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by Neil
Tue Nov 17, 2015 1:33 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: not smelling birds
Replies: 12
Views: 4998

Re: not smelling birds

Still babies, but properly introduce them to gun fire and then, only then, shoot a couple of birds for each. Always work them separately.

They all point. You benefit from a book or DVD.
by Neil
Tue Nov 17, 2015 12:06 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: not smelling birds
Replies: 12
Views: 4998

Re: not smelling birds

They are 2 months old?

Might want to wait a bit before getting concern.
by Neil
Tue Nov 17, 2015 9:29 am
Forum: Hunting
Topic: The Season Rolls On (video)
Replies: 10
Views: 5176

Re: The Season Rolls On (video)

Are you allowed to use electronic callers for geese and ducks?

I like the onsite cook.

Great video, good shooting and wonderful dogs!
by Neil
Mon Nov 16, 2015 10:38 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Iditarod Dog Breeds
Replies: 90
Views: 43334

Re: Iditarod Dog Breeds

ALPastor, should of addressed my last post to you as well. Sorry I left you out. I just have to laugh that a guy from Temecula is trying to take a swipe at Los Angeles. You're like 60 miles away. It isn't the country. For the record, I have two separate fireroads within 50 yards of our barn and eit...
by Neil
Mon Nov 16, 2015 10:35 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Iditarod Dog Breeds
Replies: 90
Views: 43334

Re: Iditarod Dog Breeds

Bill I read you post and understood it was you that went ten miles, and doubt your is in better shape than most other dogs. However, if you think whatever your dog does on a ten mile stroll maximizes its physical potential, you need to spend more time on Google. Maybe even find a facility that can ...
by Neil
Mon Nov 16, 2015 9:27 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Iditarod Dog Breeds
Replies: 90
Views: 43334

Re: Iditarod Dog Breeds

I roaded 6 of them from my K-Mule for an hour and ten minutes, we covered just over 9 miles, alternating among different gaits; from a slow hard pull up to a full lope, and back. Then a cool down in the play area. Followed by some rest, then some yard work, and some light free running. And then some...
by Neil
Mon Nov 16, 2015 6:10 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Iditarod Dog Breeds
Replies: 90
Views: 43334

Re: Iditarod Dog Breeds

Oh, I was there when one of the milti-winning mushers met Miller's True Spirit, after running his hands over his chiseled body, he said, "Crap, that dog is a he-man. That is some dog". 75 pounds of quivering muscle and gristle will elicit that response.
by Neil
Mon Nov 16, 2015 6:01 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Iditarod Dog Breeds
Replies: 90
Views: 43334

Re: Iditarod Dog Breeds

Anyway, if I remember correctly, we owe it's makers a debt of gratitude. He thought out of the box and created a specialist performance kibble. Until CCG came out in the 90s, these guys used to feed Purina. AlPastor You do not recall correctly, and should be cause to question everything you post. F...
by Neil
Mon Nov 16, 2015 4:19 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: Dog Losing Interest
Replies: 23
Views: 7105

Re: Dog Losing Interest

Knotthead, not once did I say what I would do or how I feel about dogs. I was pointing out your hypocrisy, and how offensive your posts are. If you can't understand you are the aggressor and not the victim, it is not my job to educate you.
by Neil
Mon Nov 16, 2015 12:35 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Wife is having an issue, need some input.
Replies: 28
Views: 10073

Re: Wife is having an issue, need some input.

You can not protect your dogs from everything. Therefor I have no fear of walking in the front door of my vet's clinic and if they had dog parks where I live and I had the need to use them I would. My dogs are all vaccinated by my vet. Every dog I own visits the vet every two years. this is hundred...
by Neil
Mon Nov 16, 2015 12:22 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: Dog Losing Interest
Replies: 23
Views: 7105

Re: Dog Losing Interest

I'm shaming her husband and if a stranger's opinion on the internet upsets someone, they might recall that it's the internet. I was not nor do I care to be disrespectful to anybody but I can't help but to ponder how one can raise a sweet little pup and then dump it because it doesn't hunt well enou...
by Neil
Mon Nov 16, 2015 10:40 am
Forum: Training
Topic: Dog Losing Interest
Replies: 23
Views: 7105

Re: Dog Losing Interest

Because they are animals not children. Cows are loving and dedicated animals, have a friend that claims her snakes are. My miniature goats love me dearly, more than most of my dogs.

Shaming the lady is not helping.
by Neil
Mon Nov 16, 2015 8:34 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Wife is having an issue, need some input.
Replies: 28
Views: 10073

Re: Wife is having an issue, need some input.

