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If you gently lift the skin between the back leg and the flank the dog will drop whatever is in its mouth for you. This way you can give your drop it command followed by a quick correction without having to put your face to close to a dogs face.

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I use to live in long beach (the bad part) and we had our pups out and about EVERYWHERE we went. Long Beach cant be cleaner than Los Angeles. The dogs never got sick and they got a lot of socialization. I would question your vet on what he means by not letting your dog outside. Sounds like crazy tal...

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off topic, but I have a hard time posting one picture and you just posted 200 in the same post. Very impressive!

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I used EvanG's videos and they are really good! Very through

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Mike50 wrote:Is there any chance she was hit by the empty hull coming out of an auto loader? I've been hit in the head by hulls and it startled me as well. Just something to think about.

had one chip my tooth in the duck blind

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How do you show him that you are boss? I always read that you need to be the pack leader, but what EXACTLY do you do to establish this?

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I have a few friends who have pointing labs and they are both great dogs. Will hold a point just as long as any pointer, but they dont have the range. Its kind of a nice pair to have a dog that works out far and one that works a little closer. They are retrieving machines as well, but after all they...

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Your going to have to head east to find one. Maybe go visit some family or an old friend and come home with a new toy. Academy is importing them directly and only place selling them. http://www.academy.com/index.php?page=content&target=company/locator/landing&lnkSRC=SLfromFOOTER Thanks for the head...

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I have heard that some trainers wont take dogs before 6 months to a year because of their maturity level. To me that doesnt mean that you shouldnt work with your dog, but that he thinks your pup isnt mature enough to begin a formal professional training regime. Just a thought

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anyone know where you can pick one up around Colorado? I am looking for a SxS when my boat sells

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870's are great guns and that is by far the nicest I have seen!

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it almost sounds like it could work as one of those higdon (sp) releasers. Put the bird in and let them calm down then open it up and let the pressure of the dog flush the bird

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gonehuntin' wrote:Fowl Dawgs 1-2&3 are a great and easy to understand set of training dvd's.

x2. They are very easy to follow

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A friend of mine has a dog that had problems with his anal sacks and the vet told him to feed three table spoons with of pumpkin with each feeding and the dog hasnt had problems since. Pumpkin seems to fix many problems

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The way I got hooked was not nearly as exciting as the previous posters, but it worked to get me hooked. I took a flyfishing and trap shooting class in college because I wanted to fish for an easy A. The fishing part was fun, but when the trap shooting part came around we were told that we needed a ...

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ezzy333 wrote:Rich,

Guns replaced snakes several years ago and just this year Global Warming is No. 1.

Ezzy

Would love to see where you found this stat or are you just kidding?

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have you tried only having one end of the dowel on the ground and the other still in your hand. My dog had a hard time getting it right off the ground and I started with one end on the ground and slowly worked the other end to the ground. The other problem he had was when i wasnt touching the dowel ...

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My golden was doing this same thing. I just kept the pressure on (maybe a little more) until he grabbed the bumper. If you turn the pressure off when he is only touching it then you are teaching him that fetch means touch the bumper not put it in your mouth and hold it. The way i see it is that each...

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whats the 180 drill?

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My golden didnt need a lot of pressure so i used whatever I had on hand at the time like a shotgun shell, the edge of my house key, the buckle on the collar

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I long blast to stop
2 short to turn
multiple to "here"

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I have seen two rattlers so far this year up at my cabin that is around 9800 feet. I thought it was still a little cold for them to be out, but guess I was wrong. I am glad to hear your pup is ok. Also, thanks for posting this. I never knew what to do if a dog got bit, now I do and will be keeping s...

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DGFavor wrote:From this weeks Top 40 Countdown:

Looks like good coyote calling country to me!

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Are they typically big running dogs?

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I love the look of your zeb dogs point. His leaning forward makes him look so intense!! Truely awesome!

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Do you have an auto launcher with remote? If so, that is a great tool for a dog that might bust birds or be unsteady on point. If you see your dog catch scent-- you pop the bird. If your dog goes on point and then starts to move, creep, etc--you pop the bird. Essentially the bird teaches the dog, a...

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Well we've been working with Dusty for the past few weeks and I'm happy to say he's starting to show some interest. He gets very excited over his throwing dummy now, and is starting to point at a pheasant wing (using the good ol' fishing pole), so he's making progress. He has a little vizsla buddy ...

