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A point and a back on a few chucks

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Just one of those worthless trial dogs getting it done on chucks

A couple more chucks

cjuve

There was a guy I spoke with on this board via PM several months ago who said a pro told him his dog was born with potential for trials, but he'd been hunted too much and wouldn't make a trial dog now (broke AF trials). There is a big difference in the manners enforced by a hunter and the manners e...

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Without a doubt the GPS collar allows an increased comfort level for certain handlers. With the increased comfort level some handlers will allow the dog more air than they would normally, thus allowing the dog to stretch out more. I do believe that there are people out there that will require a dog ...

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Just saw this might help:
http://www.foxreno.com/news/news/local/ ... ers/nTMCp/

cjuve

If a breed or an organization has a conformation standard, should genetic disclosure be included? Not talking about parentage, but things like PRA and vWD. No necessity...trialing sorts it all out. As if there are not already enough DB's in this world that think they need to tell everybody how it i...

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We are talking apples and oranges when you compare the big show at Ames and the GWP Nationals, you are talking apples and oranges when you try to compare a GWP to a pointer or setter they just are not bred for the same application. Well, I will only say this. I have run in the GWP Nationals and a f...

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Great post Wagonmaster... The field trial sorts that all out. Sorts out a lot but no competition, test, evaluation, etc is a surrogate for a breeder knowing what he/she sees. There are a lots of dogs that can run an hour that need improvement. I'll go out on a limb here (go ahead and criticize me f...

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How do unsoundly structured trial dogs get beaten up year after year and then go and compete at Ames for 3 hours at 8,9 and 10 years old? It is not as much about how bird dogs or trial dogs are built but more so how they are wired and what is in their head. What sets performance dogs aside is their...

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They're half hour braces. x2 x 3 I don't typically see a big slowdown in my dogs till they hit the 15-20 mile range, depending on the temps this is genaerally in the 1.5 to 2 hr range. I will run them like this for up to 3 days in a row. I would not be worried about 1/2 hr stakes the dog should be ...

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All the research is great and I'm all for it, but even if you could find out it was x breeding that produced y puppy that had z anomoly xx many years ago, what do you do? Spay and neuter 90% of all GSP's? Require thousands of dollars of testing before being allowed to breed? Like I said, I'm all fo...

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Conformation is about the "look" of a dog. Looks is the only thing that separates breeds in many cases. if you want to do away with conformation, you are basically arguing to do away with breeds. How does that explain that for over 100 years, without a written breed standard, AF Pointers and AF Eng...

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topher40 wrote:When you own a dog that points and pins the dogs down there wouldnt be a need for a "herding" type approach/dog.

+ 1 pointing dogs need to learn to handle birds that move

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It is not fair to compare BDC dog to NSTRA dog to Horseback dog. Different games and different levels of "training". Probably the best thing that I have read on this thread so far........ Pick the game that most resembles what you want in a dog and go from there, you can punch holes in any format a...

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Pretty easy to get a realiable recall in a couple of weeks especially with an older dog, I would refrain from running him until I had him collar conditioned with a decent recall. Also, this would serve as a good bonding time for the new owner, I do not recommend to anyone to turn loose a dog that do...

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I have never really had a dog run off and not come back, it may take a little while for them to figure out that you are not there and to come looking for you but if you have bonded well with the dog they should come back. If you have the room strap an astro on them and let them roll.

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$300 to me seems way high for what the dog is. If you are truly serious about this dog, do yourself a favor and check to make sure that he is not noise sensitive. I know of more than one dog that come from a rescue that ended up being gun shy....

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Huh?? I think that a large part of the dogs that play those games are just that "hunting dogs". Do I think that every hunting dog can can rise to the top of this game? I think not. Just like all the other formats there are some that are better suited. Do you think that just because a dog comes from...

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I feed PPP and have no complaints, they are a tremendous supporter of field trials. Personally, I think all the BS floating around dog food is just that. What matters is how the dog is doing on the food chicken bones or not.

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Food and shelter...... Just about the only thing not made in China anymore

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If you are a chukar hunter then I would recommend the Kennetrek or Meindel but if you go with Meindl make sure to get the Alaska hunters. I love Danners for the comfort but they are not in the same league as either the Meindl or Kennetrek.

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To me the guys reaction was over the top and unacceptable. I also have a problem with a dog not being in control by the owner, it is the handlers responsibility to keep a dog under control, if the dog cannot stay where it belongs then it should have been on a leash and the whole situation would have...

