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bobman

IMO it depends on where you hunt a closer working dog can be less hassle and safer in some scenarios, roads, wolves.....

bobman

Gertie wrote:
bobman wrote:they have a strong flavor somewhere between a spotted owl and a California condor, parboil them prior to roasting
:roll:

humorless ....

bobman

they have a strong flavor somewhere between a spotted owl and a California condor, parboil them prior to roasting

bobman

looks like a perfectly normal pup to me, most act like that

Forget the whoa command and just let him have fun

I got cold watching that video lol

bobman

put him down with a bold pup that will run after the pigeon...monkee see monkee do he will gain confidence One of the funniest things I've seen was a litter of six 6 month old pups dancing around a rooster that I winged in a cut corn field in Iowa. They weren't sure what to do until my old 13 year o...

bobman

I've owned about 40 GSPs in my life and everyone of them learned not to chase on their own, I would ignore it and it will more than likely go away

bobman

a friend of mines wire hair ate the carpet in his box and died, I would not recommend ever using carpet

bobman

If you cant handle a dog being out of sight without shocking it you need to get rid of that ecollar before you turn her into a blinking mess Sportdog make some less expensive GPS collars. I now run an alpha so I know where they are but I do it in case they get hurt not because I cant see them. Soone...

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Sharon wrote:No GPS units allowed on dogs in ON.I use the Dogtra 2500 B/T - has a very loud beeper mode when needed. Can hear it for quite a distance.

I read recently on UJ that the Sport dog Tek has a version for Canada ...you might want to investigate that

bobman

He will calm down in about 10 years

bobman

Sorry to read that its one of the hardest things a person can experience, I cry a flood every time one of mine dies.

You have my sincere condolences

bobman

I have nine dogs they always get a large milk bone after I trim their nails with my dremel....they actually line up on their own and jockey to be next LOL

bobman

I didn't see where anyone slipped up behind the pup. He just said he had the dog at heel behind the gun unless I am reading it wrong. I think the point was that he caught the dog off guard, resulting in a scared pup. Yes that was my point, visually a young dog doesn't know a shotgun from a broomsti...

bobman

If someone slipped up behind you and fired a shotgun would it scare you?

Never ever ever shoot a gun around a hunting dog if its not focused on birds, even a broke dog can be damaged.

bobman

http://youtu.be/G8r3TmcVMK0

well worth watching how to use these to save a dog

bobman

used correctly at the proper level they are no different than a check cord IMO for me it's not chronological age it's how they act some are bold

bobman

you are screwed they aren't available anymore, and Garmin recently phased out the G3.

Their new collars that supposedly replace the G3 don't do anything useful the G3 didn't do, planned obsolescence and piss poor customer care. I've been a tri tronics guy for 25 years and am looking elsewhere.

bobman

when mine get the opinion they run the show and can ignore me it's time to E-collar condition them

bobman

very nice work I enjoy reading your posts and training philosophy

bobman

bull snakes kill and eat rattlesnakes why kill them?

bobman

if she's close but the birds are not flushing and you do the flushing you have nothing to worry about. what you described is not unusual with pheasants in good cover they will often sit very tight if she does accidentally bump a bird and flush it do not ever shoot that bird, this will teach her to b...

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I kneel next to pups when they retrieve and make them sit until they spit out the bird, I just keep stroking them and make them stay sitting until they deliver it, at first it might be a minute it might be ten minutes but they aren't moving on until I get the bird once they realize they aren't going...

bobman

work on training your Britt to retrieve I love labs but this idea you're considering is a PITA

bobman

most pointers don't have the retrieving drive necessary to make this method work like it does for retrievers

you should use live birds and shoot when the dog is focused on the flushing bird, ideally chasing it

you want the dogs attention on the falling bird

bobman

I use 18 inch chains on my chain gangs worked fine for the last forty years

bobman

I would set up in a field with ankle high grass like a pasture where the dog could see well and have someone 100 yards away flush birds and shoot them so your dog can see the entire sequence, flush boom fall, that way the shot is associated with the bird falling this works even better if the shooter...

bobman

http://leerburg.com/dominac2.htm

go to this leerburg site and read everything you can you have a dog that just needs some retraining in where his place is in the world

Ed Frawley knows his stuff

bobman

every good GSP I've owned and that would be over 40 in the last 45 years chased tweety birds,rabbits and squirrels in my yard
it never transferred to any problems while hunting game birds out in the field

bobman

You can put your pup on a stakeout or (or chaingang if you have any other dogs) and get out of her way. Leave the area but be in a place where you can keep an eye on her. Let her fight it without association with you. Pretty soon she will learn that resistance is futile and she'll give to the press...

