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DonF

Your dog is a lucky dog, and, you are a lucky guy! Great story!

DonF

I have never been able to understand clicker training. I just can't imagine saying nothing to your dog but click the clicker. Doesn't the dog need to learn commands before the clicker will work? If your away from home and don't have your clicker with you, how do you get the dog to sit? If it's off a...

DonF

Phermes and GH got it right. Don't fool around with it, encourage it to jump on you and knee it every time. I would be suprised if you have to do it to many times. And get other people to help you, let them encourage it and knee him when he does. For myself, I like my dogs to jump on me. Bodie taugh...

DonF

Yes, be patient, she is just a pup. I wouldn't try getting heavy into heel now, just get her to quit tugging on you. You notice the tie out you put her on? It doesn't try to walk her anywhere and she's still on it. Take her out on the lead and just stand there. Went she settles down, take a step or ...

DonF

For the last 10 years or so I have been using the Buddy Stick instead of the check cord, and I too use the launchers to train stop to flush, so I guess I just misunderstood. The way I read it, you just turn the dog loose and keep popping birds until he figures it out and points, just saying it migh...

DonF

Bodie had the only find this day. Squirt is backing him.

DonF

well, maybe this is better....a boy and his best friend with some pheasants! it don't get any better!!! great pics and great hunting. bring me back to when my grandfather used to always bring me huntingas a child and takes me back to the cold winter mornings whn i learnt the trade of pheasent shoot...

DonF

When I saw all the vehicles and people I would have left right then.

DonF

Boy the bird hunting must be slow this year!

DonF

If your concerned about it, it's only two and that isn't much of a meal.

DonF

I would go with I/C also. How long is the barrel? I really like a shorter barrel on grouse.

DonF

Gentlemen, Grouse in different places act differently no doubt about it, although in some places they are fool hens GPBlitz and all others are welcome to vist and have their Grouse dogs work our Pa Grouse, lots of men have brought their Mid west and northern dogs to our state and found a completely...

DonF

How did you do gun introduction?

DonF

An eight mo old Pointer, even a woose, should be able to handle an e-collar. But have the dog in hand and let it learn before hitting it. Then Make sure the dog can feel the stimulation but you don't want it to cry. Just stand around with him and start at the lowest setting and work your way up, one...

DonF

Atg four monts the pup should have an adult check cord. I have found that a 20' cord works best and is easy to handle. When I was training a lot, I could handle a 25' check cord. I never was able to use the 30' cord. I bought my rope to make cords with from Big R in Redmond, they don't carry it any ...

DonF

I would get him a good pillow to sit on next to a heater and get a Lab to do the work! I know everyone loves their dog but realistically even though the dog can do it, a retriever will do it better in colder water.I don't know that any of the pointing breeds have the under coat to protect them. May...

DonF

Get a good steel safe to put your shoes in when you take then off! And a shelf at about 7' to put up other editable items. ie, TV remotes, cell phones, ect! :mrgreen: And there made a law for puppy owners, you have to love'em! :mrgreen: I don't know how I forgot. Rubber bands to hold the doors under...

DonF

I found where it's at. You don't have to worry about rain all winter. Jan 7 it snows!

DonF

Heres another one from our annual trip to Saskatchewan. This is a young pup at 9 weeks. First exposure to birds, and I think she has got it figured out. http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e304/netnorth/_MG_6641.jpg Thjat is one beautiful pup! Looks like the bird is still alive, good for him!

DonF

I don't think you could pay me to shoot 1900 fps loads at doves and quail... There is no substitute for patterning your gun. That's what I was thinking. 1900fps! High initial velocity offers very little advantage in shotshells. At the point of impact the extra velocity is hardly noticeable. This is...

DonF

will mature pigeons poop out in the aviary instead of in their "house" Yes they will poop out in the aviary. They will also poop in the house. They even poop on their perch and in their nest's. Truth is that birds in general are pig's! BTW. Went and cleaned out my feral pen yesterday. Do it a coupl...

DonF

Thanks everyone for your replies. We'll see how it goes with the dog going forward. In talking to my Wife and kids, it sounds like the dog was more provoked and did not just walk into the room and bite my Daughter. She pushed the dog and yelled at it and that's when it responded. Of course that is ...

DonF

I don't find any humor in that! I had a pheasant do that to me when I was half way over a barb wire fence. Fill in the spaces!

DonF

Well just got back from giving the dog a bird today I let her just run and hunt but had to keep her in our area but for the most part just let her do her thing, the wind was wrong for us today so when she hit the scent she was almost on top of it she her tail wagged for a sec then she locked hersel...

DonF

Grousehunter74 wrote:
jcbuttry8 wrote:I'm sorry won't work next time.
What does that mean?

thx

It means that if the dog does do it again, you already knew it might happen and kept the dog anyway. I'm sorry is not going to make it all better!

DonF

If he get's it with the e-collar while he's in the act, you could start a real dog fight if you dog thinks it's being attacked. Why not just leave him home durning the week. Cost you the same as doggie day care.

DonF

Nice looking dog. Are you the guy on the Idaho site? If so, I bet these guy's would like the photo of the sign on your fireplace. Probably like that story on your blog too!

