Gun Dog Forum

Thanks steve, it only took a few times untill he got the hang of it. And I will get a canvas dummy.

First week and defenetly showing alot of progress by consistency. I am still waiting on my training supplies to arrive but I have been doing basic training 15 minutes twice a day. I will be bugging you folks as I run into problems, first problem I have been playing fetch with him but he won't let go...

Very intresting, well my wife just told me (I was telling her of the different duties real hunting dogs are capable of doing) that she has seen the little one (the smaller dal) pointing when their is birds down eating their food and of course the bigger boy then would charge at the birds. I wonder i...

Thanks steve, I have started training him and are doing basic commands for know and unfortunetly I do live in the suburbs and will keep him on the leash. I purchased a book just to get me started and see how far I can get with him but I am not in a hurry so I have time to work on my boy. I will do s...

Just recently picked up my first shotgun, a benelli nova 12g

Hello ladies and gentlemen, I am 23 years old, married, have two dalmatians, I did 4 years in the Marine Corps two Deployments in Iraq and am currently a law enforcement officer. Im from southern California and hope to finally start hunting. I have little (use to go hunting with my dad as a kid) to ...

Thanks for the input, well my Boy is two years old he is good at retrieving toys, the only issue that Im worried about is keeping him from running away. I currently cant walk him without a leash. As far as my self Im very patient with him so I am willing to invest my time and patience on my boy, wha...

Just retrieve, He is pretty good at hunting down birds, hes caught two in my backyard, all on his own. I know retreiving is another animal of its own. But thanks for the hope I will see how far we can both get. Any pointers as to what training books or videos you would recomend? or methods ive seen ...

NEW here as you can see, first post, my question is ( just a heads up I know very little about hunting and nothing about using dogs for hunting :?: ) will a dalmatian make a good hunting dog? Ive looked around online and found that they do have a history of beign hunting dogs, I love my boy and woul...