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Is the locking lever completely out of the way? It's the rotating metal piece at his back that locks him in the down position. Sometimes when he tries to stand up, he can catch on it.

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Here is a short video of some of the dogs we worked this past weekend. When I talk about "flow" I mean the excitement of the hunt. As the handler, I'm responsible for controlling the dog's excitement level. I want to see all the dogs style, intensity and drive but I can't let him go over the top (ge...

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Ok as to the advise from my first post. I have some emails out to get some pigeons. Hello Jeffkrop, If you are interested in starting a loft, I have a lot of nice, quality birds available. These are adult breeders. You would not be able to use these for training because they would fly back to their...

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Hello Francois, Our dogs specialize in hunting upland game with wingshooters and falconers. We like a dog to have high drive but also possess a natural cooperation. My method is based on seeing things from the dogs point of view. Take a look at some of my videos. All the dogs learned to hunt the sam...

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so no e-collar... how do you bomb proof a dog? i don't know - just doesn't seem like you could get one around clean in a trial unless all the finds the bird behaved perfectly, which never happens. Hello bb560m, Once the dogs are steady, I'll introduce the e-collar to the dogs that show me that it's...

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Nice video . Just curious, how many bird contacts/sessions does the dog get before he is introduced to the magic brush pile? Hello 4dabirds, I break the Higgins method into four stages. I put it together as a flowchart on the website. "A" dogs, (dogs at learning level A) are dogs just starting out ...

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Really enjoyed the video. I'm wanting to get my hands on some Euro blood. I have a friend in England who is going to send me a pup when I'm in a position. Is this pup from Fowington Kennels?

Hello Stoneface,

These pups are from Advie lines.

Brad Higgins
http://www.Higginsgundogs.com

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http://vimeo.com/56924329 This is a link to a recent video of our new pup from Scotland. I made this video for the breeder to show him how the pup is coming along. I thought you might find it interesting. It begins when he was 12 weeks old and covers a four week time frame. He is now 16 weeks old an...

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Once our dogs understand that a flushing bird means "whoa" all I have to do is associate to other things. Those things can include a "whoa' command, a backing dog, a bucket, a piece of marking tape, etc. Gotta be careful what you're associating to. Dogs are learning if we're training or not. Here is...

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Our program is minimal pressure and works well with the softer dogs. May be some helpful information for you there.
www.higginsgundogs.com

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I believe that a dog, with the exception of things he inherently knows through instinct , learns through experience. The tools he uses include trial & error (trying options), observation and association. Dogs certainly think but I don’t believe they reason quite like we do. Put a ten foot long fence...

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I uploaded a video of some training hunts from last week. Shows some bird management, steadiness training, retreiving and even some "point of view" shooting. The slow motion pheasant flush is great.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZVN7bUDkgE

Enjoy,

Brad Higgins

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The last link was not working. It should be fine now.

Brad Higgins

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Here is a new "Point of View" video I shot a few days ago. These are
some of the training hunts I do with my clients. I even hit a few birds!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htjhd4-g ... cker=False

Hope you enjoy it.

Brad Higgins
Higgins Gundogs

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I videotaped some of our training sessions yesterday. Filmed it with a
hatcam.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7u5g0QZ8_Q

Brad Higgins
Higgins Gundogs
http://www.HigginsGundogs.com

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I re-edited the video and included more information. Hope this helps.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSJds2SmGH8

Thanks,

Brad Higgins
Higgins Gundogs
http://www.HigginsGundogs.com

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The Magic Brushpile is about the dog learning that if he waits for me to go out front, I'll make him successful. Nothing to do with pointing. He already knows that. Once he teaches himself to be steady, working the brushpile by himself, I get him in the field on birds. After a few bird encounters, h...

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Hello Brenda, Most of them will try breaking at the shot as one of their options. I set them up to fail. With the Magic Brushpile, I have the ability to have the bird fall after the shot or fly away. The gun goes off, the dog breaks and the bird, instead of falling, flies away. The dog is unsuccessf...

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I've been talking about the "Magic Brushpile" for awhile and thought it was about time to put a video up. This is a young pointer with no obedience training, no stand command or "whoa" training and he has never had an e-collar on. Everything in this video he taught himself to do with no pressure, co...

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I just uploaded a new video of some recent training sessions. Questions or comments are always welcome. http://www.higginsgundogs.com/ Click on "Higgins Gundog Training, The BIRD says "whoa". There are a couple of other recent training videos there too. I uploaded it to Youtube in HD. If it has a ha...

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I just uploaded a new video to my website of some training from last week. Questions or comments are always welcome. http://www.higginsgundogs.com/ Click on "Training Session, 6-30 thru 7-7, 2009". There are a couple of other recent training videos there too. I uploaded it to Youtube in HD. If it ha...

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Give me a call. Got lots of quail.

Brad Higgins
Higgins Gundogs
www.higginsgundogs.com
916-717-5597

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I just uploaded another video to my website of some training from earlier in the week. Got some young Griffs showing some steadiness (stop to flush, steady to wing shot &fall, honoring). If I'm gettin' too artsy, let me know. <G> When you get to the website, click on "Higgins Gundog Training 06-29-0...

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Belladad,

Where are you located?

Brad Higgins
Higgins Gundogs

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Here is a video of how we use the Higgins Remote Releasers. They work well at keeping a bird in the area till you get back with the dog. Nice, natural flushes too. Sometimes I'll put four quail in them. Boy, that gets the dogs attention! http://s83.photobucket.com/albums/j316/higgins10000/?action=vi...