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The main reason there are not any studies is because of public would go crazy if somebody was killing dogs to prove it worked. IE a control group I have friends that use it and have dogs that have been bitten and they believe it worked. I also have many friends and myself whose dogs have been vaccin...

bobman

rattlesnakes rattle so if it wasn't it was probably harmless have your vet use some red rock biologic rattlesnake vaccine on your dog , it takes two shots about a month apart keep some Benadryl handy and give it to the dog if it's bitten most snakes are not poisonous and are beneficial, in the USA p...

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if it happens during play its typical submissive reaction of a puppy rough housing with an adult dominant dog

bobman

don't do it
never shoot around a pup unless it's chasing or totally focused on a bird

bobman

Have you tried feeding him on a cookie sheet with the food spread out? A friend of mine has a short hair that has to eat this way or he does the same thing. Might be worth a shot. this is the solution use a cookie sheet large enough that the kibble is only one layer that will prevent him from bolti...

bobman

much of the public land in Wisconsin is county land it's better hunting because it gets logged so pick and area and get the county land maps
avoid the wolf pack home ranges that info is available from the DNR

good luck have fun

bobman

note the OP said he is fine around other dogs its just that one older dog that he goes after

bobman

one more thing you will never be able to leave them alone together IMO

sooner or later the old dog will end up dead if you do

bobman

I had one that did this and the only warning was that "wild far away eyes look" after a couple attacks I had enough and beat the living crap out her the next time she started it, it took two rounds and now if she gets the "look" I just say her name and she decides its a bad idea, shes still the alph...

bobman

every man should know girls are meanies LOL

to the OP I've had excellent results with Nutri-source grain free chicken

bobman

A regular electric fence works very well with yellow or white fencing that looks like tape, two or three strands on your barbwire fence with insulators should work. it is economical, easy to install, the dog can see it easily and the dog does not associate it with the e-collar. you also do not have...

bobman

Getting a one year old nice trained dog would save you a lot of grief on your first dog, its more expensive up front but over the first year about the same money and you could hunt it this fall.

bobman

You cant crate a dog ( especially a puppy) all day long that's no life for a dog. Your idea to build a kennel for during the day is the best one IMO. If theft is a problem put a top on it , lock the gate and get a security camera and signs telling thieves they are being filmed. Nowadays you can even...

bobman

that's about as sure a way of making her fear water as I can think of so don't do it

she's a baby let her grow up, don't be in a hurry

bobman

crate train him and if possible at first let them get to know each other somewhere off your property (if the old dog is territorial) and then thru the crate door in the house while you are potty training it give it some time most bird dogs aren't fighters if you approach it right from the start. Kee...

bobman

It takes about 16 weeks for them to get control their bladders and then they'll still have accidents

bobman

She's a baby you can expect to be doing this for another nine weeks

bobman

I feel the same way also, not going to treat a pigeon or any other living thing like that.

The dog either has it or it doesn't and pups often take a while to mature and become aggressive hunters, so the OP shouldn't worry IMO

bobman

the reason I have 7 dogs is so I don't have to put them all down at the same time, rotate the dogs so they all get some time on the ground

bobman

If the dog is losing only body fat, I'd increase the calories but keep a close eye on him. If he's losing muscle, I'd get him to the vet PDQ for a blood panel and thorough exam. Unexplained loss of body mass can be a serious warning sign. This is the right thing to do unexplained weight loss is rar...

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last time I was in Europe the GSP in France understood French and the GSP I saw in Holland understood Dutch....I cant understand either one

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