Gun Dog Forum

Kmack

If it was me, I'd take the rack off and have one welded up to the dimensions I need and use the same attach points to mount it.

Put the original away for safe keeping until you need to put it back on.

Kmack

I noticed that all of those who are truely answering the opening question do not have hunting dogs. Only nike and I are qualified to answer this question as we both have true hunting dogs that can trial. Go Team Brittany!!! :lol: Can you lead me to the page where this information resides? It needs ...

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Yes, the key is to find the venue which highlights the qualities you are looking for in a birddog. If you can't find a venue in which your type of dog is competitive, it probably means that, although your dog might well be a good birddog, it is not among the best. There are lots of good birddogs tha...

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I'm glad to know others are seeing the same results with Victor as I am. I switched nearly a year ago when they started carrying it at our local grain elevator. We were paying $23.00 then but it's up to $28.00 now.

Kmack

It's possible that the combination of temperature and humidity were dangerously high that day. If the two added together equals 140 or higher (68 degrees and 72 percent humidity = 140 for example) it can be dangerous to stress your dog. Make sure you know what to do if your dog shuts down from the h...

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Sounds like time to move her out of the yard and to the birdfield where she should be more motivated to release and look for birds? What you have described sounds to me like a dog that fully understands whoa and is ready for the pressure of more distractions and learning what whoa is really for... F...

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Dachs Vorstehhund = Badger Pointing Dog

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I have always used plastic drums as dog houses. I am a little skeptical that the PVC frame will hold up, but I might try it any way. How did you fasten the barrel to the frame? I use (4) pop rivets (one per side at the tangent points and one in each horizontal at the center of the barrel). Here are...

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These are about $10.00 to build and dog seem to like them.

Kmack

Heel is easy to teach and I prefer heeling my dog whenever I'm carrying a loaded gun to trying to clip on a leash and have him yanking me around. Once he is trianed to heel, he will be well mannered on a leash also. The other command I like is to turn my dog to the front no matter how far out he is....

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I don't have a recent price for others but the Hankooks I bough recently (DynaPro ATM E load range P265/75/16) were $175.00 per tire mounted and balanced. That's about $40.00 per tire less than the Michelins I replaced.

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'99 F250 SuperDuty 4X4. Been running Hankook ATM 10 plies and love them. Very quiet on the highways but good traction when conditions require it. I prefer them to the Goodrich, Goodyear, Michelin, or Coopers which I have used on the truck. They are priced reasonably too. http://www.discounttiredirec...

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KEEPING YOUR DOG CALM The calmer you keep your dog during training the less intensity is required to train him. Intensity refers to the level of pressure you need and includes how hard you tug with the check-cord and how much stimulation you use with the e-collar. The more excited the dog, the high...

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Red
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Firecracker
Rocket
Flagpole
Boomer
Oh crap, I set the yard on fire!

Kmack

OK Scott, I give up. Go ahead and re-write the whole thing but instead of listing the non-essential item, list the training activity for which the item is used. Then, after each one write "essential training aid = whatever the heck kind of duct tape/bailing wire rig you can find for free". Seems to...

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OK Scott, I give up. Go ahead and re-write the whole thing but instead of listing the non-essential item, list the training activity for which the item is used. Then, after each one write "essential training aid = whatever the heck kind of duct tape/bailing wire rig you can find for free". Seems to ...

Kmack

Manifold system with individual valves for each line is the way to go as far as I'm concerned. I have had a PEX sytem in the last three houses I have had built and have never had an issue related to the pipe. I did freeze an external spigot once (left a hose attached) and having a seperate shut-off ...

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I have read the whole thing and find nothing out of line. I just said many of the items listed are not essential and I stick by that. If you turned your set on and saw a show telling you that you had to have a horse, Garmin, and many of the other items listed you would be turned off of ever having ...

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I think you guys are being a little dishonest here. Although you may be able to come up with a suitable substitute, you do need the capability provided by most of the items listed. The fact that you can use a REAL gun instead of a blank gun does not exclude that need from the list assuming someone i...

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The reason they base needs to be a little larger is that the corner posts of the joing panels can't be in the same place. One panel must be offset from the other by the clamp bracket width which is about six inches. You can set them up so that you can hit the 10' in one direction but not both. By ma...

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The dogs that are driven with more than a sprinkling of ability and hunting nous are always on the edge and usually, when it comes to trials, they are the first to be shown the door . You can win a trial with a mediocre dog that has good manners . This is just the opposite of how dogs are judged ar...

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The dogs that are driven with more than a sprinkling of ability and hunting nous are always on the edge and usually, when it comes to trials, they are the first to be shown the door . You can win a trial with a mediocre dog that has good manners . This is just the opposite of how dogs are judged ar...

