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luke0927

I cut a hole in mine took a piece of wood and used hinges. I hinged it to the house so it would fold up and cover the bobs and I put a latch to keep it closed. When it opens it becomes the landing platform to the entrance. So far works good> I am new to pigeons and I have just been flying them 2 we...

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Most trainers train a dog to sit to one whistle, come in to three whistles, and two blasts means NO. The only time you'll really be casting a dog in the field, after he's trained, is to handle him on a blind. Then he'll work to the commands BACK and OVER. I really prefer LEFT and RIGHT to OVER, but...

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OK so i need to just build a landing platform and put my bobs in. Im making some out of the PVC like i saw on here. I was then going to put a cover or door over them where they would not be exposed at all times. I am worried about a hawk going in. can you give me some ideas on how you would fix it w...

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I haven't seen any fleas since it got cold but im sure they had some i use the front line spray but i know you can't always get them all.

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If i want to intorduce a whistle how should i do it? i can say his name and turn my body and point and he will start working that way. Is that what most people do? I would like to have whistle command for here, left, right etc? Is it practical to do this for just a hunting dog?

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well i posted the thread about my dogs runnier than normal stools....and i was able to catch him today right after he went and i saw a few white rice looking worms...looks like tape worm. I give the heartgard plus monthly so tapes are not treated....do i need vet script med for tapeworm?

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one of my male GSPs would climb out of and 8' high chain link kennel......i have had to build a "custom" kennel that looks like a prison because he was going to get hurt trying all his escape methods. i wouldn't trust just a fenced back yard either.

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I had never thought of that one of my GSP....slams his food down fast.

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I have an Owens DIY box also. It works great for what I need. If I remember right it was around $200 for the kit. It came with all the metal diamond plate steel peices and you needed to get 2 sheets of 1/2" OSB and a can of paint. Nice to be able to fit this in the back of my Jeep. The 48" model wa...

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i've been looking for a dog box a smaller one that will fit in my 4x4 tacoma. how much was the smaller on you are talking about?

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It wouldn't hurt to give some wormer ontop of the heartgard, would it? Are you suppposed to worm once a month or only if they get worms. I saw a thread about using horsewormer? What should i get?

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it is the Plus it says heartworm disease and to treat and control ascarid and hookwork infections....?

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I give my dogs heartgard once a month the 26-50lbs version (GSP dog) lately his stools have been runnier....would heatgard protect them from all the worms? i haven't seen any in his stools?

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My homers do very well with the nipple type waterers. Hang it a bit higher than you would with your quail. I like it because it is slow freezing up in cold weather. the ice forms at the top not the nipples. There is no fouling of the water by the birds. And algae will not form in it in warm weather...

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Can pigeons drink out of the nipple style waterer? I heard they could not? That is currently what i have in my johnny house and im getting it ready to get some pigeons and need to know do i need to swap it out?

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Thanks Brenda I'll be in touch!

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I would like to send him but i really cant spend the money right now. Im on my Dave Ramsey get out of debt plan and really have been keeping excess cost down...but if everyone things this is something a beginner shouldn't mess with i will look around and talk to some pro trainers and see what it wou...

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I had the thread a few weeks back about wondering about a dog being hardmouthed this is on a dog that will be 2 this spring and i am just getting serious with training on him....when i brought the question up i was using a frozen bird as a reward after training playing fetch.... Today i shot a live ...

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whats it usually cost for NR to hunt in south Dakota?

luke0927

She's a puppy, keep that in mind. If you are talking about trying to pull her off of bird scent WHY? At this age you are far better off letting her learn what is/isn't game and exploring the world (as long as it's safe) than you are trying to get too serious about obedience. She certainly seems to ...

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I sent them and email from the website but never got anything its for a Pro 100XLS is it best to get directly from TT; anyone know of a better place?

luke0927

If you have a CC on her and she doesn't come dont just tug, drag her all the way to you and then tell her shes a good dog then release her. The ability to drag her to you ...IE enforce the command... is the whole point of the CC repeat it often enough and she will believe here means here! and you w...

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this dog just wants to find birds when she is out on the CC her nose it to the ground and she just wants to go. She will come on here when she does not have her nose to the ground....but if she is has her nose to the ground and i say here she just pays it no mind...i just say here and i do slight tu...

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They have the funnel in the pen just like i was thinking. Im not wanting to raise birds from egg just get 25 at a time and use them till they are gone...then just replenish them.

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OK so i have a johnny house that is 4x4x6 that i kept 25 quail in...but i had a hard time getting them to recall...problem was i put it on 4x4 skids and they were able to go under that and they just stayed under the JH because they could see the birds through the wire floor. I have decided im going ...

