Gun Dog Forum

All those Walnut Hill breedings are nice. You might look at their Benny as a sire too. A buddy of mine swears by the "Fritz" influence in his dogs. And I'm a big fan of Sam Saint Max progeny! Funny enough, I have a buddy that swears by fritz as well and was going to call ray about him today but it ...

By pedigreed bird dog, I mean a purposeful breeding, where the piece of paper with names worth looking at, and isn't just a bunch of no rhyme or reason bathtub breedings.

If you can't afford it, don't buy it. Pedigreed gun dogs are an indulgence, not a right. Tidy this up a bit ? If you can't afford a kid don't have a kid.In the hood or anywhere else. If you can't afford a dog don't have a dog . In the hood or anywhere else. Pedigree or not , they eat the same ,and ...

As long as the pup has worked it's way up to this level of exercise and it is low impact (ie not on pavement or with resistance), it is fine. The advice about a day off is old school and is effective. New school would be to have the day off just be some swimming. Btw, if the body of water is nice an...

A pedigreed gun dog is a luxury item like a tattoo, a new car, and filet mignon. Only to be indulged upon when the rest of the financial house is in order . Exactly. Well ...Not Exactly ..really ? It can have all the pedigree on paper , but it is just a pup !..What is put in after that makes it wha...

I live in a rural area where many live at or below the poverty level. Many have dogs, feed them well, and train them to have manners. Their utilities are often cut off for late payment, but they manage. Over the years I've seen many well bred and expensive dogs that live their life in a kennel tuck...

What one pays for an upland hunting pup pales in comparison to what they will spend on the dog over the course of it's life . so purchase price isn't really the BIG factor for me. Find a pup from a breeding of proven parents (' proven ' in bird dog arenas that closely mimic what you intend to use t...

One thing I have noticed, with gsp atleast, is the test & show dogs seem to be 2x the price of competition dogs. Though there are exceptions. I believe this is because of they type of people buying the dogs. I think the reason why lots of the test dog (german, navhda, etc) litters cost more is beca...

One thing I have noticed, with gsp atleast, is the test & show dogs seem to be 2x the price of competition dogs. Though there are exceptions. I believe this is because of they type of people buying the dogs. I think the reason why lots of the test dog (german, navhda, etc) litters cost more is beca...

Well we are contemplating getting a couple litters on the ground. We have 3 line bred Crockett/Sunrise dogs that we recently acquired - and I have a couple of pretty nice llewellins in the kennel - for the first breeding we are gonna line breed Buddy and Meg (both are Crockett/Sunrise dogs with a t...

I'm raising my price...:) Well to be fair, I'd probably only consider a half dozen or so labrador litters per year to be exceptionally well bred and, if I don't see the dog and bitch this week at the national amateurs, I'll see them in a few months at the nationals. They'll need to have complementa...

The puppy in my avatar...which is in need of an update...is this fellow here at 6 months...wet from dashing through my stream: http://i1383.photobucket.com/albums/ah315/NEhomer/Whip/whip20posing_zps7vn910ny.jpg I'm on the East coast where I think things are gonna be pricier and was in touch with a ...

for the right home, I am sometimes willing to work with the buyer. So if I have a listed price, my perfect home may pass on contacting me because it is a couple hundred dollars out of their budgeted price Thank for the response. Part of my concern in contacting someone who hasn't listed a price is ...

Let me try this again Ezzy and Polmaise. When a dog is sent on his name for a marked retrieve and is unsuccessful, pressure is never or rarely used to correct the dog. A bird boy may help him, the trainer may walk out and help him but pressure is never used on the dog. See the difference? With the ...

For me, they would be a horrible idea. I want my hands as free as possible and don't want to fumble for a whistle, have to take my hands off another training tool, to find a whistle to push a button on. I like having the whistle in my mouth all day and hands free. Sounds like a really horrible idea...

Pros? Cons? Age to start feeding?

Are these whistles just a gimmick or do they work well when training gundogs ? If they work well then I have a use for one. Bill T. I just bought one yesterday to use for teaching whistle commands since it leaves the mouth free. I'll let you know when it gets here. What I do know about them is that...

I'm an engineer that owns a small business that does innovative research for the Department of Defense. The wife, who is also into hunting dogs, is an attorney in the entertainment industry and doesn't let me forget the irony that my business is smart weapons when my dumb weapon misses a duck at 25 ...

Chesapeake. Although I don't have one anymore the ones I did have were all very loyal companions. Definately a breed apart from other dogs. But, I don't think I've ever met a breed of dog I didn't like something about. Anybody that I've ever known that has has a chesapeake and didn't just keep it p...

To be honest, I probably exercise the dog too much. We live in the steep mountains of the west and I trail jog (I don't run at my age) every other day which comes out to about 30 to 40 miles a week. The dogs are free running, up and down canyons, the entire time. Their daily exercise is 6 trips up w...

I tried the 30/20 formula on my female (spayed) Brittany but it was more difficult to keep the weight off even by reducing the ration. I went back to 26/16 and she maintains her weight better plus has plenty of energy in the field and at field trials. Each dog is different and you need to use what ...

I have a young dog, less than a year old, that I've been feeding a high protein and high fat diet.

He is extremely well muscled but, also, very lean and tons of go.

Hi all! I joined the forum about a week ago and I've read some great information for training my future puppy. I see lots of opinions, strategies, and beliefs here on this forum (i.e. when to start live birds, how forceful discipline should be, different breeds, etc.) and I am curious what are the ...

From the time they will pick up a clip wing quail, six weeks on. As soon as they are handling quail, they go on pigeons. They will not go on ducks until 6-7 months. You don't want them getting bitten and bird shy. Dog's make their living retrieving birds not bumpers and by reverting to birds from b...

From the time they will pick up a clip wing quail, six weeks on. As soon as they are handling quail, they go on pigeons. They will not go on ducks until 6-7 months. You don't want them getting bitten and bird shy. Dog's make their living retrieving birds not bumpers and by reverting to birds from b...

At that age I'd be using the corridor method then the CC on bumpers only ,when the dog is proficient at retrieving to hand... then dead birds , would not be using live game at that age that's for sure ,to many things can go wrong So, you don't think it's not a good idea to get him flushing pigeons ...

I'd really recommend following a training program. There are many excellent programs that give proven results. ... but since you asked... I'm of the opinion that this about the age that they need to learn that come/here is a command means "get back here now, quickly, and in the most direct line poss...