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- Tue Oct 09, 2018 8:38 pm
- Forum: Training
- Topic: First covey ever - Busted
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4809
Re: First covey ever - Busted
I busted my first covey when I was 15 I think. Was a covey of one big beautiful rooster that stepped on and when I picked my self up I watched it fly. First time hunting, borrowed gun, and a wonderful time was had by all, that includes me and the rooster. That was 70 years ago this fall, and God sup...
- Tue Oct 09, 2018 8:20 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Bitch in heat at inopportune time....
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4847
Re: Bitch in heat at inopportune time....
That's the trouble with those GSP's. They just have a knack of messing you up. Brits, Pointers, and most retrievers are much more considerate, right Guys?
Ezzy
Ezzy
- Thu Oct 04, 2018 3:54 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Just got a call from trainer: Advice needed
- Replies: 62
- Views: 18881
Re: Just got a call from trainer: Advice needed
The ideal point for most continental dogs is tail, back, and head, in a straight line. The OP said his dog was from German lines, his point sounds perfect. The ideal point is whatever suits the owners fancy. A dog like that appeals to you, I would out it up for sale pretty quick. I would have a har...
Re: Dog Food
To Don F there is pretty good research saying grain free causes enlarge heart. Dogs die from that........Cj That isn't necessarily true. You need to read the facts. It isn't just the fact that it's grain-free. You need to look at the ingredients. Apparently the foods that are causing the problems d...
- Sat Sep 29, 2018 2:16 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Just got a call from trainer: Advice needed
- Replies: 62
- Views: 18881
Re: Just got a call from trainer: Advice needed
I am most definitely a novice trainer but I would say per your words she has only hurt your dog. The point of the launcher is not let the dog get to close. Also, “held a bird” if they are not showing interest did she tease? Did she try to bring out prey drive? Did she pull flight feathers and let y...
- Fri Sep 28, 2018 8:55 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Kennel size
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2583
Re: Kennel size
I like a crate that is small for transporting. Safer for the dog. I carried 2 Brits in a large and they had plenty of room.
Ezzy
Ezzy
- Fri Sep 28, 2018 8:25 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Just got a call from trainer: Advice needed
- Replies: 62
- Views: 18881
Re: Just got a call from trainer: Advice needed
Birddog 307 (sounds like I am on a cb radio) :) If Gonehuntin said it best, why add to it :wink: . lol What the good gentleman did say and is most important to me and probably should be to the OP is that .... "I really hate to criticize another trainer because in general, there is the owners story ...
- Fri Sep 28, 2018 8:19 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Just got a call from trainer: Advice needed
- Replies: 62
- Views: 18881
Re: Just got a call from trainer: Advice needed
450 a month will get you on the best trainers list of clients in our mid-west area that I am aware of.JONOV wrote:Among other things...$450 is too cheap. Meaning, I'd be questioning their credentials at that price.
I'll PM you a good guy to reach out to in OH.
- Wed Sep 26, 2018 10:15 pm
- Forum: Training
- Topic: Dog smells but no point
- Replies: 20
- Views: 6451
Re: Dog smells but no point
Wild birds. However birds were far more plentiful back then. Also more help was used as trainers were generally teams of 2 or 3 people. With advancements in training techniques and training aids I dont know why you would look backwards. I have been using and selling pigeons for dog training for 50 ...
- Thu Sep 20, 2018 7:05 pm
- Forum: Training
- Topic: Setter tracking birds
- Replies: 65
- Views: 17355
Re: Setter tracking birds
It seems some are having trouble staying on topic and it has become necessary to delete some of their post. This needs to stop or banning may take place which I don't want to take place.
Ezzy
Ezzy
- Thu Sep 20, 2018 6:59 pm
- Forum: Health and Nutrition
- Topic: Puppy vs. Adult weird kcal difference
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4528
Re: Puppy vs. Adult weird kcal difference
Straight to the performance though I am not convinced you have to.
