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by Neil
Mon Nov 30, 2015 8:42 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: Vizsla socialization tips?
Replies: 15
Views: 5069

Re: Vizsla socialization tips?

Ezzy, Still lost. My dogs do all those things, except greet people at the door. When the door bell rings, whichever dogs are in the house, go to their place, most often without a verbal command. Had a visiter last week that had been in the house for an hour when he finally observed a Britt lounging ...
by Neil
Mon Nov 30, 2015 8:21 pm
Forum: Brags
Topic: GSP our first season
Replies: 21
Views: 17059

Re: GSP our first season

You two have a treat awaiting you, you love dogs and horses. Welcome to field trials!
by Neil
Mon Nov 30, 2015 7:05 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: Vizsla socialization tips?
Replies: 15
Views: 5069

Re: Vizsla socialization tips?

Yes, get the Vizsla out and about with you to meet all sorts of (friendly) people. These are submissive (fear based) behaviors. The "advantage" to socializing the Vizsla is that the dog should be living in the world, and not be afraid of meeting new people. Do this and the confidence should grow. B...
by Neil
Mon Nov 30, 2015 6:50 pm
Forum: Brags
Topic: GSP our first season
Replies: 21
Views: 17059

Re: GSP our first season

Lucky lady working with horses let alone a show barn is hard work but I would take it over a desk job any day.I showed at Louisville a few times and nothing compares.Being in New England this is dressage/hunter country.I prefer Saddleseat its exciting and fast paced. Now that I'm an adult and can't...
by Neil
Mon Nov 30, 2015 2:17 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: Vizsla socialization tips?
Replies: 15
Views: 5069

Re: Vizsla socialization tips?

What advantage to you hope to realize from him meeting strange people and dogs? My dogs are bold and confident at home, hunting and at field trials; but so rarely meet others I have no way to know their reaction. Your dog's reaction is a submissive gesture, he is likely to become more confident as h...
by Neil
Mon Nov 30, 2015 12:23 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: ACS as best of Sporting Group
Replies: 47
Views: 25178

Re: ACS as best of Sporting Group

For my long haired goldens and mid-length Boykins and Britts I have long used a razor sharp dematting rake. 5 minutes will do it, and the hair protects.
by Neil
Sun Nov 29, 2015 8:02 pm
Forum: Brags
Topic: GSP our first season
Replies: 21
Views: 17059

Re: GSP our first season

BirdyBoris wrote:Thanks Neil! I have been reseraching horseback field trials I haven't found much in my area. Located in Maine. It looks like a lot of fun.
There are a few fairly close to you, but only late spring, early Fall. You can search AKC and American Field web sites for schedules. Good luck.
by Neil
Sun Nov 29, 2015 6:33 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: ACS as best of Sporting Group
Replies: 47
Views: 25178

Re: ACS as best of Sporting Group

Gertie, There are a number of dual dogs that excel in the Field; GSPs, Viszla, Brittany clubs have all maintained the proper interpretation of the standard and those dogs will hunt. So I fully agree those breed clubs that have not properly applied their standard should be removed from the sporting, ...
by Neil
Sun Nov 29, 2015 6:18 pm
Forum: Brags
Topic: GSP our first season
Replies: 21
Views: 17059

Re: GSP our first season

You should attend a horseback field trail, a chance to enjoy dogs and horses, take your camera and you are set.

Great photos and a really nice dog.
by Neil
Sun Nov 29, 2015 12:26 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: Leaving point?
Replies: 56
Views: 23738

Re: Leaving point?

Sharon, If I didn't use the e-collar to reinforce staunch/steady I wouldn't need it. Before the variable intensity collar we were jerking the dogs around so much before and after the flush many blinked birds as described. Some got so good at it if you were not watching closely you would not understa...
by Neil
Sun Nov 29, 2015 12:15 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: ACS as best of Sporting Group
Replies: 47
Views: 25178

Re: ACS as best of Sporting Group

But not all shows, at the recent Brittany National Speciality the winner came out of the Field Trial Class. And Westminster still seems to have some field capable looking winners.

There is enough blame on the Field side, too. I see dogs winning trials that are not close to their breed standard.
by Neil
Sat Nov 28, 2015 12:38 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: Leaving point?
Replies: 56
Views: 23738

Re: Leaving point?

