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Pups are so much fun

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Not an unusual problem in older dogs, especially females, even more so if they're spayed. Ask your vet about Proin or DES. They can work wonders for her. My old girl isn't leaky enough for meds quite yet, but she can't hold it like she used to. Making sure she goes out more frequently, especially i...

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Ok and how do Llewellin Setter's handle the heat because I have seen quite a few breeders in Texas with them but I wasn't sure. Thanks, Dalton Like with all breeds some better than others. I have a pair of Llewellins. and I highly recommend them. Indy the nearly white one is out of Alabama, and han...

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Mine does not shut off. My guess would be that the battery is weak.

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The dog has the nose to find birds, so give him his head to find them.

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I switched from Frontline to K9 advantix II in the last couple of months.
While Frontline killed the ticks that bit the dogs, we had big problems with ticks coming into the house on them. With Advantix there are fewer ticks on the dogs and the ones that are on them are dead or dying.

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Congrats on the pup.

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Good deal.

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He is off to a great start.
Don't see a lot of tri-color Chestnuts, is he a Llew?

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I have a place to train that has a pond. I plant the birds, then get the dogs into the pond, then work the birds. They can go hard for a bit, before they get to hot, then back to the pond. You can see Indy is still wet in this picture. http://i935.photobucket.com/albums/ad191/setternut/Land/May13_65...

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Backing rather than pointing, but still a nice picture.

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Sounds like the Alpha can be set up to handle most situation.

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My wife and I bought some land 30 min from home. Its been great, cash renting the crop ground, and working on a quail infestation on the rest. Not going to make much money year to year, but with land prices going up, it should be a good long term investment. Its also a lot more fun than a mutual fund.

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I am considering buying an Alpha and a couple collars for my two dogs. But I have not seen anyone comment on how easy it is to switch from one dog to another when using the e-collar function. Anybody with some input. Currently I am using a astros 320 & a TT Pro 200. Just don't like having to mess w...

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Let me see, do I have any picture of my guys pointing? Just more than I have of my kids growing up :lol: http://i935.photobucket.com/albums/ad191/setternut/Indy/Sept2012.jpg http://i935.photobucket.com/albums/ad191/setternut/Indy/1345914172059.jpg http://i935.photobucket.com/albums/ad191/setternut/I...

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Wow, who would have thought.

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Nice work, how long did it take you?

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The astros 220 has a 2 axis compass, so you need to hold it level.
No a problem on the 320 with the 3 axis compass.

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I am considering buying an Alpha and a couple collars for my two dogs. But I have not seen anyone comment on how easy it is to switch from one dog to another when using the e-collar function. Anybody with some input. Currently I am using a astros 320 & a TT Pro 200. Just don't like having to mess wi...

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I had 4 young birds that I had trained to go thru the bobs. So I turned them out for a flight. They made it about 100 ft, when the trailing bird got hit by a little falcon/hawk. A big puff of feathers and it was all over. At least when I checked in the loft, I have a pair sitting on a couple of eggs.

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You have a great looking pup.

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If you want a pointing dog to stay in gun range, you maybe should just get a flushing dog. The reason for pointing dogs is to have them range out and hold birds till you get there. When they are young and learning, you are going to have some birds get bumped. That's part of the learning process. But...

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The Book " Training with Mo" would be a big help to you in your training.

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I am pretty lucky in this area, we have both quail and some pheasants.
The first year I focus on quail, and expect them to let me flush. I don't shoot unless I flush the bird......

Toward the end of the first season, I will mix in some pheasants.

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As a judge I rarely have a dog picked up, but there is no way I would allow interference for 10 minutes. However, you need to work on backing in trial/HT conditions, just like pointing, staying steady, they must learn it no matter the distractions. Always give the benefit of the doubt to the dog, b...

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Nice pics and even better looking dogs Setternut! Thanks I really like them. Since the birds are nesting, nearly all game and fish do not allow dog training from April to August. Right now I am using pigeons, in a couple of months we will be able to buy a few quail for training, then in late summer...

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Congrats,

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I had a Gordon that was a special dog, and I never took the time to take pictures of her on point. Not one picture of one of the best dogs I will ever have. That will never happen age, I have more pictures of my dogs than I do of my kids growing up :lol: http://i935.photobucket.com/albums/ad191/sett...

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Haven't seen much in the way of people posting about working their dogs. It's getting to be a little too warm to do a lot of work, but I have the dogs jump in the pond, and they are good for a while. I took my two out yesterday for some work and fun, since I was gone all week on a trip for work. I w...

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Look on the Wing Works vest site. I have the leather holster that I clip on my belt when training. and then a use the cloth one on the strap of my vest when hunting.

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That is really good work.

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Revive this thread. Indy has some staples in his front leg, so I put him on a CC and had him do some backing.

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Those semi soft dogs given time to learn can turn in to special bird dogs.

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Nice work, looks like everyone had a good time.

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Welcome, and I like the name.

My daughter named one of my hunting dogs for me, a Gordon Setter, named Cookie

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Congrats Double Shot, couple of nice birds.

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Some of the best memories I have with my son is in a blind hunting turkeys.
That's a great picture.

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They are so bad here you can get dragged into the woods by them and sucked dry.

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A couple of the birds that are still running around on the place

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With the cool weather we have had here in KS this spring, things are a little behind schedule.

I had more gobbling last weekend than we had the any of the previous hunts, We opened at the beginning of April for bow season, and it goes to the end of May.

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My son and I have take a couple of birds.

Mine that I took with a bow on Saturday.

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That was great.
Wish I would have taken some video of my guys at that age, always brings a smile to your face

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sticks, twigs and old feathers

And the stuff listed above.

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Well, lesson learned.
The launcher, a check cord, and some time, should fix it.

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I don't worry about the dog chasing the first season at all. I expect them to let me walk out and flush the bird, but once I flush the bird, they are free to chase the first year or so.

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I am going to work the dogs on bird a time or two a week. Guess I am going to have to decide how much I want to run Indy in trials in the future.

Will also spend a fair amount of time on habitat on my new place. Got to turn 3-4 coveys into 7-9 on the place.

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deseeker wrote:3 inch shells aren't needed. Shot size of 6 or 5 and limit it to head shots--there is a lot of meat and feathers to drive shot thru into the vitals on a body shot.

My son shot his first with 2.75" #6 shot with a 20 gauge. Hit the head/neck.

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Calls, box or slate. Don't call a lot.
Blind is a big help with kids. Turkeys see any movement.
Bow hunting without a blind is near impossible in most areas.

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Congrats, I wish I could have been able to see some of the trials.

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