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by TEX-X
Sun Nov 03, 2013 9:47 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: Gun shy rescue GSP
Replies: 14
Views: 5354

Re: Gun shy rescue GSP

If he's shutting down don't start popping a cap gun around him....just make it worse. Take a step back and start from the beginning of reintroducing the dog to gunfire. Go slow and use a method or you will make things worse. Hopefully you can get him over it
by TEX-X
Sun Nov 03, 2013 1:09 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Dogs and Traps
Replies: 8
Views: 3106

Re: Dogs and Traps

Had a friend in wasington lise a good dog hunting to a snare...he said he knew something was wrong when the dog woudnt recalll...finally found him dead
by TEX-X
Sat Nov 02, 2013 6:54 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: dog tattoos and ear marks
Replies: 8
Views: 5336

Re: dog tattoos and ear marks

It might be an S...looks like a 5 ...but the ear mark...could just be an old injury or something..she a good older dog who would make a great house pet. Think I will foster her until pointer rescue finds a good home. Gotta make room because I'm thinoing about getting a blood tracking dog for all the...
by TEX-X
Fri Nov 01, 2013 11:21 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: dog tattoos and ear marks
Replies: 8
Views: 5336

dog tattoos and ear marks

Dog catcher called me and said that he had a stray shorthair. I went over to save her from the pound and noticed she has an ear notch and a number 5 tattooed on the inside of her leg. Anyone have any experience with this? Is this a field trial thing?
by TEX-X
Fri Nov 01, 2013 11:17 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Anyone from TX?
Replies: 2
Views: 1360

Re: Anyone from TX?

I'm outta waco
by TEX-X
Thu Oct 31, 2013 7:27 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Aggression towards a puppy
Replies: 15
Views: 6360

Re: Aggression towards a puppy

Hattrick wrote:You did the right thing.

With really hard headed dogs trying to set dominace you sometimes have to piss on them while you have them on there back to put them in there place. I dont think ur guy needs that yet.
Will that work on my wife? :lol:
by TEX-X
Wed Oct 30, 2013 12:47 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Aggression towards a puppy
Replies: 15
Views: 6360

Re: Aggression towards a puppy

Delmar use to grab a fighting dog by the backlegs and spin them in 4 or 5 circles...what did that do? No telling. Does it work? Sometimes. Just something to think about. Muzzle scout and let them interact. Maybe if the pup submits scout will back off
by TEX-X
Wed Oct 30, 2013 8:05 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: rattlesnakes
Replies: 7
Views: 2513

Re: rattlesnakes

Bring a dog. I got a pasture and a johnny house of quail.
by TEX-X
Wed Oct 30, 2013 7:09 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: rattlesnakes
Replies: 7
Views: 2513

Re: rattlesnakes

There isn't anything down in south tx that will jack with a rattlesnake other than humans and hogs...the feral hog population explosion is the direct cause of their change in behavior...as per the tpwd biologist in three rivers. I need to find the den pretty quick.
by TEX-X
Tue Oct 29, 2013 6:42 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: rattlesnakes
Replies: 7
Views: 2513

Re: rattlesnakes

What's ur address? I will ship you a few....dozen :lol:
by TEX-X
Tue Oct 29, 2013 6:23 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: rattlesnakes
Replies: 7
Views: 2513

rattlesnakes

The dog is snake broke. I'm not. Just walked up on one while training. I've killed five this year and luckily all but one has buzzed. At the deer lease they won't buzz anymore or the hogs will eat them. I will be getting snake boots shortly. What I'm getting at is has anyone found anything that will...
by TEX-X
Thu Jun 06, 2013 6:32 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Coyotes and Dogs
Replies: 225
Views: 96877

Re: Coyotes and Dogs

Be careful I had a 80 pound pit get killed by a pack of yotes...pit latched on to a coyote and the other yotes jumped his him
by TEX-X
Tue Nov 20, 2012 6:43 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: gun dog with a cat problem
Replies: 23
Views: 8511

Re: gun dog with a cat problem

The cats are barn cats and the dog is on a lunge when I or my wife is not around...I can control him I just don't want him going after a cat with her....because as they say heck has no fury....and I will probly come home to her burying him....but she's not as big as I am and I don't want her getting...
by TEX-X
Tue Nov 20, 2012 1:11 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: gun dog with a cat problem
Replies: 23
Views: 8511

