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WillieELk78GSP

Based off of a post by nitecapt, I have a beeper for my 1 year old GSP and I want to add it but not sure how to add it to her without her going nuts by the loud beep, I haven't tried it yet but am alittle nervous introducing a new sound while on a bird in fear she will associate it with something ne...

WillieELk78GSP

Wow that is sad to hear, when I hunt I try for a one shot situation not to Make the animal suffer, if I saw that with my own eyes I think I would have to say something and or if the animal is not dead already put it out of it misery. I wish this wasn't even question. This is why some people think hu...

WillieELk78GSP

My dog is 1 year old GSP and she was playing fetch all the time but know it seems she only retrieves when she wants to. Most if the time she will go get it but lately she will pick and chose when she wants to get it.
Is it time to force fetch? Or at what age should I do it?thanks
Will

WillieELk78GSP

Based off of another post I seen on here, I need to put together a first aid kit for hunting with my GSP, so here is my question;

What kinds of stuff do you put in your first aid kit?

Thanks all

WillieELk78GSP

Did I understand that you keep your dog in a crate for 6 hours per day several days a week or is it 2 hours per day several days a week. I hope you ar enot crating your dog for 6 hours as that in my mind is high inappropriate. Why not give him to someone who can properly care for the dog? Haha well...

WillieELk78GSP

That is awesome, I wish I had that many pictures of my dog on her first birds!!!

WillieELk78GSP

Thanks all I have taken in all the info you have given, great artical btw. I have decided to get my dog fixed, I still don't know when I should do it, dog is 11 months old so maybe soon I think.

WillieELk78GSP

I am trying to decide if I even want to neuter my GSP, I was thinking of breeding her but I am not sure what that takes to a breeder, any tips or opinions? And second if I were to neuter my dog at what age is the best time to do this?
Thanks for the help, you guys are the experts
will

WillieELk78GSP

I am not the most experience with this but I would say go an talk to a local trainer about your issues, sometimes they will surprise you with a trick or two.

WillieELk78GSP

Is it an indoor dog who just spends some time in the yard? Eventually I want our 9 month GSP to be able to spend longer spans of time outside, but for now during the puppy time we're keeping him inside except to go to the bathroom, unless we're outside with him and can keep an eye on him. (He digs ...

WillieELk78GSP

Well as for exercise I take he to the a local field probably 3 to 4 days a week and bring her back beat, than on those off days I throw the ball in the yard. I have a wireless electric fence so digging anywhere except the yard will get her shocked if she goes outside the containment area. So area ju...

WillieELk78GSP

I am trying to get my 9month old GSP to stop digging in my yard, does it normally just mature out of the dog? I have tries cyan pepper but she just licked it up, so I would like some of your tricks to stop this?
Thanks everyone

WillieELk78GSP

#1 is a license or tag, #2 a knife or hatchet,#3 gun and extra rounds, #4 some sort of fire starter, #5 tool kit for your truck, #6 batteries for radios ect.

Just a few to think about, i carry all this when i go.

WillieELk78GSP

Well i hunt for big game including bear, and i never worried about it until recently. But i now would like to have one in the field, i use bow mostly. And plus they are fun to shoot. Thanks for the recommendation

WillieELk78GSP

I will be buying my first pistol and had some questions, 1: i would like it for both home protection and protection while hunting, what caliber should i go with? And 2: what have you found to be the best pistol for the mony in the caliber you would talk about in the first question?

Thanks everyone

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How long do the batteries usually last?

WillieELk78GSP

Wow guys, only took about a week to get her to respect the fence area, its so nice now just to let her run in the back yard. I even accidentally through her ball outside the boundary and she stopped in her tracks, it was awesome!!!!

WillieELk78GSP

It is all over the sagebrush in the desert...I keep EMT Gel, a clotting compound, vet wrap and a stapler... http://i905.photobucket.com/albums/ac253/chukar12/SonnyBarbedWire.jpg Man that looks nasty, i hope it looks worse than it is, i am lucky my dog hasnt got snagged up on that stuff yet, its all...

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Beautiful dog man, great style

WillieELk78GSP

Ok i will work on that, i guess i didnt use the ecollar because when i take it out she gets all excited because we are going hunting and i didnt want to ruin that! Thanks

WillieELk78GSP

I got my 8 month old gsp back from training about a month ago and when i got her back she was awesome always listened and responded quickly but she has seemed to slide off alittle, now even with the basic "here" command, she will look at me and basically gives me a finger, i now have to walk her ont...

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Nice pics man, looks fun!!!

WillieELk78GSP

Wildweeds wrote:1- hunting is hunting and sometimes you find nothing otherwise it would be called shooting
2- don't feed before because you could end up with gastric torsion which will ruin your day
3- Even a day with no birds is better than working.

