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thanks for restoring my confidence everybody. Mo, Your book was awesome and it is great getting specific advice from you on here. I will be consistent with the launcher and see what happens from there. She will get the point.

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no she is not whoa broke, I used the Bill West method and Training with Mo book.

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Will-kelly, probably about 20. and some of them werent neccesarily bumped, they may have been down wind of her and spooked up if she ran near them. Just to clarify, she didnt bump every bird, she had some good steady points. thanks for all the help!

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Yes i knew the consequences before doing it. From reading some theories of experienced gundoggers saying it is ok the first year to shoot bumped birds. So i assumed it must be correctable, and maybe even have some benefits if they are recommended it. We'll see, ill keep yal posted. thanks for any ad...

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Well i had a feeling this was going to happen. 18month old GSP's first year hunting bobs in south TX. Came across different opinions on shooting bumped birds, and being a hunter i went with the one that meant shooting birds. I am not interested in field trials and other things like that at this poin...

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i stopped using the frontline and advantix after findin ticks on my 2 dogs. I am sure it works but my thinking is that u just check them after each hunt and pull any off and watch for fleas at the same time. Recently i have tried a product for horses and dogs from biogroom that seemed to work pretty...

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thanks for all the replies. She does get car sick sometimes..will vomit small amounts. I usually take them on empty stomachs, unless we'll be hunting all day. Then i feed them about an hour before we take off while i get my stuff ready. I try not to use treats too much, but i have had success using ...

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finally got a box for my xterra, at the wifes request. Went with the easyloader which a really like, fits perfect and mounted two bins on top for ammo, collars, etc. But my younger GSP wont jump in to load up. The other dog hops right in and lays down. I even tried treats but she just sits there and...

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I think hunting season may have regressed their training some. Being their first year i just let them have fun for the most part. I didnt want to hold them back.

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I havent taught them "whoa" and i have not used the ecollar on them while on point yet, other than on the young pup when she was creeping bad and i noticed it did help. I have used the ecollar with the stand command though, if you are familiar with the Bill West method that is the method, as well as...

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looking for opinions on going back to the check cord for some fine tuning after a season of hunting. First season for both GSPs' (10months and 16months). Want to do some stop-to-flush drills, steadying/creeping, and tracking cripples with both. The younger dog needs backing work, she will from a dis...

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I agree that the TT 70 is a good simple collar and in your price range. I got the field 90 and wish i would have saved the money and went with the 70, the only difference is the 90 has nick and continuous. I always use continuous and just tap it. If the dog isnt obeying then hold in until he/she doe...

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When you do take her out, dont go back in until she pees or poops. When she goes bathroom inside rush her outside, if you catch her in the act. Dont bother rushing her out if you dont catch her doing the deed or you'll just confuse her, timing is very important.

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I am no expert but you do not want your dog to catch too many birds...try pigeons instead of chukar to prevent it, or a launcher (which is a great tool to have anyway.) Some people never let their pointers catch a bird, others do a few times to develop confidence. Let hm chase the pigeons for a whil...

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Nice video. Did you just drag the bird around then hide it? Asking because I want to work on tracking woth my GSP's..thanks

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Training with birds is the fun part. Try doing it yourself, find a good source for pigeons and quail or other flight conditioned game birds. MAKE SURE they are good fliers, i had issues with that. Thats why pigeons are good, dog wont catch them. Ive been training two GSPs the past 18months, one of t...

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look into the book "training with Mo", I believe the author frequents this forum at times too. A good dvd to go with it would be the West/Gibbons seminar that you can get from higginsgundogs, it is very similar to the training with Mo format (i think Mo references Bill West in his book) and allows y...

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Any good drills to run during the off season? My 2 shorthairs did great this year for their first season (9months and 16months) . Although i lost a few quail, maybe wounded and ran off or landed in extremely thick coverand for what ever reason lost scent and/or focus. Wounding/losing game makes me f...

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I was considering planting this shrub all around my fence for looks and shade for the dogs. But I now know that it is poisonus to most mammals. I heard it will make their sugar spike. So do you think they would get the point after trying it and realizing it made them sick? Any suggestions for other ...

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one thing to remember is to never give a command you control. So if you do let her off the CC to run free, dont plan on giving the "here" command if she probably wont listen, until she is ecollar conditioned.

Oops I posted this before reading Tooling's post. Great post btw.

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so is the conclusion that canines perform better on a corn/grain based diet rather than animal protein? I'm no veterinarian but that doesnt really make sense to me.

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Not to butt in on the OP but no point in starting another thread for the same topic. Does the smartfetch program focus on locating hard to find birds? sometimes my 2 shorthairs run right over them. Usually in viney cover where i quail hunt. The are great pointers so This is their first season and ha...

