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Gordon Guy

I spent 16 years in ND and for the last 9 years hunting late season chukars and Huns here in Idaho. Cotton Kills, or so it's said. Check out the new "High Tech" fabrics and moisture wicking clothing from HK and now many other brands. Especially pants and t-shirts. If you're walking in snow blue jean...

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The weather is still warm, put him out in the truck.

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How are you training right now? What type of birds have you been using? How are you using them? The way I do it getting a dog steady or whoa broke won't help with crowding birds.

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meridiandave wrote:[I hope your getting some hunting in the new backyard.

Took my 6 month old pup out after dinner Sunday evening and found 2 coveys of quail, a covey of Huns and a covey of chukar, all within sight of my house. It's a great backyard. No gun just running the pup on the home coveys.

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My dogs are fine till I get up in the lava rock. Really tears up their pads. Are there dogs that have feet that handle lava? I don't think it's a particular breed or breeds of dogs that handle lava rock better. What I think makes a difference is the way the foot is put together, conditioning and co...

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It's personal preference really. With that said I'll wade into the waters, I would like a dog to have these characteristics Really tough feet, points their birds from a good distance, independent, but still wants to hunt in the same direction that you're going, not a water hog, lots of stamina (Cond...

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Shooting Sportsman and Sporting Classics. +1 on Gray's.

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Pick the parents, and grand parents. With all else being equal (What can you really tell about a 7 week old puppy) go for the pup with the best eye appeal. No use hunting with an ugly dog...

We all have our own way of making a decision.

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No birds in Idaho this year, we had a bad hatch...

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"I agree that the field is no place for the clicker or treat training. "

I guess that's not entirely true. When pup is 2 or 3 months old (birds are really not yet the draw for pup) and I'm in the field with my pup I'll usually have a some treats in my pocket to re-enforce the behavior.

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I agree that the field is no place for the clicker or treat training. I only use treats 100% of the time for the first couple training events and then I start to wean pup off the treats. Wean = a treat every other time and then ever third time, etc until the treats are not needed to get the behavior...

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Willow creek has some youtube videos of clicker training. I do similar with part of their food but no clicker. Mainly work on come. And feed them part of their food every day by hand. I do that from when I pick them up for a month or so. At a year my pup still comes up and bumps my hand. He knows t...

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Living with Gun Dogs, by George Bird Evans https://www.amazon.com/Living-EVANS-GEORGE-BIRD-Signed/dp/B001UL3VP4/ref=sr_1_4?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1473894545&sr=1-4&keywords=Bird+Dogs+George+Bird+Evans Upland Autumn, William Tapply Afield: American writers on Bird dogs, William Demott and David Smith A ...

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That's not a good sign... I'm heading out this weekend. Maybe they are lower or still closer to water/moisture, where the bugs might be. I hope you didn't jinx me.

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Depends on your dog...Try a bag and see if there is a difference. 2 of mine do much better on Earthborn Grain Free food and the other two would do well on bread and milk. For ease of feeding they all get grain free.

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It helps to see someone actually do it. This video helped me through a few tough spots.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=paKEj47Em54

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Not a race, back up and repeat as necessary. Have you tried to overlay the ear on the button of the e-collar? The dog will get the ear pinch and the stimulation at the same time. Then after a while you can let the ear alone and use only the e-collar. I've only FF'd one dog, I'm not an expert, but th...

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Gordon Guy, This was a distance we worked up to over 3 months though he could have done it sooner. He was about 12 months old when we started and I had to have a way for him to release energy in a short amount of time. I just read him as we progressed. We usually ran every other day. We would stop ...

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I much prefer free running and fortunately have the room to do it, but roading really does build muscle faster. A word of caution, be careful with younger dogs. I don't road dogs under about 15 months old and am very careful until past age two. I learned the hard way that it can be very tough on th...

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It takes some dogs a little bit to figure it out, so ne ready for some chaos right at first - twirling and jumping and dog foolishness. Until they get the hang of it, keep it to single dog on each arm. Be careful with turns. I always use something like 'careful now' to warn the dogs when I'm about ...

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Personally, I would keep them at a slow even pace and stay off of gravel or pavement....to hard on their feet. I did this with my GSP with a 30 foot lead that I held by hand. He loved it and it usually gave him a good enough reason to sleep. He easily worked up to 15 mile runs and was ready to go f...

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I have a question for those folks that road their dogs from an ATV. I just bought a roading rig and a couple dog harnesses from LC Supply. I'm thinking there's more to this than just hooking up the dogs and taking them for a spin. :) What are some of the things that I should know so I don't hurt my ...

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No problems here. There are wolves in the areas I hunt in western Idaho but I've had no encounters, nor have I heard stories of encounters from others. Every now and then a bow hunter will say they saw one, but that just adds to the "wildness" of the places we go.