I like the third one,Truth!!!

WillieELk78GSP

Cool site so far, makes me want to bye another one

WillieELk78GSP

Just uploaded some pics to this.... had a blast and I have a huge urge to go more often now even though we didnt find any birds

WillieELk78GSP

So i went out hunting today with my 8 month old GSP, question 1 is it possible that she is skipping by birds because we didnt find 1 bird all day,? We usually find atleast a quail 2 is it normal for a dog on the day of the hunt to not eat anything? Before the hunt or after. 3 is it weird to still ha...

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Praying for all those people in Connecticut not only for todays event but for the aftermath of todays event

WillieELk78GSP

I think you would be pushing your luck if you didn't keep the collar on the dog once trained. It did not take more than a few time out of the leash with the dogs before they respected the boundary. I will say that the wireless one has worked better with my older setter. With the in ground one he le...

WillieELk78GSP

Awesome info guys, thanks.... another stupid question, are there any training tricks that will make it easier? And how long does it usually take to train the dog to do this?

WillieELk78GSP

I just purchased a petsafe wireless electric fence, i read some reviews on them and they all seem to be positive but i wanted to hear it from gundog owners with dog that have big prey drives. Any comments would help!! Here is the the one i got. http://reviews.cabelas.com/8815/614436/petsafe-instant-...

WillieELk78GSP

IMO, i would just get her a nice vest and watch her for a few days, i figure with the igloo and wind shield and a veat she would be just fine. But i live in western washington were it gets down to about 20 in the winter and notyet much colder than that.

WillieELk78GSP

Looks fun, looks awesome.... i cant wait to do this with my GSP

WillieELk78GSP

Looks great, how old is your pup?

WillieELk78GSP

thanks guy

WillieELk78GSP

Willie, Was your Gsp the runt of the litter? I have a Gsp that was the runt and she is 3mths and weighs about 14lbs. While her brothers are way bigger than her. No i dont think so, when i sent her to the trainer she was about 6.5 months and she weighed about 42 pounds. I was also wondering where do...

WillieELk78GSP

This is my first gundog and i have a 7 month old gsp and i am looking at getting her a vest for duck hunting and also for upland as well. Which one should i get? Or what one is the best for the money? Thanks for everything

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Ghosted3 wrote:Pup looks good and intense!

Corry

Thanks man!!

WillieELk78GSP

Troy08er wrote:Nice look pup.

Thanks man, i have high hopes for her!!!

WillieELk78GSP

This is Cabella at training today, she looks awesome!!! I was so pumped when i got these pictures.

WillieELk78GSP

First dog there so i guess i am just nervous, can ya blame me. Thats alot of money!! I hope she is getting what he is teaching!!!! My GSP is close to where the pitbull is usually kept. I tried calling this week to see what the progress is and to see when i can come down and get trained myself. I cou...

WillieELk78GSP

Sweet thanks for the info guys, the trainer i have my pup at said he only works pigeons the first week or so than he said it was exclusively wild birds. I hope she soaks up all the training!!!! I will be going over there either next weekend or so and he said he would train me on how to handle and tr...

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Nothing is wrong with grouse, i just have never hunted grouse before, not sure how to hunt them.

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Wildweeds wrote:http://www.quicksilverkennels.com I highly reccomend him for any pointing breed.

+1. I have my dog there now training, i have had a great experience with him so far!!

WillieELk78GSP

campgsp wrote:Training never ends.
Get pigeons or quail and keep training. Get involved in hunt testing or field trials. join a hunt club. All of these things will help keep the pup up until next season and for the rest.

Ok, sounds good thanks for the info

WillieELk78GSP

This is my first gun dog she's a GSP, right now she's at the Pro Trainer and I'm not sure how to keep her in the best shape after training, and how to keep her on her toes when it comes to finding Birds after the training is done and its out of hunting season, i dont live in a place that has any wil...

WillieELk78GSP

Awesome looking dog!!! Sounds like you got a steal with him.

WillieELk78GSP

This is my first Gundog and she is a 7 month old and is now at the trainer. What do i do with my time? And should i expect the trainer to keep me up to date on her progress? She has only been there about a week, so i am not worried about her. The trainer asked me to come out at the end of the month ...

WillieELk78GSP

That was cool. Bird was big anf she handled it like a champ

WillieELk78GSP

Wow man thats one smart dog you got there!! Mine just left for the trainer this last weekend. House is quiet very quiet here.

WillieELk78GSP

Sweet thanks guys, ya me and my buddy spent all day looking for pheasants and right at the end of the day we found 2 one was on one of the fish and game road that we had seen without a dog on the walk back and the other one the dog had an awesome point. Held it for a while to for us to catch up, it ...

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