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Try to tell my dog that a test isn't competition. It may be competition against the standard, but it's still competition for scores.

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This may sound simplistic, but have you tried taking away the balls? It's hard to wear out a good shorthair.

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We don't hunt after trapping season starts. Just not willing to risk the dogs to a trap that could maim or kill the dog.

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After reading this post I think I know why so many have a pro handle their dogs in trials.

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Back in the 60's dog mushing was a way of life with many people. Dogs got people from village to village, hauled freight, trapped, hauled firewood and water. Life didn't go on without a good dog team. Of course when you have man involved you must pit what you have against another to see just who has...

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ultracarry wrote:I would go with a field trial trainer and not perfection kennels if you want a competitive dog. I hear they are good, but you may want a great product. Just sayin.

I'm pretty sure perfection kennels trains, trials and wins

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Training grounds are 200 miles away. Gas over $4. A gallon. Training every weekend during the summer. Birds at $15. To $25. Per bird. Launcher at $300. Backing dog. E-collar. Pigeons and a loft to house them. Clinic and tests. Did I mention having to buy a new car, okay we won't count that. Training...

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Permatack is wonderful in wet climates as we'll. no more soggy lines that take forever to dry!

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Ah yum...Poopsycles

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False pregnancy is not all that common and generally happens with dogs that haven't been bred, but think they are. It often takes longer for a dog to recover from false pregnancy than it would take to recover from raising pups. If your dog is prone to false pregnancy I would not breed her and get he...

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I've watched both Dobbs Trained retrieve and the smart fetch program. My thought through both of them was, "How could anyone see anything more than a real bonding experience from these programs"? If you have time, you can do it and if you follow the program chances of ruining the dog are pretty slim...

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I have to go with the GSP as we'll. their energy and love of life make them so fun. I love the variety of colors to choose from. They adore their families and love to hunt. They make great sleddogs as we'll. life is never dull with a GSP (or two) in the house!!

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There are no barrels in either DVD

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I've heard it said that the GSP is the poor mans dog as it does everything.

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Vonzeppelinkennels wrote:BH so you don't think Coyotes & wolves would eat kibble in the wild if it was readily available?

Nope, they can't afford it.

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Put her in an area that is hers and let her dig away.

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And then you have those with double meanings. CC = collar conditioning or check chord. You're not alone in being confused by all the abbreviations.

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Extreme! :mrgreen: GSP's are high strung and need lots of attention and exercise. They do have their good points however. They love their family, are great with children and you will never out hike or hunt them. They generally don't smell doggy and shedding is at a minimum though I have found some t...

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Here is a picture of the pigeon loft we made out of our 10 X 10 puppy pen

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We did that with our unused puppy pen. We put a roof on it and lined the inside with Chicken wire. The chain link keeps big critters out and the chicken wire keeps the birds in. However, make sure you fasten it firmly or you could have some hawk like visitors come to see what's for dinner.

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If they are going that much, you might want to try a different dog food. Also, are you going directly from your house to hunt or are your dogs kenneled because you have to travel to the hunt spot. If the dogs are kenneled you may need to make sure they have had a chance to go. Not only that day, but...

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Shut the door.

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You're probably correct. I mostly know it as nutrazinc.

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When we had our sleddogs, fall training was always really hard on the feet. Especially as the temps started dropping and the ground freezing. When we started feeding zinc glutamate (allow 6 weeks for it to really take effect) we saw an amazing improvement in the toughness of their feet. The other th...

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I pay attention to it when deciding what food to feed the dogs.

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Have you tried a scat mat. My GSP of 13 years knew he wasn't allowed on the couch, but as soon as we went to bed he would sneak up there. Then when he heard us get up he would slither down on the floor in hopes that we wouldn't notice. I got a scat matt and after a couple times of having the thing s...

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Any time your dog does something naturally that you want it to do it makes the whole training sequence easier.

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Different levels for different situations. "Here" in a calm setting with no interruptions is going to be different than "Here" while chasing something. I constantly change the level of stimulation depending on what we are doing or working with. As the dog gets bolder and more confident the stimulati...

