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- Thu Mar 07, 2024 9:58 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Alpha 300
- Replies: 15
- Views: 3263
Re: Alpha 300
I use vibrate most of the time now. I train dogs to the whistle and my first dog went deaf and I had no way to communicate with her. So now all dogs get both whistle and vibrate trined. Equal number of vibrates to correspond with the whistle blasts, 4 whistle/ 4 vibrate means come all the way in; 2 ...
- Mon Dec 04, 2023 7:51 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Alpha 300
- Replies: 15
- Views: 3263
Re: Alpha 300
I use vibrate the same as a whistle. I started doing that when my old dog got hard of hearing. She struggled hearing the whistle. I would have to nick her to get her attention, I still feel bad for doing that, she used to look at me like "what did I do wrong". As a person who wears hearing aids I kn...
- Sat Aug 28, 2021 8:28 pm
- Forum: Training
- Topic: Floppy Head Retrieving Dummy
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2066
Re: Floppy Head Retrieving Dummy
I use the Dokkens (dead fowl as well as their foam bumpers) and all the dogs prefer them over any other bumper/ retrieving object. I think it helps with a correct hold.The Dokken foam bumpers have a thin throwing rope which I think discourages carrying by the rope by young pups. I also put the throw...
- Sun Aug 08, 2021 4:40 pm
- Forum: Hunting
- Topic: THE 225 MILE U TURN
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3428
Re: THE 225 MILE U TURN
Nice story. As a side note, I grew up in Wray (still have family there) and hunted pheasants there a lot. I last hunted there about 4 years ago, a family hunt with all 4 Drafts in the family. Good times.
- Tue May 25, 2021 6:52 pm
- Forum: Health and Nutrition
- Topic: Snake avoidance/ Vaccine
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4549
Re: Snake avoidance/ Vaccine
The Mojave Rattlesnake venom is a neurotoxin (effecting the nervous system) where all the other rattlesnakes are a hemotoxin (effecting blood). That is one reason I figured that the vaccine would be worth using since Timber rattlesnakes and Prairie rattlesnakes are both hemotoxin venom. I was going ...
- Sun May 23, 2021 7:58 pm
- Forum: Health and Nutrition
- Topic: Snake avoidance/ Vaccine
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4549
Re: Snake avoidance/ Vaccine
I have all my dogs complete snake avoidance training and now that I live in rattlesnake country they get the vaccine as well. I have a lot of faith in the avoidance training, it keeps my dogs away from all snakes, my old dog would even avoid shed snake skins. I was told by a Vet that the vaccine is ...
- Thu Apr 15, 2021 3:21 pm
- Forum: Training
- Topic: Putting scent on balls to play fetch?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3211
Re: Putting scent on balls to play fetch?
With the pup being 11 weeks it's just a matter of taking your time. The pup will come around, I let them carry around anything they pick up (within reason) at that age. I do think exposure to live game at an early age real wakes up these dogs instincts. It won't be long and the pup will be a retriev...
- Wed Apr 14, 2021 8:16 am
- Forum: Training
- Topic: Putting scent on balls to play fetch?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3211
Re: Putting scent on balls to play fetch?
How old is the pup? On my newest pup I changed how I wanted the pup to "come". I trained this pup from the beginning to sit in front of me. This also is where she will sit to deliver for retrieve. I used taught my other 2 DDs to deliver at a heel, but changed to in front of me with this pup. I like ...
- Tue Apr 13, 2021 7:40 pm
- Forum: Training
- Topic: Putting scent on balls to play fetch?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3211
Re: Putting scent on balls to play fetch?
Congrats on the DD pup; I'm on my 3 DD and just finished my newest pups VJP last weekend. I dont think you need to add any scent to a tennis ball, it'll smell like you after the first time you hold it. I tried scent on my first Dokken pheasant dummy and realized it was a waste of time those dogs can...
Re: Alfa 200i
I have an Alpha 100 and here's how I use it. I don't use tone. I use the momentary and vibrate. I also trained my dogs to whistle commands. 2 blasts means "look at me" (I may be changing directions or want to direct the dog) and 4 blasts means to come all the way in and heel. After having a dog go d...
- Thu Dec 17, 2020 8:51 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Anyone using the newest Garmin?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3728
Re: Anyone using the newest Garmin?
I really wanted the Alpha 200 but not bing OnX compatible made it undesirable. I used the Alpha 100 with the OnX chip in it. I have OnX on my phone but too many places in Montana don't have cell coverage, the Alpha 200 with the in reach built in sounded ideal. I know several guys that would have bou...
- Tue Jan 29, 2019 8:47 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Black Bear encounters when training?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 6149
Re: Black Bear encounters when training?
where I live and hunt I've bumped a black bear while grouse hunting. That bear was moving trying to get away. We did have a run in with a mountain lion last year while scouting for grouse, it ended well for the dog. One area I was hunting we ran into a lot of grouse but also a lot of grizzly sign, s...
- Wed Dec 05, 2018 7:27 pm
- Forum: Training
- Topic: recall to whistle versus e-collar tone recall
- Replies: 31
- Views: 13143
Re: recall to whistle versus e-collar tone recall
I started training my dogs to recall with vibrate after having a dog loose it's hearing. I had her trained to the whistle and she was great, but after her loss of hearing I could not recall her without nicking her, which made me feel horrible when she would look at me wondering what she did wrong. j...