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Well I went and had fun. As luck would have it, I was drawn in the first brace. We didnt have the best run, but I made it back to the truck with my dog. I learned a few things and we are heading out to Marienville, PA this weekend to have another go at it.

I may have gotten bit by a bug.

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Brittany - Rocksteady Get a bird Cooper
Red Setter- Caiden Creek Silas

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Nice.
How do your dogs run cats?

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Anyone on here running their dog in any of the PA grouse trials?
Im planning on entering my pup at Nittany or West Branch.

This will be my first time. Makes me nervous just thinking about it.

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I was also feeding it, until they were out of stock. My dogs did well on it.

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I followed the same plan as the loft in the previous post. I kept 12 birds in it all summer. Granted most of the time they were free flying, but since this fall i have kept them in quite abit because of the hawks.
Im down to 7 right now. Scrape it out every day or two and it works great.

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I have 3 in the house. The most was 4.

4 yr old Brittany
2 yr old Am Cocker
11 month old Red Setter

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How is the charge? When mine gets low, I dont get any responce from my dogs. But If I turn it up a little more then they get the stimulation.
She may also just be blowing you off. The more excitement, the more stimulation is needed sometimes.

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Keep taking her on short walks and letting her play and learn. No need to rush anything at this point. When your dvd's come in the mail watch them and follow the program.

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It depends on how the breeder does his picking order. You should contact them and ask.
Usually first deposit gets first pick. Unless they have a higher price that someone pays to get first pick.

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Breakstone is an outstanding animal, I have been beaten by him many time! He really did a fabulous job at the Lehigh Valley Trial this fall winning 1st in the Amateur Shooting dog knocking my dog down to second! I have seen the mom as well and she is also a nice animal. I am sure your puppy will do...

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He came from Roger Boser. He is out of Breakstone x Breese (female from Joe Edwards) Nice breeding hard to go wrong with Roger and Joe. Craig O. Yeh. Like I said he is a great dog. Just wondered about his tail. I see both his sire and dam placed at the York Pointer and Setter Club Trial last month.

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Well I'm glad everyone likes him.

I will have to say he is the best dog I've owned thus far. Perect in the house. Little stubborn in the field but he is still young and we can work that out.

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Sharon wrote:No problem unless your competing

That is the plan for this pup.

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Haha. Ill keep him.
You read a lot about tails. God to hear I'm not out of the game because of it.
He came from Roger Boser. He is out of Breakstone x Breese (female from Joe Edwards)

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Haha, There's an idea.

I guess that good to hear.
I havent messed with it at all. So hopefully things straighten out

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Coverdog Point at 4 mo old http://i1286.photobucket.com/albums/a616/CaidenCreek/20130621_130735_zps332e84f7.jpg Point at 7 mo old http://i1286.photobucket.com/albums/a616/CaidenCreek/20130923_122924_zps229a5c7c.jpg Point from today (9 mo.) http://i1286.photobucket.com/albums/a616/CaidenCreek/2013111...

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My Setter pup had a really nice straight tail when on point up until about 6 or 7 months. I have been noticing lately that his tail is curving over his back more. (9 months old now) Is there anyway to fix this? Will it become straight again over time or get worse? What factors can cause this? I was ...

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Great job. I have seen quite a few breeds that do a great job of trailing from hounds and most of out gun dogs. Too bad some states do no allow it but I think it is a great way to save game that wouldn't be found otherwise. Ezzy I agree. I don't see anything wrong with leashed tracking for game rec...

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A lot of folk do it that way. I believe the bags of food say All Life Stage on them.

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Hahaha.
Yes. I am planing on him winning Ames at 2. Lol.
I am using the huntsmith methods. His parents are field trial dogs. I'm not sure about the slow maturing thing, but I do keep. it in the back of my mind. I don't train with my dogs together.

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Okay. Let me clarify the lenght of time. He has it on to go out in the AM. Wears it for an hours maybe. Take it off for crate time while I'm at work. Goes back on a 6 or so when I get home. I keep it on him till like 9 or 10 until bed time. I usually take him out about ever hour or so during the nig...

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He is perfect on the cc with the commands but no responce when off. "When off" When what is off- ( collar?) Most dogs respond better when they're inside because there's no where to go in a confined space. Don't give a command that you're not in a position or unable to re -enforce- anywhere . When t...

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To challenge him, work with commands he knows. Open the door to the house or car and when he tries to go in, jerk on the cc and command No, Here! Have a family member bend down and coax the pup to them. When he starts to him, command Here! And jerk him on the cc. Command Whoa! And throw clipwings a...

