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Welcome Sika hunter !
Sounds like an interesting way to hunt deer. Looking forward to some photo's of the process and story's of success !

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Let me be the first to welcome Jack & Rudy ! Looking forward to you post'n up ! A lot of very knowledgable folks here that can help you with questions you may have. Hope to see/read more of your adventures ~ Owning a gun dog is one adventure after another

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Very nice ! Sounds like thing's are working out in your neck of the woods ! Great photo's !

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MNTonester wrote: ↑
Thu Jan 21, 2021 2:17 pm

mnaj_springer wrote: ↑
Tue Jan 19, 2021 1:06 pm
This thread is incredibly fun to scroll through!

Congrats on the fantastic pup!
My thoughts exactly! Nice progression with the pup and really makes me miss Irishwhistler (Mike).

Tonester I agree with you 100% about the Irishwhistler !
& Thank's for following Axe

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For those who have enjoyed following Axe here’s a favorite from a couple weeks ago. Snowing heavy , smiling pup & an ole timer

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Axe has been a super dog so far and we have hit our share of obstacles for sure but we never let it get us down . At 4 months old Axe was hit by a car and when I scooped him from the roadway and rushed him to the emergency vet I remember thinking oh my gosh ! This little guy's life has not even begu...

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Isn't that great! You've got a winner; story gives me a thrill and I wasn't even there. :) I know what you mean about the thrill felt . I feel that so often when others post about their pup's ! Thank You ! This thread is incredibly fun to scroll through! This thread is incredibly fun to scroll thro...

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I took Axe to a preserve a couple weeks ago and worked with him while my friend gunned . Axe went on point and I went in for the flush. Bird got up and one shot rang out and the bird went down. Axe retrieved to my hand ! His first pheasant ! First pheasant he ever pointed also .

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B-27 It's human nature to get frustrated when thing's don't go the way we might like them to. Remember dog's are not human . :D They are Dog-manity :D They have short attention spans so I have found all training is short & fun. They do know fun ! If you can make them believe that all the fun starts ...

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Hey Kid ! & Welcome ! I saw the GSP header and felt I must reply! Far from an expert I am ! Though there are some real knowledgable folks here about . Myself in a situation close to the one you mention I would let him play with it a bit (short time) and take it away. He's a puppy and he's looking at...

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I also would like to add a big Happy New Year to all who come here !

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9 wks ! That's a little one ! Congrat's ! I would be working on getting him coming from all angles. Let him know that being with you is a lot of fun . I wouldn't even think about teaching retreive until later on . Why bother at such a young age . I always like saying this because (IMO) more truer wo...

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I myself get right in there with them if it's just he & I. But the fastest way I know is if you have another dog that likes to swim as well as play with your pup. When the other pup/dog goes in your pup will really want to join in all the fun !

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Been getting out and seeing them but just not the right one . After being successful during the regular firearm season I have been being selective. Storm has probably shut it down for this year . From my tree stand pic

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Little Axe is doing well folks ! He's in house training mode ! Not to be confused with house breaking mode :D It's deer season here in NY or at least the tail end of it. So it's a lot of couch time :D We get out a lot but not in the woods !! Soon though :D Axe is my first all white (or mostly) and h...

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Been kinda quiet around here with out Mike's post's & Pic's. I kind of got the feeling he's checking the boards each day though. Lord knows he helped me out more then once with my dog questions !

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I know ! This is a dog site however this is the off topic section :D Here where I live we have a little over a week of muzzle loader season about to begin. Thinking on purchasing a tag and hitting it hard for a week just for the heck of it. Havn't muzzle loaded in many years but figured because of t...

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I think if you folks had a like button over here Mike would have gotten a lot of likes ! I first read about his passing on the only other board I go on and must say pure shock was what I felt. Mike helped me so many times and I have seen him offer help to others as well . A true dog man & gentleman ...

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I just wish I could ask her what the heck she is thinking :lol: Thanks again for chiming in! I bet she might answer that she is just really reved ! I have always gotten a kick out of how these little athletes change as they age. Myself I wouldn't be all that bothered but stay the course you have be...

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Looking good! Those grouse and woodcock better watch out Bonasa - Thank you for the kind words on Axe . I sometimes feel awkward to say this as I am just the guy who bought the little pain in the "bleep " :D That said the real credit goes to the folks who made this little guy a possibility . If I h...

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RayG- I always enjoy following what you have to offer. Also congrats on your new pup ! I have a little one on the ground every day in pursuit of woodcock and the little guy is doing good . What a difference between planted birds and the wild ones. At this point I don't discourage him pointing the ot...

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Really nice ! Average guy you have done a fine job with these pup's ! I don't mean to sound as though I am taking any credit from the fine four legged companions as you are all a team !

Great stuff !

