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gonehuntin'

There's a lot of fine GWP and DD breeders in your neck of the woods. I do a lot of the same hunting you do including limited duck and geese and I really like the DD. It's really a subjective thing. Like the old saying goes, " A good dogs a good dog, no matter the color or breed".

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Dog's love their crates; it's their security blanket, their cave. If mine get bored during the day, I'll generally find them asleep in their crates. How long? She's still a baby. Now you have to let her out when her kidneys give out. Later on you can leave her in for over 8 hours. I once heard that ...

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I like concrete. Easy to clean and sanitary. Your dog isn't on it continually so no foot problems. I had pea gravel once and didn't like it. After a while the urine smell got bad. You could clean the top but the urine soaked through to the bottom. Never again.

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Never, never, never hit a dog with a collar when you don't know where he is and what he's doing. You'll shorten his learning curve in a hurry. If you can't see him, don't nick him.

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Casper; then you've been around electricity for too long. I put my fingers on the prongs of a collar. With a TT Pro 500 I can go up to 4 low before it gets uncomfortable; and that's all it is. Uncomfortable. Each dog's electrical tolerance is different and each collar is different. Back in the 70's ...

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Hey folks, dont get me wrong, that is my feelings after watching the ecollar used by pro. When the dog cries it is hurting. I have been trained to use the ecollar by the two pro trainers I have worked with. I have been taught to get control of the dog. When you have control you dont need the ecolla...

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"rds7015" said

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I AM VERY MUCH AGAINEST USEING AN ECOLLER, THEY HURT THE DOG. If you dont agree put one on and hit it and see if it hurts.

The e-collar is the most humane, quickest, and kindest way to train a dog. You don't have to use it on high intensity--most days I just run mine on a 3

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Gone hunting, I guess I am confused but if the dog comes to you and sits or whatever in front of you is that not when you take the bird from it? And if you do he won't have the bird when he finishes by walking around you. At least that would be the way I would see it. So if you really want the dog ...

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No problem at all; it's harder on you than it is on the dog.

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I'm sorry; I was in a hurry when I wrote about sitting in front. Some obedience classes I have seen teach to call a dog to heel, and first stop and sit in front of the handler facing the handler. Then to finish the heel, the dog walks to the handlers right side, then behind him, and sits on the left...

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"Intensive Training" can mean different things for different trainers. I suspect in this case, all he's going to do is expose the dogs to a ton of birds, give her some basic "whoa" work, and send the dog home. He really couldn't do much else in a few weeks. I'm a little different than some of the ot...

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Training starts the day you get the pup and ends the day the dog dies. It's only pressure, time spent, and method that varies during this period.

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I believe that it is generally a training breakdown. It can also be a dog that is just a marginal animal. If the dog is brilliant one day and a dolt the next, it's the training. If he never has a brilliant day, it's the dog or the dog and the training.

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Join or go to a game farm and use pen raised birds. That way your dogs are getting the bird exposure they need. You can't make a bird dog without birds.

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I would not worry as much about size as I would reliability. TT has been around for ever; I've used them for over 30 years. I like the pro500. I've had a two dog for many years now and never a problem. I've heard of a lot of reliability and warranty issues with the G3.

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Gauge Mate Gold Adapters work Great IF you use premium shells with them. By using either AA'S of Rem. STS they will not stick in the adapters and you can pull them out as fast as if using regular ejectors. Same with any PREMIUM hunting load. But if you're going to shoot the cheapie Rem. or Win. load...

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Smaller is not always better. TT has been doing this for about 40years now. I'd stick with a proven winner, even if it is some larger. Size doesn't really matter anyhow (to dogs).

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The DVD you have ordered is great. Might as well get the Perfect Finish also, you'll need it soon enough. Plenty of time for the pup, no rush yet.

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There's a lot of differing opinion on whether to teach sit, down, etc. Many of the people today train a pointer just like any other dog. If it's to live in the house, it has to sit when told, lie down, come, etc. They may sit to point in training but you just teach them to stand up. On wild birds th...

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Don't let the pup train you. Chewing on anything is a no-no. 30" of exercise is enough if it's REAL exercise. By this I mean, running along side a bike or in harness, not just a walk on a leash. Even though he's just a babe, you've got to put some controls on him if he's to be a house dog. No barkin...

