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adogslife

Surprise is OK
It's the "jam" part that is scary

mess up this part and you got a lot of problems to resolve

adogslife

quailrunner,you failed to mention temperment and conformation. The line of dogs i have been researching are only considered champions if they have proven themselves in the field as well as on the bench. So, I would think this answers the conformation/temperament question. Oh no it doesn't.Big mista...

adogslife

NAVHDA has 4 levels of testing:
NA,UPT,UT,VC

there is a feather drag and steadiness around water and gunfire

adogslife

quailrunner,
you failed to mention temperment and conformation.

With close breedings the breeder needs to be honest,reputable, have a buy back contract and I like to hear what the goals are.
Are they going to keep a pup?

Breeding is all about the quality of the dogs involved.

adogslife

They are specific in that they are pointing dog or retriever.
Most of the organizations are geared toward field,some have higher retrieving standards than others and NAVHDA is geared toward versatile hunting.

adogslife

Sounds like the perfect contract for a con artist. He can have you wait indefinitely. I would let a judge decide. You may be surprised how easy it would be to show this guy is taking money without any intentions of actually producing a litter,esp. if an escrow type account was not set up and the mon...

adogslife

A "real" judge will ask the breeder for a ETA and the breeder will be held to that date
No puppy,money returned

It's really not all that complicated

adogslife

I will start my tactical guilt-trip process of making her feel bad for being the reason we lost our dog even though it hasn't actually happened. Its a strategy that i learned from my Mom and it is highly valuable.

You must be Italian

Does your wife read this forum?

adogslife

When it comes to dogs testing within the german system the timeline is very important.
These dogs are supposed to be bred to mature early.

adogslife

Books are great.............for reading How about getting out there and just doing it? Books are good for getting a game plan A game plan that gets mis- placed as soon as the dog doesn't respond as the book says All a new puppy owner needs to do is get the nose working,set the stage for team work an...

adogslife

Can you erect an 8x10 run (or smaller) throw a cover on top,place a kennel inside along with food/water bowls?

adogslife

I would let him chase for about 100' then call him off to hunt again. He'll get the meassage and he may start to be more careful with his nose,too. The running past birds has me concerned. After all - you know the bird is there, how come he doesn't? I use a dog to find birds that I can't find. Let's...

adogslife

Breeder can not produce. I'm thinking any reasonable judge would see it your way. Ask judge for breeder to prove past litters records (for proof he has produced litters and when his last litter was) and a letter from his vet stating that the breeding females are healthy enough to concieve. Don't wai...

adogslife

Let us know if the squirt bottle works.

adogslife

Whinning is an obedience issue.
You need patience and a strategy to fix it.

adogslife

Are PLs be produced consistently?

adogslife

Unbelievable how many "trainers" run to the e-collar when the slightest issue arises. TEACH - TEACH! Teaching a dog to stand and not sit is not rocket science. How about some treats to get the message across? Use the leash as a suitcase handle when walking and command whoa,when he attempts to sit pr...

adogslife

You confused the dog by not teaching whoa properly.
Teach him that whoa means stand, use praise.

adogslife

What obedience training has been done?

adogslife

450 acres and the dog has never been exposed to birds,no mention of drive,range,independence,boldness,cooperation,birdiness. Has the pup been for uncontrolled walks on the 450 acres? Too much time on obedience and no time developing the hunt. Any 7 month old pup who is steady to randomly,hand thrown...

adogslife

I didn't say only put the collar on the dog when you train. I asked for proof that having a dog wear a collar for weeks,months even, without turning it on really has anything to do with creating a non-collar wise dog. Becoming collar wise is all about what the trainer does once the collar is turned ...

adogslife

Putting a collar on a dog and immediately stimulating the dog is a recipe for a dog becoming collar-wise

I hear this so much.
Is there any proof of this?

adogslife

I've been working with my lab for almost 6 weeks and he's retrieving good Let me get this straight you got a pup 8 weeks old,have been "working" with him for 6 weeks,now pup is 14 weeks old you want to take this pup hunting hunting for what? Take him fun hunting,no gun,perhaps a capgun with no othe...

adogslife

FF the dog

adogslife

You have a pup with plenty of drive If he's pointing and flushing, let him,he'll learn by the end of the season not to move or he looses If he's down right chasing for the fun of it, he needs correction Right now he's still learning in the best classroom there is It's my opinion he is picking upon y...

adogslife

Word of caution, if the breeder can not answer this question, look for another breeder

adogslife

NA dogs are required to swim only.
Retrieve to hand with a sit finish?
The chapter officers should have said something.
Wow, can you tell who the judges were so I don't test under them?

adogslife

You can work the field, you are not required to walk along with the judges,you can walk ahead as long as you are "in a group". You are out for a hunt with your dog, that's what the judges want to see. I would not handle a dog other than to maybe call him off a chase and if I KNOW the dog will comply...

adogslife

You have an opportunity to offer exellent expose for your young dog to two species of wild birds, why would you want to put the breaks on his learning? The best training you can give a dog is wild birds and all you can think about is his busting and chasing. Teaching a dog how to handle wild birds i...

adogslife

Not to be rude,
where did you ever get the idea that you would be hunting a pointing dog its first real season BROKE?
Let this dog figure it out for himself. As long as he obeys HERE,FETCH,WHOA (when not on birds) he will learn to handle these birds.
Break him after this season.

adogslife

What is the behavior while hunting?

adogslife

I don't think he is listening on the cc, instead only controlled by it, giving the impression of obeying.
Put him on a 100' cc, hook it up to the one you are currently using.
Do the suggested CCing by Evan Graham.
Use the ecollar to enforce. Right now, he doesn't know he's supposed to obey off lead.

adogslife

The dog does not know the commands off lead.
Why don't you teach him?

adogslife

word of caution with the rope
If his dog is likely to carry on like an banshee, he may actually teach your dog to behave the same

adogslife

This being his first season you may not want to shoot instead take advatage of the training opportunity. You will need to pay more attention to your dog then to shooting.
Can your friend put a rope on his dog to prevent him from a few retrieves and you can send your dog?

adogslife

Has the dog been collar conditioned to HERE?
Right now you have no effective way of correcting that the dog will understand.
Best to leave retrieiving until ff is complete.

adogslife

Everything you did was wrong
it can be fixed

adogslife

Not questioning if the dog is obedient or cooperative.
Questioning if you are teaching first then training,then if need be, simplifying.

adogslife

Maybe it's the training method?

adogslife

In training for both upland and waterfowl the training needs balance.

adogslife

Is this the same dog in the gun shy post about a year ago?

I'll be harsh here
you need to get with a pro, for you and your dog

adogslife

Once a dog realizes that a shot means dead birds getting them to be steady takes more practice

adogslife

Do a search on evan graham's baseball

adogslife

You've answered your question.
You need to follow the program.

adogslife

Beyond that, there are dogs out hunting who are interested in food?

adogslife

Bumpers are not worth keeping. Birds are.
Obedience is not where it needs to be.

adogslife

Can you explain your force method?

adogslife

Ruffshooter,
Did you say the dog followed the track for 4 days or the track was four days old? Only teasing.

you have an exceptional dog.
Your friend is lucky the coyotes didn't get to that deer.

adogslife

+1 on the DK

adogslife

At last... you recognize that dogs must have birds to become bird dogs, They are not BORN, they are MADE. To whit: bird sense=intelligence, they learn bird sense from birds. hunts to the front=drive Wrong - drive can take your dog anywhere, and he may not be hunting. A dog usually has to be shown w...

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