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That's all folks .

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You could fit Scotland in a tiny Corner of Most States . It's only 400 miles to deepest St Albans in Englandshire where they have regular 30 degrees in Summer (well as I remember on a Wimbledon week) , but Some in Scotland travel with their dog(s) or Travel to train them ,or others . But ,the OP doe...

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Lol. Everybody was there at one point' , no matter the breed or the owner or the age tbh! .. "The dog isn't doing anything wrong,it just isn't doing it right" , my mentor rings in my ears :wink: Communication is dreadful when one or the other doesn't understand ? Saying 'Calm down' often flares one ...

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Definitive calculation
Temp + age - depth x flow to the power of ten ,divided by distance = 'Time' ,
mind you when you include Pie or even (Pi) tt ,it gets complicated

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Compliance over any mammal over a period of time consistently ,gets results .It may or may not be the preferred method of any ,or some ,or even a new member on here,the other members are in the dark when limited information is posted by the originator. Some would think a simple task/command to anoth...

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Get the perfect Here from Perfection Kennel. It did wonders for my pup that would only come when she felt like it. She now comes instantly. I'm sure it did. I'm sure it works for some others ? How many does it Not work for ? Not saying it or any other' works or not ...just going by failure ratio an...

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I have a 16 week old GSP (4 month) .It spent 50% of it's life so far sucking on a teat and pretty much blind for most of that time. I wouldn't let it learn what to do on it's own with a tennis ball or a slipper ,even a bumper or a stick. ................................. She is pretty good at eatin...

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Not an expert on Snakes ...
I think Rattlesnakes make a noise like a rattle though?
I didn't know snakes of different types had different scent though (thanks for that fishvik) Every day is a school day.
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Is 'Snake Oil' a good thing to use for training ?

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I have a 16 week old GSP (4 month) .It spent 50% of it's life so far sucking on a teat and pretty much blind for most of that time. I wouldn't let it learn what to do on it's own with a tennis ball or a slipper ,even a bumper or a stick. ................................. She is pretty good at eating...

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Application of information can be difficult to implement. ' Allyson' best described it in text form. ‘"Come’ is no harder to train than any other behaviour but in real life it has a huge number of criteria that have to be raised one at a time in order to guarantee success. Often when puppies are bro...

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I never did get caught up on all that stuff with Chocolate,Black,Yellow stuff with Retrievers (Retriever owners) who have the individuals. They all are Retrievers ,but not every 'Labrador' is a retriever (ringing in my ear from an old mentor) ...... I reckon when they' are born they are 100% perfect...

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Marilyn Monroe looked better than Twiggy I thought....
beauty is in the eye of the bottom of a glass sometimes

The frame makes all the difference.

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Throw a Bone and leave him to it, if he doesn't pick that up , then he isn't hungry enough for the game

Walk away ,as suggested by others , but let that guy hold on and keep walking hold with that prize.

...then you can work on all the fancy techniques suggested by 'experts'

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In all my years, dogs and miles of hunting over dogs of all kinds I have never seen the need to pattern a dog. I have always believed dogsare gifted with ability that made them a lot better at bird finding the I am. I also believe they have some inborn ability to track their hunting partners. Exper...

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I have no complaints about the dog in Mr. Higgin's video. It worked fine and showed it is "linked" to it's owner. I am pretty sure that any of my HPR's would have worked in a very similar manner on flattish ground with minimal cover such as the ground in the video . I would probably not have needed...

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Trekmoor wrote: ↑
Wed Jun 24, 2020 6:46 pm
I do as Higgins says he does and always have done. I thought everyone ,to some extent, trained dogs to quarter using body language ….
Bill T.

Not unique then ?
Knowing that you are about 150 years old , I would say it's pretty much 'Old Hat' ?

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This is another 6 month old Odyssey pup at a clinic earlier this Spring. He was so naturally steady to flush and wing they were going to go ahead and steady him up ahead of fall. First bird dog of the young man who owns and is training him. Dog has trained really easy for him so far. Another nice d...

