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by Cicada
Sun Nov 03, 2013 9:19 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: Gun shy rescue GSP
Replies: 14
Views: 5354

Gun shy rescue GSP

Well my 2 1/2 year old rescue GSP has turned out to be gunshy. He seemed okay when I shot a grouse out of a tree when he was a bout 50 yards away he came over and pointed the dead bird and retrieved it. But as I shot more birds over points he got more scared. He does not panic just shuts down and st...
by Cicada
Wed Jun 12, 2013 8:10 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: New Rescue....
Replies: 3
Views: 1193

Re: New Rescue....

Good on You. Nice that you got papers for him. We never got any with our rescue and I have times that I am sure he is crossed with a rock.

Grant
by Cicada
Sat May 11, 2013 10:28 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Bought a new GSP but trainer wants more $$ for papers
Replies: 20
Views: 6843

Re: Bought a new GSP but trainer wants more $$ for papers

Years ago I had to get CKC to track down a breeder to get a the papers registered. They were not happy that she sold the litter as CKC registered but completed the process.

Grant
by Cicada
Thu Apr 18, 2013 10:32 pm
Forum: Health and Nutrition
Topic: Whats in your first aid kit?
Replies: 7
Views: 3432

Re: Whats in your first aid kit?

surgical stapler and super glue, gauze and duct tape and some antiseptic cleaner.

Grant
by Cicada
Sat Apr 06, 2013 10:06 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: Help with older dog
Replies: 13
Views: 5137

Re: Help with older dog

How does she act around other dogs? She may need to see a another dog doing some basics just to gain some confidence.

Grant
by Cicada
Sat Apr 06, 2013 9:48 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Accident
Replies: 14
Views: 5019

Re: Accident

Those are all good points and I will give them all a lot of thought. Arrow the old female has always been the defender of the farm and has never bit either of us she has nipped a few strangers over her nine years. I wonder if all the screaming reminded her of the time the coyotes attacked/killed Kal...
by Cicada
Sat Apr 06, 2013 8:14 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Accident
Replies: 14
Views: 5019

Re: Accident

markj wrote:Hope she isnt dog shy now. When I play attack my son both dogs attack me :) I like it that way too :)
She seems fine with it, but her bruised shoulder sure looks sore, way worse than the hand. She was most concerned with what would happen to the dogs if we had to go to the hospital.

Grant
by Cicada
Fri Apr 05, 2013 9:07 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Accident
Replies: 14
Views: 5019

Re: Accident

Sharon wrote:I tell my husband everyday , "Put up the foot rests when you get up!" :roll:
I disengaged mine when I got home now it stays locked down

Grant
by Cicada
Fri Apr 05, 2013 8:41 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Accident
Replies: 14
Views: 5019

Accident

Not sure to call this an accident or what but just in case this can help some one else from the same situation. Today when I was in town Diane was getting Bow my new Male GSP off the couch and is hind leg got jammed in the folding foot rest. He started screaming and she screamed and he panicked and ...
by Cicada
Mon Apr 01, 2013 9:18 pm
Forum: Health and Nutrition
Topic: Nose bleed
Replies: 7
Views: 2487

Re: Nose bleed

Glad she is okay, Thanks for the update and the education.

Grant
by Cicada
Sun Mar 31, 2013 6:28 pm
Forum: Health and Nutrition
Topic: Nose bleed
Replies: 7
Views: 2487

Re: Nose bleed

Wow That is the first time I have heard of a dog getting a nose bleed!

My old Vet always said if the dog is Eating ,Sleeping and pooping don`t call me.

Grant
by Cicada
Sun Mar 31, 2013 12:17 am
Forum: Training
Topic: Never give a command you can't enforce
Replies: 15
Views: 5834

Re: Never give a command you can't enforce

Today I had my 2 year old refuse to come back and get in the boat he knows the Here command and responds 90% of the time. I went and got him and walked dragged him back into the boat, Not sure if this will make it tougher to get him use to the boat or if he will start to refuse the Here command I gu...
by Cicada
Fri Mar 29, 2013 9:08 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: introduced gun fire
Replies: 28
Views: 6402

Re: introduced gun fire

The one time I took my dogs to the Trap Club. They bust the side widow out of the truck canopy and starting running between the the shooters looking for orange pheasants.

Not a good day for the president,,, but the scorer could not stop laughing!