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A year ago I'd never heard of Force Fetch. Admittedly the name itself is somewhat negative and I wasn't sure I wanted to do such a thing, but after going through the force fetch program with my dog I have to say that I would do it again in a heart beat with a new dog. It's a great bonding experience...

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While in the sleddog world I became a bootie connoisseur, though I have to admit I never used any of those high dollar booties. We had too many dogs to afford it and they were too heavy. There are boots for snow, boots for racing, boots for gravel, boots for frozen gravel. I've used Cordura 300, Cor...

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My pup loved to retrieve, but when it came to freshly killed birds she didn't want to pick them up. Then I noticed a lot of dogs mouthing the birds so I omitted retrieving from training until I could get that under control. I started with Dobbs Force Fetch video. Teaching hold. Once we got that down...

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I know that Jon Hahn says that if they mess up, they don't get to retrieve, ever! He also lets dogs walk in on a bird till it flushes so the dog learns he can't get too close. There's no shooting of the bird there.

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BellaSpinone wrote:Buy DVD perfect start.. Might as well get finish also. Nothing better for a pointing dog.

I started my pup at 5 months with perfect start and it was fun for both of us.

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I'd say you were lucky if the only damage your GSP did was to some cookies. We were gone once and the dogs were left outside. However, we neglected to lock the door so they figured out how to open it. Because we didn't think they would be in the house we left the dog gate open which enabled them to ...

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Jon is amazing. What he does with those dogs in such a short time is really incredible. It's like magic!

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LIly at about 8 months with Viking 4 years. This goes on by the hour. Note the couch is pushed half way across the room. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhrI2Kdmhr4 And if Viking isn't available, well there's always the grandson https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N96AX2694p8 As long as everyone is havi...

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Mine like to help bring in firewood. They bring it to hand every time!

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How many of you test the hydration level while out hunting? Especially in warmer weather this is important. But also when you come in from any long hike or hunt check hydration to make sure all is well.

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If I'm staying someplace where I can sleep inside I like my Subaru forester. I can put two medium crates in the back. There's lots of room for gear and there's a nice rubber mat to go under the crate. If we are going on a hunting camp we take the Toyota Tundra crew cab. The dogs sleep in a crate in ...

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...Then, I am tired of dealing with frozen water spouts on our water bottles. We end up just opening the lids and letting them lap the water out. The spouts waste less water. What do you guys use for watering on very cold days? I thought about camel backs, but then i would think the hose would free...

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Yup, Permatack it is!

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When the temps drop, I like to use a larger kennel and put two dogs in it. They will cuddle and help to keep each other warm. Insulate the kennel, fill with straw, and they will be really toasty!

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This thread is really pretty funny. Who would have thought corn could cause such a ruckus? Well guess what, I am a world champion sleddog racer. My dogs race over 20 mph for up to 20 miles. For the last ten years we have fed Kibble with just a bit of Annamaet Impact (A meat substitute). We've fed ki...

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This thread is really pretty funny. Who would have thought corn could cause such a ruckus? Well guess what, I am a world champion sleddog racer. My dogs race over 20 mph for up to 20 miles. For the last ten years we have Kibble with just a bit of Annamaet Impact (A meat substitute). We've fed kibble...

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I live in Seward Alaska. I'm new to training birddogs, but not new to dogs. I'm a world champion Sleddog racer and when I won the world championship I had a leaddog named Chip that was a GSP. Wild and crazy, that one. I now have 2 GSP's, Viking & Lily. We train and test and my husband gets us out hu...

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Last spring I was working with my pup on steadiness. She had pointed a bird and then started to creep. I was all ready to correct her when I was given the instruction to let her go. Don't say anything. She took a step and another and I was sure she was going to have quail for lunch, but when she pas...

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I think you're expecting too much of such a young pup. Continue your controlled training, but don't ask the pup to comply out of the controlled setting. At 9 weeks you still have an infant on your hands. Let the pup have fun and grow up. You have a lot of years left to train this pup. Have fun with ...

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Maybe you guys could all compromise with a pony cart!!

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I think you could go either way, but I'm also pretty sure that the dogs know the difference between hunting and testing and the rules that go with each. At least my sleddogs knew the difference between training and racing even when we used the same trails. Testing is so controlled where there is not...

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