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In all my years, dogs and miles of hunting over dogs of all kinds I have never seen the need to pattern a dog. I have always believed dogsare gifted with ability that made them a lot better at bird finding the I am. I also believe they have some inborn ability to track their hunting partners. Exper...

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My use of body language to signal to the dog whether I want it come all the way in or instead work to the front in the direction I am walking is where I saw similarities. My use of the ecollar is for the tone not the stimulation as long as the dog does not blow me off when I am indicating it needs ...

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I use the direction I am walking and the tone on the ecollar to manage the direction my dog is hunting in. But I will also note I do not always choose to manage their search, as some hunting situations are best left to the dog and I then follow the dog to the birds. The birds and terrain being hunt...

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Roading on the bike is a good way to reinforce whoa, slowwwww, left, right and ignore the dang rabbits . I want and love the dog to 'Find' the rabbits ,and dang be that dog if it misses one , whilst questing within range of my gun or different cover types we encounter !! ... Roading on a bike is go...

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Roading on the bike is a good way to reinforce whoa, slowwwww, left, right and ignore the dang rabbits . I want and love the dog to 'Find' the rabbits ,and dang be that dog if it misses one , whilst questing within range of my gun or different cover types we encounter !! ... Roading on a bike is go...

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shags wrote: ↑
Mon Jun 22, 2020 3:32 pm

Sharon wrote: ↑
Mon Jun 22, 2020 3:30 pm
Ah , you're right! Sorry. Of course there are no spaniels in the pointing dog trials.

(That dog looks mad.)
Cuz Robert emptied that bottle, I betcha.

lol. with no command

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crackerd wrote: ↑
Mon Jun 22, 2020 3:14 pm

Sharon wrote: ↑
Mon Jun 22, 2020 3:09 pm
"or Hup, Bud! when I want a sharp turn or a 180." quote Shags

Now that is a good idea.
Now that is sangin' blasphemy to the spaniel choir, Sharon - "Hup, Bud!" meaning Sit your derriere down this instant and don't budge an inch.

MG

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Any tips for how to teach your dog to turn or "handle" in the field? Thanks Can't say for sure !! ? But if the dawg ain't looking at you ,then you can't teach it to be handled in any field . ..Little ways along you can dance or sing ,or holler all you want in any language. guess those catskills and...

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I use the command in the field when I'm sure the dog knows what is expected. If he ignores me, I use the e collar . Whilst your Singing may be of virtue, if the dog knows what is expected ,then why would it ignore you ? , I was just watching a great film ' A few Good Men ' ..and just thought of a '...

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I use the command in the field when I'm sure the dog knows what is expected. If he ignores me, I use the e collar . Whilst your Singing may be of virtue, if the dog knows what is expected ,then why would it ignore you ? , I was just watching a great film ' A few Good Men ' ..and just thought of a '...

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Some say a Boykin is not a Spaniel and some say it is not a retriever.
My advice is edited .have fun with the little Boy

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Mike, the video would be good , if only for the attire ! Alas after days with no reference to share the prey the thread may be pulled merely on a technicality of having nothing to do with sharing .
Nice bit of historical when it lasted .

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Trekmoor wrote: ↑
Sun Jun 07, 2020 3:44 am
I am not nearly "techie" enough to take that old tape and somehow transfer it onto a disc and then post that onto U TUBE.

That's a pity 'Wullie' , I am sure folks on here would love to see you in Flared trousers a Fair Isle jumper and a Hippy hair style

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Here is my adult dog "sharing his prey" in this morning's review of steady to WSF work. https://i.imgur.com/OeNUmnQl.jpg Gently dropping in my hand when I ask for it. https://i.imgur.com/c7PXmlll.jpg Where is the Like button. Now that is 'Sharing the prey'. Thanks for posting 'AG' . btw, that count...

