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ddoyle

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What I actually wrote: AGAIN IT ISNOT ME YOU NEED TO CONVINCE.......Cj ste No it is you we need to convince to be proud of what you do and not apologize! For those that blasted you about the picture move on and any positive replies you got invite them to go along next time. If we don't vocally and u...

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It would be fairly likely to pass. The gun lobbys don't care about hunters and the population is going more toward neutral on hunting. It is relatively easy for anti hunters to get the neutrals on their side. It would seem like it would be hard to pass in a state like Oregon. We give the anti hunte...

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If we all don't hang together we will most surely hang alone.

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Well I could be wrong, I often am. But i know with every new dog that comes into my life I use a lot less force in general training than the dog prior. I would hope that's due to understanding dogs better and not worse... When you compete with a dog it's different, or if you're getting paid to trai...

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Average I like your attitude. On an Iowa sports forum I once asked guys what the difference was between volunteering labor to the farmer and paying? I see guys say all the time offer to help on the farm then be upset about someone leasing. I didn’t grow up on a farm and would cost the farmer more in...

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"Yea, the obviously better tactic we need to use is bullying fellow hunters for shooting a legal limit of birds and posting a photo, same for anyone who takes a big mature buck and photographs it, repeatedly call them out as "bragging" on a public GunDog Forum for sharing their joys and adventures w...

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What a crock !!!!!!!!!!! With that attitude we will lose our hunting rights sooner than I thought. Bully the neutrals into voting our way. It works on the internet. why not in real life. Thank you all for your insight...…….CJ And thus ends the discussion CJ. NO ONE said to bully anyone. Good try th...

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Is there video? Site said click on camera but couldn't find it.

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AGAIN IT ISNOT ME YOU NEED TO CONVINCE.......Cj No it is you we need to convince to be proud of what you do and not apologize! For those that blasted you about the picture move on and any positive replies you got invite them to go along next time. If we don't vocally and unequivocally defend our ri...

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There are untold thousands of photos of dead birds and all other types of animals on Facebook and the cyberspace. Not going to put that genie back in the bottle and if this were to become our strategic response we are doomed.[/quote] Amen! If placating these folks worked Ringling Brothers Circus wou...

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CJ I totally disagree this thinking going forward is the same thought process that says don't discuss hunting around antis because it could cause a scene. I am more a fan of NRA defend your right to do what is legal and don't cower... When you cower or stop acknowledging doing what you love it looks...

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CJ I think you might want to tread lightly in deciding who should be able to do what... Why should someone have X # of purebred dogs when then shelters are full of them, why should someone have an X square foot home when people are homeless. If they pay their license and obey the law they can do wha...

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Purely an amateur and I have only forced fetched one dog... She was soft and wouldn't retrieve anything and she clearly knew fetch and give etc... It just came to birds she was very much not going to put it in her mouth. She would run down birds if it was a cripple she would pin it with her paw. As ...

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Feather finally someone gets it! Thanks.

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I met Ezzy and bought some homers from him. Great to talk too and lived up to my expectations! God Speed Ezzy!

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I just read the title...I want to say all my dogs were crappy at fencing? I couldn't get them to keep the foil in their paws!

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That is really cool. Thank you!

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Thanks for all the replies. GPS seems like overkill to me for the number of times I deal with the situation. Glad it works for others just if I was going spend that I would go to South Dakota to hunt...will keep working. Thanks again!

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I agree! I don't normally need it but heavy cover and goes on point in milo impossible to find. I also didn't want to go point only when constant scared...figured I didn't want to spook when on point. Why would a person use a beeper when there is gps. Hate the things. I would shut down too? I like q...

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Folks I have a Vizsla who is just over a year. She is doing real well and hunting hard...my problem is if I use the beeper she shuts down and becomes a boot licker. I have ignored and she will break out partially but never really like she does without the beeper. I give her commands etc... I also ha...

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I think the biggest challenge we have is the fact that when I was a kid even if your Dad didn't hunt he found somebody at work he trusted and you tagged along. I think the biggest challenge is people tend to keep quiet about there hunting unless the know the are around other hunters.

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I hunt a Vizsla so I feel your pain. Early season real difficult but I have bought the reflective color and used bells. My hearing sucks too so bell is hard to hear in thick cover. Beeper may be best choice.