Ezzy
Ezzy
- Wed Sep 19, 2018 11:30 pm
- Forum: Health and Nutrition
- Topic: Puppy vs. Adult weird kcal difference
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4528
Re: Puppy vs. Adult weird kcal difference
A good adult dog food and a good puppy food are very similar in formulation though the puppy food usually has more dairy based ingredients. I do not like to feed the puppy food other than to start the pups on dry food. But as soon as they are eating I switch to the same food mother is eating as it s...
- Sun Sep 16, 2018 8:43 pm
- Forum: Training
- Topic: magic brush pile
- Replies: 27
- Views: 6303
Re: magic brush pile
So my first post and I cant believe a moderator has to approve the post and then a moderator posts the rude comments? Another member posts his version of a Scottish knock knock joke? Does it get any better? Oh yea! We even have new members making comments about other members. Sorry you found it rud...
- Fri Sep 14, 2018 8:29 am
- Forum: Training
- Topic: magic brush pile
- Replies: 27
- Views: 6303
Re: magic brush pile
If you are asking if anyone used the magic brush pile that what's his name has the video of, no I have never used it and know of no one else that has either. My reason is that there is nothing new or magic about it and I am not going to build a big pile of brush that does nothing more than the meth...
- Thu Sep 13, 2018 8:58 pm
- Forum: Training
- Topic: magic brush pile
- Replies: 27
- Views: 6303
Re: magic brush pile
If you are asking if anyone used the magic brush pile that what's his name has the video of, no I have never used it and know of no one else that has either. My reason is that there is nothing new or magic about it and I am not going to build a big pile of brush that does nothing more than the metho...
- Thu Sep 13, 2018 10:47 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Here are some ideas I have about designing dog enclosures.
- Replies: 21
- Views: 8296
Re: Here are some ideas I have about designing dog enclosures.
Jon, I have never in my life seen anyone make such a big deal over such a simple project. I understand where and why you are doing it, since you have such limited experience with dogs and are trying to address all of your concerns and missing out completely on the dogs needs and concerns. Jon is a ...
- Wed Sep 12, 2018 10:42 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Here are some ideas I have about designing dog enclosures.
- Replies: 21
- Views: 8296
Re: Here are some ideas I have about designing dog enclosures.
Jon, I have never in my life seen anyone make such a big deal over such a simple project. I understand where and why you are doing it, since you have such limited experience with dogs and are trying to address all of your concerns and missing out completely on the dogs needs and concerns.Let me addr...
- Mon Sep 03, 2018 7:40 pm
- Forum: Health and Nutrition
- Topic: 9 Month Old Dual ACL tears
- Replies: 12
- Views: 6128
Re: 9 Month Old Dual ACL tears
I know; 20 years is new surgery, and considering the specific training it takes to master a new complex surgical procedure and what a small proportion of a small animal vet's practice would be allocated to this procedure,it would be a blatant error to work with anyone but a board-certified surgeon ...
- Sun Aug 26, 2018 7:52 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Upland Hunting Clothes
- Replies: 26
- Views: 13290
Re: Upland Hunting Clothes
I have used a pair of Carhart bib-overalls as my hunting clothes and they work really well and affordable.
Ezzy
Ezzy
- Fri Aug 17, 2018 7:48 am
- Forum: Health and Nutrition
- Topic: Finally no more prolific ear infection (my Brit)
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4153
Re: Finally no more prolific ear infection (my Brit)
You need to remember that 99% of food allergies are the result of a protein source and not a carb such as grain. Food allergies are very rare in dogs and when you realize a minute portion of those are grain it almost eliminates that possibility. Allergies are hard and expensive to track down but usu...
- Tue Aug 14, 2018 11:04 am
- Forum: Training
- Topic: whistle commands
- Replies: 24
- Views: 7578
Re: whistle commands
I will not argue with any of you on your discussion of the use of WHOA but I do think that youy all may be missing the most common reason and that is nothing more than a habit that allows them to feel in closer contact with their dog. In other words a nervous habit that got started when the dog was ...