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Big Country ,wee Country ,or anyone else's country ..Highland,Lowland ,Cattails and puppy dog tails ,you can say what you want which is nothing to do with the original post and heading "Choosing to share her Prey" A dog standing over game in the presence of others is not choosing to share anything !...

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Say what you see: When anyone posts a video they immediately put their head above the parapet and not all have the confidence to do so. The dog in the short video is not sharing anything least of all her prey . Without prejudice' -At the beginning of the clip the dog is 'Standing over' the game ,it...

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A good training scenario however with a dog that obviously has ,or has had an issue with retrieving to hand with a bird ,walking away for the dog to follow with 'It's prize! in it's mouth is pretty basic stuff that really should have been resolved in puppy training before live or even cold birds tbh...

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I think we might be getting a little of topic. So I will say that if one pup out of a litter of well bred dogs makes a true all age dog it is considered by some 100% . That is considering they are run in a lot of AA trials and given a fair chance. I know that there are a few exceptions but one out ...

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SOB puppies are cheap because they arent worth squat on the circuit. Not sure if you are allowed SOB ,Ryan, maybe you are ? :roll: I think maybe you shouldn't talk about things you know nothing about. Ryan , my good friend. I know more about SOB than you can imagine . I think you shouldn't talk and...

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Don, Believe it or not ! (but there is a couple on this board actually know for real that I sold Dog food of all brands and manufacturers in my own store) and gladly did ! ..while feeding my own with everything . I tried for a while to tell customers what my dogs are being fed ,but sales were suffer...

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The difference is that you are running with your dog at probably a 4-6 mph pace. I run my dog with my bicycle for 5-7 miles at an average of 10-12 mph. She is running and pulling me at the same time. Digging in with her nails. This is just part of her overall conditioning program. We probably go wi...

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I have a three year old GSP that I run long distances with. We average 30- 40 miles any given week. The long distance on pavement has caused him to have thin pads. When I take him out hunting or training, he easily gets cuts and thorns. Ive tried commercial boots in the past, but he always loses th...

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RyanDoolittle wrote: ↑
Mon May 25, 2020 10:03 pm

SOB puppies are cheap because they arent worth squat on the circuit.

Not sure if you are allowed SOB ,Ryan, maybe you are ? :roll:

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According to an article on “The Richest” web site, the original Lassie, a male collie named “Pal”, earned up to $4,000 per week (early to mid 1950's). The article states that would be equivalent to roughly $50,000 per week today. :roll:

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I have a 3 month old GSP. I have been told to feed him high protein puppy food. I train him 45 minutes twice a day. The question I have; I bought some high protein puppy food 22% protein and 12% fat. Over the weekend he has had diarrhea. I stopped feeding him today and he seams to be a little bette...

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Too much wine can have an effect on some folk .

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Don't know about you guys ,but the same thing happens over this side of the pond .....especially with On line purchases of dog food. ... The variables of weight and or bag size, and or delivery cost or slight change in protein content or colour of bag etc , creates a flurry of "I can get a dollar ch...

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averageguy wrote: ↑
Wed Apr 29, 2020 6:51 am

That is an awesome picture AG , I would have hunted with a hawk though

..Brilliant thank you.

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"After" Yea, well there is tools available , they don't fit all . Easier without a fix for sure. Even then it is a band aid. Hey' Crackerd' ..you remember that ...... with the balloon inside the partridge ? ..what a dog she turned out ! delivered a 'raw egg' as sweet as a cherry ,and even when a 'Pi...

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My Dad and I raised/trained beagles, for sale ,for many years. It was my job to go out to the barn and feed the beagles in the morning - I was about 12 at the time. A bitch had just had a brand new litter that week. Litters weren't raised in the house during those years. When I went out I found all...

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Great stuff ,you are doing well congrats !

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Garrison wrote: ↑
Wed Apr 22, 2020 8:26 am

Lots of grey area and misunderstanding that falls under the one undeniable truth, that a good dog is a good dog.

Pretty much !

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Your curiosity is fulfilled :roll:

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