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Winchey

Stick your hand in there and let him bite away at you for a bit. Really doubt he will draw blood or hurt you.

I would be more worried about the dog then the pigeon if my dog got beat up by one.

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when you free fly your birds do they stay together? I let three birds out 2 flew on top of the garage the other on top of loft. the bird on loft flew off to the south but circled around a few times and headed east one of the birds on the garage took off and flew west but circled around nd up and do...

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Once they all have flown enough and become decent flyers those birds will fly as a group, young birds probably won't go with them until they are decent flyers as well.

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Some of the best grouse dogs run pretty close to you Sept 20th, Fryburg Maine Championship Sept 24, Kilkenny New Hampshire Championship Sept 27, Prospect Maine Championship The Grand National Grouse Championship is running in Kilkenny in November as well We also have 4 trials, in New Brunswick mixed...

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They are completely different dogs. The setter is much more independent and does have a little more renegade in him when it comes to running to feel the breeze in his face sometimes. The Munsterlander does not go for a joy run very long or often. The Munsterlander has an affinity for fur, he will ch...

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The setter goes bigger than the Munsterlander because the setter is bred to go bigger, have more run, then any Munsterlander I am aware of, and seems to find the run and search itself more rewarding in itself than the Munsterlander. When the setter goes too big it is generally because he is either t...

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http://i1135.photobucket.com/albums/m637/Winchey/7e3c485f-a41d-42a2-836c-579fea99caf1_zps4276e2d8.jpg He has his moments lol, but ya, if he did that all the time up here he would be useless. That said, he is trial bred, and I let him roll more than most would and he is 95% of the time inside 200 ya...

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First off, |don't think you have a 1000 yard dog on your hands, I really doubt that the dog you got will run much more than 50-100 yards most of the time. Sure he may blow you off sometimes and take a big cast, but that is pointing dogs, with a young immature dog, you just get used to it. If you wan...

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Without personaly knowing the trainer, you, your dog, the dogs training background, what was discussed by you and the trainer and why it is there it is an impossible question to answer, ask the trainer you sent it to.

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Depends on the dogs gait and speed, cover wind etc... Serious people have different bells for different dogs wind conditions. The North Woods and Canadion Low Tone on Lion Country Supply are great, the sunkhaze bells on dogs limited are great as well. Like I said, depends on the dog and conditions b...

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I use a bell/astro combo when hunting. Bell/beeper on point only or just using tone is good too. Not a fan of the constant beep on a beeper collar, or just an astro. Neither the astro or the beeper can tell you as much about what a dog is doing as a good old fashioned bell, although they do make it ...

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Tremkor, much of the North East is woodland, there is no open terrain that hold wild birds in my province of New Brunswick aside from the south east corner of the province which hold some pheasants, there is no open season on. In our coverdog trials, held in Maine and New Brunswick, most often it is...

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Bell. There is a fella south of Bangor that makes some of the best there are.

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My dad is an animal control officer, basically whenever someone complains he has to go talk to the person the complaint was made about or leave a note if they are not their, usually barking complaints, if the dog isn't barking when he goes there, and isn't barking when he drives by once in a while t...

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I don't know how much control you would need out of a 3 month old puppy. I don't know where you guys are getting these 3 month old run offs????

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My latest dog was a mid June pup and we were on wild birds when I got him in August and we were killing wild birds over points that September. Just as others have said keep expectations low, consistency won't be there, hunts have to be kind of short but it is a heck of a good time hunting a 3, 4 5 m...

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Great post Coveyrise. You do a great job of putting it straight without sounding arrogant. The sport could use more like you.

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[quote="Ricky Ticky Shorthairs"]I agree with using the dogs name, but I tap em on the right flank. Tapping on the head can lead to a dog breaking when you go to collar him away from a find. If you don't grab the collar or slip and tap the head. Bye bye, pick em up. :evil: Seen it happen more than on...

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Did the raw thing for a while, wasn't worth the trouble to me. Was always told you aren't supposed to mix raw and kibble because of the different lengths of times to digest raw vs. Dry. I feed twice a day and this article suggests it is ok to feed raw for one meal, so I would consider the raw again ...

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I put their feed in the aviary, it falls through and they eat it off the ground when they are out and about.

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If you have a 20 yard pointing dog for grouse, you ain't gonna get many spooky ones pointed anyways so what is the point, unless you are just gonna shoot wild flushes since you are close enough to do so. I could care less, just don't fool yourself. And for the record I have seen lots of dogs like th...

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Most of the shorthairs around here that I have seen are the same way, don't go anywhere and don't do anything, I would apend a heck of a lot more time getting it to hunt and walking through cover hoping to get it on birds then realing it in. I did see one last weekend that looked like those west coa...

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I really think that birds not holding so the dog has to stay close is BS, IMO. The birds often flush when you get 20 or 30 yards from them, if your dog is only 30 to 50 yards away on point, then you only have a couple seconds before you end up flushing the bird and thus the self fullfulling prophesy...

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Where in Maine are you? There are several field trials run south of Bangor in Hamden and Prospect, Maine. There are also trials in McAdam, New Brunswick, right across the border from Vanceborough, Maine, which is 40 minutes or so from Lincoln, Maine. We also have a Championship and a fun trial in De...

