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- Wed Jun 26, 2013 5:29 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Birddog Jamboree 2014.
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1030
Re: Birddog Jamboree 2014.
We have a committee that researches the field and offers prospective groups to be nominated as potential beneficiaries. From there we send out a questionnaire that the rescues fill out, the completed questionnaires are reviewed by the board and voted on to decide the year's beneficiary. We only just...
- Tue Jun 25, 2013 2:26 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Birddog Jamboree 2014.
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1030
Birddog Jamboree 2014.
Just wanted to give everyone an update here. The weekend of the 2013 Jam turned out to have possibly the most miserable weather of the season and really played havoc on our local support and attendence, but after tallying up the numbers and stepping back it's more than safe to say it was a great suc...
- Mon Jun 24, 2013 8:28 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Great Customer Service ...
- Replies: 1
- Views: 930
Re: Great Customer Service ...
GDS sets the standard for service in the industry and I think they're demeanor is a breath of fresh air in a world gone corporate and beaurocratic. Never ceases to amaze me how fast my orders get to me.
- Sun Jun 23, 2013 2:53 pm
- Forum: Brags
- Topic: Decided why not....
- Replies: 19
- Views: 6465
Re: Decided why not....
Congrats on your new title. First titles are always a good feeling. And I know what you're saying about the bad experience. One of my first trials was a real bad experience because some people feel the need to try and belittle others and just put a bad taste in my mouth with all the back biting goin...
- Sun Jun 23, 2013 10:07 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Quail Pen
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1311
Re: Quail Pen
I like my johnny houses to have a lot of room. If you keep just ten birds in there at once you should be ready to buy birds often. Mortality rate and birds just not wanting to recall says you'll birds at a consistent rate. If you keep them in too tight a quarters they'll not be crazy about recalling...
- Sun Jun 23, 2013 9:52 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: A little weekend training.
- Replies: 12
- Views: 4470
Re: A little weekend training.
Nice photos. That Buddy dog is a looker.
- Sun Jun 23, 2013 9:51 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: 35 lb German Shorthair
- Replies: 19
- Views: 10029
Re: 35 lb German Shorthair
The last trial of the season Moxy was braced with the smallest birddog I've ever seen in my life. She was a spitfire of a Britt and couldn't have been more than twenty pounds. I swear I thought she was just a pup, but her handler said she was three years old and well on her way to an FC. Freakiest t...
- Sat Jun 15, 2013 12:46 pm
- Forum: Training
- Topic: How to train a pointer to stay in range?
- Replies: 52
- Views: 18603
Re: How to train a pointer to stay in range?
I like a dog to work close enough so I can enjoy the dog work. That said, I do like to see a dog really roll when the country is open... as long as I can enjoy watching them. That's my preference. Some folks never want to see a dog unless he's on point or they're picking him up. If you want a dog to...
- Sat Jun 15, 2013 12:33 pm
- Forum: Training
- Topic: Place boards
- Replies: 62
- Views: 17690
Re: Place boards
I have never understood place boards and never tried them. To me they are one more thing to fool with. Rule of KISS always works! Couldn't agree with you more, Don. I've never trained a flushing dog and haven't done too much with retrievers, but I just never got the point in training a pointing dog...
- Sat Jun 15, 2013 12:27 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Trainer/Handler
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1341
Re: Trainer/Handler
Look at it more like your kid is going off to the military. May be hard to be away, but will make them better for it.
Good luck with your dog, I hope you guys win a ton.
Good luck with your dog, I hope you guys win a ton.
- Wed Jun 12, 2013 5:52 am
- Forum: Training
- Topic: Dogs keep running away!
- Replies: 19
- Views: 6486
Re: Dogs keep running away!
I can't remember the last time I had a dog I regularly put a dog on lead. Whether I'm at a rest stop on the side of a highway or letting the girls out to use the bathroom, they're almost always off lead. It's a real pleasure to have a dog that listens. Eric, if you want a dog that listens when you t...
- Thu Jun 06, 2013 3:32 pm
- Forum: Training
- Topic: Noob Training
- Replies: 15
- Views: 5028
Re: Noob Training
Caveman, when you get your pup be sure and spend plenty of time walking him and letting him stretch his legs. Even if there are no birds within miles the most important thing is to walk your dog and get him used to running and working the field. You can find a preserve in your area and every so ofte...
- Mon Jun 03, 2013 5:30 pm
- Forum: Training
- Topic: Collar question
- Replies: 33
- Views: 13810
Re: Collar question
Munster, TT has gone to a quarky kind of battery. I had a similar issue. The newer generation batteries are meant to be on the charger 24/7 except when being used for running dogs. As a consequence, if you run a battery down because you took a trip and didn't charge the collars, you can't just leave...