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Darn !! Kid here in the northeast we have been in the low 70's ! Weather stink's for gett'n a young pup out ! Just to darn hot. And the tick's this year are the worst I have ever seen . I guess we still must forge on !

......... it can be a tuff life being a " sportman"

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RyanDoolittle wrote: ↑
Thu Oct 15, 2020 12:25 am
Let the birds do the teaching.

I agree with this ^^^^^^^ & Shhhhhhhhhh ! meaning just take it all in . He's not catch'n no wild bird

Again ~ JMHO !

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Average Guy & Mike thank's for the kind words on Axe ! Mike to answer your question we have been play'n in the woods and Axe is hav'n fun ! We have had some real nice points on the local woodcock but mostly prior to the season . That said it's all about having fun ! Past dogs I have pressured and pu...

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Looking the part

but still lots of puppy in there ! A good one all around!

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I am thinking the reason your dogs head is the hotspot is because thats where they are catching their ride. Pup cuts through the brush and the ticks drop on. Tick suck ! Plain and simple . That said I would ask your vet what works in your area. Ticks seem to build an imunity to certain topicals. Her...

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Since you have chosen your breeder perhaps enlist their help in your first choice . They could probably give you the best decision based on your wants in a dog. Puppy pick'n for me has been difficult and after the first year or so they are totaly different from when crawling around and looking cute....

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CHRIS, WOW !!! That AXE is growing like a weed. He has really stretched out. Looking good buddy 👌. Cheers, Mikey ☘️🇮🇪🇺🇸 Mike he sure is growing ! He has such a personality. Crack's me up all the time. Bruce had done a write up on his sire & dam and I remeber him saying that Axe's dad had a nickname...

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Just past 7 months CHRIS, WOW !!! That AXE is growing like a weed. He has really stretched out. Looking good buddy 👌. Cheers, Mikey ☘️🇮🇪🇺🇸 Mike he sure is growing ! He has such a personality. Crack's me up all the time. Bruce had done a write up on his sire & dam and I remeber him saying that Axe's...

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Just past 7 months

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Congrats Team Tess. She's a "Super Girl "

Nice work !

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Axe is doing well now . We had a little set back when Axe was hit by a car in mid - June. He was laid up for a while and thank goodness he is doing well now. Could have been much worse. I live on a country lane that two cars can not pass one another at the same time. At the 4.5 month mark he was doi...

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7 Months old today. She has held point completely steady for the last 5 pigeons in a row while I am out front kicking around and eventually launching and shooting the bird. She races to the fall in heavy tall CRP cover, hunts dead while I stand silent and wait, finds the bird and runs back to my fe...

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Very nice average guy - You best think about a name change To " Above Average Guy " Nice work ! Good stuff !

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Nice ! You guy's are doing it right ! What memories to cherish !
Good stuff !

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Nice !! That's a framer for sure !

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I said this and here I am with a coming on six month old little pain in the butt !! :D Who makes me smile non-stop . Kinda like I was 15 minutes ago watching him open up a little out back. Starting to look more full grown then puppy. My main reason for holding off was a little different then those y...

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Welcome !

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I would like to join the welcome committee ! Welcome !

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I say welcome also ! Nice the hear first bird dog and coming along in the same sentance !
Enjoy !

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Thank You. How's your pup doing, Max2? Axe is doing good ! Thank you for asking. His first day on the job yesterday about 3.5 hrs. I can take him to work a lot especially in the summer on outside jobs. We have been locked down so I used work around here as a primer. Then I can work with him while a...

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As always very nice work ! Good stuff !!

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Good catch !
Nice !

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Max, I like to suggest you redirect your pup when he gets unruly. Use a clicker and "charge" him. That means, get tiny chunks of chicken dogs, then one click followed by one treat in rapid succession. You will see that he assigns the click to getting a treat. Now, use treats and lure him into jumpi...

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Thank You Bird Dog 67 !
You don't know how good it is to be back ! I never rush a moment just savor them

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Bird Dog 67 wrote: ↑
Wed May 20, 2020 9:48 am
Max and Axe............welcome back to the fold bud!

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Nice work with Tess ! You guy's are a good team !

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Anyone got any input on that?
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Yes ! Really have been enjoying following your posts with Tess !
Good Stuff !

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We all have to admit that these creatures have their own little way of doing things. After commenting here on this thread this morning. I took the little guy out and he was doing what I call the vacuum cleaner routine. Nose to the ground cheeks puffing out while the whole time a suction sound could ...

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It almost looks like whom ever stacked it did so with care . Perhaps it was a break down and someone off loaded the garbage to get towed and will return to remove ? Just a thought . I am probably wrong i guess :( Now ~ on the subject of igniting a bag of Dog ~do :D You really need to enlist the help...

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