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When hunting my dog pretty much ignores treats though. He's usually food motivated but when hunting he won't respond to treats until we're back at the truck. Sorry. To clarify I do this in yard work not while hunting. What you really are trying to do is get the dogs nose to the ground and this is a...

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Stole this idea from someone on this board i believe...throw treats into the grass and then bring them in the area. I they begin working scent and finding the treats tell them hunt dead. Just a couple of times and the will learn to get their nose to the ground.

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This whole discussion about early training has to be based on Yes, Hence the 3rd sentence in the first paragraph of my OP. I wrote more on the use of PR, exposure, play retrieve, low pressure bird introduction and pointing drills which are all the opposite of force and negative consequences, in the...

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As an extremely novice trainer I am with Bill and Gone. Breeders can have wash out dogs. Where as if your hunting dog is also a family pet why risk a washout. You are gonna have that dogs for years as your wife and kids won't allow you to sell it as a pet to get a new gun dog. That is my philosophy ...

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The reward bird is interesting! I hunted with a good ol’ boy in high school. He would give the dog the heart as he was cleaning birds. His thought was along yours...reward for working with me. I had a Vizsla thought was a pretty poor hunter then I cooked up a bunch of pheasant and shared it with her...

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Great! Our opener is this weekend and I can't wait.

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Nice video...I swore the judge said Dancing Sperm!

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Thank you all!

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Thank you all! J I told my son the same thing....told him he was probably pissing all over their house and it is just too disgusting to notice!

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Thank you F Vizsla mine M GSP my kids who comes back. The marking just throws me because he can literally be running around peeing. Thought I would check here before Vet as he has no problem with him back at college. Thanks guys!

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Thank you for the reply! Dribbling more describes the moving while peeing...it is a larger amount.

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Folks, I have a year old Vizslas my son got a GSP in August. They were together for the whole summer with no issues. Now when he comes back from college the dogs pees around the house. To clarify right away I don’t think he is marking as it is more like dribbling as he moves about the house. Don’t b...

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My advice as someone who raised three hunters... if she goes with you at that age it is about her not the hunt. Just like with a pup when she gets tired you are done. Also, for my kids (youngest being a girl) at first it was just as much about doing the guy stuff. If you can find a buddy with a kid ...

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I agree with Ray G on this as it also backs into one of the points in Perfect videos. Not introducing whoa around the point allows you to reinforce command without having to use pressure when dog is on point.

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I am sorry to pick at this sore BUT how would you ever even train with only love? If you train with love and dogs disobeys a command what do you do? Love ‘em until they kennel? I train a dog to work with me and not just obey me...makes time in the field much more enjoyable. How many times have you s...

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Amen to above! It is a battle of wills and right now you dog is winning...

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Amen Ezzy!

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Hey I thought I posted this but I guess not...Just throwing out an idea here are you close to any GSP breeders or even kennels? Might be able to take the male there when not hunting and give you some peace and quiet at night. Now I am sure I will be piled on for what a horrible idea this is....

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Enjoy! Know you are gonna screw things up...correction time wrong, letting a bad behavior go because your tired etc... I love Perfect Start/Perfect Finish as it is a video and you can literally see what exactly they are telling you to do. Also, different dogs so all good and books can be hard if you...

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I am most definitely a novice trainer but I would say per your words she has only hurt your dog. The point of the launcher is not let the dog get to close. Also, “held a bird” if they are not showing interest did she tease? Did she try to bring out prey drive? Did she pull flight feathers and let yo...

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Didn't see anybody ask about breeder. What are their thoughts? How did you find this trainer?

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Springer agree basically is Perfect Start (and I am sure others). When you notice they catch scent next movement launch. They will learn their movement causes the bird to fly and must stand still (point) for bird to stay.

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Great advice already...invest in a bird launcher and the pigeons best money you will ever spend. I had a similar situation dog knew when a bird was planted but hunted wild fine.

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Congrats! Have fun with the pup and build that bond.

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Brambles is the main reason. I had always hunted in jeans then got into brambles...

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I have not been able to find them now but I have a pair from Cabela's. I think they were called boarhide...looked good and very tough. Have since gotten jeans etc... but nothing as good so will probably move to chaps.

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Vizslas started with one from a back yard breeder...got second one wanting to have a more confident bolder dog. Better but still not what I was looking for now on my third and everything I want! If I get another dog I may switch breed as I only have one or two dogs at a time and it is hard not compa...

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