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Fran Seagren

Retriever training is all about complete control of your dog while hunting. Pointer training is all about creating an independent dog while hunting. Best joke of the day -- Thanks for the laugh :lol: ... :lol: Don't know why this is so funny - actually it's pretty accurate based on my experience. I...

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Those are great pics of your dogs, Don. Really nice. The quality of most of the pics people are posting is amazing! Sounds like Stormy is being a little "red devil." :twisted: Once Stormy gets all that out of his puppy system, you'll probably be amazed at how nice he works for you. Robert is so much...

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Training yesterday at Joint Base Lewis McChord

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All of our five dogs do it. I call it "the huntn' skinnies." I suspect it's from whatever food hasn't been processed from the night before and how much we overfed them at that time.

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You probably shouldn't own a pointer if you want it to hunt at 30 yards, that's flusher range. You have to learn to let the dog roll and trust it. If he's staying within 100 yards, he's in perfect grouse range. Is this for real - 100 yards for grouse? Are you talking ruffed grouse? Here in northwes...

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I'm jealous! Great picture, too. We've been hunting ruffed quite a bit this year and I'm too embarrassed to say how many we actually shot!

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Go buy some for yourself -- nobody's going to just "give you some pointers' -- The best ones are expensive

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Wow. That's sort of cold, isn't it? I've read several posts where people are willing to give some pointers to new dog trainers.

Fran Seagren

Don, I like the name! Don't worry about Stormy getting darker - he will. Both Breelie and Robert are dark red. Robert was also "light red" as a young pup. Their head seems to get dark first, then their "grown up" coat comes in darker. Can't wait to see him this spring. If he's anything like his pare...

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We never put a puppy in the water when it's cold. Meaning, unless you are near water and the pup just runs in on its own, we don't toss a bumper or bird to encourage swimming when its cold. We don't train the big dogs in cold water either. Hunting ducks is different. Dogs that are already accustomed...

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Hi Don, What a handsome little guy your new pup is. I sure do love those setter faces. Does he have a name yet? Here's a pic of Robert at 10 weeks. Robert@10Wks.jpg Robert started off being my husband's new pup. But, I fell in love with that red setter and insisted Scott give Robert to me. Being the...

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Wow! It was like a professional video. The dogs are beautiful as well as the country.

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Good grief! That was too hard to read. I guess I'll wait for the "Dog Nutrition for Dummies" version to come out.

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Find some Kwik stop for the next time. Stops the bleeding almost immediately. . Good advice! Meanwhile, we Dremmel the dogs' nails. Takes the potential for a bloody mistakes out of the equation. FWIW, I changed to the Dremmel tool about 5 years ago because it's IMPOSSIBLE for me to never cut a nail...

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I just want to say how much I've thoroughly enjoyed this topic. It's been great to see so many different breeds of dogs on some very awesome points. I love checking out the new "points" every day. Thanks!

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My advice: Clean the cuts thoroughly - you can use saline solution to get the "high powered" flushing action. Then apply EMT ointment/spray. I use EMT for most minor wounds. Flush everyday and re-apply EMT (or antibiotic ointment). Cat bites are bad news if not cleaned, etc. Keep a close eye on the ...

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I can pull out Robert's pedigree and list the dogs in his background, but Craig probably has that information nicely put together already. He plans to post the pup information in the next few days.

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Folks, all animals, including humans, perceive and react differently to electricty. It is not a pain threshold issue, some are very sensitive to the stimulations, both in terms of the level and duration. Testing an e-collar on the calloused fingers of a human tells you nothing about what the dog wi...

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I love having the e-collar as a training tool. Twenty-five years ago, when I started training my first hunting dog, I was against the use of e-collars. I had heard a couple horror stories and that's all it took. First impressions are significant. But, when I took my first "trained" lab pheasant hunt...

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Quail hunting today.

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Here's some ideas. I agree that some dogs need more water than others - my five are a perfect example. But, I still like to (at least) encourage my dogs to drink a little more when we are going hunting, or training on warm or hot days. I put a small amount of milk or some chicken fat in their water....

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A natural reaction for many people when a dog comes at them is to back away with the hands in front of them. This is a reaction that many folks who are nervous with dogs will display without thinking. I have not been using the knee to the chest for quite sometime - instead I use the palm of my hand...

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My pup hits the ground in 8 days, already have a check cord to put on him when I pick him up. When I call him, he will come. I don't tolerate pup's screaming in a crate all night. The little ssucker will sleep in bed with Squirt, Bodie and myself. He wakes one of us up and he's going outside! I'm p...

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As a general rule, you should only use the e-collar when the dog is away from you so that he doesn't associate you with the e-collar. The jumping is a dominance test, as you already mentioned. I respectfully disagree with these two comments. Dogs not only "should" know where the correction is comin...

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I've been working on whistle commands with my pup. I'm working on HERE with him. He is on a remote sit, and the program I follow says to nick him when I say HERE then 3 tweets. I've been doing that, but he want's to only do it sometimes. Lets say 5 times in a row he will come to 3 tweets, no body l...

