Gun Dog Forum

I hunt chukar exclusively and of the 4 dogs that I own only 1 has had issues with his feet and they will look like this in a matter of hours without boots: http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q28/c_juve/th_130020.jpg I really think that it has to do with the individuals movement more than anything el...

It's not always about the motor.....

That's what you do. These questions are hard for me because of how I train. I let pup chase birds until he figures out he can't catch them and starts pointing . It might take months. By then he's pretty staunch. I don't have to ream on the check cord or use a launcher. This is how I do it as well, ...

Razor wrote:I have a dog like you and I would not make the bet. I do not care what you scored in the VGP, you will lose on their birds. Phez you might have a chance.

As I am sure I would loose on his birds.... It's about the development of the dog period.

Tell me this, why don't people with AA dogs want to take wagers? First 3 guys back to the truck with a limit? They live in FT rules. They know their dogs won't win, so they make up reasons why their dogs are still superior. AA dogs might be great dogs, but there are many "meat" dogs that will destr...

cjuve- not necassarilly- take Rangers Barshoe Angel- might still be the winnningest female in NSTRA- she could plain out cover ground And she probably could have covered more being chased off of horseback This might come as a shock to you but not everyone owns a horse or even likes to hunt on horse...

Shadow wrote:cjuve- not necassarilly- take Rangers Barshoe Angel- might still be the winnningest female in NSTRA- she could plain out cover ground

And she probably could have covered more being chased off of horseback

I have never been one to compare one format to the other and I am not now.The only point I am making is to trial in one format versus the other, for an hour, takes just as much exertion and conditioning as the other.PERIOD

I disagree, just strap on an Astro it will tell you

and if you took a Top Dog from all catagories and let them all loose in a big field- what would you see That is to vague of a question... A big field?? Are there birds? Are they planters or wild? If planters are they where they should be or are they just thrown out randomly off a quad? What spicies...

I You can twist it anyway you want Neil but bottom line an hour of running in the cover of a typical NSTRA is ZERO difference then an hour of running in the other formats in terms of conditioning and excertion. There is no twisting about it, they are different venues made to evaluate different aspe...

I recently switched my 3 yr old EP from canidae chicken and rice to Diamond naturals extreme athelete. He is doing well on the diamond i.e his coat is a lot shinier and softer. My only concern is the recalls diamond has had in the past. Just wondering what others thought about the food. After seein...

For my purposes no there is not much difference between the dog that I enjoy hunting behind and a dog that runs in AF trials. I like my dogs to fill up the entire country and don't really care if they retrieve,that is what retrievers are for. Nothing excites me more than watching a dog hitting objec...

A/C Guy wrote:It is irresponsible to intentional in-breed.

If it was not for inbreeding we would not have the breeds that we have today.

I will qualify my post by saying that I have no experience with Brittany's but have with pointers. You first have fo figure out what you want out of the dog, is this dog going to be used for horseback trials, foot hunting on a preserve, hunting small tracts of land or huge open spaces IMO all that p...

Here is a pup that will have style at 4 months this is how he looks, he runs with that tail the same way.

Here are a couple of pics that I have taken over the last 2 seasons:

So to say Western dogs have an edge over easten dogs in Chukar terrain is not what I have seen. I believe it's conditioning to the type of terrain and birds they will be hunting. But I am talking about GSP's not pointers I agree 100% and the breed does'nt matter. Ron I agree that conditioning plays...

I have a 17 month GWP who I just finished hunting the opener of pheasant season here in Montana. Last year I hunted him at a local preserve 3 or 4 times and he did outstanding. He hunted hard, stayed close, pointed countless birds and we shot 40 or 50 birds over him. I couldn't have been more pleas...

What about Miss Sammie 0-25-257 ? Or does being bred to very few dogs take her out

It's not the out that gets me it's the up:


2200' vertical and 2 miles from the truck and I had just got started.

Those guys do alot more than just run dogs they also do quite a bit in helping get it set up so it was well deserved Yea they do,,,, Torben and Shawn basically put the whole trial on,, up way before light and work till dark,,,,, Debbie Hanson, Wanda Wells, Jerry Walton, Mack Smith all so do a great...

No chukar or huns just valley quail, but they were wild at least. Those guys do alot more than just run dogs they also do quite a bit in helping get it set up so it was well deserved. You guys missed out on some good weather to bad you could'nt make it.

There is a home field advantage for sure. I rode 4 braces of the amature today most if not all dogs had finds on wild birds. It looks like congrats is due to Sean Kelly and Torbin Hansen for Laser Eye and IB Boston.

It would take one heck of an amount of pressure to get a good dog to shut down. In fact, it would have to border on abuse. Take a look at the NAVHDA and how young they train and learn. If you have a GOOD dog from reliable breeding, even with a lot of pressure they become bolder and bolder as they m...

Here are a couple more they are of the same point just different angles

Thank you for selecting my photo!

Caleb

Ross to play the devils advocate there are great trial dogs who aint never seen a wild bird, some maybe have never even had a bird shot over them. Should those dogs be considered better than the hunting dog who could very possibly whoop the trial dog in every aspect outside finish? I know I have so...

Oggie wrote:What does one do if he wanted another dog and the wife says no..lol :roll:

Breed a litter yourself and ask way to much for them

I am on my third pair of boots this year I have had: http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates/product/standard-item.jsp?_DARGS=/cabelas/en/common/catalog/item-link.jsp_A&_DAV=MainCatcat20564-cat20570-cat601927&id=0047885812736a&navCount=8&podId=0047885812736&parentId=cat601927&masterpathid=&navAc...

Back in the 70's 2/2 linebreedings seem to be very sucessful. Alot of FT winners and some FT Champions and even gun dogs were 2/2 linebred.Breeding a stud and a female who had the same father but were out of different mothers.Nobody seems to do it anymore? Some may think it's Taboo maybe,but it was...

And who gets the cull??

Yawallac wrote:

Doubling up on any fault when doing a breeding like this will only intensify it.

BUT ...you can also get rid of it.

Don't tell PETA that

Thanks guys! That is what makes the long hikes worth while.

Those are some great pics, I thought that i might as well throw a couple in.