Gun Dog Forum

DougB

live4point wrote:The beauty of it is,all you need to train a bird dog is a rope and a bird,and you can train a lot of dogs with one bird if you know what your doing.

The beauty of a dog is that you can do it wrong once in a while, and still wind up with a good hunting partner.

DougB

Your dog just passed the test. Smile hand go hunting.

DougB

It's for horses only. The warning is there for a reason. I generally believe in warnings. It's on the package, probably because somebody killed their dog with it and tried to bring as legal action. It's not just ivermectin. http://www.drugs.com/pro/zimecterin-gold.html ZIMECTERIN® GOLD (ivermectin/p...

DougB

Rattle snakes frequently, but not always, rattle. A really long stick or catch pole and a 5 gallon bucket with a lid. One of my brothers lives in Arizona, and is with a group of retired adrenaline junkies who remove snakes from inhabited areas. He has a picture of himself with a 4' rattle snake take...

DougB

I guess I get more concerned about leg length and weight than color. My neighbors fox red shows red when the sun is at the right angle and hunts really well. Actually meets AKC specs for Labs. The trend seems to be "bigger is better" around here. 100lbs is not uncommon.

DougB

I am not sure I understand why a person wanting to take an unwanted dog is subject to so much more than a person buying a pup. I tried to take a couple over the years but I never qualified for the tremendous responsibility of caring for the dog. I lost out on a Brit because I hunted. Lost out becau...

DougB

Question 13 is your answer. Paper lasts longer than a persons memory and gives you something to wave in a persons face when things go south.

DougB

I have never reacues an animal before but dont they have any interview process/home inspection and things like that. I would imagine alot of good breederd would ask question. Mine asked my yard size, vets name, number of children and ages, if i was hunting the dog, what the excersize schedule was. ...

DougB

It's hair. It grows back. You get better with practice. I trimmed out my ESS a month before hunting started-a hunter cut. Plenty of time before the season to grow enough to protect the skin, always had enough to hunt in snow. If you are going to do this yourself, buy good equipment. Cheap breaks qui...

DougB

My last dog liked Sam Adams. This one likes Nordeast. None of that near-beer crap for my hunting buds.

DougB

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Gunther, my previous ESS. Wouldn't stop running long enough to point. Did flush a few.

DougB

You don't test a food by setting up a list of ingredients and comparing that list to the products.. You get a huge number of different dogs, catagorize the dogs and feed them different foods. Then you check the dogs for health, performance, weight loss or gain. Compare breed to breed, sex to sex, us...

DougB

Some of my best hunting has been over dogs that were free-probably mutts. Came to us as young strays, give aways, neighbors unwanted litters. Thought I was a big spender when I finally got to pay $20 for a Black Lab pup, where the females owner could point out the involved male dog. My current pup, ...

DougB

Look for field bred dogs. Almost different breeds than the bench bred. A field bred ESS tends to have shorter hair, more athletic build, unlimited energy, and the hunting part seems to be in the genes. Talk to a breeder before getting one. They are velcro dogs in the house, tend to stay close in the...

DougB

And that is why you microchip a hunting dog.

DougB

I watched my ESS take a rooster out of the air. I figured she had seen me shoot enough, figured that I miss (once in a while), and went for it. It was fun to watch and she did bring the bird to me to carry back to the truck.

DougB

Cats know you don't want them on the furniture. They just don't care what you want.
Dogs know and will stay off the furniture. While you are home.

DougB

House gets awful quiet without dog feet hitting the floor. Nice to have someone happy to see you come home. Two days after Gunther died, wife said we needed a pup. Sky did well this year, and next year will be a joy.(Wife picks the name, I pick and hunt the dog)

DougB

Understand that no matter who you vote for, you are going to elect a politician. A politicians first priority is to get re elected. That means money. That means lobbyists. That means we have the finest govt money can buy. How much govt can you afford to buy? http://www.propublica.org/article/medicar...

DougB

I enrolled my pup in classes. Puppy class, Control Off-leash, and Obedience 1. Makes me spend the needed time with the dog. Otherwise, you look foolish at class. Besides, it gives you something to do in the winter, and bleeds off some of the puppy energy. I work on the theory that a dog spends most ...

DougB

I found that housebreaking at below zero temps promotes quick response times from the dog.

DougB

I have carried a Sportsman 48 in 16 gauge for about 55 years now. An 1148 built for ducks. Long barrel, full choke, only holds 3 in the gun. Shoot a long way. I don't think I have ever killed a bird with the third shot. If I miss them with the first two, the third is just one more miss, and a POd do...

DougB

That is a handsome pup. I have a Springer, about 9 months now, that has very similar coloring.

DougB

Try a quality obedience training program, where you work with a small group or one on one. Dog sounds to have been put through the mill before you got it. If training won't get the dog where you want it, see if a rescue will help you find it a good quiet non hunting home. Easy to call yourself a "br...

DougB

Who feeds the dog? Who trains the dog? This sets up who the boss is.

DougB

Relax, enjoy, let the pup have fun.

DougB

Apparently the National Report used to post this disclaimer: “*DISCLAIMER: National Report is a news and political satire web publication, which may or may not use real names, often in semi-real or mostly fictitious ways. All news articles contained within National Report are fiction, and presumably...

