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She's real good at playing hard. She's no strangers to some sleep. She can generally be found in the dirty close basket in the laundry room. She's just like another kid in my house. Always better when they are asleep.

Joe.

I am in Levittown. I am swamped the next two weekends with lacrosse. Kids need attention too. I would love to find fellow big runners to put kona out with. So far she has been doing it solo. She may get the idea to stretch a little if she sees someone else at it. I figured there had to be more of my...

Robyn,

Thanks for the info. I emailed bob. I love the blog. You have a great looking dog. Good luck with the training.

Joe

HEllo all

I was hoping to get some advice on a reputable trainer for a pointer. My pup is only 4 mos old but you can never start the search to early. I live in pa and was hoping to find someone close to me.

Also if anyone knows of any good seminars going on up here that would be great to.

Joe

Thanks. She is very well colored. I think once she gets darker she will be a great looking dog. Couldn't have asked for a better dog. Tommyboy sent a great pup. She is very level headed and takes to scolding well. Haven't found anything yet that bothers her to long. She seems to role with the punche...

Listen tommy you can't have a great trip in mountains without a good birddog, great beer, lots of meat to eat and a boat to fish from. And the family was nice too.

Thanks Ruth. She is coming along fine. Keep your head up. Everything will work just fine for you and Jersey.

Joe

Good luck Ruth. Some of the comments can seem rough. We have all had little vises with our dogs that cause heart ache. When you take on a bird dog you also take on the knowledge and responsiblity of a rowdy animal that loves to work and play. When you move that animal into the city it can and will c...

Just thought I'd share some pics. She was a great little dog on vacation. My wife wasn't happy with it but heck she never is. We were there for a week in a cabin off the lake. She got a little to curious at times and wandered off to the neighbors so she saw the e collar a few times but nothing the t...

Yeah I have heard that before, but for me it is something completely different. I've had it for two years and don't wanna change it. Besides I have never been one to care what others think about anything I do. My wife tells me that it is because i'm an %$#hole.

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yeah, just got used to using it. I was an earnhardt sr fan and then a JR. fan. The hunting club i am in all of us have call numbers for radio use. Keeps us from having to use names, and everyone of us use the number for the drivers we like. We use them all the time at the club and now even if we cal...

Thanks for the words. She is now 15 weeks old and much to fun. We will be leaving for the adirondacks soon and she is coming with us. I can't wait to get her out in the woods and the water.

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Just thought I would share some photo's of Kona. We have been spending some time in the field when it is not to hot which is not often but here are some photos. Kona with her favorite of all pheasants. http://i1126.photobucket.com/albums/l616/jcbuttry8/Konaandfirstpheasant-1-1.jpg Kona with her firs...

Kona only likes to chase these pheasant under the air conditioner. It's a rough life being a bird dog. It sucks only working a few months out of the year but we take it in strides.

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I owned two of Rawhide's grandson's in oklahoma. Don't know that I will ever have two better dogs on quail. There background included dixieland's Rusty also. I vote for both of them. Great dogs and super pups several gens out.

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Anyone who has been to the state of PA or NJ for that matter cannot be suprised at this. If you hunt in NJ you pretty much need a second job just to fund your hunting. It is the TREE HUGGERS. God forbid you should shoot one of the 1000's of deer that are in your county eating your plants or having t...

Hey Ruth, I know the feeling. I was out with Kona during a lacrosse game and I had a guy tell me that I had a nice looking dalmation but the tail should have been docked. By the time I was done, he felt foolish in front of the 4 onlookers and I had someone to yell at besides my teenagers. It felt re...

I have to say, this argument is what truly makes this site so great. You get many points of view on a subject as small as this. I think the consensus is a pup should not be pushed until it can handle it. This is a great thread for a new owner that has never had a bird dog before. I have been around ...

gun dogs by Richard Wolters. Love the book. He trains for the fellow hunter. You can use what you want and trash the rest. he has different methods and my dog takes well to these. Love the book and enjoy training.

everybody has their own method of madnuss. I have always started a pup as soon as it was at home. it is like a child. you don't wait until your child is older. They are learning as soon as they hit your house. They will pick up more with other dogs in the house. for instance, Kona has been here thre...

you go girl. My wife will be there next week. I will crate her up and send her favorite food. How long do you think the training will take? she is a great wife but doesn't understand a bird dog owner.

Joe

we used a couple of soda cans with a few pebbles in them. they were stationed around the living room and kitchen. When the went up on the couch the can was thrown on the couch or on the floor near the pup. It makes an aweful sound and the retreat immediately. It seems to work. When we are on the cou...

I used Gun Dog Express to get Kona to PA from Tommyboy72 in OK. They were great. They gave us a reasonable price for the two pups that were sent. Heather called when she said she would and was very accomadating. I will use them again. By the way, they were much cheaper than putting them on the plane...

I feel fro all of you. I am 36 and losing more and more each day. I contribute it to the wife and the kids. I figure one more year and time to shave it all off. besides more and more women are finding the shaved head attractive. If you can get your dog to where shades, you might have an advantage at...

If he is all you want, and he feels like he will fit and make the dog you want then good for you. I hope all goes well with your new found friend, but if you find underlying features that you didn't know about, he is a young enough dog to be able to help. If you can't fix the issues, find a reputabl...

yeah, my daughter took it upon herself to feed Sadie and i didn't catch it until she was in it. Normally, they all get fed seperately. She is normally kenneled when the boxer eats. Not taking any chances.

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I thought I'd post a few more pics. It's my day off and raining. Holy bored. The first few is of Kona on point. The next pic is her helping my 12 year old open his presents yesterday. She was a great help. The last two pics are of her training this morning with the queen of the house, my boxer Sadie...

All right, My Southern Belle only lasted a while. I was out voted 4 to 1 the name just didn't fit. So after some searching I atleast have the name I will call her. She is now Kona. Which means Lady. Thought it fit just perfect. I will figure out the papered name later. Here are the pics from the win...

that would be great. I had her out on the wing earlier and need to get some pics of her pointing. She is very stylish. Still curvey in the tail but that will come with time. I see good things a coming.

Big thanks to Tommyboy72. I recieved Belle on Friday and she is fitting in very well here in PA. Couldn't have asked for a better looking dog, and she has a heck of a nose on her. Looking forward to some trialing later this year and birds on the table. Again Tommyboy great pups. I will post more pic...

Can anyone offer help on where to find pigeons for sale in south east PA or NJ? Thanks for the help.
Joe

Hello All, I am 2 weeks out from recieving my new pointer. I will be starting on the yard work when she gets here but was hoping to get a few names of other trialers in my area that later in the year I can run my pup with to get her used to running with another dog that is known to go big. I am hopi...

Is there anyone on this site that would actually keep a dog with a weak nose. I definately wouldn't knowingly breed my dog to anything that already has a label of being weak in any trait. Breed strong. Train right.

joe

It helps if you train using eez up. Let your dog get on point then give the comand eez up and start walking forward. Get him to come along. Let him know it is ok only on command then when stops give the command whoa. I had a shorthair that stopped creeping once he knew that I would let him eez up on...

I used to have a shorthair with the same problems. Always looked like he had two cups of suger before training. I would take him out to an open field and let him run for 20 to 30 minutes and then bring him in for training. This really helped. Training went much smoother and he always took commands m...

Hello all, My name is Joe. Not new to bird dogs, just came back home from a 13 year vacation. When I lived in Oklahoma I raised brittany's and shorthairs. I will have an English Pointer Fiddler/Miller line in just 6 short weeks. I am absolutely excited to get back in the field behind a great bird do...

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