Re: gun dog with a cat problem

I appreciate everyones input....I. am glad I can come to this site and get advice from seasoned gun dog people....I posted this same question on another forum and I got answers like keep the cats and the dogs kenneled.....and garbage like that
by TEX-X
Tue Nov 20, 2012 12:36 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: gun dog with a cat problem
Replies: 23
Views: 8511

Re: gun dog with a cat problem

The dog was 100 percent collar conditioned before training began with him....I tried negative association with him just like I do when I snake proof my dogs....when he winds the cats or starts to creep on them I will hit him and not say a word....I sat on the swing the other night and had him sit an...
by TEX-X
Tue Nov 20, 2012 11:01 am
Forum: Training
Topic: gun dog with a cat problem
Replies: 23
Views: 8511

gun dog with a cat problem

Looking for a little help. I just picked up another gsp from someone I work with. Neutered 1.5 year old male with no training. He will chase cats till he's blue in the face. That's a bad idea. When they are the wifes babies. He will kill them if I'm not there to stop it. Which if he kills them momma...
by TEX-X
Thu Feb 18, 2010 10:33 pm
Forum: Submit Your GUN DOG Site
Topic: D2 Shorthairs /Blue Mountain Preserve Website
Replies: 2
Views: 2488

Re: D2 Shorthairs /Blue Mountain Preserve Website

i'll be moving back to W. tx in a week and will be in the market for another shorthair.. i might have to check ya'll out....
by TEX-X
Fri Dec 11, 2009 12:09 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Full grown
Replies: 4
Views: 1474

Re: Full grown

i always had the rule of thumb that they reach maturity at 2 years of age... i might be right i might be wrong.... that's just my 2 cents
by TEX-X
Fri Dec 11, 2009 12:02 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: Good training book?
Replies: 19
Views: 6392

Re: Good training book?

no harm no foul... i have never read the book by mr. walker... so i can't technically say it's not a great book... i'm sure it is... that's how my old man taught me to ride... threw me on the back and said don't fall off... she was a 4 year old green broke philly... i learned pretty "bleep" quick...
by TEX-X
Thu Dec 10, 2009 1:23 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: Good training book?
Replies: 19
Views: 6392

Re: Good training book?

Your best bet to training is to use an approach as natural as possible, you will get the best results. so are you saying that when my dog messes up i should pose and growl? if he keeps doing it i should go for his throat? :lol: in a previous post i commented that i read alot of different books and t...
by TEX-X
Wed Dec 09, 2009 6:54 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: Good training book?
Replies: 19
Views: 6392

Re: Good training book?

i used the grab by the legs and spin in a circle method and it worked pretty good to me.... to each his own... i think if the delmar book was useless it still wouldn't be around... and delmar and heck even rick wouldn't have done as good as they did....
by TEX-X
Tue Dec 08, 2009 12:24 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: keeping quail
Replies: 11
Views: 4501

Re: keeping quail

depends on how old the quail are... and actually what kind of quail they are... i have couturnix... you want them to have a source of artificial heat up until eight weeks.... a bag of feed is like 14 bucks here for me... i feed game bird maintenance... mine are kept in the garage... but i put them o...
by TEX-X
Tue Dec 08, 2009 10:33 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Feeding a pit
Replies: 18
Views: 5806

Re: Feeding a pit

we use to feed our hog dogs (pits) tires and cats :lol: we fed diamond naturals the extreme athlete but mixed it half and half with the diamond hi energy... if you don't mix it it gives them horrible gas... i now feed my shorthairs a mix of the extreme athlete and the hi energy.... i'm happy with it...
by TEX-X
Tue Dec 08, 2009 10:25 am
Forum: Training
Topic: Good training book?
Replies: 19
Views: 6392

Re: Good training book?

it's an older school way of looking at things... it gets down to the basics... i really enjoy it and use his book quite a bit... i still think of his training technique (and now his son's) one of the better ones out there.... just my opinion.. sit down and read it... it offers alot of good insight I...
by TEX-X
Mon Dec 07, 2009 1:55 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: Good training book?
Replies: 19
Views: 6392

Re: Good training book?

best way to train your gun dog by delmar smith... available at amazon
by TEX-X
Mon Dec 07, 2009 1:51 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Seperate fighting dogs UPDATE-PLEASE ADVISE
Replies: 45
Views: 12387

