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I use my dummy launcher all the time. My dog was steady through wing, shot and fall the first time we shot a bird over her at 11 months because of our work with the launcher. Her intro to the gun was also easy as our launcher was like a small cannon. In the beginning I had someone else shoot the lau...

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I don't worry about whether I can see the ribs or not. If I'm concerned about the weight I check the hip bones. I want to be able to see them, but not the back bone. If I can see the back bone the dog is underweight. If I can't see the hip bones, time to go on a diet. I often check more by feel than...

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It works fine. Keeps the floor dry when things thaw and get wet. I do have rubber mats underneath so the boards don't stick to the ground.

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I used raised expanded metal for my floor and really like it.

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You should also handle the dog yourself so the trainer can correct anything you may be doing wrong, but think you are doing correct. Take notes.

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It's wise to work with the dog yourself with the trainer watching for an afternoon. You want to see how the trainer operates . You also want to know what are the next steps. I agree. Working with the trainer should generate questions as well. It does no good to have the dog trained if you don't kno...

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Same with Jr Hunt tests.

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And then I'll be bumbled out :roll:

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Pass/fail they may be, but I'd rather pass with an A then a C. If I get a C I will check the scores to see how I can improve for the next test. But then I'm a bit of an over achiever.

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Run her like normal. She will probably start slowing down around 5 or 6 weeks. You can and should still get her out, but just expect her to run slower and let her move at her own speed.

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Jon and Jessica are pretty much outside from dawn till dusk training dogs. Not much time for computer stuff. I believe the clinic is $650. For four days. Plus birds. Jon is amazing with both dogs and people.

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Hey, if I can make it from Alaska...

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You can do that as long as you want, but the goal is to make sure the dog is excited about birds and not afraid of them. I would say more would be better than less on any of the steps in PS. Don't try to advance to quickly, but make sure the pup understands the step you are on before moving to the n...

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Del Lolo wrote:Put their food down for 5 minutes (by the clock).
At the end of 5 minutes, pick the bowl up and no more food until the next scheduled feeding.
The dog will learn to eat it or it will disappear.

Exactly.

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Lots of repetition. At 6 months you have lots of time. Don't be to quick to get rid of your training tools.

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Wounded is the key word there.

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Ah Ezzy the Alaskan husky which is what most sleddogs are do have a deep chest. Not sure what that has to do with bloat, but it does happen on occasion. I wouldn't say they are prone to it.

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I had that happen with one of my sleddogs once. A little honey on the tongue and she bounced back like nothing had happened. I just carried honey packets with me after that.

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We always fed our sleddogs right after a run to get the carbs in them. Never had any trouble. Now exercise right after feeding is to be avoided.

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P/s lets the pup see and chase a free flying pigeon, but does not want them to catch the bird.

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Chicken soup.

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ElkMtnGSP wrote:Any opinions on this dog food for a hyper active GSP?

We've been feeding 1.5 cups/day of this food for the last couple of months with good results.

http://drtims.com/momentum/

Sounds like you've answered tour own question. It's a good food.

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There are volunteer SAR groups you can join with your dog. They will accept all types and look for a good prey drive. However they don't want dogs that have been trained for hunting.

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Way to go and good for you that you were able to listen and obey. Jon does have a knack for teaching both dogs and their not so easy to train owners.

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What exactly is required for the Utility test? The NA test today went quite well so we need to start training for his Utility test this fall. I'm also training for my first UT test. Get the NAVHDA aims book and read it. It will tell you most of what you need to know. I wish that I had watched at le...

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About 6 months is a good time to start with the perfect start DVD. Before that just spend lots of time playing and having a good time.

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Good luck and have fun!

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Well MD isn't a very big state so if it passes drive across the border and do it yourself. Still I would fight it just because it's one more way of gov taking control. As for debarking, one never debarks a dog. De-vocalize yes, but the dog still gets the pleasure of barking its head off, it's just a...

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Yes, that's when I started with my first dog and she's a hunting fool.

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Actually it was world champ. I'm more than happy to share what I know about sleddogs and appreciate all you folks have to teach about hunting dogs.

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Neil Sled equipment probably weigh 125+ pounds plus the driver who may choose to help by peddling or ski poling. Sprint sleds are about 28 pounds. Prexy runners and wax make them very fast. There is no registry for the sleddogs but there is a very long pedigree. Any serious musher is going to have a...

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I'm a sprint musher. A world champion at that and won the world championship with a purebred GSP as my leader. I also work for a winning distance kennel so know a bit about their dogs. There is required equipment so the sleds are never empty in distance racing. They must carry a cooker and enough fo...

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We usually start our pups at 6-12 months, but we are talking easy, slow, and short. Their bones are still growing and you don't want to overdo.

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No one ever said pigeons were smart.

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I would get the perfect start video and start with that, then go to the clinic. The further along you are the more you will be able to use Jon's expertise. I took my 11 month old pup last spring and it was the best thing I could have done for her. Plus I felt so much more comfortable training her. Y...

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I flew all the way from Alaska to go to one of Perfection kennels seminars and it was well worth it to get my pup and me started correctly. Jon is amazing at how he can read dogs and their owners and you learn so much by watching all the different dogs work at whatever level they are at.

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Here's a fun skijor race. Especially check out about 6:50 where she wraps around a tree. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Fv0cu7SVNQ

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The dog is a teenager. What did you expect?

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I had to learn this as I was a swimming official back when we used starting pistols and we were taught to hold the gun straight up so your arm covered you ear. It's much easier to just point it at the ground. Safer too.

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Is the dog feeling okay? A dog with a bug, even a small one won't perform as we'll.

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I wonder if any of the top level sled dog teams run purebreds? Or, as I think, they are concerned about one thing...performance, get the sled to the finish before anybody else. But I guess the flip side is...they aren't restrained by a registry either. I can answer this. The top level sled dog peop...

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I have seen ski joring from one to eight dogs. Eight dogs was insane and out of control. I also know a crazy young man that hooked up twelve and went snow boarding. He did take a snow hook to stop with.

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I entered my first dog in a Junior hunt test. A mistake I won't make again. She passed the test, but learned to catch birds in the process

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Standard skijor lines are 8 feet. You want the line long enough to clear the ski, but not so long you wrap around trees and other objects. They make all sorts of fancy equipment to skijor with, but just a harness and line should work. Very important is to have some way to quickly separate you from t...

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Very true and this dog has not been fully FF. my dog that I took through FF does none of those shenanigans.

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I left home and it was a lovely day. Five miles away where we were to train the wind was howling and the rain horizontal. We went ahead and trained and all the birds were safely home in their loft when we got home. It's times like that that I really love my pigeons.

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One of my dogs does something like that with bumpers, but not with birds. Bumpers are fun and toys while birds are serious business. At least I think that's what she's thinking.

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Not all dogs go by the text book. I had a dog here once that was in heat when she arrived. She was not receptive to the male until the forth week. And yes, she did have a litter of healthy pups.

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The competition for scores is for our own use, not to be used against another dog. They also let me know what I need to work on. The goal, for us anyway, is to get the highest score possible so we know we've done our job we'll. I like testing, it gives me something to work towards which gets me out ...

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Why would a non hunting home not want a trained hunting dog. The dog heels, comes, knows how to stop on command. What's not to like about that? I would have no qualms about rehoming a trained hunting dog to an active family that would spend time with the dog. How much of the year is actually spent h...

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