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RoostersMom

Ditto on Perfection Kennel - I've attended several seminars and use the Perfect Start and Perfect Finish DVD's all the time.

RoostersMom

V's are incredibly smart - sounds like you got a good one. My only suggestion is to maybe use a different collar on her when pursuing birds vs. hunting for sheds. So she knows what she's supposed to be doing out there. Mine is a great retriever and loves to go with the beagles rabbit hunting and bri...

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The Perfect Start DVD outlines it in very detailed fashion. Also, if you are anywhere near North Missouri, they have clinics (4-day usually) that you can attend and learn to train the dog yourself. Best money I've ever spent. Jon is very, very good with Vizslas.

RoostersMom

If you had an older dog that was not too rough, that dog would help "handle it" for you. A well-timed correction is what is necessary - other dogs do it quickly, loudly, and it's over fast. There is nothing wrong with a correction for this type of behavior. Just don't overreact.

RoostersMom

You are not too late. I've taken foster dogs that are 5 years old, never seen a bird, that turn into great birddogs. I've followed the Perfect Start and Perfect Finish DVD's that have really helped me. More than that, I have attended a few of their 4-day clinics and worked with them on several rescu...

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She'll get through this and be fine. Catching poor flying birds...that's a whole 'nother issue. If you want a pointing dog, you can't let them catch birds on the ground that haven't been pointed and shot. Instead of quail, get yourself some homing pigeons and use them for your training - they are gr...

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It sounds too easy to be true, but if he respects and listens to the pinch collar, then use the pinch collar. My dogs respond to the e-collar. They never go to the field without one on. Ever. I don't have to use it on the Pointers 98% of the time, the GSP's from 50% to 80% and the Vizsla hasn't need...

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Having fostered and "foster-failure" almost 100 birddogs, I will tell you, sometimes the dog just picks you. My husband's first chessie hated me (I feed them, I train them, I run them on birds) and loved him. Our young GSP that I trained solo, fed, and exercised absolutely adores him. Sometimes it's...

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Jon, Check out Perfection Kennel. If you're an amateur trainer, Jon is the greatest to work with. Six of the 10 dogs that made the second series in the Amateur Division at the Vizsla Nationals were Jon's clients (the first three placements 1, 2, and 3 were his client's dogs). He does a great job wit...

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Ignore first, if it continues, you will have to scold her. It may not stop. It's hard to admit, but my V won't whine at all at my trainer's place (even in the house), but when I get him home, I don't follow up on it enough so that he does still whine here. If I'd stopped it early on, I think that wo...

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You likely did get her too soon, V's are slow to mature and getting one at 9-10 weeks is closer to ideal. My breeder wouldn't let them go home until 10 weeks of age because they tend to become too clingy and less independent when left sooner. However, a whiny Vizsla is certainly normal. Mine is quit...

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I have to weigh in on the trainer issue. If you want to get the dog moving forward, at least 2 months, and preferably 3 will be what it takes. That, at about a year old. I have sent 4 of my dogs now "away" to a trainer. These are my sleep-in-the-bed dogs. They have all done well at the kennel. You a...

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Sounds like a perfect day!

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If you let him break, he will continue to do so. The first couple of hunts (o.k., for me, the first year of a dog in the field) is spent with me not shooting. Sounds like you have plenty of buddies to shoot. If you want your dog steady and their dogs aren't, you dog won't get many retrieves. Just a ...

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I don't like to hunt quail after 2pm or so if it's going to be a cold night. They benefit from being grouped in a covey at sunset. More eyes to watch for predators plus increased thermal cover from coveying up.

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This is a great group. Think of them as an organization that helps organize other groups. Our CEO at Pheasants Forever is an executive member of the TRCP.

RoostersMom

Join the Heart of America GSP Club (HOA) - we are a group in the Kansas City area. Lots of great dogs, lots of really great people. Some breeders and some GREAT trainers. Check out our FB page - I just posted results from a trial this past weekend (the top 4 dogs in the Amateur Gun Dog live inside ...

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Join the Heart of America GSP Club (HOA) - we are a group in the Kansas City area. Lots of great dogs, lots of really great people. Some breeders and some GREAT trainers. Check out our FB page - I just posted results from a trial this past weekend (the top 4 dogs in the Amateur Gun Dog live inside a...

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I'll weigh in. I bought a dog on limited registration. The breeder wanted only the best of the litter bred. When I proved that I was willing to do the work (in this case MH title and showing the dog), she released the hold on his registration. I was also never going to breed him, so she knew that as...

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A year old is a good time to send the pup. 3 months is a good time-frame to expect some real progress. A month will basically do very little for the dog's long term training. The first full week you can't expect much real progress as the trainer is just getting to know your dog. Basic obedience, her...

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What Ray says!

Also, what is it you're doing with the dog right now? I wasn't clear on that. Pre-season for me means lots of pigeons for her to point. Always finding a bird every time we go out - trying hard not to run the dog without finding birds (unless you're roading the dog).

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Great looking pup!

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All of my pointers retrieve. One of my pointers (Elhew bred) LOVES to retrieve. I hear a lot of Elhew owners say their pups love to retrieve. Mine sure does.

