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Vision wrote:

Brooks Carmichael wrote: I hunt him all the time on foot

Come on Brooks. You mean to tell us you have an all age field trial dog that you hunt on foot?

Brooks has one of THE all age shorthairs of the decade. Big, athletic and has all the tools. Throws a pretty good puppy as well.

Man, you're sure trying to get me into setters.

You guys need new trainers. When I asked my soon to be trainer if he could hunt his trial dogs off foot his response was, every single one of them, even the All Age dogs. Last year I picked my dog up exactly 1 day after her run at the All age Nationals, we proceeded to move 5-6 wild coveys of bobs,...

Doug has won a ton of trials with his hounds, and many a CH. And he foot hunts his dogs like crazy. I think they are smart enough to know the difference. I agree with you and believe that dogs are smart enough to know the difference. I'll reiterate that my time afield with a young horseback dog, hu...

for certain, I'm not hunting a younger dog without a horse or atv Why not? I'm not sure I've been to a trial that wasn't native birds only in the last 3 or 4 years. More afraid of going to a pen bird trial. With a young dog, I see every day in the field as a time to develop and reinforce behaviors ...

A couple of GSP buddies of mine keep on declining an invitation to go hunting for wild birds. One tells me that wild birds will mess his FT dog up. The other guy seems to fear wild birds and said he'll stick with preserve pheasants. Scare'dy Cats or what's up with these clowns? Good buds but I like...

My GSP just hit 6 months and weighs in at 37.5. On another note my buddy has a GSP the same age that weighs right at 52lbs.... His sire is 92lbs. I have worried about mine being undersized. Do you know what a 92lb shorthair will get you besides eating 8 cups of food daily and leaving bear sized tur...

i know some will not agree with this.but have you tried the wing on a string to see if the dog will point if you havent i would try this just dont let the dog catch the wing as soon as the dog points then you know the dog will at least point then stop and put the dog back on birds remember when you...

Any post that requires veterinary advice requires a vet to see the dog ! ... I don't think that is necessarily true. With our first child, my wife wanted to dash off to the Dr or ER for anything. It took her mother and sister sharing their experience to talk her out of half the trip. Now, after a c...

Pigeons in the launcher or wild birds that are not so easy to catch will help. Forget the quail for now.......Cj If a guy did nothing but what CJ recommended above and did it a lot, they'd end up with a heck of a good pointing dog. Training a pointing dog is a lot like teaching a kid to ride a bicy...

Fact is nearly any bird is easily cleaned with a shears and fingers. Easier than a knife. +1 I think every sportsman should have to go spend an hour or two with a pro. Watching someone who can take a animal apart efficiently makes you realize that a sharp knife and skill is a big part of conservati...

lookong for some advice with training my 10 month old setter. This is my first time trying to train a bird dog and I just started working with pigeons and a launcher this week. I've probably used 20 birds over the last 4 or 5 days. This is his first exposure to birds in the field. I'm not sure if I...

Hello, I am a new member but have been reading these forums for almost 2 years in anticipation of getting my first bird dog. I now have a 13 week old German Wirehair Pointer that I have had since he was 6 weeks old. I am trying to work on discipline before starting to work with birds based on some ...

Are you comfortable on horses?

I have a couple of shorthairs and setters