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Sorry back to the OP... E-collar/underground fence,run the wires on top of fence. Ditto. I had to put an underground fence in. Then once the puppies came and they started to dig and collars, and batteries were getting $$$ I put in cow fencing on the wooden fence. Works great and they don't go near i...

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Another poster asked about GSP's escaping and why...Desire, Boredom and Drive. However there can be consequences we are unaware of. As an addition to that topic on escaping, my FC Abbey got out last fri, through an open gate. My wife found her in the neighborhood 15 min's later and brought her home,...

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Desire and Drive. I have one Shorthair that clears a 6 foot fence wooden, brick, chain link...you name it and she is over it. Chews through kennels, opens latches,etc. Last time she chewed through a plastic crate, she was in the horse trailer and I looked over and she was pulling herself up and hold...

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@ Jim K All of what you're saying is absolutely true about non-stop, 2 drivers, playing with the dogs....However, to do that would double the cost of the transportation, meals, etc., and then there would be a bunch of Bit**n about the high cost and how much cheaper it would be to fly. I shipped thre...

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doco wrote: Also, lie down, roll over or belly rubbing, NEVER, even in the house. Wife and all 4 kids are on board. We love them up 24/7. All 5 are in the house 24/7, they get their lovin from 6 people nonstop. We just don't teach or reinforce submissive postions. JMO It certainly works for us. I w...

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Also, lie down, roll over or belly rubbing, NEVER, even in the house. Wife and all 4 kids are on board. We love them up 24/7. All 5 are in the house 24/7, they get their lovin from 6 people nonstop. We just don't teach or reinforce submissive postions. JMO It certainly works for us.

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Yeah but Joe,

You are training her to ruin some man's life down the road! These are mens tactics, you can't teach girls that! They'll catch on. Just Kidding Ladies, Just Kidding!!!!!!

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jcbuttry8 wrote:Doco, leave that fork at home! We are no where near done. We are just getting started.

That's exactly what I meant. The hook is in. Horses, trailers, birds, divorce.....it's a progression of the disease

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Congrat's Joe,

I heard she did well at the Eastern as well. Next time we cross paths, I'll take the fork out of your back. You're getting a little too much past done!

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Chuck and Heather at Gundog Express. I had a post up last year about them. Excellent service and actually returned phoned calls "Promptly". Will absolutely use them again if they are still in business.

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Oh Wise One, Not enough $Cabbage$ to purchase the Rice Paper roll long enough to get me there without being heard. Kenny, I've been west to Hunt and Ski, just not to trial. It is a most beautiful country and I have no drive to visit others when we have too much to see here. Brooks, You too! Although...

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When he does transition to that, hide someody in a a treestand or downwind behind a roundbale, etc. Give them the e-collar receiver or bird launcher remote to do the dirty work. Egg zachary! Not only do we hide, we pop out after the fact so that the dog not only made the mistake and lost, it also d...

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If your not around birds and you want to discourage the dog from sitting pulling him up by his butt skin should be OK. My bad for not clarifying! I only do that in the house. I've never had a dog sit on point and certainly wouldn't be part of the discipline while on a bird with a young dog. I agree...

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Sit only applies to my children in my house. None of my dogs have ever been taught to sit. If they sit when I bring them in from outside and they're told to whoa, I grab them by the skin of their arse and pull em up. Whoa means stand and "don't" move! It won't take long.

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So Funny Story, Too busy at the office to give updates or reply to this thread. Medicare reform...I have not been paid for any services rendered since Dec. 2nd. My account would look reformed if I didn't pay my bills either. Thanks President Osama. Anyway, I just returned from the Booneville Nationa...

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Congrats' to all. To those that have never been, this was my first. What a great group of trialers. I went down there not knowing anybody but Dennis Brath and Dan DiMambro. I was treated like I have been there since day one. All the talk of stuck up trialers is Pure BS. I ran dogs with the best, had...

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Only 6 out of 12 dogs around clean today. The course they're running is all dry. A couple of hairy spots to turn a dog. The course repeats that the Barking Dog house. Really warm, dry and no breeze this afternoon. We'll see what tommorrow brings. Few corrections Joe: Brace 1A was Uodibar's Fly High ...

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I would start throwing pigeons at right now and put away the traps. Let her get excited about chasing them and then work on pointing. It sounds a little backwards, but she needs to get excited first.

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I pretty much threw up a little listening to the descriptions of the dogs at Westminster. No where in those breed descriptions did they say that a dog should be 24" at the shoulder so it can scent larger birds on the ground, not have an overbite so it can retrieve a bird and hold it so the teethmark...

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I have refrained from commenting and since I've been on the road all day and just checked in. I don't think that there is anythings else that needs to be said, just ship him the silk and save the rest of us alot of heartache. I looked at last years premium, no dogs from out west ,only a few from the...

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Unfortunately BB, that session and only once a day. Always end on a good note and they get taken home to think about it. Like I said, this has been the hardest thing for me to do, but my mentor's success with his dogs and with the luck I've had, I wouldn't do it any other way. Please understand that...

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Think about from the dogs standpoint CP....Why point when I can just bust in, the bird is gonna fall, and I get to retrieve it? It's a heck of a lot more fun to chase and fetch than it is to just stand there. Much more fun to be at a concert than to stand outside in line and wait for hours to get in...