My dogs are exercised regularly, they are in much better condition than if they ran free. They take turns spending the night in the house, and are let out in a 1 acre play area twice a day. My dogs are Boykins, Brittanys, and golders and are very loving and crave attention. You can help me understan...
by Neil
Sun Nov 15, 2015 9:00 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Wife is having an issue, need some input.
Replies: 28
Views: 10073

Re: Wife is having an issue, need some input.

I don't know if I am not likeable or my dogs are not sensitive, but it is embarrassing to admit if my dogs miss me I can't tell it. Then maybe I am not intuitive. They seem to be happy enough to see me; they wag their tails, and some even dance some. But no transition that I can detect. I have heard...
by Neil
Sun Nov 15, 2015 4:11 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Wife is having an issue, need some input.
Replies: 28
Views: 10073

Re: Wife is having an issue, need some input.

Except to honor a point or retrieve, my dogs are taught to ignore all other dogs in all situations. I have never seen advantage to what you are calling socialization. My dogs do have playtime, with me. When hunting or trialing, they are expected to independently do their job. I do not go to dog park...
by Neil
Sun Nov 15, 2015 7:30 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Wife is having an issue, need some input.
Replies: 28
Views: 10073

Re: Wife is having an issue, need some input.

Not even a little bit of a problem.
by Neil
Sat Nov 14, 2015 8:05 am
Forum: Guns and Ammo
Topic: Energy at impact.
Replies: 39
Views: 25863

Re: Energy at impact.

You can typically see light through the nostrils on pen raised birds, courtesy of the blinders they wear while in captivity. The state of SD does not release birds. Now or in the past. I often read of their large-scale release on forums, but it's just not the case. Some SD cities (Aberdeen being on...
by Neil
Fri Nov 13, 2015 7:35 pm
Forum: Guns and Ammo
Topic: Energy at impact.
Replies: 39
Views: 25863

Re: Energy at impact.

On some days, I would raise the percentage...on others, not so much. Re "stealth" ....I doubt I am capable, doubt I ever was, tho...I may have believed I was stealthy at one time. I do find "speed" to be tied to everything from anticapted flush point, flight path and foot position and more...each c...
by Neil
Fri Nov 13, 2015 6:31 pm
Forum: Guns and Ammo
Topic: Energy at impact.
Replies: 39
Views: 25863

Re: Energy at impact.

Always good to recall the reality of wild pheasants when "better" comparisons call their siren's note. That being, wild pheasants can be deucedly easy......of any age, in many coverts and at several times of the year. Superiority of wild pheasants is not a given...the actual situation tells the tal...
by Neil
Fri Nov 13, 2015 2:44 pm
Forum: Hunting
Topic: pheasant hunt starting time
Replies: 5
Views: 3857

Re: pheasant hunt starting time

Good point, Mike. :D

I will confess to not being a stranger to cards and bourbon, but mostly I have found a day afield can be enjoyed without it being a forced march from daylight to dark.
by Neil
Fri Nov 13, 2015 2:35 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Iditarod Dog Breeds
Replies: 90
Views: 43334

Re: Iditarod Dog Breeds

I don't know why Britts are not allowed, it is a non-retrieving stake, besides Britts win at about the same percentage in the AKC National Gun Dog Retrieving Championship as entered. And it is not because they are afraid of the competition, there are some really nice dogs there. Some of the Iditarod...
by Neil
Fri Nov 13, 2015 2:26 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: tug o war
Replies: 176
Views: 116481

Re: tug o war

Trying hard to keep this simple without pseudo science mumbo jumbo that is little understood by most. Dogs pretty much divide their time between seeking pleasure and avoiding discomfort. Pressure sure isn't pleasure. Nor is an electric stimulus pleasurable, no mater how slight. I have never seen a ...
by Neil
Fri Nov 13, 2015 1:24 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Iditarod Dog Breeds
Replies: 90
Views: 43334

Re: Iditarod Dog Breeds

The AR groups have had their successes, usually with activities that most sportsmen do not support. Dog fighting, cock fighting, horse fighting, horse meat sales, live pigeon shooting, etc. have all been outlawed or driven underground. I doubt any of us would even attempt to defend animal fighting ...
by Neil
Fri Nov 13, 2015 1:07 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: tug o war
Replies: 176
Views: 116481

Re: tug o war

Trying hard to keep this simple without pseudo science mumbo jumbo that is little understood by most. Dogs pretty much divide their time between seeking pleasure and avoiding discomfort. Pressure sure isn't pleasure. Nor is an electric stimulus pleasurable, no mater how slight. I have never seen a d...
by Neil
Fri Nov 13, 2015 10:05 am
Forum: Hunting
Topic: pheasant hunt starting time
Replies: 5
Views: 3857

