tests' are all simulated set ups using bumpers and bangers. Our 'Trials' are all using live ammunition and Live Game. The Majority of Spaniel Trial' ers do not enter 'tests' .It would also be fair to say that especially with retrievers the majority of the competitors ...
by chrokeva
Mon Feb 29, 2016 8:37 am
Forum: Training
Topic: The Spaniel Spot
Replies: 1740
Views: 840098

Re: The Spaniel Spot

In our trials and our tests there are 1st , 2nd etc. places . This may go down to either 3rd or 4th place in tests ....it depends on the club holding the test. Neither our trials or our tests are "Pass or Fail." I've seen retriever tests where the judges had to go down to 1/2 points in order to spl...
by chrokeva
Thu Feb 25, 2016 1:35 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: The Spaniel Spot
Replies: 1740
Views: 840098

Re: The Spaniel Spot

gundogguy wrote: I think she got It I think she got!
:)
by chrokeva
Thu Feb 25, 2016 11:34 am
Forum: Training
Topic: The Spaniel Spot
Replies: 1740
Views: 840098

Re: The Spaniel Spot

...If the AKC Flushing dog test mirrored the CKC spaniel hunt test, participation would go way down. .. as an aside, There is no Master Hunter Advance test or title here either! Ah, but remember when there was [/i], gundogguy? - "was" being the operative word that lasted about what, 15 minutes of f...
by chrokeva
Wed Feb 24, 2016 4:21 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: The Spaniel Spot
Replies: 1740
Views: 840098

Re: The Spaniel Spot

I have to wonder if the lack of difficulty in the junior/senior spaniel test levels is due to the lower expectations from the minor breeds? I believe it is from breeders, absolutely. I can't answer for retriever folks but the perspective from Canada is illuminating. In the States, being able to sel...
by chrokeva
Wed Feb 24, 2016 3:02 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: The Spaniel Spot
Replies: 1740
Views: 840098

Re: The Spaniel Spot

I guess splitting a breed up is difficult no matter what side you are on. Back many years ago when I trialing Border Collies there was a big movement to keep the show people from splitting up the breed by allowing the AKC recognize it as being able to compete in the conformation ring. In the end not...
by chrokeva
Tue Feb 23, 2016 5:11 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: The Spaniel Spot
Replies: 1740
Views: 840098

Re: The Spaniel Spot

I will definitely check out that new gadget called a camera for future events :).
Colorado is 1200 miles from us. I am thinking I need to get my head checked on this one. Also thinking I need to get a rent-a-springer so I can go to closer events.
by chrokeva
Mon Feb 22, 2016 3:58 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: The Spaniel Spot
Replies: 1740
Views: 840098

Re: The Spaniel Spot

Back from our 4 days spaniel trial and thought I would post a update. The first two days our club hosted a cocker trial followed by a two day springer trial. Lots of fun and also lots of work. Unlike last year we only had a few hours of rain for the cocker trial but the rest of the 4 days were dry a...
by chrokeva
Wed Feb 17, 2016 9:26 am
Forum: Training
Topic: The Spaniel Spot
Replies: 1740
Views: 840098

Re: The Spaniel Spot

Well nice dog no doubt about it! Is the control unusual?....I really don't think so for a dog at that level. Is this type of control common in the US?...oh yeah most of the better springers trialing here are very controlled and level headed from what I have seen. One thing that stands out to me in t...
by chrokeva
Sun Feb 14, 2016 4:45 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: Harassment while training dogs legally on public land
Replies: 32
Views: 14217

Re: Harassment while training dogs legally on public land

I was running down the road one time already 15 over the speed limit with a semi tight on my heels. The section of road was only one lane each way w/double solid lines separating each direction (no passing). Anyhow, lanes turned into two just ahead of a traffic light that had gone red. Once the ext...
by chrokeva
Sun Feb 14, 2016 4:42 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: Harassment while training dogs legally on public land
Replies: 32
Views: 14217

Re: Harassment while training dogs legally on public land

This works both ways. In Minnesota you need a permit to train or hold an event on public land. On two different occasions I have planted my birds for training only to have a NAVHDA group show up and tell me I could not shoot there because they were holding an event and one time a dog club was holdi...
by chrokeva
Sat Feb 13, 2016 8:56 am
Forum: Training
Topic: Harassment while training dogs legally on public land
Replies: 32
Views: 14217

Re: Harassment while training dogs legally on public land

chrokeva welcome to the world of Politically correct politics. When you started with your pup you never in a million years thought that some folks would not appreciate what you were doing. You need to check your regulations on hunting and dog training in Califoriastan. Here in Michigan there are la...
by chrokeva
Sat Feb 13, 2016 8:53 am
Forum: Training
Topic: Harassment while training dogs legally on public land
Replies: 32
Views: 14217

Re: Harassment while training dogs legally on public land

art hubbard wrote:Where in California did this happen ? I have a boy in CA. I would like to make him aware of this crap. He also trains dogs on a public training ground.
This happened at Grizzly Island Wildlife Preserve in Suisun, Ca
by chrokeva
Fri Feb 12, 2016 5:05 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: Harassment while training dogs legally on public land
Replies: 32
Views: 14217

Re: Harassment while training dogs legally on public land

Unfortunately I really do not remember much about the vehicle (other than it was a newer type car) because I really did not understand what was happening at first and I did not understand the law at that point. Next time I will be much more aware. Staying calm and letting officers handle this is ver...
by chrokeva
Fri Feb 12, 2016 2:58 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: Harassment while training dogs legally on public land
Replies: 32
Views: 14217

Harassment while training dogs legally on public land

I have a question that I feel others on here may have dealt with. While out training a few days ago with my training group at a local California wildlife area I ran into a situation that I personally have not dealt with previously. We had set up a course which started a ways off a dirt road, everyon...
by chrokeva
Mon Feb 01, 2016 8:15 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: The Spaniel Spot
Replies: 1740
Views: 840098

Re: The Spaniel Spot

Thank you for the kind words. For the most part I feel good about our progress over the past few months. Personally I would not have had a problem with her going in the water but a alas many in the group worried about various obstacles (drop offs, water, blackberries, etc) so that was that . I norm...
by chrokeva
Mon Jan 25, 2016 6:40 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: The Spaniel Spot
Replies: 1740
Views: 840098

Re: The Spaniel Spot

Thank you for the kind words. For the most part I feel good about our progress over the past few months. Personally I would not have had a problem with her going in the water but alas many in the group worried about various obstacles (drop offs, water, blackberries, etc) so that was that. I normally...
by chrokeva
Mon Jan 25, 2016 2:04 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: The Spaniel Spot
Replies: 1740
Views: 840098

Re: The Spaniel Spot

I thought I may share a recent training run with Bridget. For clarification we are working in a slight left to right crossing headwind. The bird was shot quickly since there was a stream directly over the hill and we were trying to keep the dogs out of that. This is a new field for us so my dog for ...
by chrokeva
Fri Dec 25, 2015 1:08 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: The Spaniel Spot
Replies: 1740
Views: 840098

Re: The Spaniel Spot

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