- Mon Jun 03, 2013 9:42 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Plantation hunting in the Carolinas
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1615
Re: Plantation hunting in the Carolinas
You may consider Doug Deats. Super guy and spades of experience in managing quail habitat. He owns a plantation in, I think, Virginia. Here is a link to his training site - http://kennel.homestead.com/index.html. You'd probably have to get ahold of him for information on the plantation.
- Sun Jun 02, 2013 11:14 pm
- Forum: Training
- Topic: Gear to start buying
- Replies: 13
- Views: 4629
Re: Gear to start buying
I'm with the guys above. It really depends on which method you use. If you're going to train your pup via the Smith method, you'll need different products than if you train via the Hickox method. In my opinion, the only things you NEED to train a dog is a check cord, collar, dog and birds. All else ...
- Mon May 27, 2013 1:30 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: how often do you train
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3132
Re: how often do you train
No matter the stage in trainng, etc, I always make sure the dogs get out for exercise often. Whether training or not. I actually just got in from running them. Have six dogs I'm working with right now, three are in advanced birdwork, three aren't on birds right now at all (have been on birds in the ...
- Thu May 23, 2013 11:11 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: recall pen finished
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2607
Re: recall pen finished
Got a Total Recall on the flight pen here. Works great. I don't release the birds very far from the pen at all, but my return rate fluctuates from about 40% to 100% sometimes. Last week I did 100%, but in the past seven days it's been a little lower. I think it's great.
- Tue May 21, 2013 12:10 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Pressure???
- Replies: 58
- Views: 11825
Re: Pressure???
I'm with you, Camp. It's detrimental to look at a dog's age or experience and more about the context of the given pressure overall. You're not going to have a six week old pup who is mentally ready for correction, though. You have to look at what the dog knows, where he's at psychologically, how har...
- Mon May 20, 2013 2:27 pm
- Forum: Training
- Topic: Training day - how do yours go?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 6217
Re: Training day - how do yours go?
mm, I couldn't agree with you more on not giving advice to people who don't ask for it. When I was getting into birddogs it always got to me how some folks thought I was looking for help and they'd practically come over and take the check cord out of my hand! I had my first dog steady to wing and sh...
- Mon May 20, 2013 1:04 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Pressure???
- Replies: 58
- Views: 11825
Re: Pressure???
Pressure comes in on the dog's end of things, not our's. What I mean is, if you hit the dog with the highest level of an eCollar thinking it's on, but it's off then you think you're really laying it on the dog, but the dog's feeling nothing. There is zero pressure in this situation. If you think you...
- Mon May 20, 2013 12:49 pm
- Forum: Training
- Topic: Training day - how do yours go?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 6217
Re: Training day - how do yours go?
Brazos, it's a little put 'n take on the eastern edge of the DFW metroplex. Poetry Shooting Club. Walter retired and started the club not too long ago and needed someone to come on and help with the dog work. It's not a Southern quail plantation, but it's a great place for someone wanting to get a d...
- Sun May 19, 2013 5:58 pm
- Forum: Training
- Topic: Training day - how do yours go?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 6217
Re: Training day - how do yours go?
I will be tracking this thread for sure. I just moved onto a shooting club on the east side of Dallas and am trying to get a training group going.
- Sun May 19, 2013 5:54 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Gator
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3753
Re: Gator
I was shocked to see the Texas distribution map. They say gators span all the way to the edge of DFW. I found out the state record was caught in Lufkin. I saw one in Shreveport about ten years ago, but that is farther east. The tgought of that just freaks me out. I am glad the gator was on the bank ...
- Sun May 19, 2013 10:41 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Not sure what to do with our male setter
- Replies: 13
- Views: 5178
Re: Not sure what to do with our male setter
A lot of that is just age and this being such a young Setter. Every Setter I've had has been a handful (all my dogs are house dogs). They whine in the house, they bark in the dog box or stake out or chain gang, they don't want to listen, but they melt for human interaction.Very interesting breed and...
- Sat May 18, 2013 8:46 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Pigeon trap?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1820
Re: Pigeon trap?
You can go to YouTube and search for "Pigeon Trap" with good results. I posted a video of how I made mine. It's not fancy, but was made 100% of materials taken from the scrap pile with the exception of the bobs. The bobs wouldn't work for me, so I replaced the whole door assembly with a pre-fabricat...
