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Very little difference imo.. Like all gun dogs , their behaviour in the house depends almost entirely on the amount of hard running exercise they get. Do you have a place you can run the dog as it grows out of the puppy stage? A walk around the block isn't going to do it. At the puppy stage, a walk ...

What are you gentlemen talking about?

Got it!

Thanks.

What's wrong with self relocation if the bird is moving?

You've been given good advice by all. Muzzling can be useful in certain situations, but not the situation you are describing. My Jack Russell hates other people in his home, for no reason that I know. :roll: I muzzle him when we have visitors. He also likes to abuse the old setter. I crate him when ...

Really enjoyed those stories. I have no great stories like those, but dogs continue to amaze me. I swear they speak English. Soon as my husband says, "Do you want to go.......?" my JRT heads for his crate , or as soon as I put lipstick on he heads for his crate. Amazing.

That is a great story Robert.. Let us know how he does at the open please.

Special day here in Canada and special day of remembrance for me. My Dad left Canada for WW2 in 1939. He returned in the spring of 1945, a shadow of his former self.
Thank you Dad for your sacrifice ; because of people like you we enjoy the freedoms of today.

ROFLMBO Well happy birthday to you too.

I don't see your name in the birthday list. I was saying Happy birthday to Terry , a Canadian friend on here.

Happy Birthday Terry. Oh to be 60 again.

This appeared on my pond not far from the house where my dog has played, swam, cooled off and drank every day through the summer since he was a puppy. Those aqua colored slicks are toxic algae and brought all that to a halt this summer. I do what I can but there is no way I can pre-screen all the w...

Now isn't that true?

So glad you got your dog back Greg ; I remember the anguish of not being able to get my dog back.... stolen at a skeet shoot championship weekend.

You are an odd duck Polmaise. I make no claims to understanding you, your posts or your motives most of the time. (Cheers Buddy. :wink: ) The dog made a 100 yard retrieve on that GWT and delivered it to hand. Trained via the methods in the DVD I recommended. The dog's joy in delivering the bird is ...

Enjoyed those pics Average Guy. Thanks.
Such a soft mouth. Reminded me of my GSP bringing me a goose egg once.

You've come a long ways young man.

Congrats.

I have no idea if you could push it out , but personally I trust my vet's opinion.

"When I have a dog with that amount of natural ability, I like to nurture it while staying on course. What many folk typically do is, they follow a predetermined training regimen which too often un-trains a gifted pup. The irony is that later on it has to be re-trained which can bring inherent chall...

Really fine posts here. My 14 year old setter suffers big time from arthritic hips/knees. She's on an anti-inflammatory and pain meds. For me now, the question is "Do I still take to run in the bush/woods?" She definitely still wants to go and makes a big scene if she thinks she is going to be left ...

I understand what you are saying. There are fights and then there are FIGHTS.

2 dogs here . The JRT will abuse the old setter any chance he gets. our solutions: When we go out or to bed , the JRT is kenneled. The are fed in separate rooms. Setter eats slowly so the JRT is kept in a separate room until the setter is finished. If the JRT gets abusive in front of me , he is "dis...

Now isn't that true.

When I ask my vet , "What should this dog weigh?" she always says, " Its weight at one year should be its healthy weight for its life."

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This topic has been well discussed/argued since its inception on May 23.

Have a great day and thank you for your contribution to the forum.

Lots of good questions there. Welcome to the forum. Basic principle for an e collar is that it only used to REINFORCE a command the dog already knows. example: If you've taught your dog to come when called , and he ignores you, the e collar stimulation can be used at your dog's age imo. At 17 weeks ...

What a great picture! Thanks.

That is great news Cicada!

So sorry to hear that. Not much I can do here in ON. I also had a dog stolen several years ago ( I.d'd and microchipped). Devastated is the right word. I've had to see many a dog pass on but having a dog stolen(never seen again) still bothers me. Let us know please if he finds his dog.