- Mon Aug 13, 2018 8:15 am
- Forum: Training
- Topic: Pigeon Coop Aviary
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4346
Re: Pigeon Coop Aviary
Not bad for the birds but just makes it harder for you to catch or control them.
- Thu Aug 09, 2018 7:03 pm
- Forum: Training
- Topic: Looking for advice: Updated, again
- Replies: 73
- Views: 20493
Re: Looking for advice: Updated, again
How about the next time you feel the urge to criticize anyone personally you just keep it to your self or asked to be banned as the rest of us are tired of hearing it. We all can read what is posted the first time and after that it is just dribble. That is not our purpose.
Ezzy
Ezzy
- Thu Aug 09, 2018 10:38 am
- Forum: Training
- Topic: Looking for advice: Updated, again
- Replies: 73
- Views: 20493
Re: Looking for advice: Updated, again
Absolutely right. We hear so often about SUV's running over people, guns killing people, and now launchers ruining dogs, that it is become evident that our society is trying to change what has been self-effevident for many years that tools are just tools and the one using them is the problem and not...
- Fri Aug 03, 2018 5:01 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Not a good idea
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2945
Re: Not a good idea
It is not a gun or shooting problem but just plain stupidity. We have always had them and seems like we will have them in the future.
Ezzy
Ezzy
- Fri Aug 03, 2018 4:54 pm
- Forum: Health and Nutrition
- Topic: Additional foods for a pup
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3686
Re: Additional foods for a pup
You can feed lots of different stuff but if you are feeding a balanced kibble then all you re doing is throwing it out of balance. The companies making the feed spend a lot of money for nutritionist that have the job of formulating the feed to provide the right amount of all of the nutrients that yo...
- Wed Aug 01, 2018 4:16 pm
- Forum: Product Ratings & Reviews
- Topic: Roading harness
- Replies: 11
- Views: 13687
Re: Roading harness
I am looking for suggestions on a roading harness for a 35 lb Brittany. Will be running off a quad and doing 1/2 to 1 hr runs Out of curiosity.... why do you (and other's) keep your dog's harnessed to a quad? I run my Brittany a couple fast miles off my quad every day and he stays right with me, or...
- Sun Jul 29, 2018 8:33 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: GSP mix
- Replies: 35
- Views: 7709
Re: GSP mix
Hunted or not, it is a rare Lab that does not have a strong desire to retrieve and an affinity for water. It is a rare GSP that does not have a pointing instinct and desire to run/search when turned loose. Now there are alot of Labs which suffer from poor conformation and health problems. Opportuni...
- Wed Jul 25, 2018 2:41 pm
- Forum: Off Topic Forum
- Topic: Do dogs have minds?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 5660
Re: Do dogs have minds?
What is a mind?
- Wed Jul 25, 2018 1:40 pm
- Forum: Hunting
- Topic: What does a chap do when Mother Nature calls while hunting?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 8036
Re: What does a chap do when Mother Nature calls while hunting?
Moderator, please discipline this poster for verbal abuse toward other members, including an American With Disabilities here. I think personal hygiene and sanitation in the field is a pertinent matter to address when one considers outdoor activities such as dogs, birds and guns. And my question and...
- Wed Jul 25, 2018 9:26 am
- Forum: Hunting
- Topic: What does a chap do when Mother Nature calls while hunting?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 8036
Re: What does a chap do when Mother Nature calls while hunting?
The very first time I have ever heard this question asked on an outdoor hunting forum. Can be a valid question I guess if you have a problem but if I am having those problems, I stay home.
Ezzy
Ezzy
Re: Dog Food
One of the things I never paid attention to or even cared about was the amount of poop except when we were doing feeding research. So many more valid things to think about it just doesn't seem important though I understand what you are saying.