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I am putting together a hunt to eastern Montana. I am wondering where would you guys suggest to start? As far as private and public land availability, and bird numbers? We are looking to go the first week of October? Hoping to hunt pheasants and run into some huns and sharpies? Also where might you...

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I think I am going to enter my 8 month old in his first retriever hunt test at the end of next month. What items will I need to bring for this test? If you can, it's always a good idea to go watch a test before you run in one. You can ask questions and watch other people run their dogs. Have fun.

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.......and my husband hunted " Seven " (our young Brittany). Seven pointed two birds for my husband, but he couldn't get a shot before they were in the trees. I have to ask, are you or your husband fans of the show "Seinfeld"? The naming of a child " Seven " was the subject of one show. Rob We are ...

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isonychia wrote:do you have a brand name for those vests or a link?

I bought the vests from Cabela's. I'm sure other places carry them, too.

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I have a 2yr old vizsla who weighs 52lbs. Very healthy and extremely active. He looks skinny. He gets dewormed every few months. I have been running him next to my Mt bike about 4-6miles every 2 or so days. The vet recommended adding about 10lbs. He is not a big eater (only 2-3 cups a day). I try t...

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A great morning hunting ruffed grouse in the Pacific Northwest woods. Only got one, but I'm pretty happy about it. I'm a lousy shot, and grouse are hard to hit. I hunted with my guy "Robert" (Irish red setter) and my husband hunted "Seven" (our young Brittany). Seven pointed two birds for my husban...

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Great pics! Question....how does that vest work out (fit) for your dog? Does it have chest protection or is it just for visibility? The vests that Robert and Seven were wearing yesterday do have chest protection - the black material. You can see it in the pic of Seven (brittany) when he is laying d...

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A great morning hunting ruffed grouse in the Pacific Northwest woods. Only got one, but I'm pretty happy about it. I'm a lousy shot, and grouse are hard to hit. I hunted with my guy "Robert" (Irish red setter) and my husband hunted "Seven" (our young Brittany). Seven pointed two birds for my husband...

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Why can't a dog decide it isn't hungry when the weather is hot or for most any other reason. Tell how this computes? Because Banks is a LABRADOR............ Labs could eat a whole bag of food and still think they were hungry. EXACTLY! :) If Banks was a picky eater since the beginning, that would be...

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A very nice gesture, indeed. And, one that a young man will never forget. Things like this will help guarantee the future of hunting and the dogs we love to hunt with.

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Woo-hoo! Congrats to you and your pup. Brittanys are awesome.

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A friend named her standard poodle, "Havoc." It fit him perfect. I had a lab :) "Jonz" (registered name - He Ain't No Sho Dawg Jonz). Our daughter's red setter is "Boo" (registered name - Boudica). I head about a brittany named "Gizmo." (perfect!) Our current brittany's name is "Seven" - but nobody ...

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Start off with the water depth only being a couple inches. If/when he lays down in that amount, make it deeper next time, etc.

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DonF wrote:
Fran Seagren wrote:Robert
Here ya go Fran. Have Robert write Breelie a dirty letter!

Agreed!

Thanks for posting the pic - normal size.

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Very cool indeed.

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GSP7 wrote:You asked for advice, so here is mine. Take up golf instead

Too funny! Laughed out loud.

Seriously, I hope someone gives this guy some good advice. It does help to have some recommendations if you're new to the game.

Fran Seagren

I know of two pro trainers that feed only grain free dry food. One guy has, on average, anywhere from 10 - 25 dogs he's got in for training - mostly pointing dogs. The other trainer has about 8-10 on average - all labs. I have 6 dogs(pointy guys and labs) that are house pets, hunting dogs and hunt t...

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Sorry, didn't get my pictures small enough! Annoying. Still learning.

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Robert

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I'm so confused.

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I need to take my camera training. The only pictures I have of training are the ones other people have taken. I'm always thinking, "That would be a great picture." A week or so ago, I was romping all five of our dogs (two red setters, one young brittany, and two labs). When I take all of them at the...

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Every dog I've ever had ate grass. For many years, I only heard one explanation - they eat it because they have something going on with their stomachs (upset, cleaning it out). But, it was obvious to many of us that our dogs didn't have anything wrong with their stomachs. They simply appeared to enj...

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I was just quoted - in person, face-to-face, $20 each for bobwhite. I'm not kidding. I was at a loss for words - well, just for a couple seconds. Those that know me would say I'm NEVER at a loss for words. Anyway, I thought I had heard him wrong, so I said, "Twenty dollars for how many?" "One", was ...

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I think dogs are like people in that some are born "old souls." I'm beginning to think our young brittany, Seven, is an old soul. He just sort of takes it all in stride. Our trial last Saturday was Seven's first time seeing horses, or being around that many people and dogs, or running with anything ...

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Wow! I just had even more fun at our trial last Saturday. After going through the pics Don just posted, I got to see WAY more than I did by actually being there. Nothing beats great pictures - ever. Thanks, Don!

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