I conditioned dog to gun using the Perfect start method. She broke point again today once out of about 30 points. I was sure there was a bird there because she slammed to point at first. When she left it, I yelled," hay, get back there and point that bird". She went right back and locked on point a...
by Neil
Fri Nov 27, 2015 12:36 pm
Forum: Product Ratings & Reviews
Topic: Warm/wet weather gear
Replies: 5
Views: 6556

Re: Warm/wet weather gear

The lighter Frog Toggs will shred, too, mostly at the hem, but mine make it a year or two.
by Neil
Thu Nov 26, 2015 1:48 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Heating a 6 hole trailer
Replies: 7
Views: 4530

Re: Heating a 6 hole trailer

There are a number of RV type LP heaters that with ducting would run off the truck battery. Otherwise you are going to need a generator. If you go with a generator, get a Honda or Yamaha 2000, they are worth the extra money.
by Neil
Thu Nov 26, 2015 11:24 am
Forum: Product Ratings & Reviews
Topic: Warm/wet weather gear
Replies: 5
Views: 6556

Re: Warm/wet weather gear

Frog Toggs work for me. I also have a Bass Pro vented rain jacket with Goretex that I like when it is closer to 40 degrees.
by Neil
Thu Nov 26, 2015 1:03 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Iditarod Dog Breeds
Replies: 90
Views: 43334

Re: Iditarod Dog Breeds

Mid-February, Alaska.
by Neil
Wed Nov 25, 2015 8:31 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: Leaving point?
Replies: 56
Views: 23738

Re: Leaving point?

polmaise wrote:Thanks forthe clarification. So what did the birds teach the dog in this case/situation ?
The bird taught the dog a most important lesson, where they are most likely to be at what time of day.
by Neil
Tue Nov 24, 2015 7:31 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Upland blogs
Replies: 5
Views: 3026

Re: Upland blogs

Craig is a friend, former owner of "Field Trial Magazine" and now has a section in "Pointing Dog Journal" keeps up an interesting blog:

http://wildapplekennel.com/
by Neil
Tue Nov 24, 2015 2:34 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: Training ???s For a New/Older Pup...(and a New Trainer)
Replies: 10
Views: 4833

Re: Training ???s For a New/Older Pup...(and a New Trainer)

I do not know Mr. Lindley personally, but he comes highly recommended by many that I trust. He has an excellent reputation. You need to go see him.
by Neil
Tue Nov 24, 2015 11:30 am
Forum: Training
Topic: Brittany eating paper!
Replies: 5
Views: 2338

Re: Brittany eating paper!

Never heard of such behavior, but you will have to train her the same way you did with food and begging, perhaps a bit more harshly. And keep her crated or isolated from paper when not supervised.

She sounds like a smart dog, she will get it.
by Neil
Tue Nov 24, 2015 4:26 am
Forum: Training
Topic: Leaving point?
Replies: 56
Views: 23738

Re: Leaving point?

Proceed with caution, I think you have the right idea and let her work it out. I would call mine back to the area and give a gentle whoa to wherever they pointed, even knowing there may not be birds.

Good luck, don't over react.
by Neil
Mon Nov 23, 2015 8:51 pm
Forum: Please Welcome New Members - Introduce Yourself Here!
Topic: Gun shy just after 10 days from last training
Replies: 10
Views: 5765

Re: Gun shy just after 10 days from last training

I don't want to alarm you, but you need to be careful. Close gunfire hurts, there should always be something to distract them. Properly introduce him to gunfire. You toss a bumper and have a helper fire a .22 blank some distance away. Ignore any reaction, have the helper work closer. Never fire a gu...
by Neil
Mon Nov 23, 2015 7:27 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Very Frustrated
Replies: 12
Views: 6190

Re: Very Frustrated

covrec1 wrote:A professional.
Talk with him. He knows the dog, and will know what to do. Putting a MH on a dog does not just happen. The dog has proven he has what it takes, you just need to know the key.

