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I'm worried about his teeth really. Polamise, I know he's doing it because I allow it. The problem is, I'm unsure how I should proceed with stopping it. I'm afraid of correcting with ecollar cause I'm unsure of it's affect on other issues like retrieving, or retrieving in water since that's where he...

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My 18 month DD loves rocks, or hates them. We spend a lot of time in the water, mostly creeks. He will spend almost all his time picking up rocks and carrying them. He'll even pull rocks up from deeper water and stick his head under water to get them. He's also begun doing this in the yard. When it'...

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Great news. Hopefully they'll put out a 20 gauge 3" load. Rio bismuth patterns great out of all my shotguns.

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It's time to buy. I'm leaning towards the Alpha, but would like some opinions from those who have used them. I'm tired of worrying where the dogs are, so I'm gonna order this week. I do already have the Pro 550 for training. The GPS collar will only be used while hunting or running. I'll be running ...

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I'm opposite of oldbeek. I've found quail very hard to keep alive, and don't fly well. Chukar hold tight, fly great, keep easy, and IME recall very well if not flushed too far.

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I've got a fairly large coop. I'm planning on making a small 3x3 cage with a in trap and an out trap, and putting their food inside. Sound like a good idea?

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I don't have any special attachments for roading, I just drop them off and follow with the truck. The dogs set the pace, normally around 20mph, slowing down to about 15mph after three or four miles. I let the dogs decide about how far, but usually 5-7 miles. When we first started, I think it was aro...

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Good looking pup! Professional training at 4 or 5 months? I think you could ease up on the pup till after hunting season. Are you looking for a fully trained dog this season? I didn't do anything with mine other than very basic obedience, and he pointed quail, pushed a few rabbits, and retrieved duc...

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Awesome! Let us know how it shoots. I'm also looking for a light 20 double, and I'm interested in the Stevens and Franchi.

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I like the Franchi guns also, but the doubles may be too light for recoil sensitive folks and heavy pheasant loads. I think the Stoegers are quite a bit heavier, and that's probably a good thing in this instance.

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Check the classifieds. I think Meller? had some pigeons in Missouri, I don't think it was far from the Kansas line, but not sure. I'd take anything on dog training that comes from YouTube with a grain of salt. I've got the Perfect Start Perfect Finish series, and while I have not yet used it much, i...

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I have a 12 month DD, and use a Garmin Pro 550. My pup responds to a high level 1 stimulation. Several of his siblings owners also use the same collar, and there pups respond to the collar differently, one even to a low 5 level stimulation before any response. It shows me that all dogs respond diffe...

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Found pigeons today for 3$. Gonna get 10 to raise some young, and get about 10 to train with every week. Thanks for all the advice.

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12 month old DD. She points, but I'm trying to intensify her point in a quick kinda way, maybe not possible.

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5-6$ Here.

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Understood. I'll just keep hunting her and work with homers when I'm confident they'll recall, and ferals when I can catch them. Thanks again

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I don't have homers yet Munster, and was looking for a alternative to letting all the birds fly off. I really like using chukar, but can't afford to let 6 chukar go 3 or 4 times a week. I have done what you advised with MY male, and all is great with him. I'm working with a female now that hasn't ha...

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I'm needing to work on pointing with my pup. I've got pigeons and launchers. I had planned to use a hobble and 20-30' of light string tied to the launcher, along with a helper and a check cord.

Would this work and will it harm the pigeons?

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Definitely no expert here with little experience. I use the collar only for recall while hunting my year old pup. I do not shock while hunting, I just let the pup hunt and figure things out on his own. He points great, and I'll work on steady after season. His range has improved a bunch through this...

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Has not been checked for worms. Fresh water is always available. I'll be at the vet next week when he has xrays, and I'll ask him to check then.

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Yep, it can definitely get discouraging being a new guy, just for being someone (like me), who had never had a hunting dog, or like me, had not had a dog in twenty years. Just because we ask questions some of ya'll might think ridiculous, we ask because we're trying to take the best care of our part...

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to defecate. Year old DD pup. He'll relieve himself, and afterwards squats 5-10 times trying again. He's done this with Purina PP Sport, and NutriSource. Stools are ok, and nothing comes out in the subsequent attempts. Anything to worry about?

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Very nice!

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I use Chukar a lot. When planted in thick brush, they hardly ever move. In an open field, with the dog not around, I've seen them run 100 yards. Usually for me, when the dog gets close, they sit tight, and flush well.

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Astroturf? Maybe a yard?

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gonehuntin' wrote:dogboyties.com. The 1000 denier ones.

Those look really nice. Any reason they wouldn't work well in a hunting situation? They'd be a lot easier to put on than Lewis boots.

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I used it on my pup. I never found a flea or tick on my dog under normal circumstances. We are in tick infested areas ever day of the summer. After a run where he would get into the ticks bad, you could find them on him as soon as he got to the truck. A few hours later, they would be gone.

