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Not breeding with those tested and known would be an option.

polmaise

Every breed! ... If It's exercise induced,It can't be breed specific ?..Doh! Please provide your source documenting that it is in every breed. University of Minnesota. They haven't got round to test them all yet,but the Collie looks a safe bet. :lol: I'm sure if you keep on testing for something yo...

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Radar!

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Alright, so its been awhile. Here is my question, when i put the pigeons to sleep and lay them down and let my GSP out, she walks right up to them and they dont wake up, am i dizzying them too much? Should i wait a few minutes before i let the dog out? If i do will the pigeons fly away before she e...

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If the bird (pigeon) wing clipped ,comes back down to earth with a dog that walks out to the bird, what will the dog do /Do you think? Depends on how far along in training the dog is. Also whether it's on a check cord or not. If the dog is steady to flush / shot / fall, you can "shoot" the bird wit...

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There are lots of ways to dizzy a pigeon but if you don't want them to sound asleep I just put their head under a wing and sway them back an forth a few times and lay them on their side that you have the head tucked under. Ezzy swaying the head back an forth ezzy333 I agree will make the ''sleep'' ...

polmaise

If the bird (pigeon) wing clipped ,comes back down to earth with a dog that walks out to the bird, what will the dog do /Do you think?

polmaise

Alright, so its been awhile. Here is my question, when i put the pigeons to sleep and lay them down and let my GSP out, she walks right up to them and they dont wake up, am i dizzying them too much? Should i wait a few minutes before i let the dog out? If i do will the pigeons fly away before she e...

polmaise

Every breed!
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If It's exercise induced,It can't be breed specific ?..Doh!

polmaise

Done!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=khyCbDccOLU

polmaise

Thanks Cass, I don't have the time to look at Histories.lol Well ?...Since it's a Cocker', but it don't really matter the breed (imo)..just change the format not ''the drill'? ........... Force?...Force Fetch?..I hear you say???. Huh!...start with 'Force Hold'! ?..(in my very humble opinion) ...a co...

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UplandJim wrote:
Understanding the way your dog thinks and patience is key here I believe.

It's your thread!
So are you asking or telling?
Remind me..Where did you inform us that the dog was an ECS? I must have missed that sorry.

polmaise

I am now a proud owner of an English Springier Spaniel pup,shes about 9 weeks old. I wish to train her into a grouse dog but where I live there are few if any experienced bird dog hunters, that know what their talking about. I've read two books so far just wondering if anyone could give me some tra...

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Hear ya ' Crackered, But many don't!,,,They don't do it wrong!,,they just don't do it Right? It don't have to be a blind!...It happens waaaaaaaaaaay before that, and this one had a noise!...But none no'more? Hah!...many weeks before this was the solution!..and it 'wisnae' on game! :lol: https://www....

polmaise

Don't shoot the messenger'!
But you won't solve the issue now or in the future.

polmaise

Looks a good bit of kit!

polmaise

Good advice so far. If performance is important to you than spaying will defenitly will slower her down. You will still have a good hunting dog just not the motor you had before. Its harder to keep weight off and they loose muscle defenition. Nope! ..not in my experience!?..But then I don't know ab...

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Just wanted some options for O/U shotgun. I am looking to purchase one and want one that is the best bang for the buck. Any info would be greatly appreciated. I have looked at several and just cant decide. A bit like ''Who is the best Boxer''?... Your gonna get the likes and dis - likes, depending ...

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Probably not Nate!?, I don't know?. But if it sounds pretty good, It probably warrants a second thought?..and if it is rare' ,It doesn't/shouldn't be (imo) Realistic,to some breeders may also be unrealistic to ''Breeders''?...However , I don't breed per se for the sale of pups . For those that breed...

polmaise

My rule of thumb is!
If you are not prepared to keep all the litter until they are what you would want yourself ,then don't breed .
http://www.polmaisegundogs.co.uk/breeding.html

polmaise

Keep in mind that he's still a pup, and attention span is normally very short. There are naturally more distractions outdoors as well. Has he been introduced to live birds and the gun? What have you done so far concerning yard work? Kennel, sit, here and heel? Is the dog collar conditioned, and do ...