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My dogs and I really like 4health from tractor supply. $37 for 35lbs

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I spoke with a vet and she said to clean it and apply Animax ointment (nystatin-neomycin sulfate-thiostrepton-triamcinolone-acetonide). Im thinking it is my ault for leaving ecollar on too long when it was already slightly irritated.

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my one GSP has a circular wound on her neck about the size of a dime..it does have discharge. She has had irritations to that area before, but i assumed they were from collars, branches, etc.. but now im wondering if this has been lingering. It is a round abscess/boil with pus. I may just be paranoi...

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I have the TT field 90 (my first ecollar) and like it. Only has 6stim levels. I really like the tone feature as a recall. I started putting the collar on first session and hitting the tone button while giving the "here" command and roping her in with the check cord and praising her. Now all i have t...

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I know it is slim pickins but figured it cant hurt to try. A buddy and myself are starting to look for next year. Isn't much on leasehunter. Cameron, Hidalgo, Willacy, Starr counties. This is my first year in TX from PA. I have a few local spots that were great for this year, but dont want to hunt t...

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Im going to double check tomorrow. The rough toughs are 20"wide each and the duece easyloader is 42" wide halfway up where the lip is, 38" wide at the bottom and top.

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Thanks for all the posts..i narrowed it down to the easyloader or 2 intermediate rough toughs.

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I would but I have two dogs and they both wont fit in one crate, and two crates wont fit in the back of my exterra. An XL crate may work for two dogs though, ill have to check some out.

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Yes the gates are a joke..I wasted $80 on one. Stripped the couplings just assembling it. I do have a wire crate a side door but I have 2 dogs so that wouldnt work and i dont think 2 seperate crates would fit. Think ill try the easyloader duece.

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ok thanks. I have two small females so should be alright.

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They are fine when im not home according to my wife. She has been there all day the past two weeks. It's when i'm home that that get worked up. Maybe cause i feed, train, and hunt with them i guess. But if she stands by the glass door that could care less. When im home we have to shut the curtain.

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Sorry. I should have been more specific. We rarely ever let them inside...especially now. is perfect here 50/70 temperatures. So they already now they arent coming in.

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Any experience with these? was checking out the smaller one to fit in my exterra..

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Any experience with these? was checking out the smaller one to fit in my exterra..

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Our 2 shorthairs are outside yard dogs. Occasionaly they will jump at the back door and around the windows. Well it has been really bad this past week cause all the rain we got. They do have a 10X10 covered kennel with an igloo and decking in the back corner of the yard, but chose to hang out on the...

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Thanks Ezzy. It was either this or the Nutro high endurance 30/20, but tried this cause more cal/cup for the scrawny one. Glad it worked out cause the price is way better.

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4health from tracor supply 30/20 is the best value so far ive noticed for my 2 GSP's. about $37/35lbs, on sale for $30 sometimes. I just posted at the purina pro plan thread if you want more info. Never feed blue buffalo though.

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As the OP of this thread, here is my update. The PPPP worked well, no issues, dogs had plenty of energy, stools were ok. Since then i have switched to 4health after seeing it at tractor supply, the 30/20 blend. Its been about 20 days now and my really thin GSP that i have been asking about looks bet...

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Gotcha..It is just the name of the DVD. Very good seminar either way.

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I have the Bill West seminar - teaching labs to point. if thats what you mean? if so, $20.00

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I bought one of those cheap barriers for my exterra. You get what you pay for, the couplings are already stripped out and it rattles. Anybody know of a good suv barrier or dog box that would fit? Ive been checking out easyloaderkennels duece model for $300 seems decent.

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I'm beginning to realize that. Although i wouldnt say either are mature. Its been a good season though. I noticed their weaknesses to work on once the season is over.

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She is having a heck of a time, and really impresses me at times. I enjoy watching her run happily but when my 7month pup walks through and points birds where she just sprinted through can be discouraging

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So on saturday my 15month Shorthair did great, pointed two small covies in really windy&dry conditions. Took them out yesterday after work and she was just running, running, and running way out of her usual range too. The younger pup pointed a covey that she ran right past. All she wanted to do was ...

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Awesome pics! Are they wild or planted birds.

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yes sorry i should have mentioned not right away.

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your very lucky. ditch the wing and string and let him try to catch those quail. good time to start introducing gun fire also. lion country supply http://www.lcsupply.com/ has a .22 blank for about $30.00. got one this year and shot about 100 rounds (ccs) through it this summer with no misfires or a...

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They are bobs..ok thanks for the replys, still learning about quail but its a great time.

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