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By 4 mos old my puppies understand that "no" means "NO". They don't learn that with constant nagging. If you are repeating the command you are nagging. That being said - puppies are going to run around with things, chew on things and be a terror at times. What they need is some things that they are ...

Yeah, I don't own a prong collar. I have a pinch but usually just use the choke. The tool is not so important as the technique which is the constant. I have also used the end of the leash twirling to help the dog with a cue to the forward boundary.

I don't think it is too soon.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTmoWvMnaNM

"Ready" would be a few days after you get him home. If you have lots of wild birds take him out for little walks where the birds are. The more birds the better doesn't mean only birds gunned over the dog.

I have no real life mentors and never met anyone with a hunting bird dog besides DonF and a cousin in SD whom I don't know too well. I think I need to start somewhere. I appreciate your helpfulness and the heads up. You certainly won't go wrong by getting pointers and insight from a Ronnie Smith se...

You won't regret it.

I got started with hunting before I was even aware of it - one of my memories as a child was watching my dad and his friends haul an antelope through the trap door of the kitchen to the cellar to hang. It is a vivid picture in my mind and later in life I learned we moved from that house when I was j...

There are lots of hunting dogs who are asked to track down a crippled bird and pick them up without establishing point again, who still have zero problems pointing, many from NAVHDA. I prefer to train for it after a bird has been pointed, it has been watched go to wing and shots fired. Garrison The...

Interesting article to read someday when you are bored. :) https://www.dogfoodadvisor.com/dog-food-industry-exposed/ingredient-splitting/ Because items are listed in order of precooked weight it is also easy for them to say meat is the number one ingredient if you use raw meat instead of meat meal....

Interesting article to read someday when you are bored. :) https://www.dogfoodadvisor.com/dog-food-industry-exposed/ingredient-splitting/ Because items are listed in order of precooked weight it is also easy for them to say meat is the number one ingredient if you use raw meat instead of meat meal....

Dakotazeb wrote: ↑
Sun May 22, 2022 11:32 am
Does the FDSB use the same title designations as the AKC? i.e.: FC = Field Champion, AFC = Amateur Field Champion, NFC = National Field Champion, etc.

No, they use the designation CH.

Great stuff. Enjoy the new pup.

Looks like a good one to me.

Put him in a down before opening the door - every time. And I mean every time - if you are not consistent he will think the behavior is optional.

How old is your dog and what commands does he know already?

New members need to have a moderator approve their posts - since I am the first moderator to log on since you posted your posts are now being reviewed (to see that you are not a bot or spammer) and I am approving them.

If that is the current condition of your dog in the picture I am really at a loss to see what your concern is.

I use a 2 lb. club hammer. We have pretty hard ground here and the trouble I have is not getting the pegs pounded in, but rather pulling them back out.

I have 4" blocks set between the outdoor kennel runs. The divider wall is 3 blocks high with wire above and they are 12 feet long. After 30 years the urine and cleaning chemicals have caused some deterioration of the mortar at the base (probably accelerated by the freeze thaw cycles of our weather) ...

Enjoyed the pics. Thanks.

Threaded chain links work great on mine - never really considered doing it any other way. If you are worried about them opening up you could put a little purple threadlocker on when you tighten them. I just use two pair of pliers to tighten and have never had one work loose.

Zero. Lots and lots of dogs living very long healthy productive lives on PPP (Menadione Sodium Bisulfate inclusive). Some of mine probably longer than they should. If the majority of folks who frequent that site and the many like it spent as much time exercising their obese pets as they do diving i...

We had a problem with coyotes coming in the yard and being rather bold in the field towards dogs and humans. I set up bait and targeted them. The first winter I shot 10 coyotes. The next winter 6. Then 4. Then 3. Last winter one. All of those were adult coyotes save one. The bait has been out over a...

Sitting here at -30 and the wind is blowing I am envious. Nice pics and thanks for sharing.

Here is the problem I have with all dog competition and talk of high standards; the standards and rules are decided by humans. They are constantly changing depending on somebody's opinion. Mostly based on what a few people think looks good and very little on putting birds in the bag. The dogs that ...

