Gun Dog Forum

All, Thanks for your responses. As I said I am new and just trying to get outside opinions on what I experienced. To be clear that's not me in the video, it's one of the trainers. I do think your dog made an amazing adjustment, first by maintaining its enthusiasm, despite having to watch the bird fl...

So I took my 5 month old Brittany to my nearest NAVHDA training day this past Saturday. For background, my pup has never seen a pigeon or game bird before, other than a wing on a string. He points/chases tweety birds on walks. I am also brand new to upland hunting. Things I liked: -Everyone was very...

Thanks everyone for your help. I'm headed to the NAVHDA Chesapeake chapter training day tomorrow, going to put my pup on some pigeons and some .22 blanks and see how he likes it. It starts at 8 am and is 3 hours away, but it'll be worth it!

go to NSTRA.com, while there read what we are all about,, select regions ,Virgina, Steve Whittington , 540-622-4541 Nstra is always looking for new members. NSTRA trials are very close to hunting. Our region has members that come out from LA, just to run their dogs on birds. The members are all poi...

First off...DO NOT be in a rush. There is absolutely no need to introduce the gun to a six month old dog...much less a four month old. therfe are much more important things to work on...like Here and whoa and kennel...all of which you can do very nicely in a small back yard. Check. Just trying to g...

If you have no land , and know no one who has land you can use, and you can't use public land until Sept. then you are pretty much pooched. Any game farms near you? Exactly. I read another thread from a few years ago talking about hunting preserves being the next best option so I'm looking into tha...

Look to see if there is a NAVHDA chapter close to you. They have training days, access to land & training birds, and people to mentor you in dog training. You can kind of pick & choose what you want to train your dog to do. They are a good bunch of people to learn from. Good luck with your new hunt...

Hello all, I'm new here. I have a 4mo Brittany that I'm looking to start introducing to gunfire and birds, but I don't live in an area where I can just go firing starter pistols all over the place (I don't have any land or know anybody personally who has enough to let me do that). Any ideas on types...

Hi. New guy to hunting here, I have a 4 month old Brittany. I'm interested in learning how I can train him for hunting especially since I live in an area where I don't have personal access to land. I'll be posting lots of questions!