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Fair enough, if there are no realistic timetables to go on, what are the standard forms of training to achieve results in quartering, locking up on woah, and using scent vs eyes to locate game? Also, what is a good order to go in regarding the training a pointing pup should acquire? (You are not goi...

Thank you so far for the tips. What I’m really trying to understand is what is age appropriate for the dog with specific tasks. I already have a good idea of how to train (I have trained labs before, and I teach 5th grade for my career) so I understand the enssentials about how to get my point acros...

Hello All, I will be getting a Brittany puppy here shortly, and this will be the first pointing breed that I have ever trained. I have been reading, Best Way to Train your Gun Dog, and it has been very enjoyable and insightful. However, I am very unclear on when to start teaching specific things. I ...

I sure appreciate the advice everyone. I guess my next question is this; what books or videos do you recommend reading/watching when it comes to training pointers? Or I suppose Brittany’s in particular if there are some out there. I’ve grown up my whole life training flushing dogs, so this will obvi...

I’m from Oregon, and I hunt by foot.

From my conversations with them, the owner seems like a stand up guy. Again, I don’t have much experience to go on. What is an all age trial dog? I don’t really care if the dog runs big or works close, as long as it points, my legs will walk to it. I believe they are OFAed, but I should check to be ...

Hello All, For starters, I hope everyone is having a great Christmas season. I’m looking to purchase a Brittany pup, and I have a good idea that I want to go through this kennel called Frosty Meadows (http://www.frostymeadows.com/) in Texas. I’m curious if anyone else has bought a pup from there and...

Hello all, I have a question that might not only help me, but other prospective puppy buyers as well. I am curious about how to read a pedigree, so that I can understand the lineage of a dog. There are so many abbreviations (NAFC, FC, MH, MNH, etc.) and I do not know what they all correlate to. Corr...

Awesome posts and pics everyone. I really would like to get 3 to 4 dogs someday. For those of you that have this many or more, do you find it to be feasible? My wife and I bring home a moderate income, but my concern is this: With a couple kids and that many dogs, do you feel that you give enough at...

I don't have any personal experience with either of these breeds; but from what I have read, these dogs seem very similar to one another. The only real difference I noticed was that a Brit is more of a pointer, while the Springer is more of a flusher. I might be splitting hairs, but does anyone with...

I'm trying to figure out a shotgun that would perform fairly well in the upland fields, as well as in a duck blind. I've been looking at the super black eagle from Benelli. I like the looks and feel, and I'm a left handed shooter which limits my options on many semi autos (I can't stand the shell fl...

Has anybody ever tried this? It seems to me like it would be a blast. However, I'm not sure if it would in any way interfere with hunting training.


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I'm curious, what hunting dogs do people have at home? A lab and a shorthair? Three Brittany's? Does anyone besides a breeder have 5+ dogs? I always thought that it would be neat (and a fools dream) to have five dogs of all different breeds that I like. Chessie, lab, shorthair, Brittany, and a sette...

Hello all, I've been reading up on this forum for a couple weeks now, and it has really been a treat. I love learning more about gun dogs, and I enjoy all of the detailed stories. It seemed to me, I ought to become a member and get involved in something enjoyable like this. Anyway, a little about me...