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Evanman2010

Good morning everyone, I have been training my 1 year old GSP Duke his entire life with the check cord (Lead rope). He has recently been introduced to the e-collar and I have been working with him on that. This past weekend I planted some birds for him and with the lead hitched around his waist he d...

Evanman2010

Talked with Charlie and we out for a meet and greet session. Decided to go with Charlie and I will be sending out my pup at the end of March for 2 weeks. From the meet and greet it seems like Charlie knows what he is doing, he seems like he has a Masters Degree in hunting dogs, birds, anything hunti...

Evanman2010

Well I missed sending my pup south for winter training and have been training at home as well as obediance training. Still in the search for some spring time training to send my gsp off to. I plan on contacting hifivekennels, any other suggestions on places to go?

Evanman2010

Yes, as a matter of fact we have been training with Bill at Colonial farms twice a month since I got my pup. Im looking for a place that will board and train him for a couple weeks at a time (6 days a week, constantly on birds, etc). Ive heard of many places doing this but it seems like everyone shu...

Evanman2010

I will check them out, thanks.

Evanman2010

Looking to send my GSP pup to training where he can get more exposure to birds, hunting, pointing, basic commands, etc. Ive heard of places taking dogs for a month at a time and training almost everyday on birds. My GSP is just over 9 months and I feel right now he needs as much exposure to birds as...

Evanman2010

Glad to hear your pup is doing great in the woods! Im in the same boat, with my pup being 9 months old this is his first season, took him on one hunting trip 2 weeks ago and going on another one this weekend. He flushed and chased his first wild bird but after many tries and lost birds he started to...

Evanman2010

Great advice, thanks for the help. I am going up north this weekend to hopefully get him on some grouse and woodcock. I plan on keeping his check cord on him in hopes to whoa him if he locks onto a bird. Best of luck with your training, getting them on birds can be the best for them, keep up the gre...

Evanman2010

Thank you for the dropping techniques and I will use them on the next dog I get on down the road but as for this pup the problem was solved. Yes I have tried everything, grabbing his haunches, lifting him in the air, flicking his nose, training with a brush, squeezing his ears, squeezing his rear ha...

Evanman2010

You dont know the background of the dropping issue. He would never drop, he knew what the command was with toys etc but when it came to birds he wouldnt let go. We would have to pry his mouth open and even then the bird was trashed. Once he squeezed the bird so tight in his mouth the guts came out o...

Evanman2010

1st I would like to thank everyone for all the replies, you all are alot of help and this forum is a great asset to have. 2nd I have gave consideration of joining our local NAVHDA but the nearest meet up is 1.5 hrs away :( 3rd I know im not trying to get a world class dog out of my pup. This is my f...

Evanman2010

@Gonehuntin' why do you say I really need help with my pup? Do you think his actions are not on track or far off for a 9 month old pup? Any suggestions on what type of training I should be doing in addition to the whoa training?

Evanman2010

So far I feel that I have him on a pretty good program. Every afternoon I will take about 15 minutes to whoa train him. I have started with the barrel and now onto the ground with a check cord hitched around his waist. I can now whoa him, drop the cord and walk a circle around him at any distance, h...

Evanman2010

Yes I have a trainer in my town we see 2 times a month. We have not introduced the e-collar yet other than once and I was not a fan, but I feel like this is the only way to get to him while he is running. I dont want to punish him when he comes to me after chasing.

Evanman2010

I was finally able to get a weekend off and take my 9 month old gsp out in the Northern Michigan woods. Put up about 20 birds in 3 days and killed about half of that. Since this was his first hunt I just let him run, he finally got the hang of things after an hour in the woods and ran about 15 yards...

Evanman2010

Thank you everyone for all the posts and help, I have really been drilling it into the pup and everyone that works with him (Girlfriend, parents, etc) the commands. For dropping issues, he has finally got it and understands what drop and leave it means couldnt be happier! Whenever he has a ball he w...

Evanman2010

Picking up a couple more birds this afternoon, plan on wearing him out and running him before we hunt to see if this will have a change to help his excitement and listen better. I also plan on having some tasty jerky strips in the field that he wont resist to drop the bird for one. Thanks again for ...

Evanman2010

I have.... many times. He loves to push the boundries all the time. And each time im there to correct him. Just this morning he was eating and my other dog a 13year old lab walked by he growled at her and then snapped her on the nose. I corrected him, im going to see how he will do this afternoon w...

Evanman2010

Hey guys, ive been training Duke to drop the past couple days, whenever I have a treat in my hand he will drop only if I have a treat, sometimes when he is tired he will not want to drop. But in all progress is going well, it will just take alot of reinforcement and training to really get him to kn...

Evanman2010

Hey guys, ive been training Duke to drop the past couple days, whenever I have a treat in my hand he will drop only if I have a treat, sometimes when he is tired he will not want to drop. But in all progress is going well, it will just take alot of reinforcement and training to really get him to kno...

