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crackerd

Amazingly, my wife is floating the idea of getting another puppy once our old lab has crossed that bridge (I'm hoping he hangs in there for another two years but he is noticeably declining after 11+ years). We've always neutered our dogs but we left our poodle intact. Looking more closely at dog co...

crackerd

Robt., my intel is Cass has been in touch with your pal Naj the Euro gundog psychic, to find out if a bilingual barking Lagotto Romagnolo might not be the best compromise choice as his new hunting companion. As that breed expands his "turf" as above to include truffles for more upland opportunity......

crackerd

My advice therefor is to have this pup P.T.S. . Keeping such a dog is like having a gun with a very dodgy firing mechanism. Bill, "keeping such a dog " is as you say, but antennae up on this thread about a puppy being what you lot call a windup - everything from the thread title ("I have ruined my ...

crackerd

[Timewise made] an excellent and realistic post. I have trained dog's like that and they are NEVER trustworthy. There are some dog's that are just bad dog's. I have one we made an FC out of but I don't know how many times he chewed the owner up. Your post is a no BS, honest post. I agree, GH, and y...

crackerd

Funny you should mention "killer rabbits." One of my training partners was running a field trial down your way last week and one of the spectators came over to ask about her young Lab he'd just seen run in the derby. She texted our training group a photo taken of her and another lady trialer with th...

crackerd

The original post seems a bit "trollish" to me. Member's first post, not a hunter, seems to place some of the blame on the fact that the dog is field bred, JUST returned from the hospital, JUST used the shock collar, dog already excels at all kinds of tricks. Just sayin'. Indeed. A 4-month-old kill...

crackerd

I wonder why using Quail in training is so popular . They don't fly very well and not too high and not far at all :P Absolutely right, Robt. - alas, it's "popularity from necessity" for many, who can't get pigeons, chukkar (or rabbits!) to train with, especially newcomers to spanieling. On the posi...

crackerd

Robt., given what benefit ol' Quill wants from force fetch - as he's detailed above - shouldn't you as a fixer of problem gundogs or gundog problems think about advising him (at a cost, perhaps) about your ingenious plan "applied" few years back to a dog that bit down on game a little too enthusiast...

crackerd

No arguments from me. I find most all the info I read here very informative and helpful. http://drypondkennel.com/grhrch-riptides-ragin-red-bullsprig-mh-srs-qaa-ldquosprigrdquo.html Including from the link you posted above - it's legit info, if a little skewed with breeder hyperbole as Lab or retri...

crackerd

Yes, since this pedigree was issued b AKC, he has received other titles. By googling his registered name you can find lots of information on him. Your research hasn't taken you very far or with much accuracy on "the only chocolate (L)ab in the country to have the titles he has" - starting with a Na...

crackerd

Is your breeder Dr. Pavlov by chance? "Only the strong survive" food conditioning wouldn't be my top choice for breeder encouragement of pups' natural instincts. Something you have to "break" a pup of is not exactly a great way of starting out your training - and you may know of the old saying that ...

crackerd

Nothing wrong with those pedigrees: The female has actually earned a competitive field Title! Very Impressive...That is the first poodle I've ever heard of that earned a Field Trial Title. Timewise, poodles can't run field trials so either you misinterpreted a FT title or the kennel "mismarketed" i...

crackerd

Not so much spaniel clubs, but spaniel expertise in Wisconsin. Gundogguy's in the game (FTs) and a trainer himself, so while he wisely won't train a dog over the internet, he could always share some of the resources you might catch up to out there. Again, it's the resources for training, not the clu...

crackerd

...if you have any questions, I can give you an HONEST opinion about the breed! Welcome - any idea if Hoot Gibson still works poodles with his Goose Buster Guide Service down in Arkansas? Your candor on the breed's greatly appreciated - everything you noted about poodles, I've seen from the sidelin...

crackerd

The state you live in Wisconsin, is a hot bed of spaniel training activity. There are many folks there that can help you really learn how to train a flushing dog. I will not attempt to "internet train" a dog especially seeing you have so many resources at hand in your home state. Personally IMHO yo...

crackerd

Bil-Jac.

http://s7d2.scene7.com/is/image/PetSmar ... 8?$PB1201$

MG

crackerd

Bill, here I was hoping that it was your Scots fellow Polmaise who made you a bargain he had arranged through a 'Merican breeder of some repute - he knows a few of those these days, and 'Merican dogs, too. We're ready to claim him as our own by now - and if and when that happens, Robt. and I will co...

