Gun Dog Forum

$1000 is alot of money to me. However, $1000 is pocket change when you compare the cost of a pup to the cost you will spend on that pup in his/her lifetime. Some on here say it doesn't cost much to keep a dog. I disagree. If you take your dog hunting much, you are spending money to get there/back, f...

Turbenator, first off, I don't own a lab. But, all my dogs will jump up on the tailgate of the truck if asked to do so. If he's healthy and capable, you can back your truck up to an incline or hill and drop the tailgate. This will shorten the height for him to be able to jump on your tailgate. You m...

Charles, I love your website. It's nice to see your other dogs I have never seen in person. I heard through Mike Grissom that a guy from IL had to drop out of the trial at Selmer, TN. You may want to give Bill Moore a call and see if you can get in now(that is, if you were wanting to run). See you s...

I justed wanted to post my website on here. I've been working on it off and on this past summer. I'm not much on technology, so it took me awhile to get right. It's still a work in progress. But, here it is. I wanted to show it to other bird dog people out in cyberspace. Here's the link. http://www....

Alright, I see how it is now. Talking about other NSTRA Region members, eeh. I'm not coming to ya'll's(is that a word) trial on the 29th. I'll be headed to the AR/LA region to run with those guys. I'm not sure who from the Mid-South is going to run with you guys. I think Mark Smith is judging though...

Bobby, I was shocked and saddened by this news. My condolences to the family and those like you who were very close to him. This is a true loss to the bird dog world. He was a true dog man. He knew what he was doing with a bird dog. If I had something puzzling me about a dog, he had the answer. I wi...

Congrats to all at the AZ Regional. I'm sure there was some nice dogs there. Especially to Knine and TAK. Nice job!

Sorry for being so late to respond on this thread. Congrats to all who made to the finals! I saw some nice dog work. I made the first cut with Boss and ended up getting cut Friday. Boss had 2 finds and a back on Friday. He also pointed with 16 seconds to go in that ditch on the A field. So, by the r...

Has anyone out there ever seen Chief Honcho run in his day? He was a direct son of Miller's Chief. I was wondering what kind of dog he was? I've posted on 2 other boards and no responses yet. Any knowledge. thx.

Do you have a Tractor Supply Store near you? I have seen kennel panels at TSC stores that look decent. They are always on the side of the store on the outside where the fencing is. They aren't as heavy duty as the Priefert kennels, but they may do the job. Just an idea.

Sonny, Thanks for the update. Looks like Jeff Gambel did pretty good. I'm kind of surprised Chuck Tash didn't place with Morgan at all. She usually does pretty good.

Sonny, How did the Dixie Region Elim. go? Who ended up placing or winning it?

Thx for all the reply's. Vman, Thx for the pictures. That looks like it would work well.

How many people have kennels with a small divider between(down) the runs? Say, for instance, cinder blocks stacked a couple high on the floor and then the fence goes up toward the roof. Or an actual curb poured down the run. If so, what do you use? Concrete curb, cinder blocks, etc. And how high is ...

Congrats to Doug Neyer, Bruce and Cindy Lyon. I'm sure you are all proud of your dogs. Great Accomplishment and congrats. Brenda, I know it has to be a good feeling to see those dogs do well.

Snips, Collierville is right outside Memphis. I live about 40 minutes from Collierville, TN. I'm about 40 minutes northeast of Memphis, TN. I would love to come out to Collierville and watch the trail. I'm not sure I will be able to or not. My buddy took his dog out to that trial last year as a derb...

Sonny, Funny you should ask. I was in Tunica, MS back in September. We had been dove hunting at home in TN that morning and all the doves in the state of TN had left. I know this because we passed them as we drove south to Tunica, MS. But, anyhow, we went to gamble in Tunica since we no longer had d...

Bobby, thanks for the kind words. I appreciate everyones congrats. Sonny, didn't I meet you at the Quail Forever Trail in GA a couple months back? Sonny, I just looked on your website. I did meet you in GA. I enjoyed meeting you and talking with you. My dad really liked you as well. Especially, when...

Brenda, thanks so much for the directions from Atlanta. I still haven't been called, so I'm not sure if I'll be there or not. I really would like to go, but I just didn't know the trial would fill up that fast and was late entering. I hope to see you there. If not, good luck and thanks for the direc...

Brenda, I hope I get in as a standby. I'm 8th on the standby list right now. I hope to be there with my 2 dogs. I would love to run them in a big trial to get them some experience(and myself) in a big trial. Can you post the directions to the 4 Star Plantation in Elberton, GA just in case I get call...

Thanks for the congrats! Snips, I entered in the QF trial, but I'm on the standby list. I think I'm 12 and 13 on it. I hate it too, because both my dogs are doing pretty well right now. I really want to go to that trial in GA. If I get lucky and 12 more dogs pull, I'll see you there. Thanks again fo...

Bobby, Thanks for the congratulations. It was definetely a brace to remember. It was just one of the those days when dogs were having a tough time smelling birds. Throughout the day there had been a bird here or there left somewhere on the field. I don't know if the scent change or what but Boss and...

Colin, Congratulations to you and Scout! A Job well done.

Kninebirddog, thank you.

Congratulations to Major on his first NSTRA Placement! Owned by Bobby Grove of Fieldmaster Shorthairs and Jim Sawyer of Greymont Kennels. He had 4 finds and 4 retrieves. He's a nice young dog. I'll try to post a picture of him. I can't seem to post it. I'm a little computer illiterate when it comes ...

Charles, Boss and I took an early exit. We were beat by the eventual National Champion Burchel's Dutchman. He beat me 2 birds to 0. It just wasn't Boss's day. It was hot and he just wasn't on. He runs a little hard for those type conditions. He seems to do better when its fall. I ran the last brace ...

Charles, I just saw your post on here. You going to run some FT's this year? Hopefully, you got that big job done you were working on. I have a kennel made by Behlen manufacturing http://www.behlencountry.com/ and I think its very similar to the Priefert kennel. I've had mine 4 years. The only probl...

Crosswind, I am a member of the NSTRA Mid-South Region and Jeff has really worked with us on scheduling Field Trails. To fill our trials last year we needed members from the Dixie Region to help us. This year, Jeff's the President of the Dixie Region. He has really worked with us on scheduling trial...

Scott, thanks. I talked with your buddy, Jeff Gamble last night. He's a nice guy. I ordered a box of cigars from him. Have you tried them?

Scott, congrats on your victory with Dutchman. I was the greenhorn with the shorthair that ran against you and Dutchman in the first brace. Scenting was kind of tough in that brace. Anyway, congrats on you win! That's an honor to win.

I also want to thank Bobby Grove(Fieldmaster's Shorthairs) for breeding a fine classy bird dog that sparkle's in the field. Thanks, Bobby

Thank you, everyone who replied. I am new to this website. I just joined today. I appreciate the kind words about my family and dogs. I am very proud of "Boss". I hope to continue running him in Field Trials. I am looking forward to going to a National(NSTRA) and competing with him. He is alot of do...