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bigmike86

Get a puppy treadmill! My GSP is about to hit 7 months and is running my wife and I into the ground! And we are both athletes! It is so much fun though, I am happy for you. Good luck!

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You are all very smart, but I would say you are overthinking it.

There is a more simple solution

HOT DOGS! Cheap, and super effective. It is my fail safe. I dont go anywhere without them. If you chop them up into little pieces you can get week or two out of one pack.

bigmike86

A loaf of bread, city pigeons, and a fishing throw net = pigeons whenever you want.

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Dude make sure you check ebay before buying anything. I got a 300 dollar collar for like 225 brand new. Look hard because every once in a while you find a gem, mostly everything else is normal retail price

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I have that problem too sometimes (eating my underwear).

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Men's briefs = dog chastity belt!!!!!!!!!!!

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Actually the one end is a piercing flat tone. I use it for come and it works pretty well. It would be hard to get it confused with any othe whistle sound. My wife gets really mad when i blow it without a warning...

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I have a double ended whistle, one is a flat tone, the other has the ball with the trill. This allows for a multitude of distinct commands. Just a thought, it is the standard here in Germany. Good luck

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Thanks Don!

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I guess the sarcasm was not as evident as I thought. I am waiting for the smart fetch program in the mail and will have a few months to study it and ask questions before we FF. We should be ok. And if something goes terribly wrong I will consult a professional when i get back to the states in a year

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Well my dog is getting a suprise the first day he has all adult teeth in. SUPRISE!!!! (Then I jam a dummy in his mouth!) Step 1 complete, right?!

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Yes I Of course I am Italian, how did you know!? And yea, I am worried about the timeline since his first test will be the derby at 10 months. We are getting his nose working and I can see the wheels turning in his head as he is figuring out what he wants to point, its so amazing to watch him figure...

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It's a persistant method containing 2 main fronts. One is atritting the patience of the enemy by never letting up and the second is a Psychological Ops approach to insert a fictitious event in the enemy's mind and then make them feel bad for it, leading to getting your way. Maybe I could write a boo...

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Yea good job Dad! That was a nice thing you did.

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And if it doesn't work I will do what the army does. Strap on a GPS tracker called a BFT (Blue Force Tracker) All I have to do is strap the following GPS antennae on the pup (see below) Blueforce%20Tracker.jpg And I will carry the following green items in a back pack to see real time updates on wher...

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Lucky man! Well once my wife loves Ollie as much as she would her own child (and we are getting close, we love him!) I will start my tactical guilt-trip process of making her feel bad for being the reason we lost our dog even though it hasn't actually happened. Its a strategy that i learned from my ...

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I know, unfortunately my wife was one of six kids and manages to be super stylish but extremely thrifty! The real issue is that we just had put in place a plan to budget and save and then next thing we know we are a family of 3 instead of two! AHH! This should hold us off for kids for a while

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I want to read as many books as I can about it but I think my wife is going to murder me if I keep swiping my card for my dog. I promised her the spending would slow down but there are so many cool things that I need! I want it all!

Also she wasn't happy when I told her how much an e collar is!

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When I was in afghanistan guess what maps I used...Google Earth! It is the best out there. The most expensive military imagery programs use GE as an engine. If recon isnt enough and you want a map out there here is what I would do, straight out of my book of night ambush tactics this past year. Prin...

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Wait did you sign your name willy or is that what is getting pinched? hehe

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Bah humbug... I want a supersweet book that dives deep into all aspects of pointing dogs. I am getting the Evan Graham smart fetch materials and didnt want to really get anymore retriever stuff. I will still check it out though thank you very much! That looks like a pretty solid point on your avatar...

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Man I wish I had that problem. My pup is an absolute BEAST and wants to eat eat eat. My wife just broke the news to me that I will not feed him chicken everynight...sad for me (its so much fun)...

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A book I have said females can get up to 55 lbs. I have no experience here just regurgitating what I read.

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But is The Ultimate Guide to Bird Dog Training by Jerome Robinson a good book?

I am looking for a all around training guide that covers all topics in good depth. The first book I bought barely skimmed the surface on all topics and I feel like it was a waste of 15 dollars...

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Well I guess scaring the living shhhh out of your dog is one way to keep it still...

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This is why my dog and I are slowly immunizing ourselves to mulitple forms of poison on a daily basis, just like the guy from Princess Bride. My wife is staying out of the experiment in the event that we need to be transported to the hospital.

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I wish I could remember what airline it was but on my flight out they held it until I personally picked it up from security. On the way back, I found it revolving around the carousel all by itself. I can't believe they just left it there for that taking! Good luck

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Thanks for the advice guys!

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He came from a breeder called vom Schwiechenbach. We got him for a little cheaper than average, 550 Eur, as opposed to the normal 750. His mothers test scores apparently werent the best (thats coming from competing breeders) but I went and saw her and was convinced that her pups would be good enough...

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What are your thoughts on artificial scents? Anyone had any good results with using them on training dummies? Would there be any negative side effects? Thanks

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Well it would be tough for me to actually hunt over here, the hunters safety course is a few months and a few thousand euro. Also they are not too big on birds in my area. My plan right now is to get in good with the local DK club (hoping at least one of them speaks english) and train for solms and ...

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Well they are on the Euro right now, and it is still beating the dollar unfortunately. And she does NOT know about her so shhhhh!!!!!!

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So it all happened real fast, what started out as planning for a new pup in march ended up with my wife and I driving home from some random town in Germany with a beautiful new DK in our back seat. He is by far the smartest puppy I have ever had and I am excited to have him as my new hunting buddy. ...

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Do GSPs spots change as they get older? Like if they are a dirty grey color do they get bigger and become more distinct, or does it just stay that way?

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Wow, that is exactly what I was looking for. Thanks!

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Can anyone refer me to a post or website that explains how the color is determined based on the parents? I am looking into a litter from a Liver/white spotted Sire and a jet black momma. I am curious as to what color we can expect the pups to be, as well as just generally curious on the topic. Thanks

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Thanks for the help -- very informative.

I was worried about the long winter coming up and being able to get a new puppy on some birds, but if I do get one this winter we will just focus on sit and not messing up my carpet.

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So I am very new to this all but it looks as though everyone would agree that introducing your puppy to birds is key to their development as a bird dog. My question is this: Can any type of bird suffice for general intro purposes? I see pidgeons are quite popular but what about common birds in the w...

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Thanks for the advice bossman, I will take what you said into consideration. I think since I still have time I will research GA breeders and once I can pinpoint the exact date I will move in conjunction with a few litter dates I will try to make a responsible decision. As far as the german DKs go, t...

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I will be moving back to Ft Benning, GA. I have been stationed there before and I know there will be plenty of space for us to train. I plan to hunt quail, pheasant,chukkar but that will pretty much change every 3 years depending on the location the army moves me to. My main fears are lack of excers...

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Thank you very much for the help!

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Beautiful birds and more importantly beautiful dogs. I am in love with their patterns.

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Hi all, my name is Mike, I am currently stationed in Germany and just returned from a tour in Afghanistan. I have a few basic questions that are still unanswered after reading up on dog selection and training. I am looking into getting a GSP (hunted with friends GSPs before, fell in love) and I want...

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