All the best for 2022!

polmaise wrote: ↑
Fri Dec 24, 2021 10:47 am
Denial + Avoidance + anthropomorphism = Bite
Merry Christmas.

Concise and accurate.

I have NEVER seen a dog that was trained on pigeons and planted birds, that was not able to make the transition to wild birds eventually. As I said, some will be better than others, but that is true, no matter what aspect we consider. RayG Dogs that have been trained to a high standard and want to ...

weimdogman wrote: ↑
Tue Dec 21, 2021 1:39 pm
What about the dog foods for joints?

To my knowledge there are no foods that have glucosomine added to the food in any significant enough amounts to effect any help whatsoever.

It is not at all unusual to see the hint of ribs on a short coated dog like a GSP. The vast majority of folks think an overweight dog is a healthy dog.

Feed the 30/20. Lamb is a poor substitute for chicken meal in the food for an active dog. Thanks for the info. Just debating the salmon vs chicken then. I like the idea of more calories to help him fill out but don’t know if it’s worth the price gap. IMO definitely not worth it Sent from my iPhone ...

Good looking dogs.

Feed the 30/20. Lamb is a poor substitute for chicken meal in the food for an active dog.

Great to hear back - so often folks ask, get answers and are never heard from. Thanks for posting.

I have a similar question and I don't want to over do it with my 6month old GSP. We have a system of dykes where I run and he goes off leash, we do anywhere between 4-6miles. At this age, how much should I limit this type of exercise? Thanks! There are plenty of answers to your question in this thr...

2 O/W parents will produce O/W offspring 2 L/W parents will produce L/W offspring 1 L/W parent & 1 O/W parent will produce random number O/W & random number of L/W (occasional tri color-not very often-I've never had one) I've never bred to roans so I don't know what happens there :? I've never bred...

Welcome to the board. There are a lot of very knowledgeable folks on here who are most willing to answer questions. Enjoy your journey with your dog.

There is nothing wrong with the condition of your dog. Her coat looks good and she isn't gant. Ribs showing is far, far better than smooth sided. IMO you are spending extra money needlessly on that food unless there is a medical reason why you would feed grain free. As Garrison says, there is no cal...

That is a seriously cute face.

Nice!!!

Perhaps the cost of vaccination is ridiculously high where you are. Here it is $35 - why fool around with "risk assessment"? Just get them vaccinated and end the worry.

IMO there is absolutely no circumstance where a pup should use it's teeth in an interaction with a human. If a 9 week old pup requires a third correction then I haven't done the first two properly. Of course if the dog is older and you have allowed the pup to continue in the behavior by playing rath...

Being you say he is a little timid and you want to use him for gunning birds, I would say the first thing to do would be get a starter pistol and find something that he is overwhelmingly excited about. Get him amped up with the activity and have someone fire the pistol at some distance to guage his ...

Three and four-way conversations on these formats can be hard to follow. Thank you Garrison for taking the time.

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Now if there was anyone I would listen to about how to develop and bring on a dog, Ferrell Miller would be right up there at the top of the list. Brilliant! Now show us Yours . That would be great, based on the top of the list . Be real good viewing and educational for us all .Thanks. I love a good...

Garrison wrote: ↑
Sun Oct 17, 2021 2:01 pm
The question and answer at minute 4:00 is germane to the conversation.

https://youtu.be/xN9Bj7x0jx4

Now if there was anyone I would listen to about how to develop and bring on a dog, Ferrell Miller would be right up there at the top of the list.

Perfection Kennels post live videos of their training methods on Facebook every Tues and Thur at noon. This video is about a dog that would not point. https://fb.watch/8Ho9TqqWEo/ I've seen nothing beneficial come from letting a dog chase launcher birds and I've launched a bunch of them. cr I've he...

What do you all feel is better Salmon and rice or Chicken And rice? or does it make any difference? There would be no reason to pay any extra for salmon. If they are the same price then I would say your only choice would be to try each on for 2 months in your dog and see if there is a noticeable di...

I've got a holster just like that - only 30 years older. Can't wear that one out.

That'll bring a smile to your face.

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