DonF

Nice dogs. The one in the bright collar liiks tired!

DonF

But when pushing an area she will come to a scent, points for a bit, puts the nose back to the ground and acts like she is waiting for the bird to come out of the ground. I have honored her points as much as I can by going over and kicking cover around so she will get the hint we need to keep looki...

DonF

Congradulations Chukar. The photo's on facebook make me remember! There is something about riding after the dogs that is really nice.

DonF

I take my boys to Bend with me to see my crandchildren. Every trip Samantha likes to take them for a walk to the school and let them run. She's just 9 so I do go with her. The boy's have never so much as growled with her around. If they ever bite her I will find them a new home! I had a client years...

DonF

That vest looks pretty good. I haave seldom had problems with my dogs gett beat up but, oncde in a while they do. Been hunting a bunch of heavy cover lastle and especially Bodie is tearing up his chest. And they both have scabs coming off their head and backs where a barb wire cuaght. Friend of mine...

DonF

ezzy, One great feature of the launcher is it puts no pressure on the dog. As long as when your training you stay out of the picture its just between the dog and the bird i see no pressure being applied, just good experience for the dog! You are absolutely right. I got my first set, Wag Ags, about ...

DonF

Nice Boykin! I almost got one just before getting my boy's. Verry nice dog.

DonF

dognubie, don't shoot those birds she put's up. You will teach her to flush birds and in time she'll be out of shotgun range. Wish list. I have all I want right now but I did screw up. Squirt and Bodie are the same age. I could lose them both at the same time. I had intended on one for me and one fo...

DonF

yes I have a dogtra remote launcher I have been giving the dog a few birds a week and trying to pop it as soon as the dog moves should I have her on a leash? and do not try and whoa her just dont say a word? I gave up on holding a leash or check cord when working dogs on birds, did that because of ...

DonF

We used to use 7 1/2's for everything up to pheasant. Had to many cripples with them so we went to 6's for everything. Ended the problem. If your hunting chukar only, 7 1/2's work great on them and on huns. Not bad on quail either. You said something about shooting at 30 to 45 yds and most the time ...

DonF

I had a shorthair come in years ago that was 6 yrs old. The dog, according to it's owner, had never been out of a kennel. I took it out for a walk and thats what it did, walk with me. Then I set up some birds for him and he completely ignored them. In desperation I took him in my quail pen with me. ...

DonF

Remote release traps. That's you out of the equasion and leaves the dog to deaal with the bird. Don't try to whoa the dog, don't say a word. Just pop the bird if the dog moves at all. I recently goe a new one from Lion Country. No problems with it and it set off from a long ways out. Were I you and ...

DonF

You sold it? OMG I was young and I bent the barrel somehow. :oops: Rick I have a mod 37 featherweight in 16ga. Saving it for my grandson.[/quote] Don,Was I think that is what I had. It was 30 years ago.It was a pump gun and It had the round ribbed fore grip.[/quote] Yes sir that is it, the old "cor...

DonF

Ruffshooter wrote:

You sold it? OMG[/quote]
I was young and I bent the barrel somehow.

Rick[/quote]

I have a mod 37 featherweight in 16ga. Saving it for my grandson.

DonF

how do you make the area for the birds to nest ? I've got a few perches a wall top all around and made a few nest's for them, not to mention they use the old hen nest's in there. If they have a problem with the nest's you provide, they just nest on the floor, usually in a corner. This is one side, ...

DonF

I've got a video showing exactly what Don says. When I was afield, I wondered what happened and why my dog missed a bird. When I went home and watched the video, I could see that she passed within 5' of where the bird would erupt from just seconds later. BUT, she was on the upwind side so she didn'...

DonF

Good deal Greg!!!

DonF

I've had ferals forever but last winter got three pairs of homer's from a local rancher that races them. Spring hit and they startged laying. Right now out there I have 22 birds counting the six origional birds. I lost one origional bird, had two eggs that broke in the nest, three got hit by hawks, ...

DonF

I just recently realized that I am left eye dominate. I've just closed my left eye all my life and never thought about it. I can shoot rifles left handed but qa little jerky getting the shot gun up. I'm gonna try left hand more this season so I have an excuse for missing!

DonF

My guy's get out quite a bit and the weather doesn't bother them much. Fisrst time they saw snow, they cane and asked to go out. Took them to the door and they hit the brakes before stepping out. Later that day the went out, now they love the snow. My boys were about four mos at that time.

DonF

Sounds like your dog is a keeper and you need a new hunting buddy! Dogs don't smell birds if the wind don't get to their nose. They could run right by a bird a foot away and no know it's there on the up wind side. It's the wind that carry's the scent>

DonF

I had a shorthair in that was that way years ago. I took him in the quail pen with me and just stood there with him. He sat down next to me and just watched the quail. After about a half hour, he stuck his nose out at one going by. Did that a few more times, then tried to catch one. Finally after ma...

DonF

bwjohn wrote:pics are great, but that is not what I wanted to hear. I am on my way up next week to hunt.

brandon

Where are you going to hunt?

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