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- Wed May 08, 2024 8:49 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Field Trial GSPs
- Replies: 5
- Views: 406
Re: Field Trial GSPs
wihunter- We are getting to an in-between period in field trials. This season's trials are about done and the summer training is a few months off, so there is a lull and most oflks are not super busy right now. If you want the real skinny, you might contact and ask to pick the brains of a couple or ...
- Tue May 07, 2024 2:24 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Field Trial GSPs
- Replies: 5
- Views: 406
Re: Field Trial GSPs
Wihunter - I tend to agree with carolina gundogs on this one. I have seen my fair share of FDSB shorthairs and the best of them are real live horseback dogs that can, and do, run with the pointers. Might be too much dog for what you have in mind. I suspect that a successful Navhda dog should give a ...
- Sat Apr 06, 2024 7:34 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Pigeons
- Replies: 4
- Views: 638
Re: Pigeons
ben - If there is an auction house in your area that does poultry, they will often have barn pigeons for bid. You can also searchsfor pigeon racers in your area. They often have excess "roller" pigeons, which are used to attract the homers back to the coop. Alternatively,if there are farms in the ar...
- Thu Mar 28, 2024 11:45 am
- Forum: Training
- Topic: GSP Training Timeline
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1617
Re: GSP Training Timeline
Everything you do from the time you bring your pup home is teaching it something. So be aware of where you want to go and what the pup is learning in its interactions with you. I would say that if you are looking at a rounded, versatile companion you will have a pretty solid structure to basic obed...
- Fri Feb 09, 2024 3:14 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Kennel Upgrade
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1977
Re: Kennel Upgrade
Two lessons I learned the hard way. Make sure the hose and everything else is is far enough away so the dogs can't reach it with their paws and that the latches are high enough so the dogs can't reach them with their nose. Cj Good advice. I have replaced more than a couple of hose ends over the yea...
- Fri Feb 09, 2024 9:23 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Eastern GSP Trainer
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1160
Re: Eastern GSP Trainer
It might be a little outside your desired driving range, but I would check out Bruce Shaffer at Almost Heaven GSP's. They are in Springfield WV which is about 4 1/2 hours from Virginia Beach. He breeds, raises, trains and handles GSP's. Her also trains other bird dog breeds. I have personally seen s...
- Sun Feb 04, 2024 4:22 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Kennel Upgrade
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1977
Re: Kennel Upgrade
Garrison-
That is an AWESOME two dog setup. Your dogs should be happy to spend time out there.
RayG
That is an AWESOME two dog setup. Your dogs should be happy to spend time out there.
RayG
- Sun Jan 28, 2024 3:39 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Memorable moments
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4186
Re: Memorable moments
When the dog I was running in hunt tests points a bird while making a retrieve. There is no way to get out of that situation without breaking the rules.....Cj cJ- Don't know what the right thing to do is in that situation. It sucks when the dog does everything right and the rules make it wrong. Clo...
- Fri Jan 26, 2024 7:27 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Memorable moments
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4186
Re: Memorable moments
Over the years I have had quite a few...most really good and a few ...not so terrific. One of the worst was when my first dog Jack was chasing a flying pheasant and went off a railroad embankment that was about 20 ft. straight down. I ran to the edge, saw him laying there, dropped my gun and got dow...
- Fri Jan 19, 2024 11:49 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Conformation.......
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1641
Re: Conformation.......
morningrise - That is an impressive looking shorthair. Be advised that I DO NOT to conformation events, just hunt and field trial with pointers. However, I will say that I certainly wouldn't mind watching your dog in the field. Based on what little I have seen of conformation show shorthairs, they a...
- Fri Jan 05, 2024 10:17 am
- Forum: Training
- Topic: In Ground Fencing and E Collars
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1628
Re: In Ground Fencing and E Collars
Interloper - Welcome aboard. I do pointing dogs, so I can't help much with a Boykin other than to say that basic obedience is pretty similar regardless of breed. I do have two neighbors that have e-fences and they seem to work for their dogs. The dogs involved are mostly herding types, a Great Pyren...
- Sun Dec 31, 2023 10:03 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Beautiful Portrait of my Llewellyn
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4495
Re: Beautiful Portrait of my Llewellyn
NEhomer -
Beautiful. Thank you for sharing.
Happy holidays to you and yours.
Beautiful. Thank you for sharing.
Happy holidays to you and yours.
- Tue Dec 19, 2023 10:52 am
- Forum: Please Welcome New Members - Introduce Yourself Here!
- Topic: Newbie
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2127
Re: Newbie
Backlash -
Welcome neighbor. Brittanys are fun dogs.
RayG
Welcome neighbor. Brittanys are fun dogs.
