Gun Dog Forum

Ok here it is,where are most of you guys at in training when your dogs are about 7mths old. I wanted to have all ready run the NA test by now, but i have to wait till spring cus of other commitments. All tho she is ready now,for the test now so i guess other training is stalled over the winter till ...

That`s for the info guys! Sorry it took me so long to get back ,was having problems getting login on..ok now

Has anyone on here raised birds? not just keep, but breed an the hole 9yards. We have a fare size farm an have just added 14arces of CRP fields for game cover. I have tried several times to contact pheasant`s forever an quail forever for help or guidance an have had NO return calls (these guys are a...

So i`m taking it as a no for extra supplements? Athletes use Gatorade for dehydration an other things like protein prior an right after workouts for an quick energy an recovery when playing an training. Just wondering

Alright not sure were to post this one? My question is do you guys use supplements for ur dogs on big training days or long hunts to help keep up there energy? I see my female tires when quicker than her litter mate brother does when training, i`m guessing this be true when hunting as well.

Great job!! i would of loved to run my GSP this fall at age 6mth but i could not due too other obligations, i have to wait till spring now. I think testing at 5-7 mth is great!!!

BUCKEYE, Southern deer drives have been a part of their hunting heritage for years. ur right on !! in the beginning this was the only way too hunt deer ever where, but now after years of field an stream magazines an countless hunt videos people seem to look down on this and use tree stands... what i...

twofeathers, you sound just like me.. its more my wife having a problem with than me

My situation seems different,she has no problem meeting people she just goes when ever for no reason. I no she can hold it, its no problem holding it all night 8 or so hrs. It might be submission thing with my wife or when my daughter plays with her, i`m going keep a close watch

I have the same problem with my 6mth old female, i thought i had her house broke an now just goes for no reason. it sucks wifes mad you no the rest of the story

My mistake i meant to mention with pups under 8 or 10 months...I stayed away from this in till just recently on come an heel my pup is 5months, she has a vary mild personality, so far it seems to help. Just trying to help get her to understand the commands before the ecollar comes in too play.

How many of you train an reward with a treat? I have herd pros an cons on both ends of this, so i`m curious who does what

????? can you mix say chukers ,quail an pigeons in the same coop?

Thanks guys, i guess i need too get started. Whats ur basic commands? 1 blast to whoa 2 to come?

I would like too no more about the sock trick

When do most of you guys introduce the whistle? Just wondering if this is some thing you start young or as they get older. The other night on are romp around the farm my girl ran out almost out of ear shout. Thinking a whistle would help in those situations when i need to get her attention, bad thin...

Not sure this all new to me. We pulled the feathers an then left the bird run across a open field then in to cover to simulate the way they do it in the NA test for Navhda. Me i like shootin stuff. I`m sure you will get some better info from more experienced guys shortly. $6 apiece is cheap these bi...

Dave
i have thought alot about what you said, being a inexperience handler is it best to let say someone with experience run ur dog say he gets to the UT or Invitational for the dogs sake for score? The reason i ask is it seems my dogs ability's far exceed mind as a handler.

To day my training partner brought 4 rig necks up to the farm, hes going to run his pup in NA in Oct. so he wanted to practice the ring neck search. Are pups are 17wks old now.So we pulled the feathers an Luci was up first she over ran the 1st track like she was looking for pigeons like we usually p...

Thanks again guys for great advice. I defiantly consider ur points mention..I was looking more for just having her out with me for a romp around the farm with possibility of retrieving a couple birds , wick i believe she would do willing. So far on pigeons she don`t chew them up seems to have a soft...

One thing i would like to add i`m sure most already know, with dove hunting there's no pointing just retrieving shoot birds

Looking for advice i`m new her an been asking a lot dumb ? an getting alot good advice so far. But here it is. My pup is 4mths now, gun fire don`t bother her which i`ve taken a little slack on for gun braking her so young but i got lucky she don`t seem to flinch an fetch`s shot pigeons well. So is t...

I won`t be training with him, i learned my lesson the hard way from are water session, it set me back a bit. Bigshooter`s idea is kinda what i had in the back of my mind , my brother is VARY routine guy(which can be bad sometimes), so if i can con him to looking for sum help i think he would stick w...

Is there a clup for retriever`s like NAVHDA? maybe that would be a way to approach it, to get him around professional handlers. The dog has lots of drive, more than i would want for my first dog to try to train.

intervention? is that short for put ecollar on my brother? just kidding Big shooter ur right on . This kinda the way i see it hes a good guy but he grabbed a real high strung dog,( i believe even a experience trainer would have there hands full with this one) an didn`t get the help he needed or any ...

Thats what i was looking for Thanks! i did some when she was younger haven`t much lately so i was wondering if i was missing some thing.

CYA
Barry

well i think it would be better if i just shoot him when he's not looking (: just kidding. it seems like it's a helpless cause i figured as much. the bad thing is i offered him a free pup if he got his dog fixed in hopes that his dog might calm down.


thanks, Barry

Ok i have a little time on my hands today so i`m trying to get some things worked out. My brother has a 4yr lab thats more hyper than my 4mth pup(GSP )hes uncontrollable,he fetches well but, hes like a bull in china closet, won`t hold his place , a jumper, sniffer, chewer, humper basically has no ob...

I have herd pros an cons on the wing string thing, sum use it a lot an others say it can cause problems with site pointing . I would just like get you guys take on this training method how to use or not too use an or how much? Talking about pups say under 6mths of age. Thanks

All right i have another dumb ? what is carding? An how do you do it?

Charlie and sjkennals, ur not rambling at all thats great info .. thats what i`m looking for, i believe we are on same page now.. It seems that's were i`m at in training right now right or wrong . Things do seem to be moving a little fast now. But i have always been one those guys if you can handle ...

Ok thanks for the replys, but still have a few questions. Not to sound dumb but what do you mean let a pup be a pup? At this point i believe i have not put any pressure on her or punishment in training. Here's are routine 5-minutes a day mon -fri and 4hrs on birds and dummies in the water on Sundays...

First i would like say say Hi , i`m new to the site an have been visiting it from the outside for some time down. I do believe its one of the better gun forms period. I'm glad to be on board... I posted this on another site but i believe for the best advise it will be better suited here. So heres we...