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by TonyS
Sun Jan 25, 2015 12:48 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Registration questions
Replies: 28
Views: 9156

Re: Registration questions

Ezzy, now I understand why people laugh when I mention this website.
by TonyS
Sun Nov 23, 2014 10:45 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Looking for input on Llewellin Setters
Replies: 30
Views: 21420

Re: Looking for input on Llewellin Setters

The standard? My dog has no affinity for trophies nor do I. We hunt birds.
by TonyS
Thu Oct 30, 2014 8:58 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Looking for input on Llewellin Setters
Replies: 30
Views: 21420

Re: Looking for input on Llewellin Setters

shags,

See above.
by TonyS
Wed Oct 29, 2014 6:25 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Looking for input on Llewellin Setters
Replies: 30
Views: 21420

Re: Looking for input on Llewellin Setters

Ezzy, Here's the real scoop. DNA will ONLY indicate parentage NO FARTHER. Any other story is just that. I never heard of anyone using testing on mitochondrial DNA on dogs. “No ONE can prove a setter is a pure Llewellin setter with DNA testing, simply because there are no DNA samples of dogs even jus...
by TonyS
Wed Oct 29, 2014 6:10 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: Pointing issues
Replies: 38
Views: 19708

Re: Pointing issues

How interesting. DELETED POSTS BY ME. I pointed out the original request in this (DELETED) post was about improving a pup's nose. I suggested playing with the pup in hunting dead. Somehow, management here, wanted that direction with the resultant posts decrying the practice as not for hunting dogs. ...
by TonyS
Tue Oct 28, 2014 9:02 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Looking for input on Llewellin Setters
Replies: 30
Views: 21420

Re: Looking for input on Llewellin Setters

Don't worry about the strain fading away. There are lots and lots of non FDSB dogs out there. Interesting how ONLY llewellins are 'DNA' tested; no other breed.

Can we say Vendetta? I bet we can.
by TonyS
Tue Oct 28, 2014 8:46 am
Forum: Hunting
Topic: First grouse retrieve for my Aussie
Replies: 6
Views: 2847

Re: First grouse retrieve for my Aussie

Different states have different laws.
by TonyS
Sat Oct 25, 2014 9:47 am
Forum: Hunting
Topic: First grouse retrieve for my Aussie
Replies: 6
Views: 2847

Re: First grouse retrieve for my Aussie

You obviously read what I wrote Izzy. It wasn't an opinion.
by TonyS
Thu Oct 23, 2014 10:23 am
Forum: Training
Topic: My dog needs help.
Replies: 33
Views: 14712

Re: My dog needs help.

Thank god I bought a llewellin.
by TonyS
Thu Oct 23, 2014 10:20 am
Forum: Training
Topic: Whoa and wait?
Replies: 23
Views: 10448

Re: Whoa and wait?

Use one word consistently. Then the dog understands what you want.
by TonyS
Thu Oct 23, 2014 9:58 am
Forum: Hunting
Topic: Circling the bird, do you know how to train for it?
Replies: 104
Views: 49901

Re: Circling the bird, do you know how to train for it?

Simple answer: buy a humphrey's llewellin.

No training bills; dog instinctively knows more about hunting than 99% of the 'trainers' out there.

Sorry, but it is that simple.
by TonyS
Thu Oct 23, 2014 9:54 am
Forum: Hunting
Topic: Scott Linden Wingshooting USA
Replies: 25
Views: 14394

Re: Scott Linden Wingshooting USA

Scott,

Thank you for putting your stuff online. It's great! And thanks for the rest of your website too!
by TonyS
Thu Oct 23, 2014 9:52 am
Forum: Hunting
Topic: Best dog for me?
Replies: 51
Views: 26156

Re: Best dog for me?

Want a versatile dog? Get a jadg; you won't believe how much hunt is in them.
by TonyS
Thu Oct 23, 2014 9:51 am
Forum: Hunting
Topic: How many Quail are there?
Replies: 1
Views: 2076

Re: How many Quail are there?