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I'm a dumb new dog owner, with a 11 month old Draht. He is my first hunting dog besides a beagle, and my first dog in twenty years. I'm sure I've asked plenty of stupid questions, but I truly appreciate everyone's replies. Confirmation that things are normal is what I think most people are looking f...

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Started the saline rinse today, and ordered some Lewis boots. Thanks for everyone's advice, and to Greg for fixing my pic.

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Thanks folks.

Unfortunately, quail season starts Tuesday. Guess I'll get on the phone in the am and get some boots coming. I'll start with the salt water today.

Thanks again.

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I have no idea what he cut it on. When I take him to run, it's normally a hour to an hour and fifteen minutes of him just running as fast as he can, through the woods, fields, and briars. He doesn't know when to stop. I only found it when he loaded up, and there was blood on the back seat. I'm figur...

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Sorry folks, that pic came out useless. You can still see the cut, but not very well. The cut is on the center pad on back left. It peeled about a 1/8" off. It bled pretty good before we cleaned it up and bandaged it. It didn't affect his running or movement .

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My dog cut a pad yesterday evening. I cleaned it out with a light peroxide solution, then some triple antibiotic and wrapped loosely with Coban. Should I call a vet today?

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10-4 guys. Looks like I'll check out some 20's. Ezzy, I understand your point, but I'm not looking at sporting, just wanna save as much meat possible. I shot a bobwhite today with #9 Winchester AA Xtralight loads. I can normally hit, but this hit sent the bird straight back about 10 yards. Dog retri...

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Looking for a new lightweight SxS. I've got plenty of shotguns in 12 and 20, just looking for something lighter that won't damage too much meat.

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I have a DD. I hunt pretty dense areas, nothing like the open areas out west. He hunts at most 100 to 120 yards away. He's still a pup at 9 months, and has been run free since I picked him up. He does check in frequently, but I really like the way he works. He's 70 lbs now, and not a lick of fat on ...

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I am using a launcher on the chukar, Donny. I'll start with pen raised quail instead of chukar this week. That's what I was thinking Dakota. Sharon, I always appreciate your insightful advice. I just started him with the e collar and it is going well. Basic obedience is still a work in progress, gun...

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8 month old pup. I've been working him with birds for a while, mostly chukar, but occasionally quail. I haven't been able to get good flying quail in a while, so for the last month, all chukar. In the last 2 weeks, he's been great on chukar. With the cooler weather and lower humidity, he's pointed f...

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Not sure there, but most others have WAY more experience than I. That said, in all honesty, my pup never saw a leash till he was about 5 months old, and we walk/run about three miles a day. We live in town, but have plenty of access to private and public ground. My pup is no ankle biter neither. I d...

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You may have hogs, but that track doesn't look like a hog to me. The damaged area also doesn't look like hog damage. Hog tracks are more rounded at the front, and their snouts do a lot more damage than that.

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Disclaimer: I just joined this forum and I haven't trained a gun dog (yet...), but, Not sure if you read pointing dog journal at all but the July/August 2015 issue wrote a great article regarding e-collars and it actually recommended "Gun Dog Supply Basic Obedience Ecollar Training with Robin MacFa...

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Anybody have any experience with her, or her training videos. My pup is 6 months old, and while I have purchased a Garmin Pro 550 a couple months ago, I haven't used it yet and would prefer to wait a couple more months. My pup knows sit, come, no,and down, but not much else, and he doesn't do these ...

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I've got a 6 month old pup now, and my first real hunting dog. My experience is only with this dog, so no expertise here, just what I've seen. I wanted a male, and after visiting the breeder and seeing the pups, I picked the dog that wanted to get away from the others and venture alone, smelling and...

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Thanks for all the replys. I found some 10 week old georgia giant bobwhites, would they work ok?

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I've got a DD pup that just turned 5 months. He's about 50 lbs already, and full of himself. He knows what no, sit, down, and come mean, but don't always listen. He knows that unless I'm right there, he doesn't have to obey if he don't want to. I picked up a Garmin Pro 550 a few weeks ago, but have ...

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How well do they work? A friend found one made of galvanized, and picked it up. It's 4'x4' and 5' tall. Where should I put it, how many birds will it hold? Any tips? Thanks

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That's what I'll try Fun Dog. I'm gonna start opening their pen every day to fly, and I'll definitely try them in the launcher first. The dog has a tremendous amount of drive, and anytime he's out loose, he's hunting. I'm sure either way he'll get it figured out, but I would like for him to be ready...

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Have you trained your birds to trap? Have you loft flown? Could they have been injured prior to use? Simple questions, but important ones. Honestly Kelli, I've never really heard of training them to trap, and not sure what you mean by loft flown. I only had one pigeon I was concerned about, being b...

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Just got Perfection Kennels Perfect Start/Perfect Finish set last week. I noticed on the video's that they go through a great many pigeons. I've got two remote launchers set up, and also have a good sized pigeon coop. I was able to buy eight pigeons from a local guy, and caught twelve more in my tra...

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I appreciate your feedback oldbeek. I ended up getting the Pro 550 today. Now to learn how to use it effectively, before trying it on the dog. Thanks again.

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