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Hi Tom and Brenda: Thank you both for the advice. I appreciate it very much. Here is how I have it boiled down in my head...please correct me if I'm wrong: 1. The central strategy is to maximize your dog's opportunity to find the most birds. 2. Ground coverage is an important part of that...thus div...

All, I normally run AKC hunt tests. I'm helping a friend here put on a NSTRA trial March 19, so I figured I would enter. At the two trials I've been to, I've figured out that I have a lot to learn about managing the field, playing the wind, etc. I was wondering if anyone would be willing to post or ...

Oh, yes! Think about what happens in 12 gauge when you go from a milque-toast 1 oz load to a nice 1-1/4 heavy field load. -- As an aside, I was helping a guy Sunday a week ago. I'd been shooting 1 oz 8-1/2's Super-Lite AA's through a skeet choke in my own shotgun. The guy handed me his shotgun to sh...

Decoy, Try this some time with 5... 28 ga shooters...I have won O/100 and didn't shoot a box of shells... Some days when the wind is strong, we would have to move up until someone breaks a target.I have found that the #5 shot carries better but fewer pellets and in 3/4 oz hand loads. Shooting whole...

American skeet favors O/U's that are heavier, more weight-forward and stocked longer and higher than what is ideal for a field gun. The skeet field is a good place to try out a shotgun, but remember to practice mounting the shotgun and keep in mind that you might have on very different clothing whil...

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I'm not an expert, but when I had a similar situation, some folks here advised to let my dog retrieve out of the back.

That, in conjunction with using a remote launcher, seems to be slowly curing the problem.

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Congratulations, Brenda and Logan!

I'm sorry to hear about Rebel's injury. But at 7x NSTRA CH, he can retire to a life of ease and cute girlfriends.

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Maybe I over-react, but I don't run a dog on a sore foot. I put them up to give it a chance to heal.

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Getting her papers will make it possible for you guys to do more fun things together.

Here we are at a hunt test. I think it's obvious that everyone is pretty happy:
http://www.gundogforum.com/forum/album_ ... c667e7.jpg

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Hi Hank, I pretty much knew that she was a GSP or DK. I have a GSP pup that will be eight months old tomorrow. By "Breeding" I was asking about her pedigree. What line of GSP or DK she is from. Here is my pup's sire: http://www.walnuthillgsps.us/fritz.htm and here is his dam: http://www.walnuthillgs...

What's her breeding?

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Nice head. Male or female?

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Has anyone gotten anything back from Norm Prima?

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Some of the online gun auction sites list FFL holders and their fees. I found one that way when I bought my rimfire benchrest rifle.

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I forgot to mention another of the things I've been doing to help my V-boy stay steady... I take some extra birds in a bird bag. When he points, I kick around away from the bird on the ground and thow one, or more, of the birds out of the bag. Only then do I kick up the bird on the ground. Sometimes...

Hi Phil, It's a small world! I've decided on a couple of things: 1. I'm going to swap over to shooting the shotgun most of the time. We'll be running SH events and he won't be hearing the blank pistol that much. It'll be the shotgun. 2. I'm going to cut down the number of times that I let him retrie...

I don't do NAVHDA, but I've heard from those that do that the Green Book is a place to start but that some of the material is now dated.

I think Grant has steered you straight on the gun intro. Wait till your pup grows up some.

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You have two basic routes: new and used. If you want a new o/u, look at the various imports from Eastern Europe. Huglu, Baikal, those imported by Remington, etc. If you will do used, I'd look into a Beretta, Browning or Winchester. I prefer Beretta. My skeet gun is a Beretta 682 and I quit counting ...

Hi Phil, Thanks for the information. Yep. I'm fully up on the requirements for JH, SH and MH. I'm actually testing for SH, but I train, at least largely, to MH requirements. SH is a step along the way to me. My answer to "OK", "All right", "Fetch", etc. has been to only release my dog for any reason...

So, I'm a dunce. I'm training my V to MH and he's been breaking when he sees the bird shot. All this time, I thought it was the report of the shotgun meaning something different than the report of the blank pistol. Then, Sunday while training, the fellow that I was training with ripped off three sho...

There are so many snow geese down in the rice fields that they are pests. 105 geese in a weekend by a professional guide service is less than a spit over Niagara Falls.

Getting back on topic, I wouldn't use a Weim for retrieving in cold water. They don't have the coat for it.

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One tip: put a drain plug in the dog boxes. That way, if they get filthy, you can power-wash them out.

There are pictures of my dog trailer in the Album. It's commercial from http://www.dogbox.com/ . It cost $2k. I'm happy with it.

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The GSP Club of Atlanta is having a test the same weekend as the one in TN.

All of my family is in or around Nashville, so I'm going to kill two birds with one stone.

Also, I've been on the grounds where the test will be held. They're *wonderful*.

