Gun Dog Forum

I have no idea what is like where you live. I have a flock of homers and right now spend most of my time training in the back yard or at the industrial park in my town. Most of the time we just work on handling, but if will be doing bird work, I use a cap gun since it is in city limits. This would a...

Thanks for all the replies, all are very useful. To answer a few questions, I only have close access to 1 field, but it's 40+ acres and I never put birds in the same spot. She has never acted nervous or skittish around the remote launcher. Dizzied pigeons get me a little nervous at this point as she...

I generally agree with everyone else, but there is another possibility. Your pup may have figured out the game. He may be pointing because he knows there is a bird out there, whether he smells it or not. The next time you work him, do everything exactly the same except don't put a bird in your laun...

I have been trying to get my 1.5 year old brittany out with pigeons in a launcher at least a few times per week. She is my first pointing dog so we are both learning. Lately if there is a light, steady breeze she will lock up on the pigeon from 30-40 yards away. What is the best thing to do in this ...

I bought my first breeding pair of pigeons about a month ago. About a week ago 1 egg was laid in a nesting bowl and they have been sitting on it every day when I have fed them. Today when I fed them they were sitting on a different nesting bowl. I picked the bird up and there was 1 egg underneath it...

I'm looking at building my first pigeon trap, I've always netted them at night but I have a few new prospective places where that isn't an option. I'm trying to decide if I want to put a funnel or door with bobs on it. I'm leaning towards a funnel right now. Any advice as to what you have had more s...