Gun Dog Forum

aulrich

I have not been to a field trial, but I do participate in hunt tests. And as a rookie trainer/dog owner I have found it very useful. I have a versatile and participate in local NAVHDA club. I don’t know the retriever world equivalent , NARA maybe? But what preparing for test has done for me, was giv...

aulrich

One bit of "culture shock" going from pits to pointers, is the amount of off leash time a pointer will need when compared to a pit. My LM who spends 8:30-4:00 in the kennel needs an hour of hard running and some training activities to keep the edge off but I have to make sure he gets good an drained...

aulrich

I was born at night but not last night

Someone a H&R thought it would be good to have a 3 1/2 in chamber on a 4 lb gun

aulrich

I don't consider your typical "punter" or "furturd" a dog, but cats that bark.

Mind you I could see a correlation between owning a pit bull and a small ...

aulrich

We have one that has been floating down through the kids as they get old enough. robust simple to use. Can have a sticky chamber all of the ejector handi's can have that issue, I currently have 2 rifles and an extra barrel. Lots of "better" guns out there but it is a very suitable low cost newbie/ex...

aulrich

OK I was thinking I may have over thought this, I have a small flock so I am a bit risk avers . I would assume too that since I am thinking 40 miles will be max flying them most every day I can will not be an issue, no rest days required.

aulrich

So I am finally getting my birds to fly a longer distance, so at this point I am I am working around the points of the compass around the loft at , 1, 2 and 5 miles, then start lining them out to training areas 20- 40 miles. As I string them I will be doing 2 flock tosses then one slightly shorter s...

aulrich

Well done, and as long as there is progression we can call it a win. One pointer I was given last year during a NAVHDA UTP test was that if the dog breaks on flush (steady to flush is the min in UTP) keep quiet/or one back command because if he runs the bird down and brings it back to you properly t...

aulrich

Picking up on some things your said (“GSP having the highest exercise requirements) and “I have had bull dogs” it’s probably safe to say all of the gun dogs mentioned will have a much higher exercise requirement than your typical bull dog. I consider my Large Munsterlander as a middle of the road br...

aulrich

Hot sauce, mustard, kraut and hot peppers .... oh! not those dogs

aulrich

Gopher shooting as things warm up, I need more hunting land so this is the best investment in grooming permissions for fall. Fishing the current plan is 3 weeks at our cabin, but there is local fly fishing, a Fishing Kayak that I got late last summer to learn how to use. Running the dog in birdy spo...

aulrich

Not my blog, but on the topic.

http://pointingdogblog.blogspot.ca/2014 ... -what.html

aulrich

I don’t know the work plan for a retriever specialist. But my impression is that a retriever’s formal education starts earlier, a lot of a pointing dog’s first year is spend developing instincts, prey drive and independence. A strong argument can be made that the process is training but it does look...

aulrich

yea those Bow River beavers, your standing there watching your fly line then KER-SPASH after a quick check of your shorts you can go back to fishing.

And a funny song that comes to mind (safe for work)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWX8uWf2LhQ

aulrich

The POV camera footage rocks regardless, The clamps on the wallet are working their way loose, might just have to get a go pro.

I could see it as being a useful tool to document progression of the dog, and even your own handling.

aulrich

Valid points, I view flush on command as a special context tool anyways. The bulk of my hunting is typical prairie hunting where yes the hunter flushing is the way to go. Though I am less convinced in the grouse woods. For a lone hunter going in for the flush will likely pull you out of the only sho...

aulrich

Give us a break Neil,.. Fair enough, you don't do that at field trials, what about people that just hunt? What's wrong that? So what do you do if your dog points and for what ever reason you can't get in front of the dog to flush the bird? Throw stones?? Whistle Dixie ?? What do you do?? I've climb...

aulrich

He just passed 2 years old and his head was straight forward. normally I can get a good idea from his eyes.

aulrich

Yup to that, and no I did not want to make him turn, just surprised.

And if he resembles a hunting dog most of the credit goes to his sir and dame

aulrich

So this may seem odd but my dog is not always looking in the direction of the bird when he goes on point. Now typically I would attest this to running, but last night I was walking the boy in our local off leash area we bump a bird(bad wind direction) it loops back around us but I see exactly where ...

aulrich

Quantity has a quality of it's own. Look at the trouble a few extra combatants in Iraq and Afghanistan caused think of 600k extra in one state even 300k if only half take up the cause. Mind you an EMP or two over the eastern sea board and 70% of the US will be thrust into conditions like the walking...

aulrich

All I would add is to add "swamp romps" to the list to start encouraging duck search and swimming, but no cc because of snagging danger. Mind you if you live where there are gators just ignore this crazy Canadian

aulrich

If there is any sort of chance for fun field romps with a chance of wild birds I would start looking for them, also as things warm up I would be doing swamp romps as well pup sized water where he can chase ducks and learn to swim. Also do be a completed cheapskate like me, Don’t do all of your pups ...

aulrich

There is a Britt in my local NAVHDA that swims like a motor boat. I would not want to break ice with her, she is small even for a britt. Also I am not sure how a 30lb dog retrieves a 20lb goose but I am pretty sure we are going to see some picture of britts with mouths full of geese. So I say yes, w...

