Number of Dogs
Number of Dogs
Just curious as to how many dogs this population owns. Housedogs/non-birddogs included. Dogs in for training/breeding/litters excluded.
Re: Number of Dogs
I put down 2 because we are about to get our second dog (ever) in less than a month. We have an indoor cat as well, but we didn't include her, even though she sometimes acts like a dog (i.e. laying around the house, pointing/flushing insects, etc.)
Molon Labe!
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We have two JRT's that hunt sometimes, but mostly are great alarms when someone gets near the horse barn. We have three labs, one hunts, one is a dock diver and is learning to hunt, and the other will probably hunt some day. We also have a boxer that is a foster for us right now as we try to rehab his faith in people. His front teeth were sawed down to nothing so he could be a bait dog. So six for us for the mean time. Yep, our place is a zoo.
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Re: Number of Dogs
Two going on three.....shhhhh.....my wife's not on here is she?!?
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Re: Number of Dogs
We have a great 2 yr old male GSP, but hubby is making noises like he may be interested in getting another.
What's scary is that I've thought about it too. :roll:
Eeeek!
What's scary is that I've thought about it too. :roll:
Eeeek!
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No matter where you go, there you are!
Re: Number of Dogs
I have three with the idea that I will keep one from our next litter for show and field. My wife also doesn't know about the fourth.
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Re: Number of Dogs
Grandpa & his legacy
This thread reminds me a little of family reunions. Some families have a few generations that have stayed in the same area. Their reunions have gotten so large they now rent a local hall to get together. So it is with our hunting group. One grandfather was an avid outdoorsman who hunted & fished a lot. His last dog, a Cocker Spaniel is the only dog we remember. He died when my brother, the oldest grandson was 13 years old, but his gear lived on through us. Our dad hunted squirrels & rabbits as a kid but nothing as an adult. We used grandpa's homemade double ended duckboat, the trolling and fly fishing gear, his tools, his hunting clothes and his deer rifle, shotgun & .22. My oldest brother picked up the outdoorsman's bug and led the rest of us. Our dad & we three sons made the 4 1/2 hours (one way) trip to grandma's house at least every other weekend each fall to hunt grouse, ducks & deer. Luckily we had two sisters that kept mom company on the weekends. We found out later in life one of our sisters badly wanted to go along but never got to. Dad's little 1963 two door Mercury Comet, with the 170 C.I.D. six cylinder motor was of course already more than full with us and our gear but never-the-less it's too bad she didn't get a chance to come along. This sister does hunt now.
Fifteen years ago we primarily hunted grouse, ducks, geese & deer. Then we got heavily into upland birds, sharps, huns & pheasants. Although we had dogs growing up, as I recall the only dogs at the time were the oldest brother's GWP, and the other brother's ESS.
Flash forward to our hunting group & the friends that often accompany us to our hunting camp today:
Me - 4 dogs
Four sons - 4 dogs
Zero girls
Friends: man & woman - 2 dogs, 3 young adults - 2 dogs
Brother #1 - 2 dogs
Two sons - 0 dogs
Zero girls
Friends - 1 man - 1 dog
Brother #2 - 5 dogs
Two sons - 1 dog
One stepson - 0 dogs
One step-daughter - 1 dog
Friends - 5 young adults - 4 dogs
The brother-in-law that was introduced to the area hunts - 1 dog
Sister - 1 dog
Two sons - 3 dogs
one son-in-law - 1 dog
four step-sons-in-law - 3 dogs
The brother-in-law & nephews got their own place in the same dying western town that we are in each fall. On the opening weekend of pheasant season we practically take over this tiny prairie town. For us it's a way to keep family and close friends together and to introduce an activity we love to our children and some day, to our grandchildren. For the dogs - it's a riot! No fights - everyone, including the dogs get along but ........ "be careful what you wish for ... you just might get it." We are soon at the saturation point for the numbers of local birds and the land available to hunt.
This all started with one grandpa and the gear he left behind ....