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Springer dude, I was shaking the grass to find out where the snakes were! always a good idea treading on new ground I think.
So no personal offence.
Rattled a few out in the open though?

Don't come on here often mate,Good luck with your pup.

polmaise

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All sounds good on a Precis'
I just have all of mine to want to be with me!..without telling them no matter the gate .

http://www.polmaisegundogs.co.uk/

polmaise

clipped wing/tied wing/dizzied/ and even 'cut' in the leg pigeon in your country are all available!..with a couple of birds! Or is it something else you are training this dog to do?

polmaise

I wished I would have brought more birds but we were between rain showers and just a quick outing. Anyways just really proud of him and wanted to share. Thanks for listening :D Sounds all good to me!....But where did the birds go?, that you had?..you could have hunted for them?...they must have lan...

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CDN_Cocker wrote:Love seeing a spaniel video

Oh! You do?.....well they are better when they are hunting rather than retrieving (imo) ..nice video of the OP of course ,If it's a pup!..
Here is this wee yin! at 4 months old.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=53kbpfFyVMg

polmaise

cornishman wrote: Brilliant Robert

Hi Buddy, didn't know you were on here! , missed you on the other channel!

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I rarely come on here,unless it's a topic that I can relate to?..

Hope all is well with yours.

polmaise

DoubleBarrel GunDogs wrote:polmaise,

I still suspect that you misunderstand the concepts of clicker training,
Nate

Luvin it!

polmaise

DoubleBarrel GunDogs wrote:

+1 You'll probably never see a serious racer with white birds. I have mostly white ones because I like them, but they are pretty easy targets for raptors.

Nate

Hmmm!
Never lost one of mine! ..or a dog due to 're-call'!?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mb0bbznFCPo

polmaise

my way of looking at it , is they are wired the way you connect the wires.

polmaise

Personally , I think 'Programmes' are marketing !
I don't knock them, but if you follow them and it works ,then it works for you.
Doesn't mean it works for 'Me and You'?...Hmmm , maybe that's why they don't have 'The one programme that works for all'?

polmaise

It's a hunting dog!
It may have a breed name to 'Pigeon hole' it as a 'Brit'! ..But it is just a dog!?
Expect the same as if it were any new member(dog) to the family!,,,,the eccentricities of the breed specific ' come later! ..much later. (ino)

polmaise

I'll bet any protein supplement is required when 'Au Naturel' is missing?
Tripe!
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But then ,If your dog is not worked/hunted ,then I suppose it will not require any 'supplement'?

polmaise

Double Barrel wrote : First of all, I agree with you in a sense that proper e-collar introduction and use begins at a very young age with a pup. The pup should wear the collar without any stimulation to help avoid a negative association with it. Consistency in a program that utilizes very low level ...

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So... I can see what Polmaise is getting at...Using the high value reward, such as the ‘rabbit’ to reinforce the behaviours that you want. Teaching the dog ‘how’ to get the rabbit. i.e. sit, and wait to be sent to retrieve the ‘rabbit’, from the outset means that the ‘reinforcement history’ that is...

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Nearly everyone reading this has heard about clicker training. Some have successfully experienced good results, and some have decided that it's just an extra step in training. Others think it's hogwash, and it has no place in gun dog training. This post isn't to convince you to start clicker traini...

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Hey Robt., where did you blow in from, the North Sea? :wink: Fear you may find a boatload of "snicklefritzes" hereabouts insofar as ideas about training retrievers...or gundogs, period. Keep your fingers crossed otherwise... MG I hear you Michael :wink: ...I was blown/directed here via another rout...

polmaise

A sticky 'pup ' on anything is usually induced by the conditions it first encounters.
At 3-5 month old ,none of mine would require a lead !
I always start heelwork without it! and almost always in the dark

,stopping whilst walking aint an option,moving along and next to me is.

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