- Sat May 18, 2013 8:42 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: What doy you put on your dog collar tag
- Replies: 45
- Views: 13590
Re: What doy you put on your dog collar tag
When I was making collars I was surprised at how many and who (i.e., very well-known pros) ordered name plates with something to the effect of "Takes Meds" punched in them. It would depend on how many lines, but a contact name, as many modes of contact as possible and something to the effect of "Tak...
- Fri May 17, 2013 4:26 pm
- Forum: Training
- Topic: Steady to wing and shot
- Replies: 22
- Views: 10384
Re: Steady to wing and shot
Miller, the entire process is done completely under control. All the Whoa work, throwing the birds, popping them from launchers, Whoaing in the scent cone is done either in a confined area or at the end of a check cord and once you start throwing birds for the dog you take him off running any kind o...
- Thu May 16, 2013 11:24 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Could the dogs of 50 years ago win today?
- Replies: 43
- Views: 16057
Re: Could the dogs of 50 years ago win today?
With all the technology coming available, it would be pretty neat to clone some of the old greats and put them with trainers like Shawn Kinkelaar or Mike Tracy and see how they could do. I know we have the technology to clone dogs because we're doing it consistently now and I know we have the DNA be...
- Thu May 16, 2013 11:15 pm
- Forum: Training
- Topic: Steady to wing and shot
- Replies: 22
- Views: 10384
Re: Steady to wing and shot
I think of it as reverse training. You're teaching the dog to stand birds (by making him stand Whoa while you throw them), then letting him point. Not letting him point, then working on holding point. There's a lot leading up to this, of course. This isn't the dog's first interaction with birds. Lea...
- Thu May 16, 2013 9:28 pm
- Forum: Training
- Topic: Steady to wing and shot
- Replies: 22
- Views: 10384
Re: Steady to wing and shot
In a nutshell: 1) Get a good, solid Whoa on them 2) Make them stand Whoa while you chuck birds in the air 3) Whoa them upwind from a bird in a launcher and make them stand and watch the bird fly away 4) Work them into the scent cone and Whoa them on first scent Depending on the dog and what your exp...
- Wed May 01, 2013 8:40 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Do you 'respect' your dogs?
- Replies: 84
- Views: 24364
Re: Do you 'respect' your dogs?
Anthropomorphism is something I preach to people all the time when they ask why their dog or dogs act this way or that way. They are animals don't consider themselves a part of our family, no matter how much the other thinks they do - they consider us a part of their pack. It's a term I've used for ...
- Mon Apr 29, 2013 10:51 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Do you 'respect' your dogs?
- Replies: 84
- Views: 24364
Do you 'respect' your dogs?
I was reading over the posts to the other thread about whether or not you respect the animals you hunt and the segment talking about PETA got me to thinking about their extreme ways and that they wouldn't just be against the way hunters treat the game they take, but also the dogs they use to take th...
- Mon Apr 29, 2013 10:36 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Do you respect the animals you hunt?
- Replies: 34
- Views: 11166
Re: Do you respect the animals you hunt?
As a point of reference, here is the video of the coyote hunters I saw.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WMbEOsRgY0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WMbEOsRgY0
- Sun Apr 28, 2013 11:44 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Do you respect the animals you hunt?
- Replies: 34
- Views: 11166
Re: Do you respect the animals you hunt?
Mountaindogs, that's a pretty interesting idea. I wonder if anyone has ever done any kind of research on that or anything. I know horse trainers will sometimes grab a hand-full of neck skin when a horse acts up because it naturally releases endorphins and calms them. They say it's a natural reflex b...
- Sun Apr 28, 2013 9:24 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: English Pointer Pup
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1112
Re: English Pointer Pup
Brazos, welcome to the board. The reason your post didn't show up is because they screen the first couple of posts to make sure you're not a spammer or trouble maker before others see it. It makes the whole experience more enjoyable for everyone else. Go back and look at your original post later and...
- Sun Apr 28, 2013 9:21 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Do you respect the animals you hunt?
- Replies: 34
- Views: 11166
Re: Do you respect the animals you hunt?
I have another question to lay over top of the original. Are those of us who use birds in training unmoral because of the way we use them? For example, I worked for a retriever trainer who would put a litter of pups in a big ex pen then pull the flight feathers off of a pigeon and throw him in the p...
- Sun Apr 28, 2013 9:13 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: AKC Walking Gun Dog Championship w/placements
- Replies: 30
- Views: 8502
Re: First Annual AKC Walking Gun Dog Championship
I think all/most of the Wirehairs are Brillow dogs and those short-haired dogs better watch out, Rhonda's not the type to come without something to really come with.
- Sat Apr 27, 2013 11:12 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Dog-Eating Gators. Worried about a relocation to East Texas.
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3971
Re: Dog-Eating Gators. Worried about a relocation to East Texas.