Grant
by Cicada
Fri Mar 29, 2013 8:51 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: GSP Retriever Help
Replies: 11
Views: 2323

Re: GSP Retriever Help

How does he respond to retrieving in the house or along the narrow side of the house? He is young but they learn lots at that age. Just take your time.

Grant
by Cicada
Thu Mar 21, 2013 6:14 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: Gun now? Or wait?
Replies: 9
Views: 4134

Re: Gun now? Or wait?

I did mine at feeding time far away and watched for any flinching. Only 3 or 4 shots with cap gun. As she was more relaxed at feeding I moved closer. This took months. I know this sounds off the wall but I would start my Tiller and put in away from house 100 yards fast idle. Every day we would walk...
by Cicada
Thu Mar 21, 2013 11:39 am
Forum: Training
Topic: Puppy Tips
Replies: 18
Views: 6742

Re: Puppy Tips

Use the hallway retrieve it seems to work the best. And when it gets time to work him on dead birds if he drops it never pick up the bird ; just walk away and say nothing they have an amazing memory If you go pick up the bird for them they will expect it from that point on. Even if you have to leave...
by Cicada
Thu Mar 21, 2013 11:26 am
Forum: Training
Topic: Bark collars / Fence collars?
Replies: 1
Views: 593

Bark collars / Fence collars?

Bark collars / Fence collars? Do any of these have a warning sound function built in? The reason I ask is the new 2 year old Dog is sitting when I turn on his beeper I have it covered up to mute it. I don't have a history of his training as he is a rescue but am thinking he had a bark collar on in o...
by Cicada
Thu Mar 21, 2013 11:12 am
Forum: Training
Topic: get dog to load up in suv
Replies: 10
Views: 5104

Re: get dog to load up in suv

I agree with starting with the kennel on the ground. After the dog is comfortable with that, back your vehicle in a ditch where the dog doesn't have as far up to jump. After it is comfortable there, move the vehicle so it has to jump a little higher---keep doing that until it has to jump the full h...
by Cicada
Thu Mar 14, 2013 12:20 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Do you really know??
Replies: 16
Views: 6126

Re: Do you really know??

No not really but you have to pick one.

I picked one pup because he was the one with the stick in his mouth keeping it away from his mates, Best GSP I ever had he would dive for ducks and bust the bush with the best of them. Some time things just work out.

Grant
by Cicada
Sun Feb 24, 2013 6:18 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: Bumpers
Replies: 4
Views: 1676

Re: Bumpers

Drop by your local fire hall with the pup and ask for an old section of fire hose they should have lots hanging about. A 6' section should be plenty; cut off about a 8" (or 5" for a pup) section use shoe goop to seal the ends after filling it with wine corks or wood chips or foam chips. I use a vise...
by Cicada
Sun Feb 17, 2013 10:43 am
Forum: Training
Topic: Adjustment time
Replies: 4
Views: 1279

Re: Adjustment time

Will do

He checks in often but like all 2 year old dogs he tends do get distracted easily.

He has the love part down pat, I have not had to wash my face for the last 2 weeks :)

Grant
by Cicada
Sat Feb 16, 2013 4:44 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: Adjustment time
Replies: 4
Views: 1279

Adjustment time

How long does it usually take for a 2 year old dog to fully adjust to a new trainers facility (home)? The reason I ask is I have taken on a 2 year old GSP rescue and the first week he seemed very skittish. Now after 2 more weeks he is bolder but still a bit on edge to loud unexpected sounds. The way...
by Cicada
Thu Jan 31, 2013 7:36 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Bark collars
Replies: 4
Views: 1079

Re: Bark collars

Well he is barking now I guess he just had to get accustom to his new home. now to get him into the back of the SUV.

