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chrisss

Looking to buy 2 collars. Please let me know what you have. Paypal g&s only

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I currently have 3 dogs and would like to build some nice kennel run for my dogs but i am stuck between laying cement or using wood for the flooring. Any input would be appreciated. Also whats the cost difference between the 2.

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The breeder notified me that this pup is the first that he has seen with this type of behavior. He has had 7 litters in the past and none has shown this behavior. The female was newly introduced into his breeding program. The female has had other litters before she was purchased. The breeder has tol...

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A pup that I have chosen has shown some aggression towards other pups already. Should this be a concern? I started to notice this behavior while visiting the pup at the breeder. The breeder feeds all the pups together on the floor with no bowl. The pup will not allow any pups to eat so the breeder w...

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Anyone here from MN and hunt these guys listed on the subject line? I want to get my dog on some fur game and would like some tips and advice.

chrisss

I'm planning a trip for this upcoming weekend for the closure of IA pheasant season and was wondering if it is worth the drive? I am from MN and have never hunted IA before any tip and help would be much appreciated. Thanks

chrisss

You got away with that Chriss but I wouldn't recommend it - risky. The dog can easily think that the correction is coming the birds he's chasing = possible blinking. That is true and i only considered it because i was exactly how tuff and hard headed my dog was. I tried about everything i could thi...

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I had this problem last season and what i end up doing was allowing the dog to bump birds and when he chased i would stop him with the ecollar. I only shot the birds he pointed and if he didn't point i would just walk away and ignore him. After the season i cleaned up his breaking and steadiness. T...

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chrisss

I had this problem last season and what i end up doing was allowing the dog to bump birds and when he chased i would stop him with the ecollar. I only shot the birds he pointed and if he didn't point i would just walk away and ignore him. After the season i cleaned up his breaking and steadiness. Th...

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I ended up choosing to go the WW but haven't been able to order it due to inventory

chrisss

Nice job!!! I was out there last weekend also and had a hard time finding roosters but a lot of hens. Went home with 1 shy of a 2 day limit.

chrisss

I own a garmin pro 550 and the dogtra 2500. I use the garmin for training and the 2500 for hunting. The 2500 is smaller and has a beeper in the collar already.

chrisss

Waited to long!!! WW suspended their orders to catch up

chrisss

Any recommendations of a strap vest? Whats the top strap vest available today?

chrisss

My dog has been steady to point and flush and shot during game farm and planted. But i took him out on pheasant opener and it seems like he doesn't really get a chance to point or doesn't point at all. He bumped a few hen and a rooster and would chase instead of being steady. Should i be correcting ...

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How well does your dog mark fallen ducks? My boy tends to not mark fallen ducks to good. Like the other day, he saw me drop a duck and 30 yards away and when I released him he went 20 yards and started to search the area. This works well when the wind it towards his face but not when the wind is blo...

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art hubbard wrote:Dogtra 2500 train and beep

+1

chrisss

I recently built a pen with 2x4 fencing and was wondering if chukars can get out of the fence? The pen was originally for pheasants but i decide i would included chukars also.

chrisss

If your training go with the pro550. The alpha gets a little to complicated for training imo

chrisss

He used to crunch birds so bad that the guts would come out and flatten the birds into a pancake

chrisss

I went out to a game farm today and shot 7 pheasants with him retrieving all 7. Not a single crunch from him and 4 was still alive when delivered to hand. That's fantastic ! Perhaps , the dog didn't have a hard mouth after all ?..Just something 'different' ? Thats what I am thinking now. He has alw...

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I went out to a game farm today and shot 7 pheasants with him retrieving all 7. Not a single crunch from him and 4 was still alive when delivered to hand.

chrisss

I forgot to mention I only went with this process because my dog is a very hard head, high prey drive and high pain tolerance type.

chrisss

Yes I did.

chrisss

Thanks for the help. I decided to insert blunt nail in a frozen chukar and slowly transition into a jaw pinch every time he crunched down and saying no and hold. It has stopped his crunching problem. Great! Now if all the frozen birds you choot come with nails protruding from the carcass you will h...

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Sorry about not able to get the video up but I have seem to fix the crunching

chrisss

Thanks for the help. I decided to insert blunt nail in a frozen chukar and slowly transition into a jaw pinch every time he crunched down and saying no and hold. It has stopped his crunching problem.

chrisss

I will try to get a video tomorrow

chrisss

I have a DD. And was told to seek out a professional trainer that has dealt with problem like crunching. I just thought it had to be a ff trainer.

chrisss

I am looking for a very good FF trainer near the metro cities in Minnesota. My dog has developed a bad crunching habit and I need help breaking. Please help

chrisss

Any recommendations as in trainers? I live in the metro area of Minnesota

chrisss

He developed the crunching after the hunting season. I had him holding live ducks during his first ff and he would drop also.

chrisss

Dog has been collared trained. FF went great and I did it myself with a help from some trainers. I haven't used any collar pressure yet but I have thought of it to stop the crunching.

chrisss

gonehuntin' wrote:Define "crunching". Does he simply kill the bird which is no sin, or does he crush the bones in the bird so it is inedible?

He crunches the bird so its inedible

chrisss

I have even thought of giving him a nick everytime he crunches while not letting him spit it out but im afraid it might ruin the dog more

chrisss

I am going to give the harness a try with live chukars and see how it goes. He doesnt crunch on bumpers but when it comes to birds its a different story. From what I read from my dog it seems like I can stop him from crunching but I just need more pressure than just smacking his bottem jaw. Thats no...

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I forgot to mention but I have tried smacking his bottem jaw when he crunches but it doesn't help because he has such a high pain tolerance

chrisss

Dog has been through ff and has been doing great but recently he has been playing with birds and started crunching birds on the retrieve. Any ideas how to fix this. I have taken a step backwards and re did ff but It only fixed the playing with birds and not the crunching. He has always been a soft m...

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Alright guys need some help again. I have a 16 months dog. He has been through ff and have done really good this hunting season. But the last few days of training this past week with dead bird he's starting to play with the birds on he retrieve and chrunching down on the bird. He has never done this...

chrisss

Would this fit a 80 pound dog

chrisss

Thanks guys this is very helpful

chrisss

Ray the whoa training is still just at home with no birds yet.

chrisss

So the past weekend I took him to the game farm and he caught three birds. Bad mistake on my part should have never took him there without being whoa broken. Wasn't expecting the birds there that easy to catch. But I put him away after the three. He likes to point very close to the bird but this wee...

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Sorry guys I have been really busy training my pup and school. Thanks for all the advices! My pup is now 1 year and 1 month. He's doing really good now. The problem was me as the trainer. I started putting him on chukars and after one or two flushes he picked it up quick and now points at every scen...

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Anyone have any good dog house plan available? I have a 80lb dd nd is in need of a warm dog house for to upcoming winter. He stays out side and would refer on with insulation and maybe a heat lamp thanks

chrisss

How does everyone teach whoa and steadiness? When my dog is on point he only allows me to walk up about 15 ft them he flushes. Seems like he's afraid of me pulling him off the birds or he knows not to let me close. Any help would be much appreciated

chrisss

I own a dogtra 2500 and so far I like it. I prefer to position the beeper near the top of the ear. This allows the beep to travel farther

chrisss

What kind of corrections are you guys giving your dogs when they drop on the hold. I have a very stubborn dog that tap under and over the chin for hold becomes useless

chrisss

I am currently in the process of FF. He has hold down pretty good. He holds for over a minute now with chewing or dropping so I moved on to the fetch command. I have him on the table and he does reach out for the bumper with he ear pinch. What I have a problem is that when he reaches for the bumper ...

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