Quite a few people hunt ducks with Springers. Be thorough with your training, as well as patient.
EvanG
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- Mon Sep 29, 2014 10:44 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: quick question need input
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1535
- Sat Jul 05, 2014 8:55 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: New pup, new training problem
- Replies: 2
- Views: 703
Re: New pup, new training problem
So Ruby is getting settled in and overall doing wonderful with crate training and learning puppy commands. But she's decided to eat the flower bed. I use "leave it" for anything I want her to stop eating/biting etc. And that works well forest things but this flower bed deal, I have to go ...
- Thu Apr 03, 2014 10:07 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: "Diversions"
- Replies: 1
- Views: 703
"Diversions"
All of us has a way, or several ways to train for what is commonly called 'diversions'. How do you define what a diversion is, and how do you prefer to train for them?
EvanG
EvanG
- Wed Mar 26, 2014 6:09 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: At what point in development?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1356
Re: At what point in development?
To offer my own summation on what a handling dog is I offer the following. Yes, "handling dog" is a subjective term; too subjective in my opinion. That was why I started this topic in the first place. One person uses the term, and those who hear it perceive a variety of images. I'm attempt...
- Mon Mar 24, 2014 2:19 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: At what point in development?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1356
Re: At what point in development?
For example teaching poison birds on the pattern field is easy but that first time you try to handle off a dead bird in the decoys to a long sailer just off line to that dead bird you get the answer to your question Do you have a handling dog? Just my opinion. I think after about cold blind 500 or ...
- Thu Mar 20, 2014 2:13 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: At what point in development?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1356
Re: At what point in development?
Opinions are like elbows but here is mine. I consider a dog handling when it is proficient at running cold blinds on land and water. Both excellent replies. In order for a dog to accomplish those things he will have to be well beyond T work where he's only being sent to one pre-identified pile or a...
- Thu Mar 20, 2014 6:19 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: At what point in development?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1356
Re: At what point in development?
72 views and no one with a clue?
EvanG
EvanG
- Tue Mar 18, 2014 11:55 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: At what point in development?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1356
At what point in development?
At what point in development do you feel a dog becomes a "handling dog"? 3-handed casting? Mini-T? Single or Double T? Swim-by? When? What attributes do you need to see to make that assessment?
EvanG
EvanG
- Wed Mar 12, 2014 3:39 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Really dumb question
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1194
Re: Really dumb question
....I would presume having someone at 9 throwing to say 2 would be more ideal as the dog wouldn't have to stop to move/watch. With birds going straight overhead (12 to 6), he'd go back to watching the ground for the fall. A 9 to 2 would/should keep his attention throughout the whole mark? May try i...
- Wed Mar 12, 2014 7:03 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Really dumb question
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1194
Re: Really dumb question
Shoot more flyers, throw more shackled live birds. Give your dog a reason to watch the entire fall. A gun barrel can be no more than a distraction away from the fall unless the dog first has a desire to remain fixed on it.
EvanG
EvanG
- Mon Mar 10, 2014 7:51 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Look what we got!!
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1333
Re: Look what we got!!
Congratulations!
EvanG
EvanG
- Sat Mar 08, 2014 8:57 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Which Breed?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 2437
Re: Which Breed?
I understand if you don't want to hear this. You may have your heart set on having a non-mainstream breed. But my best advice is to do all you can to get a top quality dog regardless of breed or color. Best performance, best health, and the credentials to back it up. There are a host of reasons why ...
- Mon Jan 13, 2014 8:15 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: I'm about to choke my dog
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1194
- Mon Jan 06, 2014 6:54 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Question for the dog trainers.
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1728
- Thu Jan 02, 2014 12:58 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Question for the dog trainers.
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1728
Re: Question for the dog trainers.
My question here is this how do you get a dog to do a transition to live birds? She does good with a bumper but will not pick up a duck at all. I have never had this problem with any of my dogsand he is wanting me to work with her. Like this. http://i1.ytimg.com/vi/xEiZFkUSO58/mqdefault.jpg The dog...