I see you have a boykin - long ears hanging down if I remember rightly. My JRT gets the same thing... feet too. It goes away in the winter. My vet believes it is because they are so close to the ground running through bush, weeds etc.that irritation happens ; then they lick and scratch them. (My JRT...

Noticed a bad smell in the den. Couldn't find/see anything, then I decided to look in the JRTs crate. Two dead squirrels hidden away under his mat!

Unbelievable dogs !

(My husband was NOt impressed.

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Sharon Thank you for your response. The dvd set may be just the ticket. I would also appreciate any input. Thanks As birdogger 2 said, many ways work well. For a 4 month old pup, I plant pigeons, $2 each here. I let the dog chase. Once pup starts to hesitate, flash point, there is no more chasing. ...

Welcome to the forum. Be assured you will make some mistakes. That's how you and the dog learn. When I started out , I well remember wanting a PLAN- step1, step 2....... The closest thing to that imo is https://www.gundogsupply.com/pestpefisetd1.html Have a look at it and see if it will meet your ne...

Proin usually does the job and doesn't have the potential side effects that the hormones come with. It would be my first try. Dr prefers Stilbestrol initially as it is a once a day pill , which is reduced ( every other day, every 3rd day, every .....) until incontinence starts up again. At that poi...

Start him young understanding that you are a team. The species you hunt will teach him productive range. Many like to let a dog run (wild) for a year or so. That's when you can develop issues that you're going to have to fix later. Because they get a bit older and have developed bad habits, you're ...

Wow. What a beauty. Enjoy.

( Quite the sire pedigree!)

Thank you.
Dr started her on Stilbestrol today. No infections ; Dr took some blood as it may be kidney failure. I'll hear in a couple days. Never an easy time; I've had 8 dogs and all died differently. This is my last gundog though so it is particularly difficult.

Thanks Shags. Helpful as usual. Tried the diapers but she had them ripped off in 20 minutes. :)I see the vet tomorrow so will ask about Proin.

Apparently this is common in old spayed females. Have a 14 year old setter here. Has anyone found the hormone meds to make a difference?

Know what you will be hunting and pick out a dog bred accordingly. A competitive AA bred setter will require early appropriate training to make it a gun dog. Or, you can buy from cover dogs breeders - typically hunted on grouse/woodcock. Sounds like you want to hunt birds not dogs. A dog bred to be...

Beautiful!

IMO pup needs a season of training on his own.
Refreshing to see a young person working dogs on his weekends.

As you are not getting any help, I have moved this to the chat section.

That is terrible - and a new pup!
Never had cherry eyes here , but had a great GSP go blind in both eyes from cataracts, at age 5. Wondered why he was running into fences, trees etc. $3000. per eye to get it fixed. I chose to put him down as becoming a couch potato would have been unkind.

Have a great time!

This has been a bad year for snakes ever one of the ones we caught the head was as big as the back of my hand another one was only 9 inches long. We have transported every California king Snake We can find The link posted is a video I took from my chicken coop a couple years ago https://m.facebook....

LOve those pics.

Brings back some great memories. Thanks.

So true. Just discussing that on our Ontario Out of Doors forum. TWO members are dealing with coon paralysis with their dogs right now. Apparently , nothing much can be done but hope the dog recovers. "I’d never heard of it. Although not limited to any specific breed, anybody (particularly those tha...

I had forgotten that ; you can't PM a moderator until after 5 posts are accepted. This is to keep non members from maybe harassing us I guess. Good idea now that I think of it. :) Forget to say that you need 5 accepted posts here before you can post at liberty. This is to avoid spammers/advertisers/...

I've been approving your posts as I see them today Sir. PM me if there is still a problem.

Ah yes - my best day- beating a pro's dog .

Well yes, it was a derby stake but .......LOL And those judges - of course they were often wrong about my dog.

Competition can always be a good learning experience.

I moved this topic up here from the "Birds for Sale" category. It has been my experience that members rarely scan to the bottom of the forum, and this might be very helpful to some members doing training for the Fall. Unfortunately I am far from Las Vegas.

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