aulrich

Breeding and feeding do seem to start Holy Wars

aulrich

on a side note, One thing the raw food folk kill me with is the statement, "Cooking the egg removes most of the nutritional value" All I can say is show me the science, because my personal BS meter is pinned off the scale.

aulrich

What about the charge for the unsafe use of a firearm. yikes!

aulrich

Must have puppy pictures

aulrich

I wonder about timing, I would think you would need to wait to train until after, basic v-dog duck search is done, searching the weeds for 10+ minutes without handler intervention. Especially if you plan on NAVHDA testing, you don't want the dog to stop and look to you for direction. But my understa...

aulrich

If possible get involved with you local chapter NAVHDA http://www.navhda.us/chaptmap.html Also look at the hunt test http://www.navhda.org/testrule.pdf even if you won’t test, it sort of gives an idea of what attributes your training, at 11 months you want to look at the natural ability test., secti...

aulrich

Have you seen the steadying process from Perfect Finish, to a certain extent resembles the drill for steady to shot. The two launchers twist could be handy to those without a helper.

But basically what Ray just said, and if you have not seen Perfect Start/Perfect Finish, get a hold of it.

aulrich

It's just overlaying commands like getting a single whistle blast = whoa. when the dog hears a single whistle and whoa together enough the whoa can be dropped. when the dog sees and hears a bird flush together with whoa enough a bird flushing becomes whoa.

aulrich

The CC is there to control the encounter, and guarantee success. No worrying the dog will run through the e-collar. The bird pops and the dog stops everytime

aulrich

Aren't stop to flush drill done, up wind making scenting impossible. 1. CC the dog pas the upwind side of a bird in a launcher 2. Whoa the dog as it sees the bird fly away. 3. repeat 4. repeat some more Not a whole lot different than honoring drills, a visual/audible queue not a scent queue Whoa on ...

aulrich

O/U if I am on my feet, pump if if I am in the layout blind.

aulrich

This sounds like a perfect spot to give a plug for you local NAVHDA club you could get benefits like Hanging out with like minded folks Mentor ship Training partners But also if they are like the one I go to they have contacts to get training birds. Really useful especially the hard to get (around h...

aulrich

It can be done, you will end up getting religious about after supper walks. tired dog = good dog Friends without kids usually get up early to walk theirs and also walk after work. It does pay to really work them on the weekend. If you live in town you can't be afraid of the dog park, but I am luck m...

aulrich

OK so it's not weird, phew, he had been doing fine without, and if anything he had acted weird with it around, half the time fine and the other half anxious. So away it goes for now.

aulrich

I have had 2 clutches this winter so far, though only 1 chick from each has made it. falling out of the nest is the biggest issue. I really should have put the lights on already, lots of steady work to do this spring.

aulrich

Is there away to stop a dog from destroying a dog bed. it's been a while since we had one and this one did last a week. what is odd is that he does not chew the furniture, 2ish hours of off leash a day as a rule. so it's just odd

aulrich

I too live in a city, you can sometimes find birds in weird places. Where I live there are numerous designated off-leash areas. And lots of time there are sides of river valley that are too steep to develop and as luck would have it the one by my house has a hand full of pheasants and Hungarian part...

aulrich

Blue Weims are not an accepted color in any Kennel Club.....so we breed those too! I think that right there is the most disrespectful statement any wana be breeder could say about a breed. Quoted right from their page. SMH I am trying to think why this is so bad. they think reducing the gene pool ...

aulrich

Your local NAVHDA would be a good place to start to see a number of breeds in one spot. On training day this past summer we had 8 breeds in attendance.

To muddy the waters I love my LM , friendly and loves to be with his people.

aulrich

I would have though heat would have been more of an issue than cold, because you can always wear a sweater but you can get only so naked.

Too many good breeds out there and not enough life to have them all.

aulrich

I left Manitoba 20+ years ago and never hunted southern Saskatchewan, but as a rule, most of the provincial parks and a lot of the larger bodies of water will have a cabin resort or two. Back in the day most provincial parks were huntable in Manitoba, but I can't say for sure now.

aulrich

x2 on pick a system. I tried using the DVD that came with the collar and youtube, it makes it way harder. A month with the system and we really turned the corner on the OB. two mistakes I made were 1 collar not tight enough 2 don't over stim - my dog would not vocalize and not shut down, but he was ...

aulrich

I can't remember all the details, but coyotes are unique among carnivores in how broad a food spectrum they can eat, mostly to do with their teeth, they are probably an in-accurate analogue for a domestic dog. And that adaptability to various food sources is why they have spread everywhere. I agree...

aulrich

I can't remember all the details, but coyotes are unique among carnivores in how broad a food spectrum they can eat, mostly to do with their teeth, they are probably an in-accurate analogue for a domestic dog. And that adaptability to various food sources is why they have spread everywhere.

aulrich

x2 on the above. Warning: the process is longer than you expect, your first "real" hunting season may not be until 2015 or 2016. The 2014 and probably 2015 are best described as training seasons you will hunt but you will have different expectations and it will keep you relaxed. This book help get m...

aulrich

And when I first saw the subject and a Brit I was expecting the two modes to be:

1 a sleep
2 full out

and x2 on Hoosierdaddy

Search found 400 matches