Grant
by Cicada
Thu Jan 31, 2013 11:19 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Bark collars
Replies: 4
Views: 1079

Re: Bark collars

Praise when you hear him bark, could take a very long time, if at all to come out of it. Being a rescue dog you never really know if it was a bark collar or an ar$e whoopin for the poor thing if it barked at the wrong thing at the wrong time. Corry Thanks for the reply I will watch for him to bark ...
by Cicada
Tue Jan 29, 2013 8:24 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Bark collars
Replies: 4
Views: 1079

Bark collars

I have just picked up a 2 year old male GSP Rescue dog. I have notice he does not bark I presume one of his 4 previous homes had a bark collar on him. Does a dog unlearn this on his own or will I have to train him to bark? Not sure what the best method would be? I don't need him barking at the moon ...
by Cicada
Sun Jan 20, 2013 11:02 am
Forum: Training
Topic: Pointing in yard
Replies: 4
Views: 1134

Re: Pointing in yard

If the pup continues this in the field use it as an opportunity to teach the command "Leave It" I had a GSP the loved Bush Wrens she would never leave them, so eventually a mild shock combined with "Leave It" she would get the message for the day but she never lost the want to point/chase the Wrens....
by Cicada
Sun Jan 20, 2013 10:40 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Frozen Fog
Replies: 8
Views: 3378

Re: Frozen Fog

I only had one problem with that kind of day. Years ago my young GSP who did not have an ounce of fat on him went hypodermic while on a quail hunt it was only a few degrees below freezing but because of the ice and snow that was hanging on all the bush the dog was covered in wet cold water for over ...
by Cicada
Sat Jan 19, 2013 9:53 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: AA Brittany lines and Breeder.
Replies: 12
Views: 3832

Re: AA Brittany lines and Breeder.

http://www3.telus.net/bragdonbrittanys/puppies.html
This fellow is my neighbor and has a litter due this spring.

Grant
by Cicada
Wed Jan 16, 2013 10:37 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Too late for a new dog?
Replies: 16
Views: 4313

Re: Too late for a new dog?

Thanks for all the great info. Now that I think about it when I added my second dog she did pick up one bad habit from the the male 2 years her senior they both loved to run away. Funny that the 3rd dog never would join them. Thanks again I will spend the next few months hunting for a new pup or you...
by Cicada
Wed Jan 16, 2013 5:39 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Too late for a new dog?
Replies: 16
Views: 4313

Too late for a new dog?

I have a 9 year old female GSP Last year my 2 older GSPs died. The nine year old really turned on the guns this hunting season and did a great job on all the birds, grouse pheasants quail ducks... Should I get another pup now or wait until the nine year old is retired. I thought I read that you shou...
by Cicada
Mon Jan 14, 2013 9:24 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Bells?
Replies: 1
Views: 607

Re: Bells?

I have used them on the one GSP that works closer the 2 that ranged farther got the Beepers. They work fine, if you have good hearing I liked the Bear bells they don't fill up with snow. Just remember to sew up the velcro or it will fall off in the thick stuff.

Grant
by Cicada
Sun Jan 13, 2013 7:30 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: GSP ate a quail!
Replies: 33
Views: 13417

Re: GSP ate a quail!

My old Male GSP would eat the odd shot up quail or hun......... he was just hungry. If I fed him a light meal he never bothered and he was not all that hard on the birds.

Grant
by Cicada
Sun Jan 13, 2013 10:07 am
Forum: Please Welcome New Members - Introduce Yourself Here!
Topic: Another new member
Replies: 2
Views: 713

Re: Another new member

No nothing at this time I think I will look a some of the wirehair pointers but after 50 years of GSP I will probably get another the 9 year old one I have now was a young rescue and she does an amazing job.

Grant
by Cicada
Sat Jan 12, 2013 3:59 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Coyotes and Dogs
Replies: 225
Views: 96861

Re: Coyotes and Dogs

I am in the process of buying some land, and was out on it last night doing and "inspection" with the dogs for possible quail infestation. Glad to say there is. But the dogs and I were going down the south side of the property which has a tree row on it. Indy ran down the line and was working his w...
by Cicada
Sat Jan 12, 2013 1:34 pm
Forum: Please Welcome New Members - Introduce Yourself Here!
Topic: New Member
Replies: 2
Views: 550

Re: New Member

Nice looking Pup where did you find him? Looks like he has all the knowledge you will need.

Grant
by Cicada
Sat Jan 12, 2013 1:27 pm
Forum: Please Welcome New Members - Introduce Yourself Here!
Topic: Another new member
Replies: 2
Views: 713

Another new member

Hi Folks Found this site while looking for another bird dog. Just retired so I am open to new challenges. We live in West Kootenays on the Columbia River about 3hrs. north of Spokane Wa. Plan is to add a new dog to pair up with my 9 year female GSP and hunt the northern states in our new to us Motor...