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This is a different training process than Shags' recommendation in only nicking if she doesn't listen. Or, should I call "come" without any stimulation, and if she doesn't listen call "come" with light stimulation and a tug of the lead/check cord? i.e. Should I only stimulate and pull on the lead w...

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Recently with this current pup I'll feed One 40lb bag of Diamond large breed puppy and after this bag is gone I'll switch her over to what I feed the adults. I want a slower growing and thinner puppy.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WnPGYyeIeNw

It's one thing reading about a process, it's another watching someone actually do it.

Check out this video on YouTube. It may help...or confuse.

..I hope it helps

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Thanks for all the replies. I can also see that a pup taken hunting 6 times a year will certainly "mature" at a different rate than a pup worked several times a week. So many factors are at play here.

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Your answers consistently take into account the "whole" dog concept from physical to mental capacity to take training to ground application and manners in all situations. Thanks for taking the time.

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With all the bird dog knowledge on this forum I would like some opinions as to what the term "mature" means when it's used in relationship to breeds of dogs and their development from being a puppy to a "functional" gundog. I've read many times in publications (Books and national Magazines) that Gor...

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I use treats for yard work and behaviors in the house for these commands "Here", "Kennel and "Leave it". When pup knows the command in the yard I then wean them off treats and replace with a head rub when appropriate for field work. I also don't use a clicker, instead I say "Good Girl" or "Good Boy"...

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Put some rat or mouse traps in the bottom of the holes and fill them up with just enough dirt to cover the trap.

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How did you do?

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Earthborn Primitive Natural is 38/20 38% Protein, 20% Fat. It's what I feed. It's a good food, My dogs look the best ever while on this food. You didn't say how tall she is at the shoulder. Two of mine are 21.5" and 23" and they both weight in at 42 lbs, as one is more stocky than the other. 40lbs m...

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Remington 1100 Special field. they have a shorter stock shorter 21" barrel, more lively feel especially for a smaller person.. Check them out on Gunbroker.com or other used gun sellers. If you want her to continue to hunt with you, buy her a nice gun, something she'll be proud of and doesn't beat he...

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I would stay away from poor flying pen raised quail. They'll teach your dog to not respect game birds by learning that they can crowd them, (Get too close or worst yet,scoop them) Use them to mess with young puppies, one or two or maybe three times at most. keep pup on check cord to control the situ...

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Since you wanted to know what others thought....I think It's really a personal preference, determined by your objectives and individual tolerance for control, or lack there of... A big running dog is an acquired taste. Where I hunt one can walk a long way before getting into birds. Advantages: It's ...

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at the risk of starting a dog food argument......Sometimes dog food may cause a unpleasant odor coming from a dogs coat. I use Dawn liquid dish soap. No problems with my dogs coat. They use Dawn original for removing crude oil from animals that I have been exposed in oil spills. Also, I heard that i...

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They each have their place. Thick cover quail hunting along creek beds, I would prefer a Spaniel. In open cover with lots of places for a bird to hide, I want to watch a pointing dog rock and roll, so I don't have to.

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Looking for a new lightweight SxS. I've got plenty of shotguns in 12 and 20, just looking for something lighter that won't damage too much meat. If you need an excuse to buy a new gun by all means go for it. 8) But if you shoot one of the guns you currently have really well, why not buy smaller she...

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It's more about the handling qualities and less about the gauge. I can get hit more birds with my 28 than I can with my 12, because the 28 fits better therefore I can shoot it better. It just happens to be a 28 gauge. If I can find a 12 with the feel of my 28 I would shoot that.

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I like this one.

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Includes a water bladder
Waist belt (Similar to a back back)
Elastic shoulder straps.
Many adjustments that allow it to conform to your body style.
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Yes. After a fire goes through there are little craters in the ground where the sage brush root system use to be. When I first saw it I was wondering what they were, but then I realized that the top of the sage brush root ball burned too.

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Those that have said the birds will be back are correct. However, the cover will not be back to what it was for 30 years or more. Well beyond my hill climbing / rock hopping / Chukar hunting life span. This habitat is not like prairie country of the Dakota's. Where burning can actual stimulate the s...

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I think you pretty much summed it up Gertie. Good dog work is defined by the owner, and manners are generally...generally ....dictated by what that definition is, a bird in the bag, personal preference or a ribbon on the wall. I would imagine it's the same there too.

And welcome!

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Did she retrieve bumpers enthusiastically before? All dogs loose their puppy teeth, I can't remember the approximate age that it happens but I believe it's within the first year. And it appears that their desire to retrieve wanes during that period. Could it be that?

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Well I hope you're right. The last article says more than 430 square miles. I stand corrected, not quite 300K acres, but close.

http://www.idahostatesman.com/2015/08/1 ... .html?rh=1

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I was up at Hardtrigger Creek last weekend and saw several nice sized coveys...All gone now! Such a waste.

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It's burning a LOT of Chukar and Sage Grouse country.

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