Good luck, not many get to hunt with such a proven dog.
by Neil
Mon Nov 23, 2015 6:05 pm
Forum: Health and Nutrition
Topic: Dog Food
Replies: 16
Views: 9693

Re: Dog Food

Again?
by Neil
Mon Nov 23, 2015 4:54 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Very Frustrated
Replies: 12
Views: 6190

Re: Very Frustrated

Neil wrote:Who handled the dog in the hunting tests?
Please?
by Neil
Mon Nov 23, 2015 1:34 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Very Frustrated
Replies: 12
Views: 6190

Re: Very Frustrated

Who handled the dog in the hunting tests?
by Neil
Mon Nov 23, 2015 10:13 am
Forum: Health and Nutrition
Topic: Shampoo for bad odor.
Replies: 22
Views: 13264

Re: Shampoo for bad odor.

Hunting dogs smell like dog!
by Neil
Sun Nov 22, 2015 8:51 am
Forum: Training
Topic: tug o war
Replies: 176
Views: 116479

Re: tug o war

Thought I have been clear to state "- in North America". Setters do have a tendency to go down on point, and to demonstrate that softness in other ways; but it has nothing to do with nets. That is the myth.
by Neil
Fri Nov 20, 2015 11:08 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: tug o war
Replies: 176
Views: 116479

Re: tug o war

I was not the first to take this thread off topic, and until now you have contributed. Any dog harshly trained will wilt on point. And I did not decide which were good ones, those esteemed electors of the Field Trial Hall of Fame did. A dog sitting on point in North America has never been considered...
by Neil
Fri Nov 20, 2015 7:28 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: tug o war
Replies: 176
Views: 116479

Re: tug o war

As for setters sitting, there is evidence the good ones have not since 1890.

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by Neil
Fri Nov 20, 2015 11:44 am
Forum: Training
Topic: tug o war
Replies: 176
Views: 116479

Re: tug o war

Do the setters in field trials have to "stand tall ?" Setters are supposed to "set" which is a very different posture from standing tall. Bill T. Yes, you only have to look at Buddy Smith started 2x NC Bo to know. And the Bird Dog Museum has paintings and photos of 19th century setters with a lofty...
by Neil
Fri Nov 20, 2015 8:39 am
Forum: Training
Topic: tug o war
Replies: 176
Views: 116479

Re: tug o war

The snarky answer is those that want to find their dog in high cover and those that want to win field trials with less experienced judges. But I am not sure the 3 or 4 inches in height helps all that much in visibility and even though going down on point is a major flaw, a child should be able to te...
by Neil
Thu Nov 19, 2015 9:33 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Garmin Astro displaying "treed"
Replies: 15
Views: 7201

Re: Garmin Astro displaying "treed"

You can identify the dog type so that the appropriate dog status symbols appear. 1. From the main menu, press DOG > ENTER. 2. Press MENU. 3. Select Change Dog Type. 4. Select a type I'll leave this here for anyone else that needs the information in the future. For those of us that purchased used un...
by Neil
Thu Nov 19, 2015 7:37 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Help - Friend needs a Vet ASAP that can do surgery
Replies: 8
Views: 4702

Re: Help - Friend needs a Vet ASAP that can do surgery

I don't have a phone number, but Dr. Rodger Sifferman is Springfield, MO is a very talented and dedicated vet that understands performance dogs. I have friends that take their dogs a thousand miles to have him treat them. He is that good. Dr. Shannon McGee in Memphis, TN is also very good and a frie...
by Neil
Thu Nov 19, 2015 6:40 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: tug o war
Replies: 176
Views: 116479

Re: tug o war

I have seen too many dogs slam to an off balance, twisted point, only to stack up on command with both nose and tail pointing to the stars to believe they are just stopping. You can watch them get even higher after the flush, which has to be trained and is of no real value. How you can accept force ...
by Neil
Thu Nov 19, 2015 5:36 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: tug o war
Replies: 176
Views: 116479

Re: tug o war

Ezzy, I am now thinking you haven't spoken with any of the current top trainers, they will tell you they will all point, some will qualify it with all well bred pups will point. You are aware that they have been unable to isolate a pointing gene. A cat points! It is what all mammal predators do, wel...
by Neil
Thu Nov 19, 2015 4:30 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: tug o war
Replies: 176
Views: 116479