Evanman2010

Thank you for the tips, I have saw a couple videos about teaching a pup to drop so I will begin asap. I make sure to not overreact with aggression because in all he did retrieve the downed bird to me, dont want to scare him away from this. Hopefully the training will work, thanks for the advice. ** ...

Evanman2010

I have a 7 month old GSP, he is great at retrieving downed birds, toys, tennis balls, anything you throw for him. When he fetches and brings it back to you, it is always a struggle to get him to drop especially with birds. This past weekend in training he went to retrieve a shot bird and held onto i...

Evanman2010

Thanks for the great advice everyone. I have him on a check cord whenever in training, but I will try using it with a stake. It seems like he is on the right track and just needs more exposure to birds. I have a bunch of sellers around me. Besides training, looks like I will need to place out some b...

Evanman2010

UPDATE: Thanks again for all the help and suggestions, I really wish I would of known all this the day I got him but as time went on the aggression started to die down. I can now put my face by his food and he will not growl or show any aggression, sometimes he likes to give me a little kiss. Whenev...

Evanman2010

I have had the same issue as your having, my pup is 7 months old now. He was definatly the alpha male of the pack, whenever we would get near him with a toy, food, water, anything he liked and didnt want to be around us he growled and snapped at me once. I first started off being gentle saying no an...

Evanman2010

I have a 7 month old gsp who loves to hunt. I have been taking him to a trainer 2 times a month for a couple months now, he is now gun broke and we are now teaching him to hold his point longer with live birds in the field. At home I have bird wings, dummys, dead birds to work him with. I can occasi...

Evanman2010

Took him to town yesterday, we had a music festival going on so lots of people, loud noises, dogs, etc. I put a choke collar on him so he wont pull and did great, played with the other dogs, didnt jump on people, sat and watched the amtrack train pass at 25 yards away, each time he did good I gave h...

Evanman2010

Got it, thankyou. Took him to training yesterday and he got to play with the trainers dogs, at first he was timid but started to mess with them (Not growl or bite but go up and nip them or grab their ears) and they didnt want to take any crap, he learned pretty quick to not mess with other dogs. May...

Evanman2010

Thanks for the ideas guys, sounds like more training in the positive direction im going is going to work out great. Tonight he starts his bird training with live birds and starts being gun broke, pretty anxious to see how he will do. As for the bones and eating, I agree the quick approach and surpri...

Evanman2010

UPDATE: Well its been a couple weeks and lots has changed (In a good way :D ). Whenever Duke meets people he seems very excited now, he makes friends with the mail man (who gives him a treat each time he sees him), people at the vet, people in town, he runs up to whoever he sees and starts to lick a...

Evanman2010

Duke and I will be starting training at the beginning of June. Maybe the guy I will be going to will have some insite on this since he breeds GSP. Pretty sure he can help with this also. Thanks for the input guys. Ill still socalize him as much as possible with people and reward good behavior. Maybe...

Evanman2010

I think there is a place in Chelsea, Colonial Farms, that offer some training programs for hunting dogs. Can"t remember if it is hourly one on one training or programs that they work with owners in a group setting weekly. I have never participated in these- but have heard good things about them fro...

Evanman2010

Ive never had a dog act out like this so im not sure what to do here. When he is meeting people sometimes I pick him up and introduce him to them slowly, this helps a bunch instead of having him run away on the leash and get yanked. At home when he is eating I have been slowly touching him and petti...

Evanman2010

Hello, My GSP pup is currently 3 1/2 month old and loved to jump. For me it just takes training and lots of time. Each time that he tried to jump I would put my hand down and push his head down and say down, give him a treat if he stays down, reward him for his good behavior. I always try and predic...

Evanman2010

Hello, Well still in the training stages of my GSP who is 3 1/2 months old. Biggest issue I have right now is associating him with random people. I take him to town every day and he meets random people all the time but at first is skidish and sometimes growls at them. Once they touch him he is fine ...

Evanman2010

I am in the Ann Arbor area guys, I sent a message out to a couple guys on here already and hopefully join a training group around me. Would love to get this dog on the birds soon. When would you guys recommend me to start bringing my pup to these training days? Now? 10, 12 weeks?

Evanman2010

Sorry for the late response ive been pretty busy, but i have been taking him out everywhere I go (nature walks, woods, fields, waterways, rivers, towns, almost every place i can go he goes with me). I am from Chelsea about 15minutes west of Ann Arbor Mi. I would love to take him to a couple chapters...

Evanman2010

Hello All, New guy here from Michigan. I recently picked up a German Shorthaired Pointer, which is my first hunting dog so im pretty sure you all will see me on here a bunch for alot of questions haha. He is currently 8 weeks old and so far he is the smartest dog I have ever seen. Im excited to get ...

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