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by Don
Sat Mar 03, 2007 10:49 am
Forum: Training
Topic: Pigeons laying eggs..now what?
Replies: 21
Views: 7520

Just wait. I've had pigeon's on two nest's at a time. They give a whole new meaning to the word promiscus! And they are about the worst home builder's you ever saw. Couple stick's and they are good to go. Then they fill it with doo and it turns to an adobe brick if you don't get to it fast enough! T...
by Don
Sat Mar 03, 2007 10:28 am
Forum: Hunting
Topic: Preferred Shot
Replies: 27
Views: 12902

I don't hunt a lot anymore, bad knees. But where I did most my hunting I could get into phesant's, quail, hun's and chukars all on the same day. I tried 7 1/2's but they were a bit light on the phesant's. I thought 5's were a bit heavy on quail so I generally carried 6 shot for everything. 4's and 5...
by Don
Sat Mar 03, 2007 10:00 am
Forum: Training
Topic: Keeping a pup in an outdoor kennel?
Replies: 23
Views: 12392

Otis like's the whole thing weather the bed or the couch. Funny story, a while back a lady friend spent the night. I woke up about 3am and she was gone. Otis came in and pushed her out of bed and I found her on the couch! :D She was wrapped up in his couch blanket! http://i122.photobucket.com/albums...
by Don
Sat Mar 03, 2007 9:51 am
Forum: Training
Topic: The release
Replies: 2
Views: 1794

I don't think he know's the process. All he wanted was to get the pup to let go the dummy. When I was force training, I would open the dog's mouth gently and put in the buck until the dog would hold it for me and roll it backwards in the mouth to get it to release. Once the force work started, then ...
by Don
Fri Mar 02, 2007 11:44 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: Flagging!
Replies: 25
Views: 8172

I hate to admit it but there was one in the eary 70's that predated the 70. Now that was a jewel. I avoided them for a number of years because it that one. :D
by Don
Fri Mar 02, 2007 9:42 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: The release
Replies: 2
Views: 1794

The release

On another thred about force retrieving, stewartjeff mentioned he used the gum pinch to get a release. Doing that creates pain in the dogs mouth. Even if you don't force retrieve, why apply pain to the dog's mouth when it has something in it? I think I can give you a much better way. When the dog co...
by Don
Fri Mar 02, 2007 8:56 pm
Forum: Brags
Topic: A little brag.....
Replies: 13
Views: 6516

It's been a long time but as I recall, a safty was 75 or the average of the rest of the retrieves.
by Don
Fri Mar 02, 2007 6:30 pm
Forum: Brags
Topic: A little brag.....
Replies: 13
Views: 6516

I was in NSTRA years ago and used to have guy's that couldn't shoot well try to flush the bird's into safty zones. At another handler, the judge, the gallery. Saw a guy flush one into a gut wagon once. He got his safty! Saw another guy shoot twice and miss at which time the bird veered off toward th...
by Don
Fri Mar 02, 2007 6:21 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: Flagging!
Replies: 25
Views: 8172

Perhaps they discontinued that. The origional 90 series gave a tone just befor the shock, warning tone they called it and the dog never could beat the shock. It had warning tone, warning tone w/ shock and good boy tone. I don't remember the # of stimulant level's. The first collar I used was a serie...
by Don
Fri Mar 02, 2007 5:35 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: eCollar Comparisons
Replies: 12
Views: 4575

I've used Tri Tronics and DT Systems both. I detest the one's that give off a warning sound and have the good boy tone. I don't believe they were made to train dog's with, they were made to sell to dog trainer's. The best I ever used was the Tri-Tronics 100 with the 1/10th sec nic. It was flawless f...
by Don
Fri Mar 02, 2007 5:17 pm
Forum: Guns and Ammo
Topic: Double Guns - Ejectors or Extractors?
Replies: 17
Views: 18172

My charles daly had extractor's and I loved them. Then I got my first AyA and it had ejectors and I hated them. Thru my shell's on the ground. since I learned to cover with one hand and now it's second nature. It's kinda like going from single trigger to double. Ya learn and then neither is a proble...
by Don
Fri Mar 02, 2007 3:46 pm
Forum: Polls
Topic: Favorite GSP color
Replies: 42
Views: 40642

