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Vman

This is the least amount of birds we've seen bout 20 years. A couple of brutal winters and wet springs have taken there toll, on an up note 25 years ago the birds numbers were worse after similar winters and to say they rebounded nicely would be an understatement. Nike I agree with you, but the kic...

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We hunted one public area that was near us and we hit every year, this year,, zilch not even a hen. There were two other trucks at our hotel and they both hunted three days and had 1 Rooster between them, and they were hunting walk on areas. The one truck was from Washington and the two hunters grew...

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20131021_185520.jpg DSCN0070.JPG DSCN0071.JPG We had good hunting on opening weekend with the exception of Sun. 30mph winds so we cut the day short. But we did get our limits of birds for five guns with two Vizslas the three days we hunted. Lots of corn still out there but we had CRP grasses along ...

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Update, I seen the owner and he says everything is fine, it was just a fluke thing he says :roll: I think be is afraid to find the real answer as it will be not what he wants to hear. But EIS sure seems to be what I seen.

Vman

After reading the post several times I see a confused dog. #1- Leave the launchers home. #2- Work on the Whoa command in the yard not in the field. How are you saying Whoa? Are you saying WWWhhhhoooaaaa or WHOA! It should not be a reprimand. It should be long and pleasant. Short and harsh can make a...

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Anyone from S.D. hunt opening weekend and how did it go?

Vman

Some folks don`t like a beeper and then there are folks like me that can`t stand a bell. I don`t hunt for the salvation army. Too each his own and that is fine. But if you buy a good collar like the Dogtra T&B you will get an E-collar and a beeper. The beeper can be used as a locator only if you wan...

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Maybe CNM ??

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What are the EIC clearances on the parents? I am sure there were no EIC clearances for these pups. I told him too ask for an OFA number on both parents, rather than them saying the hips were certified. Certified by who or what? Feel bad for the guy as he has a bum dog at home and then turns around ...

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A customer brought me his 11mo. old Yellow Lab for some bird and gun introduction. I used pigeons first and the dog really didn`t show any desire to get or chase the pigeons. So I got out a chuckar and pulled some flight feathers and let the bird run around with the dog in pursuit. This got the dog ...

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Any time I am traveling out of state with dogs I have their vaccination records with me, just in case. You never know when the truck may break down and you need too Kennel the dogs or in the event of an accident or incident with another dog. Kinda like a spare tire, hopefully you don`t need it, but ...

Vman

You may want too try Fiocchi primers if the others don`t work.

Vman

I think the shallow water thing could be an issue.This lake is shallow until you get out 500 yds. or more,and even then you have to find certain holes that are over 6ft. The clipped wing bird sounds great except i would probably have to go find another lake.Lots of yuppies on this lake that would p...

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Water depth can also play into this. If you are swimming your dog in water that he can touch bottom while climbing in the water{vertical} it will take longer for him too figure this out. Try some deeper water that he can`t touch bottom when vertical, if you haven`t already tried this. I have a puppy...

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Thorn, I do believe you have made every mistake a person could make, but I will take a stab at it. I would like to ask some of you more experienced trainers a subject that has been bothering me for sometime. That is what is boldness in a puppy, can it be subdued, and then "reactivated"? Depends on t...

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How do you expect the dog to obey you when you're not around? Better to train so the bird teaches the dog, not you. You can save a lot of time and effort working a dog in the field silently around birds than making it do silly stuff in the yard. I am all about the birds teaching the dog what it nee...

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What I don't agree with is talking to the dog in the field (whooaaaahh). Without the need to. I only do this in the yard when teaching the word. If done correctly no need to do in the field. I do all the above mentioned training in the yard. once the dog understand what I want I then move them too ...

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DSCN0044.JPG Aulrich, here a couple of pics that show what I do if I need a helper. The cords I make, and the one with the loop at the end is made specifically for steadiness training. The helper I bought from Lion Country. When you stop the dog, the cord will be behind him. Give the dog maybe a 5-...

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I wouldn't suggest repeating the command however if the dog is already displaying the desired behavior. There is no benefit to telling the dog whoa if he is already at a stop. The reason is, this will teach the dog that shot means whoa. By doing so several times in a row like this, it really ingrai...

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in the perfect finish has birds flying off in their steady to shot drill.

I have never seen a PS/PF video. But my guess is they taught steady to flush and stop too shot separately. Don`t get steady too shot mixed up with stop too shot.

Vman

OK I would be interested to a solo stop to shot drill, could you explain how you would run that. If the dog is Whoa broke, shoot and command Whoa. Do this over and over until he gets it. The shot becomes his que to stop just as a whistle would. Once he can do this you can shoot, dog stops, shoot ag...

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Slow down. Once the dog goes on point you come in from the front facing the dog. Now you can see the dog move. Give a soothing whhoooaa , If he moves put him back. Once you have made the correction loop out too the front again and repeat the scenario. if he moves make the correction again. If not gi...

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I always start in the yard. Get the young dog all excited about the birds, wind them up if you will. Then drop the pigeon and the dog will chase. Then I put a checkcord on the dog and attach it too a stake out. The dog has approx. 22 ft. too work with. Set the dog up with about 6ft. loop in the cord...

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Thanks for the info Miller, very interesting and I will show it too the owner of the dog. I Googled Vectra topical reactions and it was not good. Obviously there is a problem with that stuff. But I didn`t Google Frontline topical reactions yet either.