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This thread reminds me a little of family reunions. Some families have a few generations that have stayed in the same area. Their reunions have gotten so large they now rent a local hall to get together. So it is with our hunting group. One grandfather was an avid outdoorsman who hunted & fished a lot. His last dog, a Cocker Spaniel is the only dog we remember. He died when my brother, the oldest grandson was 13 years old, but his gear lived on through us. Our dad hunted squirrels & rabbits as a kid but nothing as an adult. We used grandpa's homemade double ended duckboat, the trolling and fly fishing gear, his tools, his hunting clothes and his deer rifle, shotgun & .22. My oldest brother picked up the outdoorsman's bug and led the rest of us. Our dad & we three sons made the 4 1/2 hours (one way) trip to grandma's house at least every other weekend each fall to hunt grouse, ducks & deer. Luckily we had two sisters that kept mom company on the weekends. We found out later in life one of our sisters badly wanted to go along but never got to. Dad's little 1963 two door Mercury Comet, with the 170 C.I.D. six cylinder motor was of course already more than full with us and our gear but never-the-less it's too bad she didn't get a chance to come along. This sister does hunt now.
Fifteen years ago we primarily hunted grouse, ducks, geese & deer. Then we got heavily into upland birds, sharps, huns & pheasants. Although we had dogs growing up, as I recall the only dogs at the time were the oldest brother's GWP, and the other brother's ESS.
Flash forward to our hunting group & the friends that often accompany us to our hunting camp today:
Me - 4 dogs
Four sons - 4 dogs
Zero girls
Friends: man & woman - 2 dogs, 3 young adults - 2 dogs
Brother #1 - 2 dogs
Two sons - 0 dogs
Zero girls
Friends - 1 man - 1 dog
Brother #2 - 5 dogs
Two sons - 1 dog
One stepson - 0 dogs
One step-daughter - 1 dog
Friends - 5 young adults - 4 dogs
The brother-in-law that was introduced to the area hunts - 1 dog
Sister - 1 dog
Two sons - 3 dogs
one son-in-law - 1 dog
four step-sons-in-law - 3 dogs
The brother-in-law & nephews got their own place in the same dying western town that we are in each fall. On the opening weekend of pheasant season we practically take over this tiny prairie town. For us it's a way to keep family and close friends together and to introduce an activity we love to our children and some day, to our grandchildren. For the dogs - it's a riot! No fights - everyone, including the dogs get along but ........ "be careful what you wish for ... you just might get it." We are soon at the saturation point for the numbers of local birds and the land available to hunt.
This all started with one grandpa and the gear he left behind ....
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Tall Pines Hits The Spot
Tall Pines Queen Eleanor
Bo Dixie's Rocky
TALL PINES MOONBEAM
______________________________________________________
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Re: Number of Dogs
Seems like I've seen someone on this board or another one with the tagline "GSPs are like potato chips, you can't just have one"!!! They are pretty addictive!SubMariner wrote:We have a great 2 yr old male GSP, but hubby is making noises like he may be interested in getting another.
What's scary is that I've thought about it too. :roll:
Eeeek!
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Three and a fourth coming in the spring.
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Seven Pointers
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Re: Number of Dogs
7 GSP's. 5 boys, and 2 girls.
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6 shorthairs, a jack russell and a golden retriever.
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Just one dog
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Re: Number of Dogs
"A person who is a smart owner & amateur trainer likely has one good dog the same person with two or more dogs may have no good dog at all."
Mark
Willows Back In The Saddle
Tall Pines Hits The Spot
Tall Pines Queen Eleanor
Bo Dixie's Rocky
TALL PINES MOONBEAM
______________________________________________________
If it ain't broke - fix it
Willows Back In The Saddle
Tall Pines Hits The Spot
Tall Pines Queen Eleanor
Bo Dixie's Rocky
TALL PINES MOONBEAM
______________________________________________________
If it ain't broke - fix it
Re: Number of Dogs
3 Female Drahthaars
Re: Number of Dogs
We own 3 dogs, a Lab X Pointer, a Lab X Britt and a GSP.