Ezzy
Ezzy
- Mon Jul 23, 2018 8:21 pm
- Forum: Hunting
- Topic: Is there a way to import BLM map data into Google Earth?
- Replies: 21
- Views: 10077
Re: Is there a way to import BLM map data into Google Earth?
At some point you just have to get off your "bleep", drive the roads, and walk the land. Mark the waypoints under your feet. :wink: I think to be a successful bird bagger one will have to first master: 1. map reading 2. land navigation 3. GPS operation 4. scouting from a desktop PC 5. scouting in a...
- Mon Jul 23, 2018 8:16 am
- Forum: Hunting
- Topic: Is there a way to import BLM map data into Google Earth?
- Replies: 21
- Views: 10077
Re: Is there a way to import BLM map data into Google Earth?
At some point you just have to get off your "bleep", drive the roads, and walk the land. Mark the waypoints under your feet. :wink: Jon, I don't think of my self as a beginner but maybe I am since I have never found the need for 99% of the things you are looking for. I never used my Garmin, never H...
- Sat Jul 21, 2018 4:43 pm
- Forum: Hunting
- Topic: I have been interested in taking up bird hunting
- Replies: 52
- Views: 26916
Re: I have been interested in taking up bird hunting
Though I do not agree with Jon's thinking there has been no posts that make me think I am wasting my time in reading and when I do read it, I then decide if I want or need to respond. When that decision is made I talk to Jon and not someone else about my thoughts. Jon has some other ideas about hunt...
- Thu Jul 19, 2018 2:03 pm
- Forum: Hunting
- Topic: Can doves literally continue to fly with their hearts shot
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4424
Re: Can doves literally continue to fly with their hearts shot
An animal dies when the brain stops working, so there can be and often is a delay of a few seconds after tye shot before the brain runs out of blood.
Ezzy
Ezzy
- Wed Jul 18, 2018 8:09 pm
- Forum: Off Topic Forum
- Topic: What's the difference between a "dove" and a "pigeon"?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 8053
Re: What's the difference between a "dove" and a "pigeon"?
A pigeon is just one specie of dove that officially is a Rock Dove.
- Wed Jul 18, 2018 7:05 am
- Forum: Health and Nutrition
- Topic: Why Purina Pro Plan?
- Replies: 53
- Views: 43402
Re: Why Purina Pro Plan?
Steve, you know the dog food advisor guy is a dentist, right? You gonna trust a dentist who might have a financial interest in his website, or the actual scientists who conduct millions of dollars worth of research in canine nutrition? As an aside for anyone interested, Tufts has published some res...
- Tue Jul 17, 2018 9:56 am
- Forum: Health and Nutrition
- Topic: Why Purina Pro Plan?
- Replies: 53
- Views: 43402
Re: Why Purina Pro Plan?
Steve, you know the dog food advisor guy is a dentist, right? You gonna trust a dentist who might have a financial interest in his website, or the actual scientists who conduct millions of dollars worth of research in canine nutrition? As an aside for anyone interested, Tufts has published some res...
- Tue Jul 17, 2018 8:44 am
- Forum: Health and Nutrition
- Topic: Why Purina Pro Plan?
- Replies: 53
- Views: 43402
Re: Why Purina Pro Plan?
The problem with that website is foods I know work very well for feeding working dogs at the highest level of performance have a 1 to 3 star rating and foods that I know do not work at all for working dogs at the highest level of performance have 4.5 to 5 star ratings ..... so the basis for the rat...
- Mon Jul 16, 2018 3:54 pm
- Forum: Training
- Topic: VIDEO: Flushing Dogs That Choose to Point
- Replies: 37
- Views: 12462
Re: VIDEO: Flushing Dogs That Choose to Point
The point is nothing more than the dog gathering itself so it can make the leap tp catch the bird. Over decades of breeding dogs that tend to hold that position longer we have developed a pointer. Dogs, cats, and just about every other animal including us, has the need to do that if they are going t...
