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SpinoneIllinois

Yep, Photo No. 1 is what the pros call The Money Shot. Super nice.
Is the lens an L series?

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Awesome when it all comes together. Congrats.

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Merry Christmas to all. Hope your new year is filled with calling birds, French hens, turtle doves and partridges in pear trees.

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Anyone have anything else to add to this thread? How does it do with lighter loads?

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I'd buy some quail or pigeons to bring along, to set the dog up for success.

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This tip might be the quickest way for you to get where you want to go: Find a water spot and someone who has a dog that retrieves in water. Toss a bumper, let the other dog retrieve, then heap all kinds of praise and excitement on the other dog, while ignoring yours. It took two tosses for my Spin ...

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Could be a Braque Francais. They're sometimes described as small GSPs.

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Nice pictures. That pup looks like it has some drive!

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A few photos from today's hunt, with my spinone and a buddy's GSP: http://i1096.photobucket.com/albums/g338/brianillinois/IMG_4624_zps961c0057.jpg http://i1096.photobucket.com/albums/g338/brianillinois/IMG_4597_zps33775a0f.jpg http://i1096.photobucket.com/albums/g338/brianillinois/IMG_4585_zpsb548b6...

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+1 on ditching the wing-on-a-string.

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Which breed offers you the chance to see more dogs from good kennels in your area?? That would be the one for me. +1. And based on your location, it'd be a very good idea to go to some events at the Missouri Uplands or Spoon River NAVHDA chapters. You can see some fine examples of those breeds in a...

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Keep the food posts coming, brother. I love these.
I've got some salami-type deer sausage. You think it would work OK if I used that, cut into chunks?

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Are you going to hunt it with your flusher?

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I'm sure it wasn't easy to share that. But thanks for doing so.

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That's depressing. It's amazing quail can survive at all, with so many factors working against them.

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I'm shocked. A scam involving the Internet? And wiring money? What has the world come to?

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Start searching Craigslist for pigeon and quail sellers. Buy a trap and drive around the countryside, looking for places where pigeons flock. I found a particular farm where they flocked, and I gave my trap to a youngster at the farm. For a small fee, he trapped some and caught some with a fish net....

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We're paying the salaries -- you'd think the least they could do is tell us how much.

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Do not do the wing-on-a-string thing. It teaches sight-pointing, rather than scent-pointing.

Start looking now for a source of pigeons or quail for training.

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Don't underestimate a dog's drive and desire. I know a guy who hunts with three really small french brittanies, one of them being an extreme runt. The small one does all the retrieving. It has to practically drag pheasants back to the guy, but it always outraces the other dogs to the downed bird and...

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Sounds like a good plan to go back to the pigeons after setbacks. If it happens again, though, you might reconsider taking pup immediately back to the truck. Heading straight for the truck might reinforce the notion that it was something scary and bad. Instead maybe take the pup off in a different d...

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"All my dog asks after entertaining me with her athleticism is for me to take her out again tomorrow."

That's poetry, right there.

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Cool blog. You're a good storyteller.

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Daytona 500 winner Ward Burton, GOP presidential hopeful Rick Santorum, coach Bobby Knight.

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Trick or dog treat. Happy Halloween to all!

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That's a good-lookin' girl.

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This girl will hold a point forever. I'm having a ball taking photos of her.

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Nice job on the sausage and the broth. Looks yum.

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Very nice. Looks like the pup's learning quickly.

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They fit just fine. But you'll find that, when using pigeons, it works best if you put them in with their head at the end with the release arm. Otherwise you have to bend their tail feathers around the release arm.

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I'll just note the following, involving Barack Obama's home state and city: 1. Illinois is the only state that does not allow some sort of concealed-carry. 2. Cook County is now wanting to impose an extra "violence tax" on gun and ammo purchases. 3. Chicago requires that all handguns be registered w...

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If you can afford it, consider sending the pup to a trainer. Maybe a trainer would take the dog 2-3 days at a time, or a week at a time.

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No place to let the dog run? Go to the nearest farms, start knocking on doors, explain your situation, show them your cute pup, and ask if they have any fields where you can let your dog run. If necessary, offer the farmer a $100 bill. Start with the pup on a 50-foot check cord, until it reliably co...

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My spinone pup Bella, turning 7 months old this week, earned an NA Prize 1 with a max 112 score at yesterday's Missouri Uplands NAVHDA test. I had planned to test her in the spring, but I entered her at the last minute to replace an injured, no-show dog. I hadn't even practiced the tracking for at l...

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You're probably aware of Dokken's site: http://www.sheddogtrainer.com/ I saw his presentation this year at Pheasant Fest. Really good stuff. A couple of the points I distinctly remember: 1) He took extreme care not to get any of his scent on the practice sheds. 2) The early stages of training involv...

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I'm very happy with the Dogtra. And, after you make your purchase, you might want to call the friendly folks at Dogtra and explain that your complimentary cap somehow got left out of your shipment. Just sayin.

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The pup is about 6 1/2 months old. That was her first field work. The owner has been doing yard work up until this point. We brought her out with a dozen birds and launchers. By about the 6th bird, she had it figured out. At the end, she was holding points for a very long time -- we were popping tho...

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Pix from this morning, a friend's vizsla pup, first time on launchers. She likes birds a lot. Definitely will be dynamite.

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That is a nice-looking Lewellin. Unusual, too. If you docked his tail, and replaced the orange with liver, you'd have a near clone of my britt.

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Do you worry that the dog will get in thick cover and bang up the camera?

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Very nice.
Do you use any of the commercial training scent?
Also, how did you rig up the cam on the dog?

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Good stuff!

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Dang!

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:roll: Trying to figure out how I can make this work for a new over-under.

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If your dog runs near it without stopping, launch the bird. When it goes on point, launch the bird as soon as the dog flinches, creeps or pounces. The goal is to teach your dog that if it moves, the bird flies away and the fun is over. Before you know it, your dog will be holding on point for as lon...

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Woo-hoo!
Next time, keep us updated better! Everybody here was on pins and needles, wondering about the status!
Glad she's back. What a huge relief for you.

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Yup, borrow the neighbor's golden. Heap praise on the golden, while ignoring yours.
I went through the same thing -- tons of wading, treats, etc. She'd get in chest-deep, but wouldn't swim. After two bumper tosses with my brother's water dog, my spinone was jumping right in and swimming right along.

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Looking strong. Gotta love a team of vizslas.

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Have you checked with your county's or municipality's Animal Control?

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