Re: pheasant hunt starting time

powbass@gmail.com wrote:It seems as if different states have different starting times for pheasants and quail. I like the later start times.
When I was younger I scoffed at South Dakota as being more for drinkers, card players, and womanizer, than serious hunters. Now I enjoy it.
by Neil
Fri Nov 13, 2015 9:32 am
Forum: Training
Topic: tug o war
Replies: 176
Views: 116481

Re: tug o war

Timewise, That is some indictment! And much of it is your questionable opinion. Most animal psychologists would consider an ear pinch punishment, pressure creates discomfort, that is why it works as the dog learns to turn it off. The pressure induced discomfort of a toe hitch or ear pinch is why a d...
by Neil
Fri Nov 13, 2015 9:02 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Iditarod Dog Breeds
Replies: 90
Views: 43334

Re: Iditarod Dog Breeds

The AR groups have had their successes, usually with activities that most sportsmen do not support. Dog fighting, cock fighting, horse fighting, horse meat sales, live pigeon shooting, etc. have all been outlawed or driven underground. I doubt any of us would even attempt to defend animal fighting a...
by Neil
Thu Nov 12, 2015 9:22 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Quail issues, bumping
Replies: 10
Views: 4863

Re: Quail issues, bumping

You need to consult with the trainer.
by Neil
Thu Nov 12, 2015 8:15 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Quail issues, bumping
Replies: 10
Views: 4863

Re: Quail issues, bumping

He pointed pheasants without ever being trained on quail or pigeons?

All I have worked had to be trained, some more, some less. They didn't come out of the box ready to go. We need details on what you have done so far.

You need to find a book or video, or better a training group.
by Neil
Thu Nov 12, 2015 3:05 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Iditarod Dog Breeds
Replies: 90
Views: 43334

Re: Iditarod Dog Breeds

The Iditarod dogs' care is supervised by an army of veterinarians, the mushers carry bedding, blankets, tarps, and coats. They are wonderfully capable dogs, deserving of respect.
by Neil
Thu Nov 12, 2015 11:00 am
Forum: Guns and Ammo
Topic: Energy at impact.
Replies: 39
Views: 25863

Re: Energy at impact.

the released pheasants do not stay on hunting lodge land. Hunting lodges are required to release birds to replace the ones their clients shoot. it is pretty hard not to be near a hunting lodge in good pheasant country..............Cj How is this on topic? I drive through the best pheasant hunting i...
by Neil
Thu Nov 12, 2015 10:32 am
Forum: Guns and Ammo
Topic: Energy at impact.
Replies: 39
Views: 25863

Re: Energy at impact.

The shooting preserves do release birds, the state does not, I have seen their financial reports. I do no hunt on or near a shooting preserve.

And this is not on topic.
by Neil
Thu Nov 12, 2015 9:10 am
Forum: Guns and Ammo
Topic: Energy at impact.
Replies: 39
Views: 25863

Re: Energy at impact.

If you are hunting in South Dakota you are shooting some released birds. Every hunting lodge in South Dakota is releasing pen raised birds. Good pen raised birds are not much different then wild..............Cj Not where I hunt on public land. All pen birds are not the same, many on put and take op...
by Neil
Wed Nov 11, 2015 10:00 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Beepers
Replies: 9
Views: 4091

Re: Beepers

I used bells, then TT beepers successfully for years, but much prefer the GPS now available. Costly, but worth it.
by Neil
Wed Nov 11, 2015 3:46 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: What really matters with a pup?
Replies: 41
Views: 14596

Re: What really matters with a pup?

The balance of trade for pointing dogs for the last 100 years as been pretty much one way, from us to you. You are welcome. Name one! I can name the sires of the pups sold to the UK: Red Water Rex Miller's White Cloud Miller's Silver Ending Miller's Silver Bullet Bazooka's Brandy BanDee Perry's Rus...
by Neil
Wed Nov 11, 2015 2:19 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: What really matters with a pup?
Replies: 41
Views: 14596

Re: What really matters with a pup?