Bobwhites are ONE type of quail. Not the whole sum.
by TonyS
Thu Oct 23, 2014 9:47 am
Forum: Hunting
Topic: Non Toxic ammunition, Does your state require it for upland
Replies: 41
Views: 23590

Re: Non Toxic ammunition, Does your state require it for upland

If you live in a state that is going to require non-lead then please write to Sinterfire Ammo. They make non toxic bullets and with some encouragement can probably make shot that will cost 1/4 of what tungsten, bismuth and other alternatives are costing now. They just need to know there is a market.
by TonyS
Thu Oct 23, 2014 9:43 am
Forum: Hunting
Topic: First grouse retrieve for my Aussie
Replies: 6
Views: 2847

Re: First grouse retrieve for my Aussie

Want real fun with your Aussie? Go find a deer herd. Mine would locate, round up and bring back herds of more than 20 deer. Then you just pick out which one you want.

Herding is what your dog was born to do.
by TonyS
Thu Oct 09, 2014 10:19 am
Forum: Hunting
Topic: Non Toxic ammunition, Does your state require it for upland
Replies: 41
Views: 23590

Re: Non Toxic ammunition, Does your state require it for upland

Here in California you can still shoot upland game with lead. Of course not ducks. After 2019 lead shot will not be allowed. Seeing how there is next to nothing of non-toxic ammo other than steel I will have to buy a new shot gun. I just can't afford $20 for 10 shots (non-toxic) From what I have hea...
by TonyS
Thu Sep 18, 2014 10:18 am
Forum: Training
Topic: JD - My Lewellin
Replies: 14
Views: 5885

Re: JD - My Lewellin

Nice chestnut! Really like the heavy ticking!
by TonyS
Sat Sep 13, 2014 10:41 am
Forum: Hunting
Topic: Good areas in Southern California?
Replies: 6
Views: 4495

Re: Good areas in Southern California?

Going to really hard to find much in the way of birds again this season. Last season I took my pup to go check a chukar covey. They were still there but boy was my dog po'd when I wouldn't shoot any for him. On the way back he wouldn't walk with me for almost a mile. Look at areas where you have see...
by TonyS
Fri Sep 05, 2014 5:53 am
Forum: Training
Topic: Whoa post
Replies: 16
Views: 6683

Re: Whoa post

Whoa post? Get a copy of 'Bond of Passion' by Web Parton. He covers all that and more in detail.

If you are in the west he also snake-proofs. Snakesafe.com
by TonyS
Fri Sep 05, 2014 5:45 am
Forum: Training
Topic: Found wild quail ... now what?
Replies: 18
Views: 8737

Re: Found wild quail ... now what?

The way to stop the dog from chasing is to get the dog back in the field and plant some pigeons. I say pigeons because they are cheap. Plant the bird, have the dog point and whoa over them. When you go to kick the birds up, maybe the dog will jump in first; if so, all the better. Let the dog chase (...
by TonyS
Fri Sep 05, 2014 5:36 am
Forum: Training
Topic: Leash training
Replies: 15
Views: 5082

Re: Leash training

To stop all that nonsense, you need to put a leash on him and let him just walk around with it. Yeah, it may get caught in something but when it does You come to the rescue and let him loose. After the pup gets used to the leash then pick it up and walk with the pup. If puppy pulls stop. But remembe...
by TonyS
Sat May 10, 2014 12:03 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: Puppy Question
Replies: 7
Views: 3243

Re: Puppy Question

After shots and working on a leash.
by TonyS
Sat May 10, 2014 12:03 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: Puppy Question
Replies: 7
Views: 3243

Re: Puppy Question

After shots and working on a leash.
by TonyS
Sat May 10, 2014 12:02 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: Not facing the bird on point
Replies: 23
Views: 7924

Re: Not facing the bird on point

Gotta remember it is a team sport. Your job is to give the dog a ride out there and shoot the bird. It is HIS job to find the bird and point it.