Re: seperate fighting dogs

if i ever get bit by one of my dogs... he's eating lead... i don't put up with it even if its a accidental bite... i won't tolerate that from a dog... I'd hate it if i let one slide and he bit my wife... as far as cleaning with hydrogen peroxide... i wouldn't use that stuff... shave the laceration, ...
by TEX-X
Fri Dec 04, 2009 10:25 am
Forum: Training
Topic: Extreme Gun Shyness
Replies: 10
Views: 5249

Re: Extreme Gun Shyness

my dog kinda sorta did the same thing... he didn't bolt but he tucked tail at the sight of my shotgun... i put the gun by his food bowl... and before he got to eat i cycled the gun once... then allowed him to eat.... it'll take a while... but now when i cycle the gun he comes running (sliding across...
by TEX-X
Thu Dec 03, 2009 2:17 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Seperate fighting dogs UPDATE-PLEASE ADVISE
Replies: 45
Views: 12387

Re: seperate fighting dogs

my boston tore into my GSP one day... over a bone of course... i grabbed the boston by the back legs and spun him in about 6 very tight circles... then set him down... it hasn't happened again... the wife saw me do this and was like "what the heck was that?" i think i read it in the delmar smith boo...
by TEX-X
Thu Nov 26, 2009 1:34 am
Forum: Training
Topic: GSP pup and an untrained human!
Replies: 6
Views: 2416

Re: GSP pup and an untrained human!

I elk hunt in ellensburg..... where are you located? good luck on the pup there is a wealth of info here... one book that helped me quite a bit was the delmar smith book...
by TEX-X
Thu Nov 26, 2009 1:29 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: lcs bird launchers
Replies: 3
Views: 1324

Re: lcs bird launchers

i have a couple of manual ones and i love them..... but i'm pretty sure you mean the electric one
by TEX-X
Mon Nov 23, 2009 11:37 pm
Forum: Health and Nutrition
Topic: Snake bite kit
Replies: 4
Views: 1857

Re: Snake bite kit

i'm no vet.... but i worked for one for 5 years... he helped me put this kit together... it hasn't failed me... i've treated a few snake bit dogs.... and a horse
by TEX-X
Mon Nov 23, 2009 11:35 pm
Forum: Health and Nutrition
Topic: Snake bite kit
Replies: 4
Views: 1857

Re: Snake bite kit

basically reduces inflammation...scavenges free radicals...helps with pain... and helps to protect cells...
by TEX-X
Fri Nov 20, 2009 12:44 pm
Forum: Guns and Ammo
Topic: Benelli Super Nova
Replies: 14
Views: 7263

Re: Benelli Super Nova

i'm 6'4" and have a 28" supernova... i love it almost as much as i love my SBE 2..... my wife who is 5'6" shoots it as well and she doesn't have a problem with it... honestly in my opinion for the price you can't beat the supernova
by TEX-X
Wed Oct 28, 2009 9:31 am
Forum: Health and Nutrition
Topic: Snake bite kit
Replies: 4
Views: 1857

Snake bite kit

I saw this on another forum and thought it was good info to put up... my snake kit is geared for Rattle snakes... assorted syringes/needles/gauze one big bottle of DMSO with dauber 1 100 CC bottle of dexamethasone 1 pair battery powered clippers 1 bottle of betadine soap a box of latex or nitril glo...
by TEX-X
Fri Oct 23, 2009 9:31 am
Forum: Health and Nutrition
Topic: Keep weight on a GSP
Replies: 41
Views: 10410

Re: Keep weight on a GSP

i was having the same problem with my pup....so i switched him to the diamond extreme athlete and i put about a tablespoon full of vegatable oil in his food....he's eating 4 cups a day... and has never looked better! shiny coat and now you can no longer see his ribs! good luck! maybe start feeding h...
by TEX-X
Wed Oct 21, 2009 8:19 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: @&#^%*^ Truck!
Replies: 19
Views: 5342

Re: @&#^%*^ Truck!

hmmmm a clutch pack failed? was the tranny slipping before hand? that's one of those things where you have a few symptoms before hand....i'm glad you're getting it taken care of...
by TEX-X
Mon Oct 19, 2009 7:58 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: @&#^%*^ Truck!
Replies: 19
Views: 5342

Re: @&#^%*^ Truck!

