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Its not really training. People do it with young puppies just see them point from about 5-6wks to 9-10wks of age. Really you should only do it just a few times it can cause sight pointing instead of using there nose. Its more of a cute thing

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Im not really a clinch guy at all for dog training im more a hands on guy but I attended a NAVHDA handlers clinch over the weekend. It was fun and vary educational, i have a much better understanding of what goes in the card and how to handle in testing situations. Not sure i ever would want to be j...

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That my friend is a sweet video. I would luv to train like that and in big country like that.

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I gave up trapping pigeons becouse barn pigeons go in an out of my traps like they have no bobs on them. Barn or wild pigeons are tuff SOBs?

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One of my best layers always has her nest on the floor, my coop even has open nesting boxes. So ur good

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Nice!!

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I think everyone has hit it on the head. I would like to add this. If ur willing to rent out ur dog to just anyone for fast cash i wonder how well the dog is being taken care of or trained by the owner. Its so much pride, work and time to get a dog there. So i have to ask the same question would you...

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Your lucky with no predators i lose alot. Just this spring i lost about 20 plus. I keep 8-12 @ house for yard work and 50-60 at my barn for all day training. Alot times we have 4-5 dogs to go thru. My yard sessions are keep short too you have to be careful if you over do it or dont be creative you c...

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I found to keep 6 birds homing you need to keep about 12-15 on hand at all times for repuducing. You will lose some to hawks or what ever. I have 3 dogs but i have people over 2-3 times a week to train and im always helping new guys get started with puppies at my farm. When im bringing my own puppie...

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I may look in to the grit , its probaly cheaper adding it urself than getting it in the pellets.

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Do you use grit or is that in the pellets?

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I mix 50# bag of checkers and 50 # bag of cracked corn. They eat the corn first then the pellets second. I was thinking it might be cheaper to lose the checkers and just buy grit with the cracked corn. Checkers have grit mixed in the pellets. Anyone do this? I feed about 60-70 birds at all times. Pe...

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Congrads!

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Congrads

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Great post! Its time to stand and be herd

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I agree

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You will i do the exact same thing once you think ur good they get in and clean ya out. Mostly cats at night or coons

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Sweet

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Ya thats plenty of room. Could be to many males. Theres been more than one fight over females. Just saying

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I think about it all the time. The best female from my litter is sitting on a sofa in Gerogia doing nothing. A hand full of the other litter mates rocking at a really young age. Breeders award at 7 months , 2 prize 1 UT before 18 months, 4 running UT this fall under 2 years old and the best dog neve...

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2 weeks is good. I would let the bobs up so they can go in an out on there own. More than likely they will sit on coop for a few days, then the garage or house , then start flying around. Once start to fly out of site on there own i start using them and training at longer distances 1mile, then 5, th...

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I agree. Still frustrating im over it. Things usally happen for a reason in the big picture. I may take along weekend and try to finish him in NH. Only need one more leg.

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Thats how i handle it as well. Some people just dont have a clue.

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It looks really cool.. I just thinking what happens when a groundhog or a cat runs across ur path.

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Nice! looks likes hes built to run

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It just sucks i no its part of the game. I agree i use NO instead of leave it. I truly believe the only reason it wasnt blood shed is the controll i had on my guy. 3 times after chest bups from the other the dog they squared off nose to nose my boy was giving a warning back off dude. Idid everything...

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They did after about 10 minutes but the damage was done the respect torward the bracemates went right out the window wjth my guy. We did get in the bird feild on that run with great bird work but when they brought a bie dog in for the honor he wasnt going to honor nothing at that point. Cant blame h...

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You no when ur in for along weekend when at a hunt test you cut loose your dog in a brace and the other male is only interested in screwing with ur male while ur dog is getting his hunt on.

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10/4 to that.
Thank you

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If you make it tall enough to walk in you will not regret it. Do it right the first time. The coop at my house is 4'-4' -5'H. I hate it tuff to clean tuff to get birds out. I will be rebuilding it 4'W-8'L-8'T or maybe just 4'wide but it will be walk in. I keep 8-10 birds in mine as many as 15 but i ...

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Up to 6 months old i train on birds (pigeons) 4-5 times a week. more birds the better. At 5-6 months im teaching heel inforcing come on ecollar in short order FF. I have GSPs not sure how fast britts come along. Have fun

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That is nice! Luv dogs that look that good on backs

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Put it on the floor they will throw it out of the bowls and redue it.

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It a almost good boy at that point:-) Heres what i do. I keep check cords on my pups as much as possible. As we hit 4-5mths old just prior to ecollar intro i will do 5-10 minute drills for a week on come. I give the comand and reel them in fast after vary few sessions they start coming on there own ...

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Nice! welcome to the addiction

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Thats preasure right there lol!

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Its some really good advice being throwed around this thread right now Fuzznuts an Ray are spot on an a few others as well. I will add this with preasure affecting style? Style is genetic they either have it or they dont. It cant affect it if they anit got it. Most dogs dont. If a dog is fearfull it...

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This is a interesting thread many different veiw points on what preasure is. It boils down to this you need to read the dog. Puppies / dogs can handle much more than people think. Its the handler that screws up in most cases. Dogs see black and white. Keep it simple and give them all they can handle...

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Here you go start with a short introduction of the day a head and start with 1st 30-45 minutes of socialization with the handlers an there dogs. This is vary envolved process mostly walking at heel and opebeince stuff among the group as a group. People luv this stuff be creative count of in 1s an 2s...

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You are in are prayers.

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Understood. In defense it does take time to devlope depth in training. All i can say is go with ur gut. Hope my posts arent direct its just how type. Good luck

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I would think you should see progress my now. Its ur call mybe go spend a day with the guy. If he will not let you then pull him. Chillis from the AKC test that ive have run and its been a good many. Honoring is yes. If ur dog isnt sticking and i mean sticking backs like points in the Invitational a...

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Cage agreeded retrieving and honoring is judged much stricker than AKC stystem. . Trying to make the point that in any venue you play in its no short cuts to a high level broke gundog. Someo e has to put the work in the owner or the pro.

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Your nuts thinking you can give a trainer a dog and 6 wks later be FF, steady and honoring to be hunt or test ready. Its no way even if he could the dog would have zero depth of any one learned task. FF on its own none right takes 6 wks from a pro sometimes 9wks. Besides every dog learns at its own ...

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I do kinda what Ray does but i start my pups at 8-10wks old i help them stand there suck up the sents calm them, style them up i dont talk to them but stroke there back and then pop the trap. After a short while they stop on there own and stand flushes all day long with . I call this helping them le...

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I do kinda what Ray does but i start my pups at 8-10wks old i help them stand there suck up the sents calm them, style them up i dont talk to them but stroke there back and then pop the trap. After a short while they stop on there own and stand flushes all day long with . The stop to flush just beco...

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It means your cut off for a while:-) lessons learned train ur own dog.

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Thats funny right there

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Thats one sweet coop by the way

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I dont have anything writen but i have personaly experenced this and talking with chucker and quail breeders confirm it. Not sure if you no this but in many bird suppliers dont let you bring ur own crates for pick up they provide cardboard boxes due to sanitary reasons of this sort. I have lost easl...

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