- Sun Jul 15, 2018 7:11 pm
- Forum: Hunting
- Topic: What do you think of the land quality where you hunt?
- Replies: 36
- Views: 16191
Re: What do you think of the land quality where you hunt?
It might be a good idea to keep some records of your hunting when you start. Being a biologist by training, I've been keeping a hunting diary for about 40 years now. Where I hunted, birds flushed, birds shot, dog used, general habitat conditions, etc. It has been helpful for end of year reports to ...
- Sat Jul 14, 2018 8:48 am
- Forum: Hunting
- Topic: What do you think of the land quality where you hunt?
- Replies: 36
- Views: 16191
Re: What do you think of the land quality where you hunt?
Hunters need so much land to be able to hunt. The land also has to hold game or there is no use hunting it. What is there not to understand about the sentence above? The same logic applies to bodies of water and fishing. If you fish on a lake that is all fished out, you will likely CATCH no more th...
- Sat Jul 14, 2018 6:48 am
- Forum: Hunting
- Topic: What do you think of the land quality where you hunt?
- Replies: 36
- Views: 16191
Re: What do you think of the land quality where you hunt?
I have a problem before we even get stated on this one. What do you mean when you say "land quality"? Quality for what? I pick up in your post that you may be thinking quality means good hunting land and then you also indicate the lands connection to quality of the game that comes off of it. It is v...
- Fri Jul 13, 2018 9:53 pm
- Forum: Hunting
- Topic: Which non-toxic shotgun shells are best in regard to pellet
- Replies: 36
- Views: 17590
Re: Which non-toxic shotgun shells are best in regard to pellet
You know I can honestly say I have never felt a gun kick when shooting at a bird, never. A lot of people say that, and they are often correct in their own mind...But they still flinch. Don't think so. I flinch when shooting paper but not birds in the least. Too many other things to think about, dog...
- Fri Jul 13, 2018 3:55 pm
- Forum: Hunting
- Topic: Which non-toxic shotgun shells are best in regard to pellet
- Replies: 36
- Views: 17590
Re: Which non-toxic shotgun shells are best in regard to pellet
You know I can honestly say I have never felt a gun kick when shooting at a bird, never.
- Fri Jul 13, 2018 3:50 pm
- Forum: Training
- Topic: VIDEO: Flushing Dogs That Choose to Point
- Replies: 37
- Views: 12462
Re: VIDEO: Flushing Dogs That Choose to Point
I think the videos and posts that you see Higgens make are well thought out marketing tools and have little to do with a dogs ability to perform or think, if they even can. Trainers , by that very moniker, indicates to me that whoever it is, are training the dog and not just observing what the dog i...
- Thu Jul 12, 2018 10:26 pm
- Forum: Health and Nutrition
- Topic: Wheezing after exercise
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4671
Re: Wheezing after exercise
Kennel cough is a disease that will last 2 weeks if you treat it and 14 days if you ignore it. Make up your mind what you need to do.
- Thu Jul 12, 2018 10:45 am
- Forum: Hunting
- Topic: Handling dead game birds: cleaning, butchering storage
- Replies: 18
- Views: 9550
Re: Handling dead game birds: cleaning, butchering storage
No the meat must be attached to proof of species. And as Ezzy said why not just take home the whole bird. Not true. Dove can be cleaned without leaving head/wing. From Feds: Species identification requirement No person shall transport within the United States any migratory game birds, except doves ...
- Thu Jul 12, 2018 10:42 am
- Forum: Legislation & Hunting Rights
- Topic: Here is a thread to a petition to REPEAL gun control.
- Replies: 16
- Views: 14175
Re: Here is a thread to a petition to REPEAL gun control.
the short answer is it means that since a well regulated militia is needed occasionally we need our citizens armed and trained to shoot when or if they are called to protect our country and ourselves. We would be of little use if none of us were ready to serve without months or years of training to ...