Vman

One of my customers has been having a hard time with his dog. He has had it too the Vet several times and put on Meds and the costs are in the Hundreds of dollars. The symptoms are head shaking like seizures and he gets lethargic and then antsy. I asked him what kind of Flea/Tick product he used and...

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A friend of mine has a BUL in 12 ga. for sale. Mint condition. You could save yourself hundreds of dollars. Located in Baraboo Wi. PM me if interested.

Vman

Very good choice, Excellent Motorcycles. Just be sure you have a dealer or shop that can service it. Husqavarna is also a great choice for this type of motorcycle.

Vman

In my opinion $1000 is cheap for this pup. Granted, I am familiar with the lines and know Larue. But people are funny, I have listed several dogs on this forum for sale,[Pointers} the dogs had no issues, hunted hard looked great on their birds and where house trained. A couple of them I had to give ...

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For me COME means come too me I want to touch you. HERE means go with me or move too the front. Without a Here command, {go with me}, Dog is at 2oclock and I want him to go too 10 oclock, we would typically say COME. I really don`t want the dog too Come to me, I want the dog to head over too 10ocloc...

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i joined the local NAVDHA chapter here in sioux falls and hope they can help, they will be training on weekends soon.

It will do you both good.

Vman

Give the dog some live cultured yogurt everyday and see if it doesn`t go away. You can also mix with canned pumpkin, even better.
The best thing is www.fido-vite.com

Vman

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Agree with 4dabirds. Feel free too correct me if I understood it wrong but the way it sounds, the dog found a hen right out of the gate, looked good, hunted on and then without a bird contact for 40 plus minutes the dog quit. If that is what happened you may want to get the dog into more bird contac...

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One more thing. Is he bird crazy? On a scale of 1-10 where would you rate him? The trainer should have showed this dog some pigeons in the yard and got him all bananas first and then move on too the field. Was this done first?

Vman

So far I agree with all the above advice, especially Ray`s. But a couple of things do come to mind. Try running the dog without the e-collar. You mentioned it is only for recall which is fine but sometimes it is clear to you but not the dog. For example. The dog is out hunting and having fun. Wants ...

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My Vet told me that if I could come up with a solution to the stool eating I would be a millionaire. Frozen turds seem to be the most enticing. Rather than feeding them their food, pickup some frozen turds and put them in the bowl. I look at it like this, if you want to eat skat have at it, have all...

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Thank You Sharon.
I did not mean travelers.

If we have too tighten our belt, wouldn`t this be a good place to start? :roll:

Vman

Can a person who is NOT a U.S. citizen, legally possess a firearm in the U.S.?

Vman

LaRue I hear what you are saying and for the most part agree. But you and I both know that one of the reasons for Fts is too establish the best dog of the day for a particular stake. Breeding the Best too the Best also plays into the success of the EP,GSP, Viz; GWP and Brits and the others. A breed ...

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This written by the father of a Columbine victim. He certainly has a strong case. COLUMBINE STUDENT'S FATHER 12 YEARS LATER!! Guess our national leaders didn't expect this. On Thursday, Darrell Scott, the father of Rachel Scott, a victim of the Columbine High School shootings in Littleton, Colorado,...

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The firearms in question are not military weapons. FYI the M&P that Smith and Wesson stands for MILITARY & POLICE. They are produced in semi-auto handguns and on AR Platforms. The only difference is our civilian models are semi-auto and not fully auto, but can be converted if you put your mind too ...

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Was there a fight over 2nd Amendment rights when the law that states that we can only have three rounds in our shotgun for waterfowl hunting? Was there a fight when the Thompson machine gun was outlawed for unlicensed owners? I think not. But I can still own and shoot a Thompson if I have the proper...

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Every Child should be issued a permit to carry when they enter kindergarten and have it upgraded every two or three years as they get big enough to handle more fire power. LOL,, and it would stop the Bully ing! You may have something there! Teacher pisses you off just shoot`em. Coach makes you run ...

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I'd like you to have a Freedom of Speech certificate before you're allowed to speak. Maybe pass a Freedom of Speech course. Your statement is not relevant. Maybe when my words or speech can kill 22 children it will become relevant. but until then it is not. Our founding fathers had no idea that 250...

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Where do you live in Wi.? I didn`t read that the dog is chasing the birds after the flush. If the dog is breaking and chasing, the chase needs to be removed. Once the chase is removed you can move on too the Whoa command. I like to remove the chase first because the dog will do this on his own with ...

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Do responsibilities come with rights? If so....would being responsible to properly store my gun be reasonable? My insurance company expects me to garage my car. What about insurance?? I have to insure my car in case I damage something/someone else? What about liability insurance for gun ownership? ...

Vman

For those of you that are against any type of reform, what do you suggest we do? Nothing? We don`t have a problem here? It is our imagination tricking us? I do not want any type of confiscation, nor will it ever happen. But there is a problem and doing nothing is not part of the solution.IMO. So wha...

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As for those that are irresponsible pointing guns at another person as a matter of neglect or worse yet screwing around, That moment is when you need to speak up actually before you hand the person the weapon. If they do it after, take the gun and send them out of the store. I do and have,, but the...

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As an NRA certified instructor as well as NSCA, we already have an extensive network for educating people on the use of firearms and responsible ownership. No way should we support ANY kind of new license to OWN a gun. We already have that in the 2nd Amendment. If you want educated then take a clas...

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topher40 wrote:Miller Clemson-Amen, but your preaching to the chior! I told my wife a couple days ago that if they outlaw guns only outlaws will have them. She stated that she understood, until.............. Then I told her that I am about to become an outlaw. I don`t understand what has been passe...

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