crackerd

That last referral's a good one, but you're considering a British Lab you also might want to go up the road a ways into 'Husker Country and see USAF Maj. (Ret.) Bud Clouse at Dublem Gundogs https://sites.google.com/site/dublemgundogs/

MG

crackerd

Yes just the T. He swings his head from when I say dead bird. You've got bugging, not head swinging - which is a dog looking off one bird without watching it go down so as to mark the fall, for another bird that's more exciting (usually a flyer). But what GH said about taking the step forward with ...

crackerd

Our dog isn't allowed around the rabbit. He's bred to hunt. You can't take that out and expect a productive hunting dog in the field. Cass, got to ask before Bill T. and Robert get their dirks in: So you've got a spaniel and a not-open-for-training indoor rabbit pen? My, my. And what about the fort...

crackerd

What GH and Polmaise said, plus the confusion you've induced in the dog with "do(ing) doubles (sort of)" as bolded below She actually does doubles (sort of) I can throw a long bumper and a short one and she does fine on the short mark but the one she does not see clearly (throw in high grass) she so...

crackerd

Robt., GH neglected to tell you that all the above also occurred in an era when the judges were looking to keep North American retriever trials somewhat true to their British roots - with high scores going to, you know, slower and stolid (a/k/a "British-seeming") retrievers. :lol: No, no, no - but a...

crackerd

:lol: I can think of a lot of reasons to be driven to drink. However the spaniel of any ilk would not be one of them, except for possible the Sussex or Clumber... Happy New Years! :D Careful there, gundogguy - somebody else might have a nip over those "possibilities" http://img.photobucket.com/albu...

crackerd

I'm a father of a young family looking at a possible future dog. I currently have a field bred 9yo Golden Retriever who is a solid waterfowl dog and upland bird dog. Lately though I haven't been doing much upland bird hunting. Focus has been on waterfowl and honestly rabbits because it's just too b...

crackerd

randomnut wrote:Anybody got an affordable option with a good door?

Depends on what you view as "affordable:" http://www.ainleykennels.com/CratesSingle/1crates.htm

MG

crackerd

Mnaj, all else being equal, first sentence here sort of marries "Lowcountry" to his breed:
http://larleyboykinspaniels.com/index.p ... 2&Itemid=3

MG

crackerd

You guy's and the ole guard are great ..but. Cracker'd ..you invited me here a few years ago for the right reasons , .Please no more . Mea culpa, mate. My penance is that I "clicked" on the Enter button to enter my dogs in a field trial this weekend, only to have one of them come into season, and t...

crackerd

Not all Spinoni have very long coats and they shouldn't. The standard is 1.5 inches. They are excellent retrievers and swimmers and yes they are used for waterfowl. They were among the first NAVHDA dogs invited into the AKC Retriever trials. You should have no issue training a Spinone for waterfowl...

crackerd

I have 1 year old Gwp. He does very well with upland birds pointing and retrieving. He also loves the water fetches dummies all the time. When we get out on the water actually hunting though he is very hesitant to get out of the blind even when he sees a bird go down . Bill, given that the dog is a...

crackerd

The idea is to build up to a more and more "exposed " duck... Yes, Bill, the steps between "frozen duck" and live duck seem to have been skipped - of course, I would have skipped the ducksicle altogether for a thawed [/b] dead duck, then a fresh-killed duck, then a "flyer" shot purposely for the do...

crackerd

IMPO High end AKC Obedience has never been part of my dogs development. Primarily it is a timing issue, in the dogs life. The time spent on competitive AKC obedience training could be spent on the actual behaviors a dog needed to be developing in the field. After a dog has developed into the workin...

crackerd

Do you folk see much the same thing at training classes in the U.S. ? Bill, it's not the short distances that give the dogs problems, it's how they're trained for FTs (as gundogguy and timewise hinted) at far greater distances than is humanly possible to shoot a duck (or pheasant), and the "concept...

crackerd

com'on GH ... I put "force fetch" in quotes. The point is that the dog learned the commands of fetch, hold, and drop with no force - quickly, and at an early age. Later, the commands were proofed by the ecollar. Darnit, Bruce, I was going to rebut GH and say - bad- dummm - that maybe you'd force- f...