RayG
- Thu Nov 30, 2023 11:36 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Alpha 300
- Replies: 16
- Views: 4281
Re: Alpha 300
Dan - Can't answer for others but I use the vibrate feature in training for the most part. I have the collar on the dog's flank with the prongs situated on the top of the back(at least initially...it does tend to slip). I do most of my bird training with remote release launchers, so I can control th...
- Tue Nov 21, 2023 11:06 am
- Forum: Hunting
- Topic: Thunder chickens
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3657
Re: Thunder chickens
Many years ago, when I was in my twenties, I knew fellow who had trained his bird dog(shorthair) to take exactly one step on command when it was pointing and then resume a staunch point. I saw him move the dog in on a pheasant, step by step until the bird flushed out the back side of a clump. He was...
- Tue Nov 14, 2023 9:16 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Looking to add a pup….
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3748
Re: Looking to add a pup….
bduke - I have seen dogs of both those breeds that comfortably run in front of a walking hunter AND I have seen dogs of both those breeds that can fade to the front in front of a horse. On occasion they are even the same dog. As mentioned, most good dogs have an elastic range...tightening up in heav...
- Wed Oct 18, 2023 8:20 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Am I Stressing Too Much?
- Replies: 24
- Views: 7533
Re: Am I Stressing Too Much?
Ontariofella - The short answer is Yes you are expecting a lot from a very young dog. From your descriptions, it would seem that she is a lot of dog, and that kind of dog is going to push the envelope. The good news is that once she figures it out...you will have one heck of a hunting partner. My on...
- Sun Oct 08, 2023 5:58 pm
- Forum: Health and Nutrition
- Topic: Supplement for weigh gain?
- Replies: 23
- Views: 8903
Re: Supplement for weigh gain?
When I ran my first dog for several days in a row, no matter how much he ate, he would get down to bones. I started giving him a 1/4 lb. of pure beef fat, chopped up, in with his kibble, during the run up to the season when I was working him hard every day. i would continue to give him the fat, in a...
- Tue Sep 26, 2023 9:59 am
- Forum: Training
- Topic: Training- New to this
- Replies: 10
- Views: 5378
Re: Training- New to this
Rookie- Welcome. The two books you were recommended are both excellent. I advise you to get both and read through both. They are two different approaches to training, but they have many similarities. Paul Long's book is more old school which starts out with a good bit of yardwork and repetition, wit...
- Fri Sep 22, 2023 9:08 am
- Forum: Training
- Topic: New dog advice needed
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1798
Re: New dog advice needed
Let me say that having a dog for 20 years is truly special and you have my sympathy for your loss. I think you will be quite pleasantly surprised with how things will go with your new companion. First things first. Transitioning an adult dog from a kennel life situation to indoors should be a relati...
- Wed Sep 20, 2023 6:29 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Pedigree help
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3196
Re: Pedigree help
Just did some checking and you might do a search on the NSTRA site(records) and the gundog central site. Found all of the dogs you listed with at least a sire and dam, except one. No idea if the pedigree info listed is accurate. And it is "The Total Package" apparently. I don't know if UKC still doe...
Re: Creeping
Sanders - One piece of training advice you will probably not find in any book. It is pretty old school and must be done carefully. If the dog is on point, position yourself alongside, up by the front of the dog. If it moves a foot...even a little... step on the dog's foot...just a little, but enough...
- Mon Aug 28, 2023 10:11 am
- Forum: Training
- Topic: Young Slovakian Rough Haired Pointer and intro to birds
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2214
Re: Young Slovakian Rough Haired Pointer and intro to birds
Have zero experience with that breed, but a puppy is a puppy and a bird dog is a bird dog. Many continental breeds are expected to seek multiple types of game, both feather and fur. That can mean that they may have a less intense initial response to gamebirds than your typical American bred pointer,...
Re: Creeping
Sanders - Just saw this. You might be interested. https://www.njwoodsandwater.com/forums/forum/121-gun-dogs-~-hunting-training-events/ A poster put up two LCS launchers, a 209 primer pistol and a bird bag for $400. I'm not a fan of LCS launchers(I like Dogtra), but a cheapie primer pistol goes for $...
Re: Creeping
Sanders- A remote activated launcher is always a nice tool to have and a pair of them is even better. Stop to flush drills with remote launchers is one of the best ways to staunch up a dog that I know. However, there are a fair number of things you can do without one. Yardwork, starting with the dog...
- Fri Aug 11, 2023 8:59 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Always a hard choice.....
- Replies: 15
- Views: 7814
Re: Always a hard choice.....
Well , I called it a hard choice this time because if I had the money( $6000.00 + ) I might have saved him. Sometimes money is a part of the decision too and that is never easy. Sharon - We do the best we can...for as long as we can. Our four legged friends do not ask for more than that...and in fa...
- Wed Aug 09, 2023 2:38 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Always a hard choice.....