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A: Pigeons. They never catch them in a trap. One bird won't kill you, but a few will certainly do some damage. Think about it, if you found change in a few candy machines, you start checking all of them for more. When you stop finding money, you stop checking them. No caught birds, no chasing. Also ...

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Just a few Pre Super Bowl Pics. Sorry for the size in a hurry to get out the door.

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Congrat's Joe! Your dog looks good in Blue!

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Thanks, Please keep em coming! How bout a little East Coast love for John Lucey and Natasha? Pullin for Mike Beach as well.

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bigsugar wrote:Ultra how did you go about getting your dog in your avatar to point so low in the front?

I'm thinkin his avatar is a 16 x 9 ratio rather than a 9 x 16

I'm still laughing at my comment

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Where are you going to put the next Litter....

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slistoe wrote:Yeah, you go with that. It fits your attitude better.

I wasn't trying to come accross with attitude, and I wasn't trying to offend anyone so I'm not sure what you mean.

slistoe wrote: I can only relay what I have seen and know to be true.

Ditto

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Except for the simple fact that to a good many dogs a tail does make all the difference in a backing situation. There are short tailed dogs who won't back a low tailed dog unless trained and experienced with it. There are long tailed dogs who won't back short tailed dogs unless trained and experien...

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Tru I think the reason you don't see many pointers in akc trials is that if a pointer guy wins then all you hear is "good for you, you beat a bunch of shorthairs" So it wouldn't even matter really. That's the spirit! The ugly demon always shows it's head when called upon. 1) Had an AF "Pointer/Sett...

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nikegundog wrote:Hold on, let me get my popcorn. Did you lose a bet?

Just got on this thread and was thinking the same thing. I've only got 45 mins left for lunch, don't know if I should start reading or not. I'm thinking this might take a 6 pack to get through.

Here goes nothin.

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I make sure that I am invited up there to walk in front of the judges BY THE JUDGES. 90% of the time, they are the ones that tell me, to get up there so where I can see. Good for you VJohn. I have done that as a judge, numerous times. More often than not it is usually during a Walking Puppy or Derb...

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Something a little different for woodcock is the following: Brest the woodcock or leave on breast plate. Soak in salt water for about 24 hours. Cook lightly in pan with some onions and butter until onions are transparent. Let the Woodcock cool and remove bone. Put Woodcock meat and onions into food...

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Love a Brown Dog in Blue!!!!!! Congrat's

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Beautiful Pic's DG. Sorry about the calling it a setter, it a long haired Dalmation. I should have put this pic up instead.

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Just another day of roading in the Great White North. 8 degrees above and only 10 miles on the machine today. Could have been worse, I could have been working! Sorry about the longtail, the other side was full.

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Great choice of breed. But I'm a little prejudiced! :lol: :lol: :lol: Listen to what everyone has to say on this site. Most important when it comes to training....Find a Mentor that knows and be a parasite. By that I mean, ask, watch, learn, listen, and emulate. After 4 years with mine, we now hit t...

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Thanks GDF. Your hard work is greatly appreciated

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How in the world is it a bad thing for a judge to ride while the handler walks?? What your saying makes no sense..... +10 You don't upset me man. You crack me up. If I had that thin of skin that some guy i've never met, that chimes in from time to time bugged me, I'd have a long life ahead of me. Y...

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Sounds like a lot of the effort to covenience people is in order to convenience the judges. If you are judging a walking trial then walk, a HB trial then ride. I guess that is what happens when you allow judges to legislate the rules instead of just judging the handlers and their dogs and interpret...

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I can't afford to pick and choose. I go where I can; that presents good competition, regardless of the Judges, unless they are just that terribly bad. Same here. 6 - 8 hours for the closest trials for me. I go and it is what it is. Let em rip and let the judges sort it out. I've always had a good i...

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I think to be a champion you should have to win a championship against other good dogs. In a championship trial you are running against better competition then a weekend trial. If I am not mistaken, in AF in order for the stake to be a championship, it must have a minimum of 12 dogs. So one win in ...

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First & foremost, we don't ride horses: never have, never will. Kind of harsh words, but I'm sure that is not as harsh as you meant it. However, if you won't ride then attend walking stakes. Like others have said, it must handle and be judged as HB dog. If I have been patterning my dog to run off m...

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Are you looking for an 8 week old puppy, a started dog, a young housebroke dog, doesn't matter, etc....there is so much out there as you can tell by most of the opinions you're receiving?

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If you meant Flanaghan Grouse Ridge Kennels, I have plenty of experience helping a buddy train their 30 or so of their puppy and derbies for the last 4 years. These ES's have been awesome dogs, bidability, birdwork and calm in the house. My buddy has 4-5 in the house. Calm to say the least. At least...

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Awesome specimen Coop!

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Cheeks hut yet? congrat's!

Doc

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Yeah, now way those brown dogs can keep up with the longtails. We only get lucky once in a while. In fact, I got lucky with Heidi last spring. She placed third in a 23 dog ASD stake at the Lost Pond Club in NY behind Terhaars Elvis and Richfields Silver Belle. We were braced with Thomas Adirondak Ri...

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