a few weeks ago i changed a heater core in an 2003 dodge ram 4.7l....i coudn't figger out why the book called for 16 hours of flag time.... and the stealership wanted 1000 bucks to change a 90 dollar part...well let me tell you I found out why.... the steering wheel has to be dropped, the entire das...
by TEX-X
Sun Oct 18, 2009 8:46 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: @&#^%*^ Truck!
Replies: 19
Views: 5342

Re: @&#^%*^ Truck!

i have an 83 chev pickup... it shells a tranny....500 bucks....blow a motor i'll build another one for 1500.... rear ends are a dime a dozen.... she has a nine inch ford in it right now.... downside is fuel mileage.... that hotrod 454 will drink the gas
by TEX-X
Sun Oct 18, 2009 8:43 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: @&#^%*^ Truck!
Replies: 19
Views: 5342

Re: @&#^%*^ Truck!

dodges automatics are crap....stick with the manual....also the new dodges are having wicked turbo problems/power steering pump problems/ they're shelling motors for what dodge says is "bad fuel" Chevrolet is having intermittent head gasket issues..... is it an allison? thank god for warranty...it w...
by TEX-X
Thu Oct 15, 2009 9:12 am
Forum: Hunting
Topic: First Grouse over new GSP pup !!
Replies: 9
Views: 3442

Re: First Grouse over new GSP pup !!

good looking pup... all the luck to you
by TEX-X
Thu Oct 15, 2009 8:55 am
Forum: Training
Topic: Which E-Collar to Choose?
Replies: 13
Views: 3399

Re: Which E-Collar to Choose?

welcome to the forum calisdad...
by TEX-X
Thu Oct 15, 2009 8:08 am
Forum: Training
Topic: Which E-Collar to Choose?
Replies: 13
Views: 3399

Re: Which E-Collar to Choose?

i have the dogtra ncp 202 gold 2 dog unit. I love it. It has the vibe but no beeper. the only reason i have the two dog unit is because sportsman's wharehouse accidently put the one dog unit price tag on it :lol: i knew it was too good to pass up. especially for when i'll be getting another dog. i l...
by TEX-X
Wed Oct 14, 2009 9:51 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: puppy play day! *pictures*
Replies: 5
Views: 1661

Re: puppy play day! *pictures*

great looking pups...
by TEX-X
Tue Oct 13, 2009 3:27 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Which breed sheds the least?
Replies: 43
Views: 22819

Re: Which breed sheds the least?

one of those hairless chinese dogs :lol: i have a GSP and he doesn't shed to bad at all.... on the other hand i have a boston terror....i mean terrier and he sheds horribly...
by TEX-X
Fri Oct 09, 2009 3:37 pm
Forum: Health and Nutrition
Topic: allergies
Replies: 29
Views: 11659

Re: allergies

also you could try bathing the pup in an oatmeal based shampoo when he starts to itch...
by TEX-X
Sun Oct 04, 2009 10:44 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: sitting on anticipation of the flush
Replies: 10
Views: 2433

Re: sitting on anticipation of the flush

thanks tall boy....good looking pony
by TEX-X
Sun Oct 04, 2009 10:40 pm
Forum: Hunting
Topic: Pups first hunt
Replies: 6
Views: 2483

Re: Pups first hunt

90 bucks for a pheasant tag!!! i almost fell over..... i'm on a military budget.... i hunted blacktail on the bp unit last year and scratched....if you end up getting a tag let me know and maybe we can get your pup out here and go hunt the base release site... they put out quite a few pheasant there...
by TEX-X
Sun Oct 04, 2009 7:42 pm
Forum: Hunting
Topic: Pups first hunt
Replies: 6
Views: 2483

Re: Pups first hunt

you hunt anywhere around the bellingham area? i hunted the Bp unit.... lots of land
by TEX-X
Sat Oct 03, 2009 9:24 pm
Forum: Health and Nutrition
Topic: Dog died
Replies: 32
Views: 11904

Re: Dog died

I'm very sorry to hear this...i know that i would take it very very hard if it happened to me.... keep us posted if you find anything else out
by TEX-X
Fri Oct 02, 2009 4:49 pm
Forum: Horses
Topic: Tips for a greenhorn
Replies: 8
Views: 4813

Re: Tips for a greenhorn

just pretty much saying if you think you are getting into trouble just remember your the boss and you can control anything that horse will try to do with those reins...if all else fails and trouble is going to happen crank down on those reins and hold on for dear life