Re: tug o war

I think the point you all are missing, we have developed a complete program from puppyhood that when completed they all point with high style; so we never know if they naturally point or not. Some might opine that if they did not have a genetic predisposition to point the program would not be succes...
by Neil
Thu Nov 19, 2015 4:12 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Pointer tail
Replies: 8
Views: 2763

Re: Pointer tail

Actually as a rabbit is considered offgame, flagging would be considered a non-event in a trial. I knowledgeable handler would either bump the dog up with the whistle or take him on.
by Neil
Thu Nov 19, 2015 7:47 am
Forum: Training
Topic: tug o war
Replies: 176
Views: 116479

Re: tug o war

CJ,

You are right.
by Neil
Wed Nov 18, 2015 11:51 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: tug o war
Replies: 176
Views: 116479

Re: tug o war

I have not realized there is a pendulum, in my experience it has been a steady March. I attended my first trial in 1963, at that time the old guys were predicting its demise.
by Neil
Wed Nov 18, 2015 9:27 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: tug o war
Replies: 176
Views: 116479

Re: tug o war

OK, I am not selling anything, just casually explained if you are opposed to force fetching, you would do well to question the pointing and backing.

The only real test is the intelligent hunt.
by Neil
Wed Nov 18, 2015 8:55 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: tug o war
Replies: 176
Views: 116479

Re: tug o war

My question is if a dog does it naturally why does it need to be trained. If we can breed dogs to do what a bird dog needs to do naturally we are doing the dogs a disservice if we do not do it. Breeding the natural point, retrieve and honor out of pointing dogs because we can train for it is defini...
by Neil
Wed Nov 18, 2015 7:36 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: tug o war
Replies: 176
Views: 116479

Re: tug o war

Bill, I am not saying it is a good thing, I am telling you what I see and know. Other than proper hunting for birds, if a dog can do it naturally, it can be trained. Pointing, backing, retrieving, handling, cooperation; all of it is now trained. For an experienced trainer it is all fine, they are go...
by Neil
Wed Nov 18, 2015 6:49 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: tug o war
Replies: 176
Views: 116479

Re: tug o war

Our experiences are so different that we have little common ground in which to meet. You would have to experience what transpires with the Buddy Stick and whoa barrel, and on to the May pigeon pole to understand. When a dog graduates they point. They point at high style at both ends. All of them. An...
by Neil
Wed Nov 18, 2015 2:03 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: tug o war
Replies: 176
Views: 116479

Re: tug o war

I share the importance of natural ability, but you would have to extend the same footnote for pointing. Because by the time they get through the Buddy Stick, the barrel, May pole, etc. regimen, heck if I can tell what is natural and what is trained with my own dogs, let alone one I am judging. Perha...
by Neil
Tue Nov 17, 2015 8:37 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: tug o war
Replies: 176
Views: 116479

Re: tug o war

I don't quite understand when two people who believe in the same procedure find it necessary to argue over what is the proper way to say it. An ear pinch is an ear pinch that makes a dog open its mouth because it hurts. What difference does it make whether you call it punishment or not? It is a pro...
by Neil
Tue Nov 17, 2015 8:35 pm
Forum: Hunting
Topic: The Season Rolls On (video)
Replies: 10
Views: 5174

Re: The Season Rolls On (video)

You are sure welcome to come on down and slay them!

There is no limit. I hunted them one time only, 5 of us filled up the bed of my truck, wore out 3 dogs retrieving the suckers. And then spent 4 hours cleaning them. There is a reason they are called sky carp!
by Neil
Tue Nov 17, 2015 8:23 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: tug o war
Replies: 176
Views: 116479

Re: tug o war

Would you please read your own definition. Pain equals punishment, it matters not if the dog thought it came from you, the ground, a tree, or the heavens, if it causes discomfort it is not pleasure, it is punishment. I don't know about your dogs, but mine are smart enough to figure out when I reach ...
by Neil
Tue Nov 17, 2015 7:04 pm
Forum: Hunting
Topic: The Season Rolls On (video)
Replies: 10
Views: 5174

Re: The Season Rolls On (video)

What was the speaker looking things zip tied in the tree.

We are allowed to use them in Arkansas for the special snow goose season, also unplugged shotguns. They are a real nuisance.