Gun Dog Forum

The change in a puppy from 6 weeks to 8 weeks is dramatic. That old thing about 49 days is pure crap. I like to keep mine until 10 weeks, start crate training and second round of shots. I don't think they get a lot from the mother after seven weeks in fact I separate them but they get a lot from th...

Excellent posts as usual, but many breeders relinquish their pups at 7 weeks. Is one more week going to make a big difference in what you are seeing now?

Hey everyone looking for some advice/guidance from those more experienced than me. We were given second pick of a litter of GSP puppies that a friends female had. The parents are both field tested hunt certified, hips checked etc. Basically we are being given a pup for watching his dog for the past...

I've seen dogs default to sit when pressure is applied during training. Not what you want in a pointing dog. Beginners can easily overemphasized the sit command. I believe the breeder is trying to help you not make a normal beginners mistake. Might consider whoa instead. I like what Don had to say....

See you have no answers. I can't help either. Never had a spayed or neutered dog get a bad infection. Trust time will heal that all up for your dog.

Congrats.! That's great.

No, just someone fighting city hall who needs to talk about it. Freealfin is most welcome here , but not the old personal topic.

I live in a State and city that has the proverbial Web site and the proverbial leash law. The first thing you see when you log into Animal control laws is "NO DOGS WITHOUT A LEASH ANYWRE" Not true! My state, County and City have an exception. Is is convoluted, slightly different for all three and h...

Thanks very much Shags. Excellent suggestions as usual. May well be that less strenuous exercise = less appetite.
(Yes we have Purina up here ; Canada is part of the modern world ... LOL.... just kiddin' ya.

What is your experience with old dogs? Do they eat less ? Vet says my old girl ( almost 14) is "fine" , but she eats half of what she used to last year.

Ignore what I said before.

Misread how old your dog is now. Sorry. Go with the excellent advice you have been given.

Welcome to the forum. I hate to be the negative one but .... based on my 60 years of dog experience, at 3 months the dog is showing who it is. Easy to see there has been only a good upbringing for this dog from you - no abuse of any kind - so it is all in the breeding. I had 2 similar dogs - one GSP...

So glad he is doing well.

Reminds me of a great GSP I had. Miss that dog.

Well done Brad.

Life moves on. Spent almost 30 years breeding , training , hunting beagles with Dad. LOTS of rabbits back then. Then when he died I gave up on dogs . ... and started fostering kids and working at the jail. Was driving by a pointing breed field trial one day by accident and said , "Wow. I'd like to d...

That's a great picture gock5.

Where have you been for 7 years??

Not a Facebook thread - a perfectly good first thread from a new member. Many years I ago, we always took our GSP to the cottage and let him run free. No one else was on our side of the lake. Well of course , he manages to find ducks on somebody's small pond way up the road towards town. The duck ow...

Hi, I have the opportunity to buy some full grown quail for training purposes and was curious about keeping them in a bird travel crate overnight (the type preserves use to release birds)? I'd have to drive about 2 hours round trip to get them and would use them the following morning for training, ...

You have excellent experience , but there is a way to have a good discussion with out insulting people.

Sorry about that CC; AG has managed to insult 3 people in one post.

Congrats. Brings back lots of good memories.

AG, It's nice that you share your experience and expertise, but some of us also have our own experience and consider ourselves fairly successful trainers. For instance, I've seen a couple of Ray G's dogs and he has done a great job with them. They are bold, stylish, and broke. My own dogs are gener...

Oh no, what are you doing to me Don?

I've promised myself no more pups, but....... what a sweetheart. Enjoy!

That was great! Thanks.

WElcome to the forum! You've come to the right place. Lots of folk on here will be glad to answer you questions.

I use a bark collar on my JRT for the benefit of the neighbors and for me when I want to sleep in. 12 hours is my limit for its use at one time. For me personally , it just seems wrong to use it for a longer period of time.

LOL Ezzy would be a good laugh out of a thread arguing about how many posts he got. Many folk posted on his Memorial/funeral page too.

Now that is very interesting.
My girl gets itchy in the Spring. Vet said it is often the invisible to us, oily coating on new grass that causes that.

I think we have a language problem here.

This is obviously available in Denmark, but never hear of it in Canada or USA. How does it work?

We've been getting a deluge of spam lately... from someone selling parrots for training purposes, someone selling fake passports , to someone asking for sex for sale. :) We try to catch it all but if you see something that obviously doesn't belong , please let us know. I'm not sure members here wou...

We've been getting a deluge of spam lately... from someone selling parrots for training purposes, someone selling fake passports , to someone asking for sex for sale.

We try to catch it all but if you see something that obviously doesn't belong , please let us know.

Exactly and I think the only way to get good at it is practice, practice,practice Marysburg.

Ah.. Got it. Thanks.

"Woodcock habitat does not require simply young forest." Land has to be damp too. "Young forest adjacent to suitable singing fields are needed and we need lots of singing fields, because male woodcock are territorial." quote by Welsh So look for wet, young forests with lots of fields around. Woodcoc...

I googled Craigslist for your area in the Farm and Garden section for Pigeons. Numerous ads for homers with the lowest shown price of $10. Also found this ad, I would give this guy a call as I expect he sells the feral pigeons he traps. https://rockford.craigslist.org/grd/d/tea-free-pigeon-removal/...

Enjoying these posts. I'm on my 4th rescue jrt and lovin' it. They are so smart and always thinking one step ahead of you. Keeps you young.

coff20 wrote: ↑
Mon Apr 15, 2019 5:53 pm
Those are sharp tails in northern Montana. Over the course of the season we hunted blue grouse, ruffed grouse, sharp-tailed grouse, California quail, mountain quail, scaled quail, chukars, huns, pheasants, and assorted waterfowl in Oregon, Idaho, Montana, California, and New Mexico.

Thank you.

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Are those sage grouse? We don't have them here.

I thought that too Don. Doesn't look overweight to me either.

I use Nexguard- oral; dogs love it. Never had any flea/tick problems with it. Use Heartguard for heartworm. This year there is a new product called Nexgard Spectra. .... flea , ticks, heartworm care all in one.

Chipmunks are out today here in SW ON. That has to be a good sign.

LOvely little pup.

Glad to hear your health is improving too.You're a valued member here - been here 8 years and made a good contribution.

If the dog covers the ground irrespective of handler ,would that be "self employed " in those games across the water?. quote P Depends to the degree on which the dog works irrespective of the handler. You don't want a boot licker, you want an independent dog, but you don't want the dog ignoring you...

Introducing pup at 7+ weeks or so to different noises ( trucks, children having fun etc... ) is a good idea.
Introducing to any kind of gun fire sounds like a horror story. This should only be done in conjunction with bird activity, at a later age.

FYI A .22 has a sharper sound than a shot gun.

#1 crate only big enough for the dog to stand up and turn around in. You may want to buy one of those that have a divider in it so you can adjust the divider as the pup grows. #2 bedding that is cheap and easily washed as pup will mess in his bed for a bit " I’ve read that the first few days a puppy...

What a great job!

Saw him chase a few dummies but with his brother and mother. Never had a collar on him Hasn't been introduced to the gun yet and he's as fit as a fiddle. Eating no problem. I'm wondering if it's just separation anxiety?? Could be separation anxiety but you have had him 2 weeks. I wasn't clear; I di...

Welcome to the forum.

so many possibilities:

I'd start with a vet check to make sure the dog is well.
Was he introduced to the gun in the wrong way?
Was an e collar used improperly?
There's a reason pup won't leave your side.
Did you see pup work with the seller?

That first picture is beautiful- the dog I mean.

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