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A good day for you and the dog

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Well done

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DonF wrote: ↑
Tue Nov 03, 2020 10:26 am
Can't wait till they decide to bring back some bad dinosaurs!

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Welcome to the forum & nice looking pup.

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If no one else has said it yet I will... I'm very jealous of the amount of time you get to spend in the field! I think you log more field time in a week than I will in a month. It's fun reading about your progress with Tubbs. Best of luck as it continues. X2 My season starts this coming Saturday, b...

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If you start useing the e-collar when he starts to go in on the birds you will get a dog that blinks birds to avoid being shocked. He'll try to avoid birds so he doesn't get shocked. That's how you get a dog to avoid deer, snakes, etc. -- when they smell or see deer, snakes, etc, you crank the colla...

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That's great

Sounds like he really starting to come around. I've got a feeling he is going to have alot of birds shot over him this Fall

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SLOW DOWN -- you are trying to do too many things at once. You just got him to start finding birds & pointing them in the last 2 days --now you want him to be steady to wing, shot, & fall. You are going too fast, give him a chance to be a pup and figure it all out. I'll bet you just walked right pas...

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If the wind is over 30mph, I won't hunt my dog in tall heavy cover without an Astro -- it's too hard for both you and the dog to keep track of each other in high wind. When the wind is high, I hunt shorter cover, so we both know where we are. The way you said the dog acted when he came back, he prob...

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I feed after the hunt only -- I worry about the possibility of twisted stomach on morning feedings, so I don't fed in the mornings on days they will hunt. If dog is tired and not eating, try mixing warm water into food. still not eating, I put a little chicken broth in with the food (use the unsalte...

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Sorry for your loss

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Welcome to the forum

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There is a NAVHDA club in Sioux Falls and they do a lot of training & have access to birds. You could probablly get them to do a couple fake shoot to retreive trials with an e-collar on. They train for AKC hunt test and about every other situation. They are a good bunch of people and enjoy helping p...

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I got good news this last week end from a past puppy buyer. Joe Jung called me and said his dog, DC/AFC Bourbon XIII was elected to the Brittany Hall of Fame (there are only 86 total Britts in the Hall of Fame). Bourbon XIII was out of my avatar female, FC/AFC Candy's Lucky Penny SH So next February...

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Since you are going to mainly be hunting upland, you might want to switch to AKC pointing dog hunting tests. They are broken into 3 levels -- junior hunter, senior hunter, and master hunter. If you go to AKC's web site and google their search engine for qualifications for each level it will give you...

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congrates

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Back when I was younger and hunted all the time I used to get a new pup every two years, so most times I had 5 dogs--1 pup learning to hunt, 3 dogs that knew how to hunt, & 1 old dog that knew how to hunt but was better at laying around the house ;-) Now that i'm old and my back & knees barely work,...

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Here are a couple pictures of my buddy's young setters on point while training. My buddy got Jack (1 year old) from Berg Bros in MN, He got Jill (7 month old, Shadow Oaks Bo grand daughter) from Tom Maneely in NE. Both dogs are coming along great on their birds and will have a lot of pheasants shot ...

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Welcome to the forum. We need to see a picture of your setter

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It was few years ago, I used Buckeye Dog Haulers(eastern 1/2 of US) to haul a couple of pups. I think it was around $300 back then (airline was about same cost). Picked up at my door and delivered to the door of the buyer. You still have to supply a health certificate to transport the animal. I pref...

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sorry for your loss

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good for you

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I use a paint roller -- my dogs like holding soft items better than hard items. Once you have it in his mouth, tap him under the chin to keep his head up and him holding on. If his head drops down --he'll try and spit it out. Keep lightly tapping under his chin until he gives in and holds it without...

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MH is an AKC Master Hunter title

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:roll:

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The IA Brittany Club HT has been called off due to the IA goveners No gathering of more than 10 people rule. So the club has called off this Spring's hunt test and are planning for their normal Fall test.

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Sorry for your loss

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Hillbilly---
Welcome to the forum & nice looking pup

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Keep working on her commands in new locations. She needs to learn she has to do them where ever you ask her to--not just around home. Once she gets different locations down, then start adding distractions (kids in the distance, dogs in the distance, noise, etc). Sounds like she is coming along. Keep...

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Great looking pup

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cjhills wrote: ↑
Tue Dec 31, 2019 4:42 pm
6 months is not too young for a properly introduced e collar......Cj

I agree with CJ -- 6 months is about the right age to properly introduce the e collar JMO

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CONGRATES!!

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X2 on birddoggers 2-- two check cords and a bag of treats--it works very well

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Nothing better than getting kids fired up on hunting

---they are our future

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Now that's a 12 0'clock tail

Nice looking pup.

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Cabelas has long plastic replacement collars with holes every inch so they can be cut to the required length. They have them in 1" & 3/4" widths.
At least they did in the past--works fine for my Garmin e-collar.

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You can do sharpies in Nebraska--but no huns. There is Bessey National Forest in the middle of Nebraska or Mekelvie National forest in North Cental Nebraska. They are national forest but they are MOSTLY sand hill short grass country. Bessey is 93,000 acres and Mekelvie around valentine, NE. is about...

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Enjoy your new pup.

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I bet there isn't an ounce of fat on that dog. He's in great shape and knows what he is doing

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Great looking pup

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I keep my pigeons and quail in the same pen and don't have any problems with them dieing or getting sick. I just can't put my bobs up and let the pigeons free fly or I'll have some of my quail escape. I'll load my pigeons up in the truck and drive them away from my house and let them fly back home a...

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Looks like you and the pup had a good year

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Nice looking pup

Get after them chukar

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My thoughts are: join a NAVHDA club(they have birds & people that can help you) or get help from a pro -- JMO

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I was wondering the same thing---How did you get in there to flush it

Nice looking dog.

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Congrates! You're on your way to havin' a bird dog

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Still have 7 openings left in our April 6th AKC pointing breed hunt test. Still time to enter--entries close on March 2nd.

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Nice looking pup

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Have you thought about buying a finished dog--that way you know what the final product will be -- one that exactly fits what you want it to do. Since it would probably be at least 2 years old to be completely finished, all the health checks have probably already been done (hips, elbows, etc.) Just a...

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