crackerd

...Let's take a three year old GSP who sits on the whistle well but doesn't square up, so doesn't take casts reliably. For example, she might be sitting facing to left and you want to cast her to the right. The dog's been collar conditioned and been through the single T. She is a very strong and in...

crackerd

Treats are not a new method but have been pretty much discarded in the past 20 or 30 years as they cause some other problems that most trainers do not need as they don't want to spend time correcting them. When you find the Pros using and advocating something different than you are it is normally b...

crackerd

Gundogguy, I bow not to your fierce determination for training up a gundog (well, that too), but to your reading Meskousing the gundog training riot act/facts of training life manifesto. It don't come easy...but it does come with the territory of a beginning trainer who'll go to any lengths to finis...

crackerd

I think the next step for me is to be more clear on what I want to accomplish at the next training opportunity , and be prepared to execute it myself instead of relying 100% on others there. This was a great learning experience for me and my pup. As I said in the initial post, I'm glad everyone the...

crackerd

I have real problems watching that clip,so I'll let the 'experts' guide you . Robert, this is why I've opined that you would be a great addition to these shores as a gundog trainer. NAVHDA is of great value to the beginner, but alas can also be of great detriment because, as shags noted, there are ...

crackerd

If I understand what NAVHDA people tell me correctly, the duck search is not about finding and retrieving a duck. It is about searching for the a duck. Yes and no, cj. It's about perseverance on the water in searching for the duck, and if the opportunity presents itself through the search, retrievi...

crackerd

... I can not get her to take the back command across water for the Duck search. She will run a cold blind on land every time I give the back command, so I know she understands there. But for some reason I haven't been able to get her to make the transition to water. The "transition" is water train...

crackerd

polmaise wrote:My penny ...
Was the pup 'gun shy' when it was born ? ??

Wisdom worth far more than a penny or tuppence right there - and dispensed to let you know if there's any gunshyness in a dog, any dog, it was put there in the "nurturing," not by nature.

MG

crackerd

My question is about gunshyness. When I took him to the trainer they worked hard on breaking him on shyness and when I would come visit and on the day I picked him up, he seemed broke of it. The gun noise itself does not phase him, especially in the field. When we got home however, he still seems t...

crackerd

She's going from strength to strength, well done. Bill T. Bill I think you are wee bit prophetic Zeta is really building some momentum! :D Tearing it up, for sure, gundogguy - congratulations. Question: Will you keep campaigning Zeta for years to come given she's still rather young but already CFC/...

crackerd

Hate to sound discouraging, but usually "it works itself out" in a vice versa way, even for Labs - the puppy's got such great desire to get to the bird it thrashes all the way out to the retrieve, then upon putting the bird (or even a bumper) in its mouth, levels out swimming on the return. In your ...

crackerd

...I have been working on the back command with him and he was doing well. Once i started to make it a little more complicated he didnt do very well even after I scaled back... "Working on the back command" is something you work up to [/i] with retrievers through a training program, and which 99.9%...

crackerd

Aparently it was not consistent if you were not penalised yet others were. Robt.! - maybe you mistook the judging in Bill's venture with the HRC test you took in over the weekend! :mrgreen: - can't wait to "hear" (still haven't got that faculty down quite yet) all about it, and your thoughts on the...

crackerd

Hi Robert, I have just finished posting this "elsewhere" ......it is my perspective on today's spaniel tests. I hope nobody minds me posting it onto here........... Re: On Edge... Nice to read you and edge did well. You should have been a a journalist for the Times felt like i was walking with you ...

crackerd

Well played throughout, gundogguy - wondering: I was getting into spaniel hunt tests not long after cocker trials resumed following a 30+ year lapse if I'm recalling correctly. Seems the breed (fbcockers) has only grown in popularity since - why, in your opinion, have the trial numbers stayed flat? ...

crackerd

Looks like somebody named "spanielguy" has made a big hit with them videos on another site where a gundog training topic is usually anathema - as in having a near-fatal allergy against practicing it... :wink: compilation of a Open All-age dog Fc Salmy's Legend of Zorro Zeta The first 8 months https:...

crackerd

Oh, yeah - and you want to get this book http://www.gundogsupply.com/bkk-0523.html this instant for the timeframe you're alluding to in your header - and also, the url for the retrievertraining.net forum to connect with trainers down your way is http://www.retrievertraining.net/forums/forumdisplay.p...

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