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For the majority of people an Astro is the way to go, to find a truly lost dog I would take a tracker hands down. The newer long range antenna works well on the Astro and you can pick up dogs quite a ways out. If you are a hunter and your dogs range moderately in open country you should have no issu...

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Break the dog to running birds

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IMO too much independence rarley has much to do with the dog rather it has to do with the handler and method of handling.

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In addition to the above mentioned items good food and coffee goes a long way.

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TChism, that is a good description of what this thread was supposed to be about or atleast what it turned into. Terrain and objectives is the key. The breeds aren't being "split" they are just raised and trained in an environment that dictates how they range and hunt. As for the people who say "thi...

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I like taking pups into the field as soon as they are able to keep up with me. When I notice that they are starting to chase I bring a blank gun or a 22 pistol with me, I wait till they get all fired up and in the middle of a chase and I shoot, if there is no reaction I keep repeating with each chas...

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You can't win with a lost dog and thats fact, for me to sit up and take notice they have to be on the edge, I do not like seeing a dog the whole brace.

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Everytime that I desiginate a favorite they get eaten, either by a coon or by a bobcat never fails.

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I am still using the old 220 so can't speak to what the new 320's advantage is on range but I have had good success increasing range on the 220 by using the long range antenna like this: http://www.gundogsupply.com/garmin-handheld-antenna.html#reviews The biggest drawback is that they are fragile, I...

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4x10 or 5x10 with a trough, face the kennels south, scooping poop sucks! The sunlight does a great job at killing bacteria and you can always put a shade over the top.

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I am sitting here writing about this and it's all just to deep. The 770 is just a rifle, it will probably be accurate enough for a hunting rifle. The 7mm ultra mag doesn't fit any where other than it will cost a lot more to buy ammo and will deliver equal size bullet's at greater velocity at any ra...

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It's a person's decision to move into a predator's territory and should not be surprised when conflicts arise.[/quote]

Humans are the utilmate predators

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Based on the comments that I read I am glad that I do not live in that State. They guy was totally justified and the bunny huggers were tearing him up for defending his dog.

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Like others have said something probably got into your loft. I am going through the same thing right now I originally had 13 birds in the loft, last Tuesday night a bobcat got into the coop killing 10 birds, the remaining 3 have not returned to the loft.

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You say that thias is a "Young Dog" just how young is that exactly?

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reba wrote:My concern is for my dogs, so wise a$$ remarks just don't cut it.

That was not wise a$$ just as serious as a heart attack

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Has anyone seen either of these dogs run? I read the article about them awhile back, but have never heard a ton about them. Can they honestly hang with the big-calibur Pointers? Are they honestly in contention to be the Setter that takes Ames? Why don't you go spend some time and watch a few braces...

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Looks like to me they were trying to propagate the species! Probably got a little miffed that you interrupted the session

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There are tons of snakes in Nevada best to hunt chukar in Idaho and Oregon........

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It is the best time of year to stay away from Battle Moutain!

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I sure the heck would not have used it as an opportunity to teach him that the approach of a small child means he's going to get the snot beaten out of him. Two year old children do not need to be around dogs who are eating. Call it what you want but I call what he did dicipline. Seems like people ...

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This is what I use:
http://toyotires.com/tire/pattern/m-55
I had 60 k miles on my last set without a flat, most of the miles were in the Nevada desert. I would not buy a set of their all terrians but the M-55's are all together different.

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Out of all those essentials listed I'll bet more dogs have been trained without mosyt of them rather than with. Just as a case in point without pointing at any one item, a Garmin a rather new type tracker with probably less than 5% of dogs ever having one on. A horse, most dogs have never seen one....

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A Horse

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For what it is worth I have hunted and rode behind a couple dogs that were patriot bred and I do really like them. Paper is a good place to start but IMO you should go hunt or ride behind the breeding that you are looking at there is no substitue for experience. IME the Patriot dogs are full of hear...

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I've also looking for a new chukar gun. Thinking of getting. http://www.cz-usa.com/products/view/upland-ultralight/ I looked at those as well but could not decide if I wanted ejectors or extractors So here is what I am looking at in the future in a 20 ga w/26" http://www.cz-usa.com/products/view/re...

cjuve

Crap happens all the time I have had several people do it to me in the last year.

cjuve

Ezzy,
A coyote is to a wolf as a bobcat is to a .........
a. Lion
b. tiger
c. cougar
d. jack rabbit

Let me guess....... I don't think your comparison is all that correct

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