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Setter turned 2 yesterday and the Munster is 3.

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I had a talk with Gus and told him to let Starky beat him to the birds. He complied, but was not happy about it and vocally expressed his displeasure lol.

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Patriots, Bruins, The Bachelor, Big Brother Canada, Coronation street. Always Sunny in Philidelphia. Started watching Board Walk Empire, but it is all over the place, going to start recording and watch it from the beginning in order. Duck Commander, and Bird Dogs Afield. Oh and Sports Center for abo...

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I'm not sure why a breeder who doesn't want to spout their opinion all over the internet should be excluded from advertising their litter on here. There are a lot of quality breeders out there that don't want to. If there is a quality litter, I hope it gets advertised on here. I think people should ...

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Most fences I see are in the back yard. I am no Doctor or anything, but they seem ineffective when the dog runs out the front door lol.

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I don't think the average 1 or 2 dog guy on this site is gonna rent his dog out to just anyone. Pretty well any of my friends and family can take my dogs hunting if they want, if they don't know how to use a collar they run them without one. Doubt they are gonna screw my dogs up beyo d repair over a...

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Not sure, but the site may recieve more traffic due to the advertised litters from prospective puppy buyers who may buy things from Gun-dog Supply.

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"Accessibility doesn't mean allowing the handicapped to do whatever they wish in order to get around. If that were the case, ATVs and helicopters would have to be allowed in the post office lobby :lol:" I am not sure how they can apply this to a sport, it is not like you are allowed to use an ATV in...

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I don't know anything about spaniels, but I certainly disagree with that when it comes to pointing dogs. Marking isn't that important, and doing what he is told matters little when his job is to find birds, not be drug to them and is often at a speed and distance that makes communication less than p...

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I want my dogs to use all there scences as well. I think the fear of the wing on the string is they will rely on their eyes and not use their nose. I have no clue if they will or not. All I know is if they see a bird before they smell it they "bleep" well better point it, and I would rather the dog ...

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I don't have the predator problem, haven't been in pigeons long, but have never lost one to predators. Have lost a pile due to trying to figure out how to get previously flown birds to home to my coop though. I usually only do 2-4 reps per dog per session, a few times a week. If I had a bunch of dog...

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How many dogs do you fellas have to need 60-70-130 pigeons. For the one young dog guy, 4-6 good homing birds is plenty. Or are you guys training other peoples dogs.

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I just feed scratch, if I put quail feed or something in, they won't touch it until the scratch is gone I have grit in a seperate container, but I have never seen them use it. They eat pebbles in the yard and from the shingles on the roof. They also seem to like ants a lot. I wouldn't worry about it...

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He means it is probably better to fly them together, and that it is good to have a small secondary door or trap door incase a bird decides he is gonna take his sweet time coming home, you won't have to leave the main door open risking predators getting in.

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I did have one that was a little aggressive, he didn't home back though so I didn't have to shoot him lol. I am running about 100% success with never flown birds homing after being in the coop a week or two. I think the key is to just open the door every day and let them free fly for a couple weeks....

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I think I am starting to become a pigeon fancier, I am enjoying watching them, probably couldn't shoot any of mine, if I need birds shot for some reason, they will be grouse and woodcock, or quail to keep them from freezing to death. I actually just acquired a new bird, no clue where he came from, b...

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I can't imagine anyone ordering up a dog for not STF on a tweety bird, if they did I don't imagine they would ever be asked to judge again where I trial, and they would probably be mocked for eternity. They will be picked up in broke stakes if you attempt to flush and they move regardless of what is...

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Women lol. I lost one dog out of it, not that any of my dogs are any good, but I still like them lol.

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X2 on keeping info current. I brang in two of my dogs for their puppy account, paid for all their shots, misc vet bills etc.. Then break up with my girlfriend. I needed a rabies cert to take themacross the border to a trial. They wouldn't without her permission because they were in her name, didn't ...

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I had that problem when the boy's were young. In fact I've had the problem with every pup I've had. Finally fixed the problem, got divorced! When I go out from the time they are very young, I open the door and when they try to rush through, close the door right away. Doesn't take long and they quit...

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It takes a long time after starting out to figure out who knows what they are talking about and who doesn't, especially on the forums. It is a little easier in person, but is still difficult at times. That said, doing things for a long time doesn't mean you know anything. I have met some people that...

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I've never see a moose in a tree. I had the same problem on deer. I would hit one dog at 120 on the dogtra continuous, he would jump 6 feet in the air and hit the ground running after the deer. First time took 3 or 4 of these to stop him, then a couple more set ups and he quit after the 1st or 2nd. ...

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Chuckar, when my ex's mom started in agility maybe 10 years ago or so it was common practice to lure dogs with treats etc... to start then withold until more and more complex sequences are completed to reward. Some beginners and those that are not that competitive still do and they will use those te...

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Half of it is probably for me lol, but you should see the agility folk. My ex and her mother are into it. It is pretty amazing actually. One of their biggest training tools is a big retrieve after they complete a sequence or an enthuisatic game of tug and bear hug, or enthusiastic praise and rough h...

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I do the calm touch and praise, treat as well. I will do an ecstatic good boy once I give the release command and we are done for the session somrtimes, then we roll around on the ground and wrestle lol.

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I thought they can run them down because deer can't pant at a run.

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