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Which is better trained, the one who can be sent to a stand of trees from 800 yards away and will work the stand then find the front, or the one that works at a constant 50 yards in front, sweeping side to side on command and finding every bird that the handler would have walked up on his own? How w...

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Both. I train my hunting dogs and I get my trial dogs started from the basics through whoa broke to e-collar. After that, I pay for daily exposure to thousands of acres and wild birds, strict conditioning regime, plus the finishing touches of an experienced trainer. I don't have the resources or the...

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I will never understand the constant argument of trial dog vs hunting dog. The huge majority of trial dogs are also hunting dogs, to argue anything else is a serious waste of time. Agree. Apparently some have a little too much time on their hands? It's pretty easy to figure out who this would be to...

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JKP wrote:
Being a hunter only does not qualify one to make such a judgement.
I can accept this...as long as you are ready to accept that being a trialer only would not qualify someone to judge a hunting dog.

I have no problem conceding this point...

Kmack

To me, a trial dog is one that has what it takes to be considered by a judge for placement. By default, a trial dog is automatically a hunting/birddog. By this definition, many hunting dogs could be called trial dogs if their owner actually has the knowlege and ability to evaluate in the same manner...

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I think using both is ideal. Start in a controlled environment with launchers then finish on wild birds.
The more finishing you can get done the better.

Kmack

There are so many pictures of easy to look at pointers that I won't bother posting any, but I can look at them all day. Here are some dog (one belongs to me, one to a friend from another board, and one is the local competition). They just happen to be photos which I enjoy. My Llew. http://i540.photo...

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My experience is in agreement with the statement.

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You bet I care. I field trial my dogs in addition to hunting. A field trial is just as much of a beauty pageant as a conformation event. The judges are just looking for a different kind of beauty. But the dog had better catch your eye both when it is moving and when it is standing still. if it don'...

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I'm not sure I totally understand the second part of your question but what I can tell you is that some, many, most of the folks who use the e-collar extensively (and many who don't use it at all) are working toward having their gundog react to visual queues (bird in flight, another dog on point, ha...

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The one that was off the ground when they caught scent. Sometimes it's a hind leg...

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I don't know exactly where she is in Wisconsin but if I were you, I'd contact Sharon Potter ( http://www.redbranchkennels.net/p1.htm . She works with Rick Smith often and has written several articles with him. She might even host a seminar at her place. At any rate, their methods are straight forwar...

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I just like this video...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DytqyLjJd0A

Kmack

Grab a handful of mane instead of the saddle to help pull yourself up.

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Do you even know what the term "white dog" means? And there is AF GSP trials. Yes, and a hint - the word Miller is not part of the answer... Actually - the "Original" white dog was Riggins White Knight. He was the progenitor of today's "white dogs". However, in the last twenty years or so, the term...

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Beyond 20 acres would be overkill assuming you have good grass.

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ElhewPointer wrote: Do you even know what the term "white dog" means? And there is AF GSP trials.

Yes, and a hint - the word Miller is not part of the answer...

Kmack

I think gas prices have as much to do with the decline as bird numbers.

Kmack

The only debt I can't figure out how to get out of is personal property taxes. If not for the need to pay (with money) for those, I think a guy can live without monetary income. I am angered that the government, through their notion that they should profit from our very existence, keep us from being...

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A couple of guys I would look up are Roger Boser and Don Beauchamp(sp?)
I have seen their dogs on multiple occasions and they are the real deal.
Maybe a little short range wise for my tastes but plenty of style, solid on their birds, and able to find their share.

Kmack

I did the opposite, went from hunting to trialing then pretty much gave up hunting . Why? 1. Access to land 2. Birds. 3. Duration of season. 4. Social aspect. 5. Requires you to spend more time with your dogs when not trialing. 6. I have killed enough birds over a lifetime to satisfy the need. 7. I ...

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Won't disregard what it's trained to do when it knows it could get away with it because nobody's around....

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"Kennel"

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1. There's Dumb People with degrees. 2. There's Dumb People with no education. 3. There's Smart People with degrees. 4. There's Smart People with no education. 5. There's Mediocre People with degrees. 6. There's Mediocre People without degrees. I would hire 3 first, 4 second, 5 third, 6 forth - 1 an...

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Welcome to University/College. It is NOT high school where they take attendance and hound you if you don't turn in your term paper. You are now at a level in academia where you are responsible for yourself. If you are having a problem with a class, make an appointment with your prof to have h/h cri...

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http://www.victordogfood.com/hi-pro-plus/

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Fill it with vinegar and water and let it sit a while (a week or so), shaking it up occasionally.

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http://www.victordogfood.com/hi-pro-plus/ I have been feeding this to my dogs for several months now and I am very happy with the results (was feeding PPP). We buy it from the local grain elevator and the price is similar to Diamond. My dogs' stools, coats, and energy levels are better with the Vic...

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