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whoadog wrote: Not what I was expecting but infinitely more entertaining. I've been feeling a bit crotchety lately when I've visited this site. I may keep coming back after all.

Me Too!..just to get your response

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gonehuntin' wrote: Paying to hunt is an abhorrent practice that is destroying hunting for all future generations.

It's been done over here for ''Generations'' !..and growing ? hmm?
But then we have Gamekeepers .

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birdshot wrote:Polmaise, Pam is nice dog. Is she one of yours? Good video also.

Not mine , sadly birdshot. belongs to hettysway spaniels. Nice little dog.

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If the Trainer is good,they will recognise the situation and act accordingly ,regardless of the $$

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Best Family dog?
..Staffordshire Bull Terrier.
Once known as the Nanny dog.

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Overlay the known commands to the e-collar. Begin with lowest stimulation possible until the dog responds to your reinforcing use of the e-collar to a known command. You want simple? That's it. :) I would Guess ,the OP and many others would require the explanation even more simple than that. So, th...

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Haven't mastered the 'swim- by' without collar on retrievers ,let alone 'Spaniels' MG !
But then again, ain't mastered a spaniel on non slip retrieving 400 yards on land either !
:roll:

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Just thought for a while the book was being written? Interesting to see if this happens with Jake, since he's getting trained nonslip by Cass (with Kraka's guidance) via a retriever program, and that kind of rebelliousness does not happen with retrievers even though they have their fun at much great...

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crackerd wrote: Not really any programs for spaniels or pointing dogs, so I guess "first thing they get told" is sort of non sequitur and nonstarter...

MG

Thought , Cass and his mentor was setting the world a blaze with a nonslip program and a Cocker?

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Means you've seen Sussex' pace - they ain't got no jets to turn on. Well, maybe a little acceleration. Them and Clumbers - working Clumbers, from the UK. But they ain't white lightning either, just as the Sussex wouldn't be what anyone's inclined to call a golden flash. :) MG Talking about accelera...

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Them Sussex mighty' be better used with the pace of Peacocks' MG?
Sure would need a 'Flash' of brilliance to make this lot wake up.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCMhJsy4H_o

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Some switch MG.
Black or white, or size don't matter (imo)
'Switching' them on and off depends on what you 'switch' them on too'..So perhaps the 'House' ain't the best for some of them 'Parlour' tricks with a Cocker you want to 'Non slip' ?

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The back up should be the training you done before the collar .
Let's face it, if it ain't gonna do it without the collar , it ain't learned.

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Yeah I take mine to the park and out in the woods together but I do not have the space for them to run around like idiots inside the apartment. That's why they switch off lol Hmmm! That's why I have a Big open country with lot's of woods, so they don't run around like idiots's ...Inside 'My apartme...

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How many dog's you seen with a watch or a clock?
Better still, How many can tell the time?

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CDN_Cocker wrote:Yeah I take mine to the park and out in the woods together but I do not have the space for them to run around like idiots inside the apartment. That's why they switch off lol

Yup , I can see the problem !
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQDftM6P1ck

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Yea it's a real problem when you have to take them out together. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_bs3N0-kKo Did that dingo eat the American cocker? :mrgreen: Cass and others of us ain't got the ground some privileged few can unleash the hounds on. MG I can appreciate that, So I take them to the pu...

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CDN_Cocker wrote:I have the same problem with mine and the dachshund. It's to the point I only have one out of the crate at a time. They never stop if they're out together.

Yea it's a real problem when you have to take them out together.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_bs3N0-kKo

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I'm all for 'Training' MG . but sooner or later you gotta get wet if you are gonna be swimming. So best start with water. :wink: hMMM! I was reading about them 'Birds on a string' stuff?........Huh!.....s'pose' ..them huntin flushin types will be draggin a wing through the cover next ? :roll: Just f...

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as I understand it you guy's also don't have ''Gamekeepers'' , so a game bird being allowed to 'fly off' as a distraction for the use in training can become costly if you are using purchased planted birds!! ... Not if you use johnny-house quail or homers. Makes it a wee bit artificial for me (perso...

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I don't think there is a huge difference in training (shaping) spaniels either side of the pond and there is much overlap. Yes, you guy's tend to let them go wider and the cover can dictate or determine that,but even here, the handler allows the dog to 'take in ground' when it suits but regains patt...

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I don't think it would matter which clip I seen whether it was a springer or a cocker,the mystery of the multiple stop whistle will remain. A buddy hinted at the dog being able to distinguish between a stop whistle flush and a stop/stop/stop to indicate a blind retrieve is coming next ,but I'm not b...

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Here is an inexperienced handler with a dog that has more training he has. The two them are now getting to know each much better. handler interaction with the dog is essential during this period of time . The dogs original owner past a way, and has been rehomed with the handler in the video. This a...

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Which kinda brings me back full circle to the original question Gundogguy ?, Why is necessary to blow continous stop whistle ? Was the young dog in the first clip trained on placeboards? If not then perhaps as you have outlined it may need to be. If it was then surely it ain't gonna 'break' the sto...