- Replies: 15
- Views: 7814
Re: Always a hard choice.....
Sharon-
We all hope it never gets easier to make that decision. I have said goodbye to three of mine over the last couple of years. They were all up there in years and were on the downslope, but it still hurt.
Never say never. Peace be with you.
RayG
We all hope it never gets easier to make that decision. I have said goodbye to three of mine over the last couple of years. They were all up there in years and were on the downslope, but it still hurt.
Never say never. Peace be with you.
RayG
- Thu Jul 13, 2023 8:50 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Pup is eating birds.. pls help!
- Replies: 15
- Views: 7031
Re: Pup is eating birds.. pls help!
Gonehuntin said it well. A quick story.... I lost my only dog some time back and was able to purchase a field trial reject for hunting. This was long before I got into trialing. Belle was an awesome bird dog who found and pointed literally hundreds of birds for me and my son. She had two flaws. She ...
- Thu Jul 13, 2023 9:45 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Pup is eating birds.. pls help!
- Replies: 15
- Views: 7031
Re: Pup is eating birds.. pls help!
Ontariofella - I am not big on retrieving becasue I typically trial my dogs these days and really would rather not have them want to retrieve. However, I have had, in years past, two dogs that developed "hard mouth". I detected this on the first one when it chomped on shot birds and detected the "te...
- Sun Jun 11, 2023 8:19 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Vehicle Choice
- Replies: 16
- Views: 5706
Re: Vehicle Choice
I have gotten myself into trouble with a 4X4 becasue it CAN go places other vehicles cannot. That also means that you CAN get stuck where only another 4X4 can get to you and help. Just something to consider. A 4 ton comealong and a few lengths of 5/16" trucker's chain, as well as a lithium ion batte...
- Mon May 15, 2023 9:42 am
- Forum: Training
- Topic: Training gold mine or training fiasco?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2603
Re: Training gold mine or training fiasco?
I think your plan to do training this summer is a good idea. You do however need to come up with a detailed plan, based on the dog's current training level and where you need/want it to be next fall. You appear to have a year old dog that has never been properly steadied. That will take some time an...
- Thu May 11, 2023 7:53 am
- Forum: Training
- Topic: 11 month old gsp dropping tail on point
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4782
Re: 11 month old gsp dropping tail on point
I would do some drills in the yard for a month or two. I personally do heel/whoa drills in the yard with a pigging string, starting when they are about 4 months old, but for you...that ship has sailed. Have the dog stand on a barrel, bench, table...whatever and stroke them up. Let the dog stand ther...
- Thu Mar 23, 2023 10:03 am
- Forum: Training
- Topic: Chasing Ducks and Other Birds
- Replies: 11
- Views: 5215
Re: Chasing Ducks and Other Birds
Considering that your training regimen on game is pretty hands off, I would suggest that you externd that practice to any "off game" encounters the dog may have. In other words, I suggest that you "actively" disregard the dog's interest in ducks, tweetie birds and such by walking away and urge the d...
- Thu Mar 02, 2023 7:50 pm
- Forum: Wild Game Recipes
- Topic: Best Way to Eat Pheasant?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 30866
Re: Best Way to Eat Pheasant?
What's the best way to eat pheasant and how do you prepare it? Find a good recipe for chicken cacciatorre and substitute pheasant. I especially like pheasant thighs for this because they are full of flavor and not as dry as breast. Leg meat is also good, but the tendons make for messy eating. I usu...
- Fri Feb 17, 2023 10:26 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Do you always stay with the same breed?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 9938
Re: Do you always stay with the same breed?
Put me down as a one breed dog owner. I have had pointers since I was a teenager. They always did what I needed them to do in the field, pretty much the way I wanted them to do it. I grew up hunting over fiercely independent dogs that were driven to find birds and that is what pointers have always d...
- Sat Feb 04, 2023 10:36 am
- Forum: Training
- Topic: false pointing
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4693
Re: false pointing
Thanks for filling out the unknowns about your dog. It helps to paint the picture. Some dogs are pretty careful and will opt to point at the first whiff of scent. I think that scenario is far more common than the dog coming in hard and fast...freezing the bird. Over time and with more experience, th...
- Thu Jan 05, 2023 8:23 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Next dog
- Replies: 23
- Views: 11048
Re: Next dog
I have always had pointers, and always will. In my younger years I had some good ones out of horseback shooting dog stock. A few had too much range for the foot hunter but some of them were very good about keeping in touch during the hunt. I currently have two dogs out of horseback shooting dog line...
- Sat Dec 31, 2022 11:49 am
- Forum: Health and Nutrition
- Topic: Switching dog food
- Replies: 18
- Views: 6830
Re: Switching dog food
Dayla -- I have fed a bunch of different 30/20 feeds over the years and most were well tolerated by my dogs. I never fed Purina becasue it was always too pricey for me. Feeding four to six dogs is a whole lot different than feeding one. I generally used a moderately priced quality feed from a major ...