Thanks, guys. I'm not worried about most hazards in the region. The dogs or I or both have been snake bit, eaten up by ants, ran into hornets, crossed scorpions, etc, etc. Not much bothers me except the thought of a gator. If a gator gets ahold of one of the girls it won't matter how close we are to...
- Sat Apr 27, 2013 11:05 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Do you respect the animals you hunt?
- Replies: 34
- Views: 11166
Do you respect the animals you hunt?
I was watching some videos tonight on YouTube about hunting with hounds. Coons, Coyotes, hog dogs. In the world of hunting, especially with dogs, it seems like there are at least two very distinct takes on the animals that are hunted. A lot of people really have regard for the animals and seem to be...
- Sat Apr 27, 2013 9:45 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Dog-Eating Gators. Worried about a relocation to East Texas.
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3971
Dog-Eating Gators. Worried about a relocation to East Texas.
Wild! http://www.deseretnews.com/article/436055/GATOR-TURNS-DOGS-INTO-CHOW-BUT-COLLARS-SIGNAL-HIS-DOOM.html?pg=all I am planning a move back to Texas, around Nacagdoches or Lufkin. I heard something about a gator season down there so I did some research and can't find much in that particular area, t...
- Fri Apr 26, 2013 10:31 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: East Texas Woodcock.
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1076
East Texas Woodcock.
Looks like I may be headed to Texas, just west of Mesquite. I'm wondering if anyone know anything about Woodcock in east Texas? Trying to get an idea of where you could go withing reasonable driving distance of the Terrell area to find numbers? Thanks all.
- Fri Apr 19, 2013 11:50 pm
- Forum: Hunting
- Topic: DIY Dog Box
- Replies: 16
- Views: 8965
Re: DIY Dog Box
http://www.diamonddeluxe.com/houndsmen_dog_units.html
He said in his post that his box was a Houndsmen. These look like they're pretty low profile.
He said in his post that his box was a Houndsmen. These look like they're pretty low profile.
- Fri Apr 19, 2013 11:36 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Could It Be?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 3513
Re: Could It Be?
That is definitely something on my want-to list. I'd love to see a lab whoop a Pointer in the field and not be robotic doing it. I love my Pointers and wouldn't trade them for anything, but have always been a sucker for an underdog.
- Fri Apr 19, 2013 11:29 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Blue buffalo
- Replies: 74
- Views: 17672
Re: Blue buffalo
I will send you a PM because I don't want to hear Felicia try to impress herself with all her profound knowledge.
- Fri Apr 19, 2013 9:02 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: pigeon feeding
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1770
Re: pigeon feeding
I bought the Many Ports Feeder from Quality Wildlife (the folks who make the Covey Base Camp and Total Recall) and just kept it full with Pen Pals maintenance game bird feed. It cost me about $17 per bag and I bought about a bag every month to support roughly 10 - 15 pigeons. Then a coon got in the ...
- Fri Apr 19, 2013 8:56 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Could It Be?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 3513
Re: Could It Be?
I taught a Miniature Pinscher to stand pigeons once. It's not whether the Lab will point, it's if it's natural or trained. All the PL folks say it's natural, all the pointing dog folks say it's mostly trained. I've never seen in person, but watched some YouTube videos that were pretty darned impress...
- Fri Apr 19, 2013 8:52 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Quail price?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 6506
Re: Quail price?
The guy I get birds from for dogs that are constrained and corded, I'll pay $4 each. For decently conditioned birds I'll pay $5 each. But, there's a friend of mine about 45 minutes west of here, between here and Tulsa, who has a preserve and lets me buy as few or many birds as I like and train on hi...
- Fri Apr 19, 2013 8:44 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Help? Not to proud to ask!
- Replies: 38
- Views: 17041
Re: Help? Not to proud to ask!
You guys are awesome. I hope your good deed comes back to you in spades.
Do you have any other photos of them? They don't look like Pointers to me.
Do you have any other photos of them? They don't look like Pointers to me.
- Fri Apr 19, 2013 8:41 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Blue buffalo
- Replies: 74
- Views: 17672
Re: Blue buffalo
It's ironic you'd ask this now because I just switched to Blue Natural, they're higher end feed. It is eating my lunch on cost, but after doing research and looking over the ingredients I decided to grit my teeth and give it a try for awhile to see if it really does give a difference. I will tell yo...
- Thu Apr 11, 2013 8:47 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: The new project!!
- Replies: 28
- Views: 8124
Re: The new project!!
Now that's funny. I'd say no, though. Go Boy wasn't that white!cmc274 wrote:How's he bred? Go boy?