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I hunted these three together, the one with the bad hair could not be trusted but the other two were steady. I don't recall taking much time to teach steady, but I spent a lot of time teaching hup to whistle, shot, hand signals. By the time I introduced real birds, the two I could trust, would have ...

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Shoot a live bird or throw him a wing clipped bird. My bet is he delivers the bird to hand. I had a Boykin that refused the plastic bumpers but would bring the canvas bumpers to hand. I don't remember my Boykin ever not bringing a bird back when hunting. Boykins are unique dogs.

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Go to a springer field trial, volunteer to be a shagger. You will see some excellent dogs and probably know which know which line of springers you want your pup from by the end of the trial. Hopefully trials will start back up by this fall.

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Field Springers have their own web site. You can go to https://essft.com/ which chronicles field trial results

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I got my first springer from David Jones. He used a ladder pattern mowed in his pasture for teaching side to side movement. He was kind enough to allow me to train my springer while he trained his string. The dogs tended to turn when they hit the mowed grass. Rolling a pigeon in close gives the dog ...

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I was playing, I spy, with my 4 yoa grandson, as we drove down the road. A big caution sign was coming up so i spied something yellow. His first guess was, "your teeth". Wondering if i should get some rawhide bones? That embarrassing anecdote aside, My cocker has always had brown stained teeth since...

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plastic bottles with a flip lid. I use a ketchup bottle. The small hole regulates the stream and your dog will be able to keep up with the flow better.

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Nice pair of GSP, probably the best breed for birds in Nebraska. Good to see the Quail. Our drought a few years ago was really hard on quail around North Platte. I took this picture Friday, hard to believe we are in the same state.

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Walmart usually has WW steel 7s this time of the year.

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Looks like a beautiful area. Do you ever get into the chachalaca's on the Chaparral?

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And some never learn.

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Being able to recycle the birds helps keep the cost down. Unfortunately not option in spaniels trials.

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Looking at the British Field trial forum I see there are a few British style clubs in the south, though membership appears to be small. I don't see it as a replacement for the AKC retriever trials but more of a welcome addition, as a dog game which could encourage more owners get involved with their...

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If you include the British Field Trial Society of America trials as American field trials, an eye wipe is possible. There seems to be a lot of interest in these competitions. Interest by whom [/i], the ghost of Benny Hill? The British may be interested in those "trials" as the sporting second comin...

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If you include the British Field Trial Society of America trials as American field trials, an eye wipe is possible. There seems to be a lot of interest in these competitions. http://WWW.britishfieldtrialsociety.com

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I have done training on the LBJ national grasslands west of Fort Worth. Does Texas offer a walk on access permit for hunting? Seems like TPW called it Type 2 land.

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Welcome IronrangeECS. I like the looks of your dog and love hunting behind a spaniel. Were you inviting us to come up and hunt grouse?

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Student learning English, reading in class:

"Everyone has cows in their lives.
Cows at home.
Cows at work.
Cows in our families.
Cows can invade anywhere.
But how do we get rid of the cows?

Teacher:

"Chaos", It is pronounced Chaos"

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A few season back I was finishing up a big circle in a section of CRP. As I was unloading my shotgun to cross the fence I see my Pointer returning, as she got closer I noticed she was carrying the transmitter for the collar. I always laugh at the irony.

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Welcome to you and Floyd. It is always fun to see a pup develop into a hunting dog. Your pup has an intelligent look as he scans the lake. I bet he turns out to be a good marker.

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I have had a hound heater for two years now. I have been very happy with it. I set the thermostat at 55 F. It comes with a indoor thermother so you can get the temperature right.

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First the cat, now this!

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For me "back" is command to run a straight line on an unmarked bird.
I use "fetch" when I point at something and want the dog to pick it up bring it to me, ie. decoy, drill motor, trash in yard, dropped bird, etc.

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Nice photo. Sounds like you have a water dog.

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Thanks for the demo Cass. ...but I thought the camera was going to be mounted on the dog. You do have a nice dog by the way.