DougB

"The children now love luxury; they have bad manners, contempt for authority; they show disrespect for elders and love chatter in place of exercise. Children are now tyrants, not the servants of their households. They no longer rise when elders enter the room. They contradict their parents, chatter ...

DougB

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Or people responded to the wishes of a deceased coworker, and this is a non-issue.

DougB

a libertarian is a classic liberal. No way, at least not what liberalism has become but call it what you want. As far as marriage is concerned, Ezzy is dead on and that is not an opinion but a fact!! Charlie And thats your opinion. One of the problems with labeling people as "liberal" or "conservat...

DougB

How many millions of dollars did he spend to get the job? He probably knew about the pay scale and benefit package going in. He points out that he is a member of the board of directors of a large economic enterprise. In the business world, they would all be fired for lack of output, inability to per...

DougB

Or the Japanese didn't have the desire to conquer the US, or the means to do it: http://www.warhistoryfans.com/reason-for-japan-not-invading-continental-us-152362.html 1-Absolutely not going to cooperate with the navy, at least not easily (japanese Army-Navy rivalry was extreme, they fought each oth...

DougB

Call your local rescue organization and see if they can recommend a good puppy kindergarten class. I just finished a 6 wk course with my pup, and he learned a fair bit about socialization with other pups. You also have an experienced person handy to talk with. The classes also left the pup exhausted...

DougB

I know that the information was spun. By both sides. I understood that the AG conducting the study was a republican appointee, and he was the one who acknowledged that groups from all political sides were looked at. The media was used well here to inflame one direction while ignoring the other. I gu...

DougB

The IG appointed to study this reported that there were problems, but targeting of only conservative groups was not the problem. http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/federal_government/issa-slams-lois-lerner-in-report-on-irs-targeting/2014/03/11/6db773b4-a947-11e3-8599-ce7295b6851c_story.html An i...

DougB

What is the back story?.. Is she responding to questions about her actions, or the agency actions. If hers, then the fifth may apply. She is a citizen. The targeting of conservatives ignores the targeting of liberals, communists, white folk, black folk, libertarians, people with and without money. A...

DougB

Do what I get to do. Put him on a leash, dress warm. Dog learns to go right away. Watch your feet.

DougB

The Snopes article is based on :1)reading the actual treaty language, and 2) the Constitution of the US. The text of the proposed treaty specifically "reaffirms the sovereign right and responsibility of any State to regulate and control transfers of conventional arms that take place exclusively with...

DougB

It would be different if the GOP could find a candidate. Obama is a politician, and like all pols, you know he's lying if his lips are moving, but he was the best candidate on those running. My 401 is at a record level due to the stock market climbing, manufacturing and employment are up, houses are...

DougB

There is a strong chance that nobody has done any real research on this, and all that is available is opinions formed from a few personal observations

DougB

I'll give you the definition of" Hybrid". My definition was too narrow. My high school biology instructor kept talking about species for hybrids. A designer dog, from purebreds, is a hybrid. A designer dog from mixed parents or from a random breeding is a mongrel, mutt, cur. Hybrid does not guarante...

DougB

DNA was pending before they sold pups. I have a closed line which means pups are sold with limited registration,to ensure only the best pups produced may be bred. It is a policy AKC allows breeders to select the best offspring. Check your contract. You might not have any say in registering the pups...

DougB

Hybrid vigor comes from crossing different species. All dogs are the same species. Dog and wolf is a hybrid. Dog and coyote is a hybrid. GSP and lab is a mutt- a cross breed. You may amplify traits you want or lessen traits not wanted want by selectively breeding and keeping track of results. Having...

DougB

There should be some restraint used. If you are in a collision and the dog gets loose, you may never see the dog again. Scared dog, running near traffic. Harnesses are cheap and easy to use. There are a lot of covers made to protect the seat covers, and (being from MN) the covers can also keep you w...

DougB

They might be good dogs, but they are cross-breeds until they get a few generations of dogs breeding true to characteristics. If they keep cross breeding, they will not have a breed, just a lot of F1 cross bred dogs. Wiki says: A dog breed is represented by a sufficient number of individuals to stab...

DougB

The AKC is just a registry. Breed clubs set the standards. Even with papers, it is a good thing to know the breeder, see the parents. A good breeder is proud of his dogs and can probably pull out paper work on the dogs ancestry that includes performance and health histories for a couple of generatio...

DougB

Climate is changing. It has changed before and it will change again. It will effect our lives, or our childrens', when farming really shows the hit it will take. Enough trained educated people who know about climate agree to mean we had better be prepared. A few degrees difference in temp, a little ...

DougB

Dogs are pretty much what you train them to be. If you have a calm quiet household and have a gentle firm manner, your dog will probably turn out to be quiet and gentle. Most of the hunting dogs like people, want to be with people, and really want to please you. Puppies are different.

DougB

Ask 100 people, get 150 opinions. You can google the research and get enough data to really confuse you. For every advantage, there may be a related disadvantage. I didn't want pups- too much work- so I had my ESS spayed before her first cycle. Now, after 13 years of hunting over her, I wish I had h...

DougB

I don't know how deep your snow is, but if you get the kids and the dog working a field together or just playing together outside, the pup won't feel trapped too close to the kids and can work up some pack togetherness. Patience gets more done than hurry. It's not always the dogs fault. My ESS gets ...

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