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Here is what I understand it to mean. If I was hunting this dog in Kansas in a milo field or corn field this isn't what I would want to be happening.I like the dog on point but 636 yards is a long ways away to be hunting pheasants IMHO http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h43/fofinho50/Flash/013-1.jpg ...

I really like this idea of having the dog teach itself with out any touch of the human to make a correction. My question is later in the dogs life he is going to have an encounter with the birds running on the ground that he can see and will most likely break point and flush or even worse catch them...

Neil wrote:My personal worth is just not that tied to my dogs, win or lose.Neil

Agree 100 % Mine isn't either, but I do know it's out there, and hopefully it won't hold people back from giving trialing a chance.

You could also try a little closer to Home and call Josh Mcphearson in Utah 801-372-5481. He has some great Vizsla's.

What I have found in my limited experience of field trialing is the following. If I enter my dog and it doesn't make a good showing or doesn't place somehow that reflects upon me as a person. It means that I am not a good trainer or that my dog and me are no good. How this attitude happens I don't u...

Thanks for your help Maybe I am reading this wrong but from what I see is the dog is collar conditioned to whoa. When you correct him he stops chasing but when you correct him in any situation he will stop running even when there is no bird present. So just because the dog stops to the flush does no...

Yes the dog knows why he is being corrected and is collared conditioned. He will stop on command and has been trained to stop to flush. One thing I haven't done with him is the extra training for example: If the bird is running on the ground and the dog sees the the bird he still needs to stand his ...

Run fields trials that is the reason they were invented is to extend time with your dog in the field.

Thank you to all for the great advise. A little more info about Flash is that yes he will stop when I nick him when he is chasing the birds. I guess the hard part is the terrain to hunt chukars is straight up and down mountains and I am not always in a position to see him. Good thing for the garmin....

The board is a little slow so I was hoping to get some discussion going on the final phases of the breaking process. Hopefully ya'll remember that I have English pointer that is now 18 months old that I have chose to go ahead and break using the West/ Gibbons method. For the first year I let him be ...

[/quote]OH YEAH? Well not in December and January when I hunt. There you have it[/quote] We are hunting wild birds as well and trialing season is a way to extend our time in the field with out dogs. Trials on Chuckar are held in March and April AFTER hunting season is over, but that's the best part ...

Better yet of all the great hunters out there. Can you even name all of the different types of birds that are in Mr. Favor's pictures? I know I can..

my question is, why are there no wild chukar trials?

There is in Idaho and Nevada.


Carry on

Let us know how this works for you. I have a feeling you'll be singing a different tune when it's the 2 of you and 2 dogs trying to pin down running pheasants in a 1 mile section of crp. Best of luck you're going to need it. whast wrong with that ? scared of a little challenge Busterb ? I'd rather ...

well i have never hunted using blockers to be honest. More and better dog work i think. Let us know how this works for you. I have a feeling you'll be singing a different tune when it's the 2 of you and 2 dogs trying to pin down running pheasants in a 1 mile section of crp. Best of luck you're goin...

OUTSTANDING!! Thanks for posting

Birddog3412 wrote:Is there some reason why the All Age Championship is not moved back a month or so because of the weather in the midwest??

They must have believed AL Gore and Global warming...

I would guess that it's a tradition that has been in place for over 100 years.

Ray, Thanks for your insight into how you train your pointers. I too use the barrel to style up my dogs and am at a crossroad of should I shot a bird for my trial dog and let him retrieve or should I stay away from that and not have to correct a bad habit later. The only problem or dilema that I am ...

Ray great post

Would you mind going into more detail on how you train you trial dogs to keep their intensity without letting them retrieve please? I am not sure, I understand what is the reward for a dog that only gets to point the bird.

Thanks,

Jesse

What the heck just breed 'em. They will probably all jump off the bridge anywase!!!

Thanks Ray and all whom replied. Your suggestions have helped a ton.

I have an 8 month old well bred English Pointer that I am going to trial. No plans on hunting this dog at all. So far, I have run him on wild birds pheasant, quail, and chuckars. I have also worked with him on handling to the front. My question is the following: Now that the dog is standing his bird...

One day I need to get up there and shoot some birds. Thanks for sharing looks like a ton of fun!!!

Congrats on a good hunt and thanks for sharing. 10 days and counting until I will get a chance at some roosters!!!

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Outstanding!!

And after all this time... No wonder I can never get a hold of you LOL

Great Questions. We had a situation recently that the trail grounds we had been using for years was no longer available to use, because of commercial development. I would be very interested in how the state land was obtained and how it is utilized in your state. I live in Utah and would like to get ...

Neither a Head Mount... hehehehe Get better soon Doc!!!!

ezzy333 wrote:Rich,

What were you planning, a shoulder mount or a full body? Suppose that would have been too expensive though when you think of the size.

Ezzy

Congrats on the placement!!! Looks like all the time and effort have paid off!!!

Great job Ross

A new pup to out family and my little girls want to her call name Sparkles.... I can see me in a field trial calling to Sparkles.. Sparkles... Sparkles here....


That'll be the last time I ask advise from a 6 and 4 year old.