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Which kinda brings me back full circle to the original question Gundogguy ?, Why is necessary to blow continous stop whistle ? Was the young dog in the first clip trained on placeboards? If not then perhaps as you have outlined it may need to be. If it was then surely it ain't gonna 'break' the stop...

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I've used a couple of helpers (guns) with a flapping pigeon each to get that 'pattern' - consequentially - enthusiasm to quest the correct direction without any verbal or electricity.

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Looking at the clip again?> Gundogguy ,why is your partner giving multiple 'stop whistle' ?..Is this normal in the training phase with this young dog or is there something else I don't see or understand from the clip?...Interested to know why?. Honestly . This normal in the training phase with (thi...

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Robt., but the pip-pip-pip-pipping on the stop whistle is a good way for the dog to differentiate between when you're stopping it after a flush - or stopping it en route to a blind retrieve. In nonslip training, the dog is on the outrun to a blind when you blow the whistle wanting the dog to stop, ...

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Robt., what you call a spacehopper is more like a spaniel as a space- eater [/i] on a big flat running pattern such as Zeta's running. To paraphrase, our spaniel courses call for them kind of "horses." MG Gotcha Trained a springer for a guy that wanted that 'All American way' , Just let it out a bi...

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gundogguy wrote:
polmaise wrote:Hmmm! we do it a wee bit different .
I had a young pup that was a spacehopper in high ground but it was soon sorted out.
That's fine "Different strokes for different folks" and "When in Rome, do as the ..."

Hey don't knock it ,he certainly likes running around.

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First time at this location/pond? . I think there is much more potential for injury if you don't know about underwater hazards at a new location. Wading out to a dog that has impaled itself on something doesn't sound very appealing. My .02. Jay Jay, I had one of my labs die like that. He landed on ...

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It's the same with other breeds

water retrieve Spaniel.jpg

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It starts here
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpdsdOmyuA8
and ends up here

Water retrieve.jpg

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Hmmm! we do it a wee bit different .
I had a young pup that was a spacehopper in high ground but it was soon sorted out.

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But wondering where do they stand in FT wins behind Opie? MG Ian is Self employed and Davie is an Employee' Simon is otherwise employed., and that makes a difference!to the titles.(imo);) They both are a long way behind in numbers, but they share a remarkable gift of 'reading a good dog' ;) and the...

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gundogguy wrote:
Cass best of luck with your new found training partners.

Cass, are you moving Trainer? away from non slip retrieving with that little Dynamite of yours?

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Blackjaw wrote:
Strange, I don't remember saying that

If you Did ,You would

When you have made up over 100 Field Trial Champions ,give us a call

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gundogguy wrote: Yes the analogy fits the crime so to speak.

My original thought that i had prior to Mr. P 's eloquent analogy

I don't take credit for it.
It was said to me by the undesputed most succesful Spaniel handler in the World ,when a dog done exactly the same thing

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Hey guys just came in from training so thought I would throw this out. One of the things that has always blown me away since Jake was young was his scenting ability. He can be running at mach 3 and if he catches wind of bird or dummy it's like he ran into a wall and he zeroes in on it. That being s...

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Just when you think you have the answer?..They don't like it because it's not benefitting the individual who apharently pulls strings? :roll:
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=677_1354418535

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Nice.

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Every day is a learning day, but there isn't a book been written about my next dog .

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Unless you live next to the Highway!
Recall is the best basic command

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oszfoJfNehQ

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Hmmm!!
Here is another take on it

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dA7IK0fHlbQ

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Need some help and/or opinions. I've got a dog that drops birds at my feet on the retrieve. She does it fetching bumpers too . Any ideas on how to correct it or am I going to have to force fetch her? Her body language suggests she is being submissive by dropping it at my feet. Whatcha think? If tha...

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thCalihunt24 wrote: i took her through the Smartworks system and she force fetches and retrieves everything very well. however i haven't introduced her to retrieving actual ducks.

If you have followed the program. There should be no issue

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thCalihunt24 wrote:ok so how do i most effectivly get her bird crazy if shes never seen birds?

If you have to ask that question , then perhap's joining a club in your are might be best?. I'm sure they are nice guy's like most that will help you face to face

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i have a 2 year old choc lab that i have been training to retrieve birds for me. i started her training late in her life but shes picked up the essentials. i took her through the Smartworks system and she force fetches and retrieves everything very well. however i haven't introduced her to retrievi...

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roaniecowpony wrote: Now that's funny. Just out of curiosity, are you two married to each other? (just kiddin)

Not unless the real name is Judy !! lol

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I like to see what's coming straight at me rather than behind. Rudeness to one may be seen as straight talkin to another. Personal attack however is easily recognisable and should be moderated by the individual. There are a few women I wouldn't buy a drink at a bar ,but that doesn't mean I've not ma...

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