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I found some Saturday up in Forsyth coutnty

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sorry for the hijack I just saw a few in the thick sapplings this year while tracking deer. We bumped a few while tracking deer and figured it would be fun to let my dogs run...they are new to hunting and i think it will be a good way to get them on birds....im in the south but what types of habitat...

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Our Quail pop in GA is about like yours....i got my first woodcock this past weekend as well....to bad the season only last for another week here in GA

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I took my older GSP out Saturday with my cousin...in a pretty urban area they have about 60 acres left that is completely surrounded by highway, malls and subidivision now....well we got one woodcock and he locked down one a few more but they were in such thick briar's we couldn't make the others fl...

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Hello good have someone else to input on questions.....im a new/young trainer and i liked the PS/PF DVD's as well just because they basically go over things as if it was your first time ever training a dog....which this is mine but i purchased the GH DVD right after my first pup and i would say it d...

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I would definitely say now that it is just chewing not eating....yesterday i used a tennis ball instead of a bumper and he was doing the exact things with the ball...just chewing on it while bringing it back to me almost as if he was exercising his jaws...?

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I think i can make some pretty easy i was thinking of using rebar or something simialr anyone got any pics of homemade ones you have built?

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Luke, sometimes the more you throw birds for a dog to retrieve, the ruffer they want to get with it. Once the bird gets wet with slobber it tends to make some dogs munch. My advice is stop messing with him on thrown birds. Have you shot a bird for him? FF can fix hard mouth, and I have used the eco...

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The older dog wants to eat it but does not try and keep it from me he will grab the bird and just chew it while bringing it to me then i can take it from him......(this maybe my fault before i found this site and when he was younger i had some poor flying quail and he caught a few.....) Luke, this ...

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Back to Luke. Luke, think about this and evaluate it carefully: Is your older dog trying to eat the bird or is he very loose mouthed and just mouthing it and pulling feathers from it? They are two very different things. Does he kill a live bird and eat it? With the youngster, take a couple of pigeo...

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I have both actually just got PS/PF i like it a lot better...im new to this so it goes into a lot more detail for me and i like their methods as well.....GH definitly knows what he is doing but it just doesn't give the detail like i wanted.

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Well basically im starting him a little later i was still in college and work full time when i first got him. When i first got him i ran him on some quail i bought and just worked him on basic obedieance....Now that i have finished school back in the summer (but now have a 6 month old son so its jus...

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Just a quick opinion: You really need to take the older dog off birds and go through FF. I don't think that you will be able to able to comprehensively address the hard-mouth till you do. Don't try to rush, don't short-cut and do not interrupt the FF. It only leads to problems that make you start o...

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I have been working the methodsin the PS/PF on my 7 month old GSP and my 1.5 year old male......It is a really great DVD and im taking things slow but both are doing well....My 7 month old seems ok actually she's kind of soft and will sometimes drop the birds. (this was me introducing her to the gun...

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Just finished watching it last night...i really like the methods they are using and i will finish watching perfect fininish then watch them again....i will be using there methods on my dogs.

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Blackwood is good stuff...

i switched to blackgold plantation blend and my dogs are doing just as well on the same amount of feed.

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im about 45 minutes north of Atlanta in Forsyth county

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i switched from Blackwood to Black Gold Plantation blend feeding about 3 cups aday just like when i was on blackwood and my dogs look just as good, stools look good and they love it too....i get 50lbs for $25 i was pay $30 for 40lbs of blackwood (i was gettign a deal) then the prices went up on that...

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There are 2 around Atl I know of, both in Griffon. One is the Pointing Dog Club in Milner,(just out of Griffon) the other is also just out of Griffon, a NSTRA group has the fields there. You could check under nstra.org, then the Ga Region for contacting someone there. It is probably more of a lease...

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Is there a GSP or gundog club here in GA? i would like to join that way i can expand my learning and hopefully make some friends.

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This is what i was thinking of as well just put a longer one on when they are in the field but when they run through a brair patch i figure it will be PIA

luke0927

Ok i have a question when i have my dog on the CC now a 20' one....and i have him in the field do you just let the dog run or are you holding it walking around? I say this for a dog that is being trained like when i want to take him up to the field an let him run....to me he is not reliable enough o...

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I have a few smaller ones that are around 10' i was using that when practicing whoa in the yard.

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I switched from Blackwood (great dog food but pricey) to BlackGold Plantation blend and my dogs looks just as good and stools are good and easy to keep the keenel clean.

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Input needed quail johnny house to pigeons...(pics)

Using the whistle in training

Tapeworm

worms

Pigeon waterer

bringing up hardmouthed again

need a new tri tronics antena

Issue with working here on my 7 month GSP

Rasing Quail Question (moving from JH to flight pen)

Got my first wild bird Saturday!!!

homemad pigeon bobs....

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When to worry about being hard mouthed?

georgia folks....

leting the dog run with the CC and using it.....