I saw a photo of "Tell" once and I wouldn't say there was a lot of ticking on him! But if you go back to moesgaard, you gotta be going in the right direction. My favorite color is White with a bit of liver and a little ticking. Then it's solid liver. White dogs are easy to spot as are solid liver do...
by Don
Fri Mar 02, 2007 3:34 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: What is so bad about force fetch?
Replies: 27
Views: 14038

Ayres, I already really like you. I have a rather unconventional approach to training. I never could see why anyone wanted to mess up a dog by 9 mos so he could untrain all the wrong things he taught it to be then, at 9 mos and one day, change the rule's. That second year garbage has not been a prob...
by Don
Fri Mar 02, 2007 3:23 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: How does one become a pro?
Replies: 10
Views: 7131

Great story gonehunting, you did it the right way. For the purpose of AKC, if you take someone's money for training their dog, you are a pro, even if you stink! Unfortunatelly if a pro quits for, two years if I remember correctly, he revert's to amature status. I did it without a tudor just by readi...
by Don
Fri Mar 02, 2007 3:01 pm
Forum: Brags
Topic: NGSPA Nationals Allage
Replies: 14
Views: 5676

Congradulation's! I think you've got one of the few Ch title's that really means something. You can't get that one with point's! Ya gotta win it outright against all comer's.

I guess that's the dog in your avatar? Beautiful dog!
by Don
Fri Mar 02, 2007 2:53 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: What is so bad about force fetch?
Replies: 27
Views: 14038

I'm probably going to get beat up , but here's my 2 cents anyway. In my opinion 90% of the time FF is not needed. Many people use it as a cure all, or FF dogs that didn't need it. There is a tremendous amount of pressure on the dog being FF and alot of dogs can't handle it. You'll hear how such and...
by Don
Fri Mar 02, 2007 2:38 pm
Forum: Polls
Topic: Least sociable breed?
Replies: 13
Views: 15915

Welcome aboard! Hope you enjoy. I have had them all in a kennel and see no difference. Pointers, setters Irish, viszla, labs, Brits, GSPs and they all can live there but they all do better if you spend the time to work with them. All dogs deserve time with their people whether it is work or play. E...
by Don
Fri Mar 02, 2007 2:33 pm
Forum: Polls
Topic: What gauge do you shoot for upland birds?
Replies: 110
Views: 123771

I used to use a 12 ga Charles Daly SxS, it was my training gun. Then I got an AyA in 12 ga, The past 15 or so years it's been an AyA in 16 ga and I am not changing again.

I haave an AyA in 28 that I've never shot and no, it's not for sale!
by Don
Fri Mar 02, 2007 2:22 pm
Forum: Please Welcome New Members - Introduce Yourself Here!
Topic: Getting Started
Replies: 14
Views: 24566

jbellflyman wrote:i suppose this falls under new topic material but, how do i go about get my picture the right size for the avatar?
same question?
by Don
Fri Mar 02, 2007 2:16 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: Pup is hard on birds
Replies: 28
Views: 7642

This is an intresting site that's for sure. Reading thru here I think the poster called Brenda sure has the right answer. I never started a dog on bird's until they were at least a year old. What good to give a disobedient child a piece of candy? And I would not put anything on the bird that might s...
by Don
Fri Mar 02, 2007 1:44 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: Flagging!
Replies: 25
Views: 8172

Re: Flagging!

Now for some things that I have done or things that have changed in his environment that may have contributed to the flagging. 1) He broke on a covey flush with the mearns and I tapped him with the ecollar while it was around his neck on the lowest setting of 1 for my TT 90. The scenerio was we wer...
by Don
Fri Mar 02, 2007 12:50 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: Ok so I need some advice?
Replies: 11
Views: 4720

Well registering didn't take long. If you'd like to use a remote set up, PM me. You'll have to use it here but you can use my bird's too. I loaned it out several years ago and like to never got it back and when I did, one trap was broken, no more! It's my opinion that the traps are a great training ...