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- Wed Jul 13, 2005 9:51 am
- Forum: Training
- Topic: Utah training day.
- Replies: 34
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- Wed Jul 13, 2005 9:39 am
- Forum: Training
- Topic: How to get pup away from me
- Replies: 16
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Excellent post wagonmaster, good tips. You mentioned first season, I usually take my dogs out in sept to a field across the road that is crp and let them run birds till they drop. Gets them interested, then a shot out of a .22 blank every now and again till they can take the 12 guage. Opening day my...
- Wed Jul 13, 2005 9:26 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Whats the DIfference
- Replies: 123
- Views: 48190
THe invitation to hunt with us was not a solicatation. We don't charge anyone. Sorry, I mis understood. I will be in Witchita next week for a job on the air base, how close are you to this? Sure would like to see for myself the differences you mentioned :) and always love to see new dogs. Ever thin...
- Tue Jul 12, 2005 1:42 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Whats the DIfference
- Replies: 123
- Views: 48190
we use a shackled pheas. with a piece of surveyors tape for a stringer, so we can see where the bird went. dogs learn to track that real quick. only takes a few lessons to make a good pheasant retriever out of any GSP I have ever owned. PS How are the quail down there? Used to hunt the border just ...
- Tue Jul 12, 2005 8:24 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Whats the DIfference
- Replies: 123
- Views: 48190
If training is everything I didnt say that, I said proper training will bring out the natural abilities of the dog, like a long distance runner trains for the run. Same thing here, trialers need the big run so they train to bring it out. Not every dog in every litter will have this tho. These are t...
- Mon Jul 11, 2005 3:15 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Whats the DIfference
- Replies: 123
- Views: 48190
In fact few, if any, people on this board could say they hunt or see the amount of wild birds that my wife and I do. :) you missed my location or have never been to Iowa :) that is funny statement, I have coveys (plural) of quail behind my house, a CRP field across the street full of pheasants (whi...
- Mon Jul 11, 2005 8:48 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Whats the DIfference
- Replies: 123
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Well now, I have read all these posts and not one accuratly pinpoints any "genetic differences". Just the same jibber jabber I have heard for the last oh 30 years or so :) I will say this, buy a gsp from a good breeder, train it in the fashion you wish to go and go with it, but please dont belittle ...
- Fri Jul 08, 2005 12:53 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: What kind of dog do you have?????
- Replies: 60
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- Fri Jul 08, 2005 12:47 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: kinda amazing
- Replies: 5
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- Fri Jul 08, 2005 12:45 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Whats the DIfference
- Replies: 123
- Views: 48190
Howdy, been readin posts here for awhile and I hadda pipe in here. I have had many shorthairs over the years and can tell you they all hunt feather, fur, ducks etc, track blood trails all this and more. I see the DK thing as an ego trip and nothing more. There have been rumors of pointer cross but I...