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Here are some video clips of training sessions this last week. These are of some of the different dogs on point. Here is the link. http://www.higginsgundogs.com/ When you get there, click on the title: "On Point" Clips of Higgins Gundog Training Sessions Filmed week of 1-5-09 Brad Higgins Higgins Gu...

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http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j316/higgins10000/th_HigginsRemoteReleaserQuail.jpg Click on the picture and it will take you to the video clip. Here is an easy way to set out singles or covies. Of course the Releaser would be in cover. This is out in the open so you can see the birds leave. Brad...

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Here are some training sessions filmed over the weekend. Got some pointing Labs, steadiness training, puppies playing bump and chase, etc. Here is the link. http://www.higginsgundogs.com/ When you get there, click on "Higgins Gundog & Owner Training, 12/14/08 (pointing Labs etc.)" If there's enough ...

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This is a short video of a Releaser that we use. Makes no noise.

http://s83.photobucket.com/albums/j316/ ... equail.flv

Brad Higgins
Higgins Gundogs
http://www.HigginsGundogs.com

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I filmed one of our training sessions yesterday. Here is the link.

http://www.higginsgundogs.com/

When you get there, click on "Training Sessions Filmed 12/09/08".

Got some honoring, steady to wing, flush & fall.

Brad Higgins

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Sorry for any misunderstanding. Let me clear up a few things. The first dog Mo is with just got done working a bird. He is not on point. Mo is explaining how he works on steadying a dog. The second dog is a young pup being introduced to gunfire.

Brad Higgins
www.higginsgundogs.com

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Maurice and I recently put on a seminar at Piney Run Kennel in Virginia. We videotaped it and I recently posted a few clips on Youtube. Thought it might start a good discussion about the West/Gibbons method. Here is the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmBwbMvuJQQ Brad Higgins Higgins Gundogs ht...

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When you talk about steady to wing and shot, are you including steady to fall?

Brad Higgins
Higgins Gundogs
"where the BIRD says "whoa"

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The bird is the teacher.

Brad Higgins
Higgins Gundogs
"where the BIRD says "whoa"

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Here you go.

http://www.innotek.net/documents/CS11Manual.pdf

Higgins Gundogs
"where the BIRD says"whoa"

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Here is a way we use our releaser to help steady a dog. More natural than a launcher or dizzied bird. In a releaser, the bird is free to go if he feels pressure from the dog. Works with pigeons too. I have more videos of this type of training if you're interested. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCKy...

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I've tried them all. Here is the best one I have found. You can carry lots of live birds and other gear. When you get to the site, scroll down the page.

http://www.higginsgundogs.com/store.htm

If you need more info, let me know.

Brad Higgins
Higgins Gundogs

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Here is a picture of a nice, small coop. The plans are well detailed and include step by step instructions. A materials list is included too. I've had clients build this one off the plans and it went together real well. Click on the link then scroll down. The coop plans are the last thing on the pag...

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Here is a video of a Weim we recently had in training. http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j316/higgins10000/th_Releaserweim.jpg I find it helpful with most dog to let the bird do a lot of the training. This dog has never heard the word "whoa" but he knows he has to stop when a bird flushes. Knowing t...

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Don, good post. Have you seen our Remote Releasers? They work great in simulating a wild bird. The bird is free to go if the dog pressures him. Realy gets a dog careful and stylish around birds in a hurry. Here is a video. http://s83.photobucket.com/albums/j316/higgins10000/?action=view¤t=Higg...

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Rick,

Has all your training been with pigeons?

Brad Higgins
Higgins Gundogs
"where the BIRD says "whoa"

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Good info Yawallac. One of the foundations of the West method is stop-to-flush training. As the dog begins to understand that the flush of a bird means "don't move your feet" (the bird giving the whoa command), we associate it with other things. When I'm teaching honoring, I use a pop up dog and a l...

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Richard, Every once in a while, a young dog will catch a bird. Can even happen working wild birds. Just take the bird from her and go on. Don't tell her no or punish her. Pretend it never happened. You don't want to make a big deal of it in her mind. Also, it's good to do some stop-to-flush training...

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Here are some videos of our Higgins Remote Releasers being used. http://www.higginsgundogs.com/USINGHIGGINSREMOTERELEASERS.htm They're quiet and the bird leaves when he feels pressured, just like a wild bird. We just open the Releaser when we work the dog into the area. Then get focused back on the ...

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Hello Basspow. Using Higgins Remote Releasers is similar to working a dog on wild or pre-released birds. If you find them in light cover, they will usually get nervous and flush sooner than if they are in heavier cover. And wild flushes are a good thing. When I'm working a dog on the Releasers, I li...

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I recently put up some new videos of our Releasers in action. A hen pheasant steadying up a young dog, couple of pigeon releases and how to load multiple birds. There are also a couple of different quail releases. Here is the link. http://www.higginsgundogs.com/USINGHIGGINSREMOTERELEASERS.htm I'll b...

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Mike, here is another option. May fit into your training program.

http://www.higginsgundogs.com/store.htm

Brad Higgins
Higgins Gundogs

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Here's one. It takes a few seconds to load.

http://www.higginsgundogs.com/Steadytoflushshotfall.htm

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Higgins Gundogs

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Do you think it's possible that her "natural stop to flush" could be due to fear or nervousness around birds? I've seen this in some young dogs. Right from the start they point and are steady to flush but for the wrong reasons. With young dogs like that I want to fire them up before I introduce the ...

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bwjohn,

I have lots of articles, videos, links, etc. describing the West method on my website.

www.higginsgundogs.com

Brad Higgins

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