Don't get confused. Your dog will show you.
by TonyS
Sat May 10, 2014 11:57 am
Forum: Training
Topic: Pointing issues
Replies: 38
Views: 19708

Re: Pointing issues

Repeat. What breed of dog? If he can't see them you may try a game I started when my pup was little and pretended his nose didn't work. I would rub him on the face with a dead quail. Get him excited and ready to have that bird. Then close the dog in the house and you go out and carefully plant the d...
by TonyS
Sat May 10, 2014 11:40 am
Forum: Training
Topic: I can't get over how many mistakes I made in the 80's
Replies: 13
Views: 4664

Re: I can't get over how many mistakes I made in the 80's

I don't know what breed of dog you are training but for llewellin setters, Alfred King specifically advised stroking their tail when on a point. With more than 40 years with the breed I think he knew what he was doing. And as far as whoa training on birds, after you have done the yard work, how do y...
by TonyS
Fri May 02, 2014 8:13 am
Forum: GDF "Hall of Fame" Posts
Topic: Stale Water (Bacteria poisioned)
Replies: 38
Views: 40026

Re: Stale Water (Bacteria poisioned)

So sorry to hear about your loss. Something else to think about, a friend's dear pup contracted some kind of weird skin infection from a similiar situation. Running him along ditches, after pheasants, in the Imperial Valley his pup got some kind of weird skin infection on its paw. Was a flesh eating...
by TonyS
Sun Apr 27, 2014 10:39 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Looking for input on Llewellin Setters
Replies: 30
Views: 21420

Re: Looking for input on Llewellin Setters

This is an old post but no mention was made of Bondhu lines. Or for that matter, Humphrey's bondhus. First thing to know is that genetic defects have mostly been culled out. Next thing to know is that HB are born with the instinct to hunt birds for you. With mine I had minimal training- he got all t...
by TonyS
Wed Apr 23, 2014 10:54 am
Forum: Health and Nutrition
Topic: Searching for a new dog food...
Replies: 45
Views: 30112

Re: Searching for a new dog food...

Kirkland Lamb and Rice- $28 for 40 lb bag.

If I was rich I could abandon out of gas new Mercedes in the desert like the sheiks.
by TonyS
Mon Apr 21, 2014 1:32 pm
Forum: Hunting
Topic: Wild Quail Hunts
Replies: 13
Views: 8254

Re: Wild Quail Hunts

Scott,

That ranch looks like the kinda place a guy could hurt his shoulder shooting so much.
by TonyS
Tue Apr 15, 2014 11:55 am
Forum: Training
Topic: Pup chewing on dead pigeon
Replies: 14
Views: 6298

Re: Pup chewing on dead pigeon

I heard wire brushes work.
by TonyS
Tue Apr 15, 2014 11:52 am
Forum: Training
Topic: Snake Avoidance
Replies: 3
Views: 2085

Re: Snake Avoidance

My dog was 10 months old and I love the results. I took him to a known snake avoidance trainer, who was also a bird dog trainer. He put on a collar and let the dog find the snake- then zapped him. Spent about an hour and half with my dog. Upshot is, the next day we were out and my pup found somethin...
by TonyS
Sat Mar 08, 2014 10:59 am
Forum: Birds & Bird Supplies
Topic: French Red Leg/Chukar Partridge Question
Replies: 2
Views: 4481

Re: French Red Leg/Chukar Partridge Question

Nice view of your hand.
by TonyS
Sun Feb 23, 2014 10:32 am
Forum: Hunting
Topic: Training Tip for my Puppy
Replies: 15
Views: 7856

Re: Training Tip for my Puppy

As a first time bird dog owner I can relate. Get the yard training stuff done. And when you see the dog understands then for a while don't worry about it. What I mean is I have a dog that fetched perfectly when he was 3 months old. After that it was 'keep away'. Except for birds I shot. Now, a year ...
by TonyS
Wed Feb 19, 2014 12:39 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: Whoa yard training
Replies: 13
Views: 4095

Re: Whoa yard training

When your dog can whoa for 10 or 15 minutes in a public park (with all the distractions) then it is time to go get some pigeons. Pigeons will teach him the real meaning of whoa; not just another obedience exercise. If the dog doesn't whoa then he gets to watch it fly away. Some dogs take a hundred t...
by TonyS
Mon Feb 17, 2014 1:48 am
Forum: Hunting
Topic: Advice: Running Roosters
Replies: 19
Views: 9636

Re: Advice: Running Roosters

Thanks for playing bonasa!
by TonyS
Mon Feb 17, 2014 12:54 am
Forum: Training
Topic: Why use an E Collar at all?
Replies: 50
Views: 21410

Re: Why use an E Collar at all?

Thanks Frankug. You did see that was a little one sided didn't you ezzy?
by TonyS
Sun Feb 16, 2014 11:41 am
Forum: Training
Topic: Why use an E Collar at all?
Replies: 50
Views: 21410

Re: Why use an E Collar at all?