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Hi Grant, Geocities is blocked by the firewall here, so I can't tell exactly what you're asking. Here are the rules for AKC hunt tests: http://www.akc.org/rules/hunting_pointing_breeds.cfm I've always read them to mean that a given club can only put on one hunt test in any given day. Having said tha...

Hey Brenda,

That sounds like fun! I'll drop him a line.

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I've got one on my laptop and will send it to you around 11 CST.

And, of course, any pictures of Nav that are in the album are yours to use.

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It also helps to have some stypic powder or gel handy for when you accidently get the quick.

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We trim our GSP's and V's nails once a week.

I trim them off with a scissors type nail trimmer, then I round them off with a sandpaper wheel on my Dremel.

Trim a little each time. As you trim, the quick in their nail will recede.

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Bell came flying though the tall grass and met paths with the judge on the 4-wheeler. She tried to jump him, but came down on the rear rack. FREAKED ME OUT. She’s not hurt, but could have been. This past summer, my V-boy was running flat out down the bank of a pond trying to intercept a blue heron ...

Congrats Grant and Brenda!

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If I remember right, you're getting a Vizsla.

In general, they are particularly soft and prone to sitting when pressured to staunch up.

Bobby Seelye, who is a pro trainer, field trialer of V's, jokes "Don't teach a V to 'S' 'I' 'T'" (spelling it so he doesn't even say it).

YMMV,

Welcome Janet! It's nice to see another UplandBirdDog.com person here as well.

You all should check out Janet's video!

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Hi Brenda,

I'm sorry to hear that you had bad luck at the trial.

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Greg, after we got out of Atlanta, Lins and I made fun of this car making a funny sound. The car exited and we still heard the sound. I told lins that it sounded like a helicopter overhead. Little did we know it was out tire about to explode! It did... and make for a good laugh and a long drive hom...

TAK wrote:GSP's Dixie and Bell owner Chris Johnson Alabama region.

Hi TAK,

I know Chris. He's a nice guy. He's been in the hospital.

He came to the trial, but wisely stayed off his feet.

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My dogs are chipped, but I would also tatoo them if I could find someone here to do it.

The tatoos should be applied on the dog's belly rather than in their ear. As Lisa points out, ears can be removed.

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Lisa,

I knew a woman back in TX that went through some kabuki dance to get a limited registration or indefinite listing privilege that allowed her to compete in obedience with a Lab that she rescued from the humane shelter.

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Yes, but as a practical matter someone with several dogs isn't going to be able to keep them inside. Some or all of the dogs are going to be kenneled. Two is my limit!

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Before I get started, I just want to say that my dogs live in the house. I spend hours every day interacting with them. With that said, I want to point out some different viewpoints: Many people have dogs that live in kennels. They take the dogs out of the kennel to exercise, train and hunt/trial. A...

ginia wrote: I didn't realize girls were "rare!" Good luck; we can't wait to see pictures of your red girl.

The main reason that it is difficult to get a good female V is that the breeders want to keep them in the "inner circle". There are both altruistic and monetary motivations.

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"only wanting a hunting dog. I.e., not a companion that one would have an emotional investment in. "???????????????????? What? You want a hunter, and NO emotional investment? What kinda dog would you do that to? I cannot believe what I'm seeing. NO EMOTIONAL INVESTMENT? You merely expect to have a ...

good point greg on the finished dog. after all you put into a pup with time and training and all the training supplies and the shots bla bla the list goes on and on. it DOES get $$PRICEY$$$ (but at the SAME time, isn't it is SO fun and rewarding to watch your pup develop into a great hunter!!) It i...

If it was me and I was only looking for a hunting dog, there is no way on earth that I'd buy a pup. I would buy a started (or finished) dog from a trustworthy professional. It's far, far cheaper. When you get a pup, you really don't know what you're going to get. With a started/finished dog, you *kn...

Hi Steven,

I second your thoughts on Sue. She took the time to talk to me at length when I was looking for a V also.

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All, Somewhere I read that folks were having trouble getting Mark Powell's book "Qualify" to help prepare for AKC hunt tests. That it was going for over $100 on E-Bay, or something (Ouch!). If you can't get "Qualify" and even if you can, I recommend Bernard C. (Clif) Boggs' book "Succeeding with Poi...

Hi Brenda,

Thank you. I'll do that!

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Hi All, I had a great time bird hunting back home in TN with some buds from college. We all enjoyed it so much that they've asked me to look into a trip out West next Fall. They are particularly interested in hunting species other than bobwhite. Does anyone have any input/links/etc. on public or pri...

Welcome, Tania!

Thank you for doing the brag on the VCMA site for me. I appreciate it and all the encouragement very much.

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I'm happy to hear that the humans and dogs all came out OK!

For various reasons, I'm currently using a trailer and the scenario that you mention is one that has really worried me.

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