Hi all,
My Gsp pup is now 5.5 months old. She is very birdy, and shows great desire to find birds when I bring her to the local park reserve. She has pointed probably around 50 wild pheasants out there. She has progressively held her points longer and longer. She has held probably 10 of those birds until I was able to flush them. On the other birds she will start creeping, and then run until she gets another strong scent. Problem is, this usually results in the birds flushing. This is most likely due to the birds running from her.
I do not say anything to her during this process.
I have been firing off a .209 primer pistol every other time or so when the bird is in the air. She has shown no fear of this at all.
My question is whether or not she is ready to go to a game farm and have a few birds killed over her?
Must she hold the bird until I flush it before shooting a bird, or is it enough to hold it until I get within ten or so feet?
Thanks everyone!
Jon
Is She Ready??
Is She Ready??
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By "make her do it right," do you mean to hold her back with a checkcord after she establishes her point? Or do you mean to just wait until she gets it right and then shoot one?
Thanks for the kind words about my pup. She seems to be very good at finding birds, she is awesome at tracking the running birds through the weeds/brush. She is just getting a bit carried away sometimes, and overuns them, causing them to flush. I can see her thinking though every time. I'm sure she'll get the idea sooner or later! I may take her out on thursday to find some wild birds. I'll let everyone know how it goes.
Jon
Thanks for the kind words about my pup. She seems to be very good at finding birds, she is awesome at tracking the running birds through the weeds/brush. She is just getting a bit carried away sometimes, and overuns them, causing them to flush. I can see her thinking though every time. I'm sure she'll get the idea sooner or later! I may take her out on thursday to find some wild birds. I'll let everyone know how it goes.
Jon
Countryside's Whiskey Girl
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Herbst Briese Flynt
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http://www.perfectpedigrees.com/4genview.php?id=209
Herbst Briese Flynt
http://www.perfectpedigrees.com/4genview.php?id=3619
I agree completely with Tak's comments. She is already showing an interest in birds, so she needs to know they get downed only when she does it right. And she does need to get to find and "play" with it.
Ezzy
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It's not how many breaths you have taken but how many times it has been taken away!
Has anyone noticed common sense isn't very common anymore.
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It's not how many breaths you have taken but how many times it has been taken away!
Has anyone noticed common sense isn't very common anymore.