I do not know, nor care beyond intellectual curiosity, what others do on other parts of the world. The OP and I will get and hunt our dogs here, on our game birds. Yea, there has been loads of our dogs been sent over your way. The balance of trade for pointing dogs for the last 100 years as been pr...
by Neil
Wed Nov 11, 2015 8:47 am
Forum: Guns and Ammo
Topic: Berreta 391 Urika issue
Replies: 10
Views: 9769

Re: Berreta 391 Urika issue

Breakfree CLP, and shoot it wet. ? Not sure what you are questioning. Breakfree CLP is a cleaner, lubricant, and preservative that is sold at most gun shops, Wal-Mart, Bass Pro, etc. This quality oil has been used by the military since the Vietnam War and by most knowledgeable gunsmiths and shooter...
by Neil
Wed Nov 11, 2015 1:54 am
Forum: Training
Topic: tug o war
Replies: 176
Views: 116481

Re: tug o war

There are those that argue an ear pinch is pressure, not punishment; but my dogs would say otherwise.
by Neil
Tue Nov 10, 2015 6:34 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: What really matters with a pup?
Replies: 41
Views: 14596

Re: What really matters with a pup?

So in North America at leas t, a pup from All-Age quail parents should make a good grouse dog. All over the rest of the world ,are just winging it ? I do not know, nor care beyond intellectual curiosity, what others do on other parts of the world. The OP and I will get and hunt our dogs here, on ou...
by Neil
Tue Nov 10, 2015 5:50 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: What really matters with a pup?
Replies: 41
Views: 14596

Re: What really matters with a pup?

Every All-Age breeder I know offers the buyers of their pups a guarantee to happily buy back any pup that grows to be too independent and runs too big. They rarely have any takers. What most fail to understand is how rare and fragile All-Age traits truly are. The serious breeder will go through 4 or...
by Neil
Tue Nov 10, 2015 5:06 pm
Forum: Guns and Ammo
Topic: Berreta 391 Urika issue
Replies: 10
Views: 9769

Re: Berreta 391 Urika issue

Breakfree CLP, and shoot it wet.
by Neil
Tue Nov 10, 2015 4:07 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: tug o war
Replies: 176
Views: 116481

Re: tug o war

polmaise wrote:Some of those that 'Tug at war' and philosophy the terms of it are often very educated :)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qM-gZintWDc

You win.
by Neil
Tue Nov 10, 2015 4:00 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: tug o war
Replies: 176
Views: 116481

Re: tug o war

I have had and won this same argument with Harvard professors, they capitulated by saying terms are not static, language changes, and Skinner does not own a copyright on operate conditioning. You are referencing words I never heard spoken by Dr. Skinner. How about we agree to speak plainly and just ...
by Neil
Tue Nov 10, 2015 3:48 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: What really matters with a pup?
Replies: 41
Views: 14596

Re: What really matters with a pup?

A pup becomes what you make of it. Some of the top grouse dogs come from All-Age quail dogs, many of the cover dogs do very well on quail in Texas, Western dogs win in the southeast. My dogs have successfully hunted most of the game birds of North America (never got to the Himalayan snowflake and a ...
by Neil
Tue Nov 10, 2015 1:53 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: tug o war
Replies: 176
Views: 116481

Re: tug o war

Folks, It would really help to understand your positions if you would either use communally understood terms or define your useable. Negative reinforcement is not punishment, but the removal of something from the situation. Positive reinforcement is not always a reward, but the addition of somethin...
by Neil
Tue Nov 10, 2015 1:04 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: tug o war
Replies: 176
Views: 116481

Re: tug o war

Folks, It would really help to understand your positions if you would either use communally understood terms or define your useable. Negative reinforcement is not punishment, but the removal of something from the situation. Positive reinforcement is not always a reward, but the addition of something...
by Neil
Tue Nov 10, 2015 10:11 am
Forum: Off Topic Forum
Topic: Let's Never Forget
Replies: 10
Views: 6642

Re: Let's Never Forget

http://www.mini2.com/galleries/data/500/FlightJacketTiff.jpg My Dad. Flew F-4U Corsairs in the Pacific as Marine Corps aviator. Went down at sea after an attack on a Japanese-held island in the Palau island group. He broke several vertebrae in his back upon crash-landing. He struggled and managed t...
by Neil
Mon Nov 09, 2015 8:24 pm
Forum: Health and Nutrition
Topic: Dog not Eating
Replies: 14
Views: 6389

Re: Dog not Eating

As they age dogs often miss a few meals, mostly from being too sore and tired to eat, particularly after hunting. You take her to a vet and he will have to do $500 to $1,000 in tests to tell you she is old. You could pick up some Rhymadil or other pain relievers. Also try to keep her in shape and do...
by Neil
Mon Nov 09, 2015 2:18 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Breaking in Dog Blind
Replies: 13
Views: 6449

Re: Breaking in Dog Blind

Good catch Gonehuntin, I thought the "we" meant him and the dog. I have seen dogs nearly ruined after being introduced to single gunfire, then having 3 or 4 guys whooping and hollering, emptying their guns. Adding two strange dogs equals a lot of stress, unneeded stress. I would still use the tether...