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Meller

[quote="Featherfinder"]This hiding from a dog thing works....if the dog has any interest in finding you. With other dogs/pups, you may sneak a peak just in time to find you ain't got a dog anymore!?! :cry:[ If hiding isn't working for you, seems to me you may be starting to late in the dogs life; I ...

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Just like pants, one size doesn't fit all ; one breed of dog doesn't fit all!

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At 6 months old be sure that he has his permanent teeth not his puppy teeth, as this will effect his retrieving!

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What part of Kansas are you from? There may be someone close that could help.

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It has been my experience that if your having pigeons in trees or electrical lines, your are not using a big enough card.

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Never have, I looked into it once, seems like with shipping it made them mighty expensive even at this price!

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I would go back to the basic's, shoot the gun while the dog is in chase of a live carded bird!

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Airdale, excellent retriever and pointed too, would retrieve from water or land!

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I have some homers right now for $3.50 .

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A lot of people buy well bread pups and train to hunt, but never campaign them; Thus you can get a very good pup without the red ink!

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It would help to know where or what state you are from; maybe someone close that could show how to help you.

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Most people believe that non-grain craze is because of hype, but what has been found is that it's the high glycemic grains like corn that cause the spike in sugars along with the lows. I use a brand of kibble that's produced in Europe that is for the most part non-grain food. But even better, most ...

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This might work right in with what Brad Higgins is doing, by letting the dog teach its self to make the right decisions. (Hope I am not misconstruing what your doing Brad)
Tell me if I've got it wrong!

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I am with Ray on this one, nothing better than long stem grass hay! Straw and pine chips when I tried them both broke down into dust; anyway that was my experience.

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That is one nice looking dog!
And that is a nice intense point!

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Welcome to the forum!

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Why do you treat pigeons for cocci twice a year? I never treat for anything till there is a problem since treatments do not prevent. My birds have never been wormed and had never had a problem. I also have not wormed my dogs since I started using Ivomec for heartworm as I just can not find any sign...

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Take a bird with you, when you go to see the pup, lock its wings and see what the pup acts like around the bird. (pigeon or Quail) I wouldn't worry to much at 7 months old, myself!

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I used the Sorrento flea and tick collar, and never seen a tick bitt in on either of my dogs, lasts 8 months; that is the way I will go this year!

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Welcome to the forum.

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Look into a pinch collar, and train accordingly!

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Welcome!
Might look into Bill Hillman.

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Welcome to the Forum!

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bustingcover wrote:Pigeons work best. Quail can be a headache and waste of money.

And pigeons live a whole lot longer!

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Don't know my Brittney lines that well, but don't believe Shambo's Last Shadow or the Rustic Prince lines, had bullet in them; They might have incorporate them in there now?

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Training with Mo is a good one.
The Paul Long books are good reference also!

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I agree with everything that Don said, but will add one thing, it doesn't hurt to kill one every now and again.
You might get on the site ( steady with style), good info. there. I think they are on face book also.

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A good no nonsense recall would help a lot. ( when I say here I mean here, and right now! no bull)

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Now that's a lot more effective!

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Ferrell Miller, said he had real success with teaching Whoa with the collar on the belly, with another collar on the neck to enforce, here, turn and other commands.

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DonF wrote:Best overall dog is the one I have right now. Squirt and Stormy are tied!

Don't want to hijack this thread, but Don your point would be more effective with pictures. (and I do enjoy pictures of Stormy!)

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I have listened to this argument several times through the years, and nothing has ever changed! Feeding Raw or Feeding Kibble? So here are my experiences (didn't want to get involved) When I first started feeding dog we didn't have very many choices, at least in my area, I think Diamond came in one ...

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Featherfinder wrote:I have to agree. A Spinone or Bracco might be OK for me when I'm 87....if I'm still here. Watching either of these dogs work is a bit like watching paint dry.
They might make decent "meat dogs" but I don't hunt because I can't feed myself or my family.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder!

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Really nice, beautiful pictures and a credit to the breed, keep them coming! Just don't see much of them when hunting, at least not in my neck of the woods.

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A friend of mine has a real nice Gordon Setter, good nose, strong point, lots of energy! Don't see many Gordons on here, is anyone hunting with a Gordon, if so maybe we could get you to post a few pictures of them in action!

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For what he is wanting, I would be looking at a DD.

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Joan Bailey's book ( How To Help Gun Dogs Train Themselves) gives a sort of timeline to where you should be in your training at certain age's 6mo, 12mo and so on. been a while since I read it, but believe it has what your looking for. Just remember that all dogs learn at different rate's .

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Where do you reside, at least a state; there may be someone close that could help.

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Where are you located, what State?
Have you tried a half hitch on the flank, or pinch collar? Both these will curb the pulling, till dog gets the hint.

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I presume, he means Log Gone Setter breeding.

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Try him on some clipped winged pigeons, or locked wing pigeons, a live bird seems to be a little bit more encourage able for a young dog or pup.

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Most of all the thing's, such as here or come start from day one as a puppy, and as most commands they need to be rock solid before moving along to another command; if a dog is raised in this manner from a puppy, along with discipline, it becomes second nature to obey in the field, and to look to th...

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I would check with Charlie Rose, right close there in Texas.(I think Wild Rose GSP's. should get you close.

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Look at (Steady With Style) on your computer. And get the book Training with Mo.

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the book training with Mo, by Maurice Lindly.
Might also look at steady with style, on your computer .

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Scary time!
Was it a Rattler that bit them?

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Thanks for sharing the picture's, those are some nice looking dogs! Don't get to see the red dogs in my part of the country.

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What are you using for bedding? have you changed that?

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Sure glad that you found your dog!
Now it is time for a few pictures, haven't seen any new ones for a while!

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There can be a wide variety of definitions for started to finished. At the end of the day, your opinion of what "started" is counts only as much as what the seller is willing to agree to. In-other-words, a conversation between buyer and seller to accurately determine what the pup is capable of, wha...

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