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Greg- I was wondering how those trailers are during hot early season hunts? there are afternoons around here that can reach the high 80's in early oct., so i was wondering how that trailer keeps them cool? Also, how is it on a dusty road? cant tell if the dogs would be covered in dirt by the time th...

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love the PDJ. great articles and photos.

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My thinking is a lot like yours, RutCrazed...too many Chukar to hunt.

But, man, how much fun would that be to go hunt several states for multiple game birds. one of these days.

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where is the pup being trained at? looks just like "anywhere nevada" or idaho, oregon. you will definately have to come back out here and let her/him run all over the country side for those pesky birds. too much fun!

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Larue-
What great pics. chukar season isnt too far away. how was the scenting conditions...seems pretty close. nice of the bird to stick around for some terrific photos

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Gunner, what a great post...made work that much harder to get through...just want to go home and be with my girls. CC, man, hate to hear such news. i'm sure i speak for everyone here, that we offer our condolences. as a true friend, Gur will never leave your memory. she will definately be missed. Go...

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the breeder that i have gotten both of my gsps in the past loves a really long, tall tail. as you can see in my avatar, at the time that pup was roughly four, maybe five months old. a lot of people think that my gsps are pointers but its hard to mistake that all liver head. i dont mind the long tail...

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Brenda- the Rafe book is the exact drill i have been using...with much success with my younger gsp, but i tried my older dog with some of the drills and was able to make quite a few corrections. it is a very thurough method and pretty much leaves no stone unturned. i went to one of his seminars and ...

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its funny that the two of you mentioned flagging because i just started to see her flag. i wasnt sure what was causing it but, it has definately become aparent. i took a step back and but her on a whoa and dragged a frozen pigeon in front and all around her and she was able to hold with only slight ...

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Just wanted to see what others have used to completely whoa break your dog. what i am interested in, is steps taken after the dog knows the command off the table, barrel, whoa post etc...basically, i can walk with the dog and command whoa and he/she stops immediatley. we talk about added distraction...

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I agree with Jon...but i would start adding little distractions too. pick up something and give it a toss, make noises, sudden movements, just try to get a correction so that she knows that standing still is required with any distraction, this will help a lot when he/she gets around birds. it sounds...

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yeah, i have been waiting for a phone call saying: "that lady was out picketing out infront of my truck while i worked the dogs! with signs that read "cruelty to animals" or "shouldnt own dogs!" havent yet, so hopefully all is well. oh and Casper: havent heard anything from the local police about my...

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yup...what a rodeo! i am curious to see if she was able to track down the address or phone number regarding my license plate?!?!?! since it was a company car, might have to tell the big boss man before hand. obviously it was not our intention to have the birds fly off as they had. i have been using ...

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Nice to have you around. the guys/ gals on this site are a good bunch of people. be ready to think, laugh and learn.

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i'd agree, perfection kennels puts out two very good vids. the hickox series is pretty good and i enjoyed dave walkers Putting Meat on the Table.

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my oldest was just recently ff and when training she retreives everything that is thrown...but not all with the same intensity. i can throw a dummy or a buck or even a tennis ball and she will run to it an bring it back...but if I toss out a frozen pigeon or even a fresh kill she is on a flat-ass sp...

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Good lookin crew, Congrats!

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the reason i ask is becuase i attended a seminar not too long ago, where the lecturer would not show a dog a bird until the dog was completely whoa broke, then with training, slowly bridge the two (whoa & birds) so that one meant the other. i do the same as the majority of you guys, which is trainin...

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Chris 25 married 1.5 years 2 gsps, 1 yorkie (i'll let you guess whos that is) work in sales for a slot route operation love training dogs, wakeboarding, golf, basketball...pretty much anything active. started training labs but, after hunting behind my uncles gsps i made the ultimate decision to swit...

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there was a similar post on another forum but not quite this spacific...just curious as to who here believes that birds, birds, birds as a young dog (puppy) is best or maybe you think that plenty of yard work to produce a whoa broke dog before introducing birds is better. please give reasons for eac...

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She's a good masseuse, but the 19 year exclusive retainer has turned out to be rather expensive....

man you guys are killing me lol.

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a buddy of mine who is a pro trainer up in oregon told me to start weeding the pup of puppy food around 10 months. take it for what its worth...i dont have any data to back it up, but i used that happy-medium between 6 months and a year old.

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as posted above they will change. i have a little 7 month old whose eyes are a gold color, very neat looking, but when she was just a baby her eyes were a green.

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john: have you ever used the dogtra t&b? it has a nice feature that i'm not sure how many collars have-"locate button" plus all the additional beep on point, beep every three seconds when moving, etc... the locate button is such a great tool. i really like the system. the two dog unit is very simple...

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NDBDHunter: we are experiencing the same thing. our backyard is unfortunately pretty small so these brown spots really stand out. i have just started adding a tbl spoon of plain yogurt to the dogs dinner. the added calcium supposedly balances out the PH in the dogs urine. it is too early to tell but...

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its always fun to shoot those "big 'ol bombers!" i believe they are the only native game bird in Nevada. everything else has been transplanted. always fun to see

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i do the same thing that Ayres does. just carry a bicycle squirt bottle. the plastic is harder and wont crack in your vest. it might take a while for the dogs to get use to it but i have never had a problem. plus it is also nicer to squirt on the dogs back and chest on really hot days to cool them o...

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does anyone else see my photo?!?!?! i cant...did i do something wrong.

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Ruffshooter: i travel w/ a min. of two shorthairs but have had and will most likely continue to have up to four dogs. becomes quite the rodeo when we need to bail out and chase chukar. not that we use all dogs at once, but wouldnt you know: the dogs you need would be the ones that are behind everyth...

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no guys, i am looking at a dog-hauling, tough-as-nails, all-in-one topper. on my truck now i have a Leer shell, but i made a dog box shelf which is elevated above the bed rails. located at the back of the bed it is only about 36" wide...big enough for two "pet porters." i like the set up, but not th...

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Just curious if anyone here has or has used truck toppers for transporting their dogs...i have been looking at the Crow River toppers and really like them. Pros/ Cons...anybody feel that trailers are better then the truck toppers. any advice would be appreciated.
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http://www.lcsupply.com/Product/Bird-Equipment/Better-LCS-Pigeon-Trap.html here is a link so that you can see what i am refering to. the "bobs" are light weight, but can individually move...this is great when allowing the bird to enter but the pigeons seem to have figured this out when exiting. just...

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i apologize, the doors only swing one direction: inward. my problem is that the pigeons are able to squeeze through the door once it is down and they are trapped. it doesnt occure too often (that i know of), but it does happen enough to get aggrevating.

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Hey guys, Any ideas or info regarding a home built pigeon trap. i have lost quite a few birds using the trap i purchased from LCS, and was wondering if anyone else had success trapping with a different design. the pigeons are able to squeeze through the swing doors on the trap and make their get awa...

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Jim-
sounds like you really accomplished what you were looking for. Just one question though: does your dog flag when it is locked solid on point, not creeping, but solid as a rock? Just curious.

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when training it always comes down to K.I.S.S. : Keep It Simple, Stupid. its amazing how we can make things so difficult.

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hey guys new here. love the pics...i have a pic of a friends gsp who is locked hard on a point over some chukar with his tongue out. too bad i cant get the pic to focus and not lose pixels. never seen anything like it before...quite hillarious.

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