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- Wed Oct 28, 2020 4:10 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Question about JGHV, FF, JGV-USA and steady to WSF
- Replies: 14
- Views: 5172
Question about JGHV, FF, JGV-USA and steady to WSF
A couple of questions for those familiar with the German testing system: First question: that you know of, do Germans force fetch their dogs most of the time when they get them ready to be tested in the JGHV system (HZP, VGP, etc.) in Germany? I know that the FF method started in Germany (or at leas...
- Sun Aug 02, 2020 8:43 am
- Forum: Training
- Topic: Vive'ing la difference
- Replies: 33
- Views: 10076
Re: Vive'ing la difference
I'd bet money if you hunt your dog a good bit and remain silent it will start relocating again on its own when it needs to. Mine do. As you mentioned dogs know full well when they are in a hunt test vs hunting wild birds. Kinda goes against the grain of them folks who have dogs that just stay there...
- Fri Jul 31, 2020 6:33 am
- Forum: Training
- Topic: Vive'ing la difference
- Replies: 33
- Views: 10076
Re: Vive'ing la difference
Spud is an expert at self relocating on running birds. As many times as it takes. If he is holding point he is still in the scent cone of the birds. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGqvlwr6UKE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qpNuGYf2fI Yes, more eyes is a major factor in why as family groups of gr...
- Thu Jul 09, 2020 8:55 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Orange book
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3016
Orange book
Does anybody know if the following website still works for purchasing "Training The Sporting Dog, 3rd Edition, Smith & Jones, 2016", aka the "Orange Book"? http://www.ahdc.org/ahdcsite/storeitems.php I would like to buy it but the website looks old (or at least that is the impression I get) and I wo...
- Thu Jul 02, 2020 9:10 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Question to Minnesotans
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3635
Re: Question to Minnesotans
I looked in to this a bit more and I found this link: https://mn.gov/elicense/a-z/?id=1083-231149#/list/appId//filterType//filterValue//page/1/sort//order/ This is a MN DNR webpage where one can gather info for an "Application and Special Permit to Train Dogs Afield". There is also a link to the off...
- Thu Jul 02, 2020 9:05 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Question to Minnesotans
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3635
Re: Question to Minnesotans
Well, this is disappointing. I guess I had a different picture of Minnesota in my mind. Don't get me wrong, it still sounds like it is a great state for bird hunting, if you get away from Minneapolis. But as far as being bird dog enthusiast friendly, it sounds like MN is lacking in this aspect. Here...
- Wed Jul 01, 2020 11:50 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Question to Minnesotans
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3635
Question to Minnesotans
Odd question for those who can answer it: I live in Iowa and dog training, testing and hunting is very important to me. I have always lived and hunted in Iowa so I don't have much of a term of comparison, hence why I am asking through this post. I recently received a very good job offer to work in M...
- Wed Jun 17, 2020 3:51 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Pigeons homing training
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4257
Re: Pigeons homing training
Thank you everyone for the great suggestions. I have been following all of the advice and I am starting with 2-3 birds at a time with distance training. So far so good. From half a mile all have homed well with no losses. We'll keep going with this and hope that I don't lose any.
Thanks
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Thanks
G
- Mon Jun 15, 2020 9:41 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: English Pointer breeders in Iowa
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3435
- Thu Jun 11, 2020 4:31 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: English Pointer breeders in Iowa
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3435
Re: English Pointer breeders in Iowa
Can't go wrong with Bob Konz at Hackberry. Typically offers Elhew and Blackawk lines. Very knowledgeable guy. Spotless kennels. Lots of satisfied customers. I picked up a pup from him last fall and am very happy with it thus far. Thank you ckirsch! I have sent you a PM with a few more questions abo...
- Tue Jun 09, 2020 2:06 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: English Pointer breeders in Iowa
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3435
English Pointer breeders in Iowa
Hello, Is anyone familiar with these english pointer breeders in Iowa? Hackberry Kennels Stony Kennels Big Picture Kennels If yes, what do you know about them? What kind of dogs do they produce? What blood lines do they use? What is their reputation? Do they have any dogs actively competing in trial...
- Tue Jun 09, 2020 1:32 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Pigeons homing training
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4257
Pigeons homing training
Hey everybody, Seeking some advice from some more experienced homing pigeons keepers. I have a small flock of pigeons. I have 6 homers that I bought from a local dog trainer in November 2019 as young birds that had never been flown before. Plus I also have a male regular pigeon (non-homing blood lin...
- Wed Jan 08, 2020 5:49 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Training frequency question for green broke pointing dogs
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5064
Re: Training frequency question for green broke pointing dogs
Thank you guys for all the answers. This was really helpful. I am really enjoying the training with my dog, and never realized how cool it is to try to train a dog to a high standard. Personally, I find it more entertaining than hunting itself. I guess when it will all come together (fully trained d...
- Fri Jan 03, 2020 4:34 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Training frequency question for green broke pointing dogs
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5064
Re: Training frequency question for green broke pointing dogs
Thank you! That is exactly what I am looking for. Hopefully others will share their experience and what worked for them and we can have some good discussion generated here. To give some more context to my questions I can summarize my story and my situation. And I will point out also some similaritie...
- Fri Jan 03, 2020 2:07 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Training frequency question for green broke pointing dogs
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5064
Training frequency question for green broke pointing dogs
Hello, I have a question regarding training frequency. Aside from conditioning with roading, summer camps on wild birds, etc., how often per week do you train your young green broke pointing dogs? In particular, when working on steadiness (which to me includes, steady to wing and shot, stop to flush...
- Fri Jan 03, 2020 2:04 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Hello from Iowa and introduction
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2953
Re: Hello from Iowa and introduction
Thank you so much. I will certainly take you up on the help offer should I need it.
Cheers
Cheers
- Fri Jan 03, 2020 9:42 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Hello from Iowa and introduction
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2953
Hello from Iowa and introduction
Hello, I just would like to introduce myself. My name is Giuseppe (although if you have a hard time pronouncing/typing it, "Joe" does work well too). I leave in Iowa and hunt upland birds almost exclusively. As my name give it away I am originally from Europe, Italy to be more specific. I am 35 and ...