Gun Dog Forum

While with the other owner I don't think there was much in the form of training her in the field--I think they hunted a few times but that was the extent of it. Now that we're out running the fields 2x/day, she's getting the hang of it. And yes, when she went on point yesterday, I couldn't praise he...

Watched something this morning that made me feel everything will work out just fine: while running her I looked off to my right to see her on a rock solid point. I gave her a "whoa" command to which she obeyed but then she did a little creep (about two steps or so). As I approached, a hen launched, ...

Hello men, I would appreciate your wisdom and insight on this matter. To make a long story short, our family was fortunate to get our GSP back (she's 3 1/2 years now). At 4 mos of age I had to sell her. While we had her she acted birdy, was full of instinctual energy in the field and actually went o...

Thanks for all the input and for taking the time to respond. Sure appreciate this forum and all the help it provides.

Got a question about poison oak: after your dog's been running through it, how would you treat it? The fear is the oil getting on my family and causing havoc. We live in So. Ore. where there is an abundance of it. So far I have purposely kept her away from it but I want to go on some outings where i...

Thanks for all of your input. I'm relieved to hear that I don't have to stress it beings that she is only 5mos old. Her interest is off-the-charts high and that has never been an issue. She has a bunch of drive and has enjoyed our daily romps with the pheasants. One thing I will add, last night she ...

My 5 mos. GSP (female) is a hunting, sniffing machine. We spend at least an hour/day on hundreds of acres of pheasant loaded ground. She's pointed on a few but I know we're missing a bunch. I know her nose works well because of scent training but we seem to be missing birds that I know are there. Do...

I've been using the Diamond Puppy (purple bag) for the last 2mos or so. My 5 mos GSP looks and acts great (coat, energy, etc.) but after I switched to it, I've noticed some of her BM's are loose and she gases everyone out when she's in the house. Anyone else had these problems? I've thought about as...

My vet suggested Science Diet for my GSP puppy.