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Just a tad more lift on those dogs, and you could leave shotgun at home. That Shorthair doesn't like water. He is trying to make the retrieve without swiming.

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Cass, I used wd40 during a hunt once, worked well enough. I believe the secret is for them to have waxy feet. My cocker stops periodically and pulls them out with his teeth, he might have some wolf or coyote in his pedigree.

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Polmaise, Pam is nice dog. Is she one of yours? Good video also.

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I have on a couple of occassion seen raptors shadow my dogs as we work a tree line, I assume looking for bunnies or mice the dogs stir up. I've admired the birds adaptiveness and reasoning and enjoyed hunting together. Today as my dog Gus and I worked into the wind along a small creek, a rooster got...

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cbump wrote:I don't get it.

Blue quail need alot of pressure before they will fly, and they start running when they see you coming through the gate. There are some who hunt Blues with a dog, but I have always used the run and gun method.

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Is there still fish farms on the way to Brawley? I had permission to hunt the ditch around the farthest south farm, can't remember the name, maybe Valley Fish Farms. Pretty good hunting spot and I could take all the crawdads I wanted from their strainers.

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Sanderson has some of the best people on the globe. I have never owned a dog tough enough to let out of the box in the area of Sanderson. I did enjoy a meal of blues on several occassions.

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OK this will be my last attempt to explain myself.
If an ecollar came with one for collar for the owner and one collar for the dog, users who abuse the tool, would not be so quick to fry a dog. and an added benefit you would always know when the collar needed to be recharged.

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I have always felt ecollars could be more effective if the operator received the same juice the dog received. Another person who doesn't understand the proper use of the ecollar. Charlie My guess is I understand the ecollar more than most on this board. My earlier post was my opinion on, how ecolla...

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I have always felt ecollars could be more effective if the operator received the same juice the dog received.

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Welcome Steve, if you are looking for a high contact prairie chicken spot PM me.
Steve C.
North Platte.

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Welcome to the board. There are several cocker owners and trainers here. I guess you missed the rule stating, all members from Alaska must attach photos with their posts. I guess it can be overlooked since this is your first post.

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It looks like you have a duck dog, or should I say waterfowl dog? That photo is one you will enjoy for the rest of your life.

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Gus with Tom, and my squirrel dog, Aggie.

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Welcome, Good looking lab. Hopefully you will find the info you need on this board. I recommend you also find a local retriever club that is active in field events and join.

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Gonehuntin, great post. I would also start putting a gun down beside his food bowl. If he wont eat take the food up and repeat the next day, keep food from him until he ignores the sight of the gun. After a few days of him eating with the gun nearby, pick the gun up and handle the gun around him as ...

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Beautiful dog. I would like to have about three just like her. I'm not sure what training tips you will be able to pick up, but we have lots of opinions. I personally try to pick up training tips from your side of the Atlantic.

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are you near North Platte?

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Welcome Jim. Ada is a nice looking pup. Looking forward to seeing her grow and your posts of life on the tablelands. Steve from Nebraska.

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Nicely done. Good looking lab. You have a right to be proud. I would hunt with you.

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Wishing everyone a happy and safe Independence Day. We celebrated by making some noise with my flintlock.

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I had a spaniel puppy that I did not sell because only one testical had desended. At six months I decided it was never going to drop so I had him neutered at a vet college in Texas. I trained him, ran him in trials (never told anyone) and gave him to my Sister and family as a hunting dog/pet. The on...

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I recommend you seek out a field trial club in your area. There is a nice kennel in Bainerd, Mn. about 200 miles from your place. I am sure there are a few others closer. When I got my first spaniel I pitched in at a kennel and got a lot of good experience. I think as long as you use your ears and e...

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I see you are in western Washington. There is a club, Western Washington English Springer Spaniel Club, that would be a good start. One of the members Jeff Miller DVM has a practice in Rochester. Jeff is a very active judge and handler. I had one of his Pel Tan Roly pups a few years ago, She was a v...

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Arn't Cockers fun?

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