It is a pleasure to work with a dog that doesn't need one.
by TonyS
Sun Feb 16, 2014 11:34 am
Forum: Training
Topic: Who doesn't use an e-collar?
Replies: 47
Views: 20304

Re: Who doesn't use an e-collar?

Bluesky,

and you don't have the thrill of watching a dog you worked with do what it is supposed to do without artificial nonsense. Train the dog. But I know some are just not trainable....................SHOCK!!!
by TonyS
Sat Feb 15, 2014 10:00 pm
Forum: Guns and Ammo
Topic: Eye Candy
Replies: 36
Views: 24870

Re: Eye Candy

Where did you buy your blanks for the gun, roanie?
by TonyS
Sat Feb 15, 2014 9:54 pm
Forum: Guns and Ammo
Topic: rst shot shells
Replies: 12
Views: 10557

Re: rst shot shells

roaniecowpony,

that is a purty gun!
by TonyS
Sat Feb 15, 2014 9:49 pm
Forum: Guns and Ammo
Topic: 28 ga over a 20 ga
Replies: 86
Views: 59310

Re: 28 ga over a 20 ga

Like having trouble finding ammo and paying alot more? Then 28 ga is right for you.
by TonyS
Sat Feb 15, 2014 9:48 pm
Forum: Guns and Ammo
Topic: Cz shotguns
Replies: 13
Views: 9441

Re: Cz shotguns

My next shotgun will be a CZ bobwhite 20 ga with 28" barrels.
by TonyS
Sat Feb 15, 2014 9:46 pm
Forum: Guns and Ammo
Topic: Classic SxS or O/U
Replies: 97
Views: 80237

Re: Classic SxS or O/U

When I was faced with this question in the beginning I had a leaning towards SxS. A friend had one for sale and that was it. I bought a 1934 Ithaca Western Long Range in 20 Gauge. I love it. There are plenty around. And you probably don't have to worry about not shooting lead the way we are now forc...
by TonyS
Sat Feb 15, 2014 9:33 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: Who doesn't use an e-collar?
Replies: 47
Views: 20304

Re: Who doesn't use an e-collar?

I won't use a shock collar EVER. Training my dog was more important that 'instant' results. But then I bought a llewellin from proven hunting stock. Oh, NO TRAINER either. He ranges better than 'trained' shock collar dogs, points and whoas, and now has started circling running birds. Did I 'teach' h...
by TonyS
Sat Feb 15, 2014 6:54 pm
Forum: Hunting
Topic: Circling the bird, do you know how to train for it?
Replies: 104
Views: 49901

Re: Circling the bird, do you know how to train for it?

Simple answer is : NO. If the dog is on enough birds or really smart they figure it out for themselves. I have a 14 month old llewellin that I took to a planted public area on thanksgiving. We were late and the stupid birds were shot. All that was left was the smart ones. My pup smelled the birds an...
by TonyS
Sat Feb 15, 2014 6:48 pm
Forum: Hunting
Topic: A little something different for you guys
Replies: 14
Views: 5993

Re: A little something different for you guys

Jagd's are awesome little dogs. Sweet as can be but when they are in the field they are fearless. I have a friend who introduced me while we were hunting quail. But he has pictures of her on Hogs. Pretty amazing for a dog that weighs less than 20 lbs.
by TonyS
Sat Feb 15, 2014 6:38 pm
Forum: Hunting
Topic: Dogs in field during deer season??
Replies: 24
Views: 9396

Re: Dogs in field during deer season??

The thing to remember is that it only takes one bullet shot by an idiot to kill your dog. ONE! Out here, in the area I hunt, I have seen idiots in the back of pickups blasting away with semi-autos at everything near including shots too close to other vehicles traveling that road. Although I have a w...
by TonyS
Sat Feb 15, 2014 11:03 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Registration questions
Replies: 28
Views: 9156

Re: Registration questions

Further, do you really want to chase your dog around on a horse to possibly win a trophy? And spend $10,000 on trainers for a dog that just really doesn't have it? I own a IPDBA dog, and although I have nothing good to say about the vision ability of the registrar, BUT I won't need to spend a dime o...