Gun Dog Forum

As a novice myself.... The most importend will be to get the right dog for your need. You can train a Jack Russel to retrieve, but it is not in their make up. Make sure you go and look at the breeds history and what were they bred to do origenally. Pointers are great if you like them but could hate ...

We all chase bloodlines, breeding better dogs with dogs competing in trials being jugded by the best running against the best. Breeding the best with the best to be the best ! Yet so little of the litters bred come to trials or compete .... Somewhere one of the greatest dogs have been bred in histor...

In spite of what we are all led to believe and would like to believe every time you breed a litter half of the parents genetics are lost. So, there are very little of these dogs genetics left and why do we always assume the good genetics are left and the bad ones gone. Could go the other way. J I w...

Thanks All I know Trudie well we share the same dream to breed better dogs for all to use, make more hunters happy and leave something behind when we gone ! :D It is also great to breed dogs that are not the same and good that we have different visions on what we like. At this stage we stuck due to ...

markj wrote:When are the seasons? Can we bring our own guns? What is th ecost for any permits might be needed? Thanks I sure would love to do this.

Yes you can bring guns, we have many birds/permits bag limits !

Hallo ! I live in SA and do not know what tere is in your country that is that good ! We hunt on foot here open and bush, I like speed and something that blows your skirt up. With so many guys that say tbey have all this, but doesn't show on the AKC or links with rankings ! What does one do ? You en...

Anyone coming over and want to see our dogs work and shoot some birds, pm me for more detail.

Do you guys believe there is something better out there, wild bird dogs for on foot trailing, hunting ?
Natural dogs ....

If I was looking for dogs with dixielands rusty and van moesgaard lines witch breeder should I contact ?

Hello. I've been lurking around on this site for a while and decided to take the plunge sign up. I need to ask a question of you breeders out there. I have a deposit in on a GSP pup that will be available to take home in a couple weeks. I went out yesterday to make my selection (had first pick of f...

I am thinking my GSP is a little on the small side. About how much should a GSP weigh at 6 months? Not overly concerned just curious... He is on Diamond EA and has been for about 2 months but I am wondering if I need to feed him puppy food to stimulate more growth? They all grow between 6-12 months...

Were can I find nu nc/fc dixieland's rusty pedigree ?

BigShooter wrote:I heard from Ryan Quessenberry, Dunfur's Where You Ben's owner that he sold some of Ben's semen straws to someone in S. Africa a few years ago.

Jip jip jip, great stuff ! Bhulisa Kennel got it Trudie & Bob Winter.

Have you got anything to match or bettervthat ?

wfkgsps wrote:He isn't listed on the premium.

What does this mean ?

Ruffshooter wrote:Thanks, Francois: Sorry to be so nosy but was curious.
Rick

No problem !

There are so many breeders and it is not easy, so many pro trainers that makes choosing dogs to breed with even more difficult.

I am trying to contact him on his mobile with no luck ? I have great news for him I got a dog from him last year, and he is doing great ! A real barnburner and hoping to get more .....You purchased a dog in Texas from. Freight must have cost more than the dog. How did you pick you dog/pup? How did ...

bb560m wrote:

Francois P vd Walt wrote:Have anyone spoken to Charles lately ?

I saw him several weeks ago - why?

I am trying to contact him on his mobile with no luck ?
I have great news for him I got a dog from him last year, and he is doing great !
A real barnburner and hoping to get more .....

I have to agree, great story, bottom line we learn as we go and no two dogs are the same, and there is no full package ! We must keep going and remember to have FUN !

Have anyone spoken to Charles lately ?

Good news you have a little hunter here, young fast and having fun. Young dogs play/hunt and keep going untill success. I agree that once they mature and actually start working on real game birds and have learned that my master and his shotgun are my best friends, they normally only start digging,ca...

I have to agree post heading could have been more correct ....... New at this.

For normal hunting a 20ga will do the same as a 12ga with less recoil, ideal for kids and ladies. Maybe a bit light for bigger waterfowl, and most trials they have gunners to make things safe and even. EP trials they make use of pips or a device that works with a 209 primer, that looks like the real...

1st I want to say hard mouth and hard mouth, young dogs chewing a bird is not hard mouth, secondly when hunting big waterfowl one needs a dog with a bit of bite ....(choice) We may have opinions and choices ! I believe when playing games with a young dog, use a hard toy/dummy as this will teach your...

Lol. Ya for south Africa that seems like it would be the #1 command. For American field trials if your dog sits after the point, sits on a stop to flush, or while backing you will take everyone's breath away (in a bad way) . Although you won't have to pick up your dog you might as well. We can not ...

The air was fresh when we got out of the Nissan bakkie (pick-up truck) to lower the flap so that the German Shorthair Pointer by the name of Bullet could jump off the back of the bakkie. There were three GSP’s on the back of the bakkie. They are trained not to jump off unless commanded to. We have j...

I figured someone would have had this problem also ?

It is not easy ! Basic training with a snack on a young dog is not to difficult, I figure in 7 months you got to win on the sit command at any distance. All you have to teach most hunting breeds is discipline and be able to stop them, the hunt they born with ! By spending 10–15min a day and not over...

http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Matotoland&oq=Matotoland&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&gs_sm=3&gs_upl=5195l8501l0l9538l10l9l0l0l0l0l0l0ll0l0 How often do we really let the dogs do the work ? I have seen so many handlers flushing the birds in a wrong place, let the dog flush he/she knows were the birds ...

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Hi All

I live in SA have 4 Gsp hunt all year round check it out http://www.gsp-bullet.blogspot.com/
We do mostly wild birds and all hunting on foot,