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My trainer kicks butt. He's at summer camp and they've managed to get cell service and send updates about all the birds the dogs are seeing, a few generic pics (only one of my dog so far) about 2x's per week. I love my trainer! Last year, the dogs averaged 300 contacts with wild birds during summer ...

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I sure hope not. They are the scourge of the earth. Nothing good about 'em. I bet your DNR would know (and would like to know about any sightings). If you take pics, be sure to include something for them to measure scale (like if you ever have pics of animal tracks, put a coffee can or a dollar bill...

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"soiled kennel" makes me think you're right on with some abrupt change of diet. A few of mine get super upset tummys when they get a change in food.

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You can get the best of both breeds - or the worst of both. Either way, it's not a planned breeding (I HOPE it's not) and so you know absolutely no thought went into which dogs should be paired up to produce excellent hunting machines. I like a breeder that does his/her research - puts the important...

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NILIF - google it.

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It's a great system for dealing with resource guarding or other issues.

RoostersMom

You've got an orange and white one there and a lemon and white one as well! Though the color looks the same, orange have dark noses and lemons have the pink nose.

Gorgeous puppies! Pick the boldest of the two (o.k., that's what I would do!). Pick the one you like best.

RoostersMom

getzapped wrote:For the love of all that is good and holy! Someone tell me how to find the ignore function!

Ditto.

RoostersMom

I could not agree with you more Gertie! We have an emergency fund for our dogs alone (for emergencies - NOT for routine stuff - that is in a sinking fund). We totally had to scrape money together for the Pointer when she had Norcardia (seed awn infection) and had to have part of a lung removed and a...

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Care credit is available for vet visits. I'm not a fan of credit cards, but in this case, this might be able to help you. Once he's on the mend and all is well, replenish you emergency vet fund and don't EVER touch it except for emergencies. We keep $5,000 in ours now - but when we started out, it w...

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If you haven't already picked the pup up, leave it with it's littermates until it's 10 weeks old. That will handle a lot of bite inhibition and dog on dog socialization quickly and easily. If you've already got the pup, then socialization is the key. Get it to meet everyone and everything (no other ...

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Pigeons are much hardier and easier to keep than other game birds. Also, they are reusable as they home back to the coop so you can use them all day long for fly away drills and whoa/steady training.

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ohmymy111 wrote: From my experience age becomes a factor in the length of the tie. .

From my experience, I concur.

RoostersMom

I taught our first Pointer to sit first. It was not fun breaking that habit when she went on point (I'd put too much pressure on her, obviously). She would point, then I would come in to flush, then she would sit. Took about 10 sessions to get that to stop. Now, every Pointing dog in our home learns...

RoostersMom

Thanks for all the responses folks! Sounds like there is a resounding "YES" for summer camp. I hope to have something written up soon about sending dogs to camp.

RoostersMom

Hey ladies and gents: I've been off line for a bit as we lost our 15 year old Pointer and our 14 year old Chessie this past month. Caring for the two of them these past 6 months has been crazy. I need some assistance as I'm writing an article on dog training and would like some input into these ques...

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I'm a Perfection Kennel fan. The Perfect Start and Perfect Finish have worked great for my dogs and my fosters that I've re-homed to hunting homes. I am also having some success with field trials (and BHU style hunts as well) with my dogs. They are coming up with a new retrieve and gunshy video this...

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The wingworks vest doesn't have a bladder.....it has 100oz bottles (total). I, personally, don't like the bladders but that's because I think there is more water loss for the dogs. The vest is my favorite, and I've tried a whole bunch of them!

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I use a wingworks vest I bought from the PF marketplace. The bottles are HUGE, which is one main reason I bought it. I've found that dogs don't get near the benefit from the water if you're squirting it in their mouth - a lot is lost. I carry a Frisbee or a fold up water bowl in my vest and pour the...

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I've had many fosters over that age that have turned into good birddogs. Weims certainly can have some bird drive, but a lot of them do not (just like a lot of labs don't like to retrieve anymore). If the dog has any interest in birds, you can overcome most any issues. I recommend the Perfect Start ...

RoostersMom

So sorry.

RoostersMom

We generally have 4 or 5 in the house on a normal basis. We enjoy the dogs so we put up with the hair and the occasional "creamy white filling" messes from the toy decapitations. Not sure what will happen when the 15 year old Pointer passes, she pretty much keeps things quiet and has taught every ot...

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Greg,

You're obviously not from the Great State of Texas where chili has no beans! Looks like a good recipe though - I will try it this weekend with venison.

RoostersMom

weasel, snake

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Just keep an eye on him closely for 2 weeks. And as stated above - do not let him play with other puppies! Until he's fully vaccinated (4 months), he should only be exposed to dogs with known vaccination history (adults are better than pups if they handle puppies well). Don't let your pup into areas...

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He's beautiful!

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Pedigree Dentastix have caused some really bad issues lately with a friend of mine's SAR dogs. Bad sickness, hospitalization etc. Seems like this isn't an isolated instance either with the Dentastix.

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Mine love the water as well. Good thing, since we kayak a lot in the summer for exercise!

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