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by Stoneface
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...
by Stoneface
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...
by Stoneface
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.
by Stoneface
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...
by Stoneface
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...
by Stoneface
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.
by Stoneface
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...
by Stoneface
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...
by Stoneface
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...
by Stoneface
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.
by Stoneface
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...
by Stoneface
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...
by Stoneface
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...
by Stoneface
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.
by Stoneface
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 ...
by Stoneface
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 ...
by Stoneface
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.
by Stoneface
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...
by Stoneface
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...
by Stoneface
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...
by Stoneface
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...
by Stoneface
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.
by Stoneface
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 ...
by Stoneface
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...
by Stoneface
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...
by Stoneface
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...
by Stoneface
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...
by Stoneface
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...
by Stoneface
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...
by Stoneface
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...
by Stoneface
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 ...
by Stoneface
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...
by Stoneface
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
by Stoneface
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...
by Stoneface
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...
by Stoneface
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...
by Stoneface
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.
by Stoneface
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...
by Stoneface
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...
by Stoneface
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...
by Stoneface
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.
by Stoneface
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.
by Stoneface
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.
by Stoneface
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.
by Stoneface
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 ...
by Stoneface
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...
by Stoneface
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...
by Stoneface
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.
by Stoneface
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...
by Stoneface
Thu Apr 11, 2013 8:47 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: The new project!!
Replies: 28
Views: 8124

Re: The new project!!

cmc274 wrote:How's he bred? Go boy?
Now that's funny. I'd say no, though. Go Boy wasn't that white!