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personally I just use sit. To me and my dogs sit means sit until released so if the dog moves once you give the command sit, then you can correct for disobeying sit. Once they know sit by my side i will take one step forward and then back and then to the side and back and make corrections where need...

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jt807 wrote:Why didn't he have an e-collar on the dog so he could have controlled it?

Sounds to me like the guy wouldnt know how to use an e-collar properly and the dog would have been beaten AND lit up like a light bulb

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I have an Avery vest that I put on my golden when duck hunting in cold water. The key is to trim the areas around the legs so the chaffing is kept to a minimum. A lot of people use different types of vests depending on where they are hunting. Some dont like the zipper on the Avery vest in case the d...

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x2 on getting the Fowl Dogs or get Evan's program. Both very good videos and programs, but pic one and get after it. Have some fun too while you are at it

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I had a friend that would put his baby girl in one of those baby chestpacks. The kind where the kids legs are hanging out the bottom like a reverse back pack. Sorry i am terrible at describing things, but maybe someone could help explain it better. So anyway, he would put her in the chest pack and t...

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wems2371 wrote:Thanks for sharing the photos. I only hope you can find a way to add some intensity to Zeb.....

haha no kidding. He looks so proud that he is smiling. Great photos

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Those are some great pictures. Very cute dog! Makes me want another one. Hunting without a setter just isnt as fun. I dont know how i did it before

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At 6 months let her chase to her hearts content. If your real worried about it loop a check cord around her belly and when she goes on point stake it into the ground. But again at this age I would let her build up as much prey drive as possible. When she gets to be about a year of age I would start...

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I have the YS 300 for my setter and it works great and has 7 levels of stimulation. When your dog barks it vibrates first then delivers the electrical stimulation. After one day of using it set at number 2 I only have to put it on the vibration mode so no e-stimulation is used. It sounds like your d...

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I put a shirt that I wore to bed for a few nights in the kennel with the pup and that helped calm her down quite a bit.

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Where do you live?

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I have read in many retriever books that dogs will go back to the first command they learned if they are put under pressure and dont understand the command they are given. I dont know if that is a blanket statement, but I do see it with my retriever while working on the double T. With that being sai...

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Was there an age difference between Dog One and Dog Two? Just wondering if maybe one was the young bull and the other the old bull.

I do hear what you are saying about being a little slower now that you explained it, and I think you did very well

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boy was he running fast at the end. Must have been pretty scary. I too laughed pretty good with that one, but it was out of empathy because I have had dreams where I couldnt get away.

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I would make a call to AKC to see if the litter, dam, or stud are registered and then make a trip to the place that he got the pup. Its always easy to hide behind the phone and not answer questions, but its a lot harder to do in person. I am not saying get physical or anything, but make your point k...

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my young setter had some possession issues and decided that everything in the house was hers. It sounds like a problem, but the real problem was not enough exercise. After taking her out twice a day for a walk/run and training session and about 30 minutes on the treadmill, she is back to her sweet s...

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I will take a shot at this for you Evan. For my retriever to be field ready would depend on what I am hunting and who I am hunting with. For ducks with another hunter, I would expect him to be steady in the blind and be able to do multiple marks. I don't necessarily need him to run blinds because th...

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Sounds very interesting. Please let us know how it works for you

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Matt it was a fun day and thanks for taking pictures. I always get so caught up on what I am going to work on and different scenarios during training to take pictures. It has been really dry out here. Its crazy to think that 2 years ago the snow was knee to waist deep and wicked cold. Hopefully we w...

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Hows your dog doing after the vitamin c?

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I don't know if anyone else has seen this or not, but my experience has been that dogs who are casturated too young have less of a bird drive than those who are allowed to mature. If I had to do this, I would wait, as others have said, until the dog is fully matured. jmo I have experienced exactly ...

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I understand he is getting a puppy but has purchased an adult dog to run in trials. I am pretty sure thats what he was talking about. Kickstand is about 2 or 3, dont remember off hand, but he is old enough to run with the big boys. I will probably go watch it. Watching these trials and talking with...

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So you are the one that bought Kickstand! I saw him for sale and was trying to get a friend of mine to buy him. I will be running in my first trial next weekend so I cant offer any help there, but I wish you the best of luck! Oh and congrats on your new dog. You seem a little excited...as you should...

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