Bird scared dog, no more.

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mopar_nocar
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Bird scared dog, no more.

Post by mopar_nocar » Mon Dec 21, 2015 2:38 pm

Several months ago, I posted about needing help with a Springer who was fearful of pigeons. For those that don't recall:

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I never got her to a trainer but, I got some help last week from the Heart of Texas Spaniel Club. (Thanks to those guys) The basic thing was she needed more birds. Fast forward to this weekend. Dog tackled a wing shot rooster pheasant that she found and flushed and had good finds on 5 other birds, 3 of which I put into the bag. She retrieved all the birds to hand and now we need to re-steady because she is just nuts about birds.

Yesterday it took her an hour to figure out why we were walking around a field. Today, she was ready out of the box.

So doing some "yard work" here at the hotel today and will go back out tomorrow for one more day of preserve hunting. I will try to get a picture of her doing her thing on here tomorrow.

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Post by Sharon » Mon Dec 21, 2015 3:23 pm

Always glad to hear things turned around and worked out well. Enjoy:)
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Post by DeLo727 » Mon Dec 21, 2015 11:18 pm

very cool, I always worry about stuff like this

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Post by mnaj_springer » Tue Dec 22, 2015 7:40 am

Nice work. I like that the answer was more birds. It reminds me that sometimes we over think this stuff. These dogs have been predators for a long time. We should be willing to learn more from them.
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Post by NC Quailhunter » Tue Dec 22, 2015 9:10 am

That is great to hear. Keep up the good work.
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Re: Bird scared dog, no more.

Post by Neil » Tue Dec 22, 2015 10:33 am

For most problems with bird dogs, the answer is often more birds!

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Post by ezzy333 » Tue Dec 22, 2015 12:02 pm

Neil wrote:For most problems with bird dogs, the answer is often more birds!
Not only more but just as important, used properly.
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Post by Neil » Tue Dec 22, 2015 3:52 pm

ezzy333 wrote:
Neil wrote:For most problems with bird dogs, the answer is often more birds!
Not only more but just as important, used properly.

True, but I didn't want to get trapped into writing a treatise on how to do it properly.

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Post by NEhomer » Tue Dec 22, 2015 5:04 pm

So pleased to hear of your good fortune and success.

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Re: Bird scared dog, no more.

Post by mopar_nocar » Wed Dec 23, 2015 3:41 pm

Here is a pic on the tailgate after a hunt in KS on a preserve. (Eckman's Hunting Preserve in Baldwin City. Good folks.)

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