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I have an 8 month old setter that isn't responding to voice commands and the whistle most of the time. He acts as if he doesn't hear me at all. I have to nick him with the collar to get him to respond. He is perfect on the cc with the commands but no responce when off. He is good inside to house, li...

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I purchased an Astro this summer. Its really settles my mind, in both aspects of me getting lost and losing my dogs. I strap in on their necks along with e collar and id collar with a bell. Sounds like a lot, but the dogs don't seem to mind it at all. Also, I haven't heard much good about the DC-50....

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HuntSmith DVD Series; puppy development and silent command system
Training with Mo
What's the Point? A Collection of Bird Dog Writing.

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Why do you care? You either agree or you don't. There are different methods to finishing a bird dog. Trainers train the way the makes sence to them and works for them. Just like all the post on here that say find a program you like and stick to it. Well then why not just pick the one with the best n...

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I'm not a pro but it makes sence to me in that the if the dog runs in on a bird and flushes it, you shoot the bird and the dog gets the bird in his mouth. The dog is being rewarded for flushing the bird. And thinks flushing equals birds and not the pointing and holding equals birds. If a bird flushe...

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So lets say during your pointer pups first season afield. He handles a bird correctly and allows for the flush and shot, and you down the bird. The pup marks the bird, or chases on the shot. At this point a couple of this could happen. The scenario I'm wondering about is if the pup goes to the bird ...

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It seems that most sporting dogs have the inclination to pick something up and bring it back. This is pretty much the reason for my question. Im curious as to what people consider natural retrievers as far a pointing dogs go? Where is the line draw or where do you personally draw the line? Both my ...

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What is the behavior you need to see before classifying a pup as a natrual retriever?
Is there some sort of standard?

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JUST KIDDING.

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Sorry man. But I had to vote for the other pup. So cute!

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There is a reason you don't see pups that age in any training videos.......becuase they are to young for that kind of training Right now is the time for socialization and bonding. Clicker training at that age can also be very effective. I would suggest getting a foundation video such as huntsmith or...

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There gonna be some source of light in there? And your gonna have 6 nest box's and your not gonna kill any birds. What are you gonna do with them? Yes, adequate ventilation will be provided (not yet pictured). I will be using Chukar and Bobwhite for shooting. Once the pigeons get past a healthy pop...

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So Im sure there are some of you that have used these for some time now. How does it hold up in the field?

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Very helpful. Thanks!

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The pup that I picked up this spring is almost 6 mo. old now. Ive been having a hard time getting him to pay attention to me. I have been taking him on walks (no leash or checkcord) everyday since I picked him up, but now he is starting to range alot more and will not acknowledge me when he is going...

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It will work but it is not very easy. I have two dogs now and I'm wondering how I'm gonna transport them come hunting . season. Only one crate will fit in the back and it has to be turned sideways. All the rest of my stuff gets piled in the front seat. So no room for another passenger.

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:D I did search this before posting and the last question on this topic got the same response. Im just trying to get an idea on how its used to handle the dogs. Ive only been to one hb trial and was wondering about the whole singing thing. I heard alot during some braces and other braces not much at...

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Ok. Nevermind

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For those of you that sing to your dogs when handling them, how do you do it?
What are the words and how do you use them? Do you sing to keep contact or do you just sing to turn them? Do you use a whistle for turning and sing for contact?

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I took the picture the night I noticed his tooth was not coming in correctly. The tooth came out later that night.

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No trouble eating. Doesnt seem to be bothering the pup at all. I took him to the vet yesterday to have it looked at. He said the rest of his of his teeth look great and just wasnt sure about that one. Not sure if it would correct itself over time or if it needed some help. He took a few pics and sen...

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You want the dog to learn he need to stop as soon as he smells the bird. Your trying to simulate wild birds with you launcher. And a wild bird will not sit there while the dog creeps in before establishing point. After you pop the bird on the dog a few times before he establishes point, the dog will...

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Has anyone had to deal with this with there dog or pup? My pups baby K9 was retained longer than it should have been i guess. This caused the adult K9 to come in at less of an angle. So now the K9 is in contact with the palate and has made a small hole. Its real close to being normal. Right on the e...

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One the back out our PA Hunting and Trapping Digest (Rules and Regs for Game Commision) there is an ad for HuntingGPSmaps.com. Ive never seen or heard of them. Looks like it could be a nice set of maps for your GPS if you don't already have them. They provide good information related to hunting such...

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