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It doesn't matter whether or not she's obsessed with birds, it's time to put some strict obedience into her. Try using a heeling stick while you walk her around the neighborhood. Walk her at heel on lead and whenever she seems inattentive, tap her chest and command heel; or immediately change direct...

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Beautiful pics. Sure is apparent you fellas are a lot younger than me.

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Wagonmaster wrote:If you are talking about the G3 ecollar

Yes, you are correct. As I understand the problem, when you try to program them for other collars, something goes wrong, the user can't reprogram them, and they have to be sent back to TT. I still use my old two dog 500 and have never had a problem.

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I you don't let your girlfriend breast feed the pup, I see not problem.

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drop it Sorry, don't know if anyone else will find this funny, but I can totally imagine the dog with a cat in her mouth, looking up like "WHAT!?!?!?" but its hilarious to me!!! :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :P :P I didn't say anything, but that just cracked me up too!!! I'm still trying to imagine...

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Wagonmaster, on another board guys are screaming bloody murder over the unreliability and poor service of the G3. I've never had a problem with any TT product I've ever owner other than the old bird launchers. From what I understand, it is something with programing the unit. Any insights?

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Haile wrote:Simple.....get rid of the cat.

Or, let nature take it's course.

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I want to know if my baby is too young to be introduced to an ecollar? She is getting hard headed when it comes to rough housing the cat. Used to we could yell "no" and show her the rolled up newspaper while she was pointing the cat and stop her from pouncing. Now when she goes on point and we yell...

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Guys, those are some mighty fine and mouth watering pictures.

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My dogs love to retrieve, and I would not deny them that pleasure after finding and handling the bird properly. I don’t believe a retriever has a better nose for downed birds than a pointer, especially the versatile breeds that will put their noses to the ground. They are great trackers as well of ...

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gunner wrote:

Gunner, that's really a nice design and neat looking house. Wish you could somehow post plans of it.

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ezzy333 wrote: The nice thing is though that there are many different ways to train and try to end up with a dog that does things the way you want them to.

Ezzy

I agree Ezzy. To each their own.

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Hunt the heavy cover (cattails, etc) with the dogs. The heavier cover you hunt, the better the birds will hold. Hunting wild birds will not harm your dogs, it will teach them. Decide before you go how you will be handling running birds; do you want them to hold point until they are released to reloc...

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That's the great value in yard training: whatever mistake they may make in the field can be corrected in the yard. Do you have children? Children go through a stage called "The terrible two's". So do dogs.

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The more birds you can expose him to, the happier he should be. Take a pigeon, clip one wing, and let him retrieve it. I don't think anything builds more drive into a dog than actually retrieving a bird rather than just chasing. I thought I wasn't suppose to let him catch anything this early in the...

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Yes, you need books or tapes and have to follow and organized program. It's just too involved to teach you on this board.

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Gonehuntin' Your method will work wonders if you want a robot or a dog that will do everything you tell it. But most of us that have pointing dogs just don't want that. Retreivers are supposed to be in control at all times so early training like you suggest is good. But I want a dog that can think ...

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The more birds you can expose him to, the happier he should be. Take a pigeon, clip one wing, and let him retrieve it. I don't think anything builds more drive into a dog than actually retrieving a bird rather than just chasing.

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If you want to lose your hunting buddies, port your barrels. Last I talked to Briley, they felt backboring did nothing significant for a gun and talked me out of it. They were in favor of lengthened forcing cones however.

gonehuntin'

What type of pup is he?

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Beeper collar now, let him run and flush if he wants to, and don't shoot any birds he doesn't point. Always follow rule #1: Don't shoot any bird he doesn't point.

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I don't think you lose a thing in a dog by starting them young. Until they're 6 months they always run with a check cord on and are always on a leash around the yard. At 6-7 months I obedience train them: here, sit, down, heel. At 9-10 months I ff them. Now, all of this time they've been working bir...

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I'm going to give it a try on skiis this winter.

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There's a couple of other reasons guy's do this. Many pointers are not good retrievers. The Smith's believe a pointer uses up too much energy looking for a bird, so they point em', someone shoots em', and the labs get em'.

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