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got a stack of breeder birds for $1 a piece, they seem to be flying well and serving my purpose.

i wouldn't send him back to that trainer.

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i like this design. i think the doors would be easier opening this way,less of a hassle, and cheaper. you could put the inside on your garage, i am sure it wouldn't be too hard for the contractor.

very nice looking dogs, if you don't mind me asking, where did you get them?

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get your hands on some birds, and lots of 'em. i would suggest releasing lots of them in front of her, no corrections as mentioned above. sounds like a tough problem but one that you should be able to fix as she is still young.

gonehuntin' wrote:So, the dog is apparently not whoa broken either where she'll just stop when you yell whoa?

Looks like the dog has to develop more confidence in you.

no not whoa broken

Did you used to hide on the dog when she was younger? I ask because you said she bolts back the way you came. I'd say she looks up, sees you gone and hits the panic button. Get her attention before you drop from sight on her. Then if she flips anyway, call her first before you nic. She sounds very ...

Simply answer, find a trainer who can help you to learn before you buy another dog and "train" the dog with a wing and a shock collar. If you called me and told me what you have done, you'd not own a pup I bred. Exercises in futility are not training. The dog was not "e-collar conditioned" wings ar...

same topic different type problem, need to know if what i have been doing is ok. a little background: 15month britt, e-collar conditioned, knows "here", continuous work to reinforce commands (including "here"), relatively close working examples of problem: 1) grouse hunting down logging road, she is...

some dogs don't like 'em but i would give it a valued effort before chosing against using one, i find them very helpful. how did you introduce your dog to the beeper and at what age? my best advice would be to get some birds throw on the beeper and have some fun. she will forget all about the beeper...

one piece of advise, don't overtrain a puppy. it sounds like you have a good dog, let it be a puppy and enjoy hunting so you can turn it into a great dog later. it is a wild animals instinct to circle back to confuse a predator. a lot of pheasants may run straight but i think the smart ones circle b...

i sent my britt to the trainer having no kennel experience, it did not kill her and she adjusted in a matter of days. i would wait until she goes to the kennel for the following reasons. 1) you don't have to hear her screaming all night 2) she will be around other dogs that will reassure her she is ...

why a gsp? i don't see a reason why you couldn't make a gsp a grouse dog. typically a gsp or setter will have a bigger range than a britt but there are exceptions to every rule. personally i like a close working dog, therefore i went with a brittany. she will get out every now and then but sticks wi...

will not answer your question but will give you something to try. i never liked having a beeper and e-collar on the same collar. i found putting the beeper on a seperate collar around the dogs waist worked the best for me. keeps the beep out of the dogs ears and doesn't seem to bother her a bit. the...

first instinct would be jump to the conclusion of a heavy handed trainer. but i agree with some about your previous experience with the trainer, and knowing some, their methods of training usually don't change that radically. how long has he/she been acting this way? have you given the dog time to a...

i am thinking of getting my dog a platinum grill like nelly :lol: i agree with fuzznut, as long as the dogs health is not in jeopardy i have no problem with breeding outside the standard. i have a brit that has a shoulder height outside the standard. she is not a huge brittany so i expect her size w...

i have had friends with possesive dogs and vowed to never own one. the owners were usually the culprits in these cases, laughing when they got a rise out of the pup from taking something away. i started from day one the suggestion from above, randomly taking the food away during feeding, not every t...

if you don't want a hyper dog then stay away from bird dogs period, thats what they are bred for, thats what they do. let me know if you find that jekyll/hyde breed we can make $$$. how do you turkey hunt with a dog? as far as ducks, if you hunt big ducks think of the size of a FB, they would be a b...

hey guys, i am looking for a place/person who is willing to give up some flight ready/conditioned quail. i know it is still early but maybe someone could help me out, even future references would be helpful. i have never looked to purchase quail before so i am new to the game.

thanks

I just need to know.... what did you do to/for your wife to get her so sweet and compliant to agree to another mutt? (more to the point - does it work on husbands??) bought her a $200,000 house :) hopefully i'll be ready to get the pup at the beginning of winter didn't work for me..... i just bough...

Pryor Creek Okie wrote:We used to go duck hunting in the morning and quail/pheasant hunting in the afternoon.

will definitely do this.... will give both the dog and i a chance to rest

great info guys, this is helping me a lot. would you suggest ft riley over milford for quail? what about pheasants?

i have been thinking of taking a day to head down toward ft riley if milford isn't doing much, heard the quail are sometimes in that area. not sure how long it would take to get to ft riley from milford reservoir. btw anyone know of good lodges in the milford reservoir/wakefield area. they have a lo...

sorry for the inaccurate post earlier..... here ya go S Se ec ct ti io on n 4 4. . E En nt tr ry y R Re eq qu ui ir re em me en nt ts s. . Hunting Tests shall be open to all Pointing Breeds six months of age or over on the first day of the event that are part of an AKC registered litter or that have...

yeah, has to be AKC registered. looks like you have setters, check out NAVHDA, they have similar events.

**edit** forgot about a few exceptions, see next post

thanks for the replies... our lodge will be really close to the reservoir so i will give that a shot first in the manner you suggested. a second option is a wiha, i looked at the 2006 map and seems there are a few plots close by, i will give them a shot if the reservoir is unsuccessful.

carolinasetter, i live nearby in High Point and should be making a move to lexington which is even closer. i actually work in winston salem. i visited thurmond chatam last season, just to walk and get the pup out, and didn't see anything. that could have been attributed to my green status as a grous...

hey guys, here is my situation. i have a buddy who takes yearly trips after thankgiving to milford reservoir (wakefield, KS) to do some waterfowl hunting. i am thinking of making the trip with him this year and wanted to know if there is any good upland hunting in the area. i have researched several...

yeah... there really isn't much info on appalachian grouse hunting. i have been keeping an eye out for good looking spots when we visit national forest land thats about it. i visited a site in pisgah national forest where 2500 acres burned in a forest fire early may 07. on our drive up the gravel ro...

i am looking to do some roughed grouse hunting in the NC mountains this fall/winter but don't know much about it. i have done as much research as possible but wanted to know if anyone had first hand info/tips for me. the current issue of pointing dog journal has a good article about how to train dog...

hi everyone, i am from NC and have an 11 month brittany. so far i have been working with her on my own. i would really like to do this myself so i can see/enjoy her progress first hand. right now it is hard as i live in the city limits but we will be moving to a more rural setting this summer. i pla...