- Sun Dec 04, 2022 10:31 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Older Dogtra RRD transmitter
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3799
Re: Older Dogtra RRD transmitter
Alex - Sounds like there might be something wrong with the transmitter. I would check the anenna to make sure it is not corroded and frmly connected. I would also open up the transmitter and look carefully if to see if there is a broken connection somewhere, especially the connection to the antenna....
- Wed Nov 30, 2022 12:16 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Dog bedding
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3417
Re: Dog bedding
I get wood flake bales for my horse stalls and use the same thing for the dog kennels. It works quite well for the moderately cold weather we have here. When it gets down to the teens and single digits, I tuck some grass hay in their kennels. My hay these days is mostly orchard grass and timothy. It...
- Sat Nov 12, 2022 7:56 pm
- Forum: Training
- Topic: 1 year old GSP busting birds and not holding point
- Replies: 21
- Views: 8708
Re: 1 year old GSP busting birds and not holding point
I read through your original post a couple times before I posted anything and then read through the comments you received. It seems tha your youngster was doing it right at a relatively early age and then was allowed to regress. That being the case, I think some gentle measure of discipline is in or...
- Thu Oct 20, 2022 8:42 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Outdoor Kennel
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4188
Re: Outdoor Kennel
I have found that the principal area of rust on my outdoor chain link kennels has always been where the metal leg sits on the base. Constant moisture and continuous contact promote corrosion. Years ago I started putting a female/female PVC coupling on each leg. It adds about and inch and a half to t...
- Tue Sep 20, 2022 8:15 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Couple of Questions
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4653
Re: Couple of Questions
My dogs have always been kenneled outside, so no help on the first part of your query. As far as benches are concerned, lots of things can work. What you are doing is getting the dog off the ground which creates a bit of uncertainty for them. A picnic table works, as does a picnic table bench. The k...
- Sat Sep 17, 2022 9:31 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Registered Dog Name Help
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3415
Re: Registered Dog Name Help
I know that lots of folks go to great lengths(literally) with registered dog names. Many try to incorporate sire or dam lines in the name. I typically don't. When I enter a dog in a field event, I have to write the dog's registered name on the entry form and to me, less is better, especially when I ...
- Mon Sep 05, 2022 9:56 am
- Forum: Hunting
- Topic: First Hunt - Looking for Tips
- Replies: 14
- Views: 5315
Re: First Hunt - Looking for Tips
BG - A whole lot depends on what YOU want from your dog as a hunter. I am also in the camp of shooting whenever the dog finds a bird...but if the dog rips a bird, I will shoot...and miss. Then I will call the dog back in, set it up and make it stand, where it should have, and make it stand for a cou...
- Mon Sep 05, 2022 9:36 am
- Forum: Hunting
- Topic: Is a GPS collar necessary
- Replies: 34
- Views: 14289
Re: Is a GPS collar necessary
AZ - I am a little late to this discusion, but here's my 2 cents. I agree that you should not need a GPS collar right away. A French Britt "TYPICALLY" is a fairly close working dog breed and a youngster"TYPICALLY" will want to stay close to its hunting partner until it gains confidence. I am not a f...
- Mon Sep 05, 2022 8:52 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: WHATEVER IT TAKES
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5709
Re: WHATEVER IT TAKES
Thank you for posting this. It is a reminder to all of us that our four legged companions will hunt their hearts out whenever and wherever we ask them to and they depend on US to keep them safe. WE are supposed to be the brains of the outfit. I too have failed my friends on occasion in that regard u...
- Thu Aug 25, 2022 7:56 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Looking at puppies
- Replies: 23
- Views: 7035
Re: Looking at puppies
It always cracks me up when the breeder tells you first pick at 8 weeks then someone else gives some sort of a sob story and suddenly your forced to pick early. If a breeder agreed to give me first pick at 8 weeks and then reneged on that agreement, I would be very temped to just walk away. I have ...
- Thu Aug 25, 2022 7:48 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Looking at puppies
- Replies: 23
- Views: 7035
Re: Looking at puppies
For anyone who is looking to evaluate puppies there is a technique and a process that can be quite helpful.. It is called the Volhard Puppy something or other, but it is a multi faceted evaluation of a puppy's responses to situations. Interestingly, Gonehuntin's evaluations are basically two of the ...
- Tue Jul 26, 2022 8:02 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Advice for gun dogs with chickens?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 6421
Re: Advice for gun dogs with chickens?
Two of our three neighbors have had all their chickens killed by the third neighbor's shepherd and cattle dog. Our 3 acres is fenced and we have relatively little issues with wandering dogs. Anyway, we are caught in the middle as we still talk with all the neighbors. Quite the hard feelings exist i...