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I personally use the barrel.

That is right on. My brother sent one of his many GWP's off to a pro. Everything was going well at the 1 month checkin. 2 months into the training, he was as steady as they come. At some point in between 2 and 3 months he began blinking quail. The dog is now coming 4 years of age and still blinks pl...

Join or go to a game farm and use pen raised birds. That way your dogs are getting the bird exposure they need. You can't make a bird dog without birds. How right you are, but what everybody forgets is, you can sure mess a dog up if the birds are done properly. As everybody knows, it's 100x harder ...

Another great book is "POINT- Training the All Seasons Gundog" by James Spencer. It's a good step by step book. The Delmar Smith Method is a good read as well.

I have in the past led my pup by the area I am stroing the birds. They will perk up and agressivly start work the air with their nose. After I did that I stake the pup out on the edge of the field. Then I plant the birds. I don't recommend using any restraint on the first outing. I have always felt ...

My brother and I have been wanting to do that exact hunt for a while. If you don't mind pm me with some info. Thanks and great pics thanks for sharing.

These pics are from my brother and myselfs hunt in Oct. http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q177/anaconda12/Picture044.jpg http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q177/anaconda12/Picture046.jpg http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q177/anaconda12/Picture028.jpg http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q177/anacon...

Those are some great pics. Way to catch the intensity in your dogs points. I too like how that pic turned out after he added the color and black and white.