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I recently got a yellow lab puppy that is three months. I am wanting to train her to hunt and retrieve. First what book or videow would yall recomend. I want her mainly to retrieve Dove, quail and pheasant. She is already responding to the sit and stay commands. But I have tried to play fetch with her and she shows little interest. Sometimes she will chase but wont pick it up and I cant get ...

Training a well bred dog is about half as hard as everyone makes it out to be. First year teach the manners you expect from your pup and also go for walks where the pup can explore and hunt. At some point try to introduce the dog to birds, eithr wild or liberated. Its the second year that the more formal training takes place and at that time you may have questions or need some help. But the ...

I have had my EP for 1 year now and I have tried everything to stop his itching. I have used raw food diet, medicated shampoos, prednisone, etc. I just finished another cycle of prednisone and switched him to duck and potato food on the vets recommendation. He does better on the meds but I don't want to keep giving him prednisone. Any other ideas?

So yu reckon i should just follow what the books say for a puppy and give it a go? he is pretty well behved other than the fact that he doesn't like being alone.

I just read an article on the buddy stick, an 8 ft. piece of PVC with a brass snap on the end that can be used in whoa training and other areas of dog training. Just curious if anybody else uses a buddy stick in whoa training and how you like it compared to the whoa post, checkcord, or barrels. Here is a link to the article http://www.outdoorscentral.com/artman/p ... e_11.shtml Thanks...

Went by a guy's office this morning to get a permit to deer hunt on his company's land and just was BSing with him about hunting. He said he had heard I had gotten a pointer and was looking at getting another - I told him yes, that is true. He then proceeded to tell me about an 80 acre tract of land he had bought and then clear-cut half of it and select cut the remaining 40 acres 6 yrs. ago. ...

I am taking Sage (just turned six months last week) to her first hunt test this weekend. Wish me luck...although she is more than ready just kind of nerveracking...haha thanks, lane

I have a 14 week old English Springer Spaniel. I bought the Gun Dog Magazine DVD called "Training Spaniels". Is this a good DVD to follow? What do you guys say is the best way to train a springer? I was planning on taking her out in the field this weekend and try the quartering technique. How long should work on training her each day? Thanks

Ok I’ve got a 11 week old ESS he loves to pick things up and carry them around. Quite often making sure he stays out of reach, he will come when called but it’s obvious that his first reaction is to not get to close to me. In our daily walks I’ll throw a puppy dummy once or twice and unless I call him to me he would just sit there and play with it. Again when called he brings it in, my question ...

Took my 12 mo GSP out this evening for some flyaway drills. Turned into some frustration for both me and the dog. The CC ends up around his legs and mine all the time I held the CC and told him to find the birds. I had planted a locked wing pigeon in the high grass and had two flyers in my vest. He then starts jumping at me 'cause he smells the birds in my vest! I never could get him to point...

hi guyz, have attempted to start force fetching my young gsp pup. She is about 11 months now and just refuses to consistenly fetch a dummy or downed bird. she either runs to the dummy and turns around, picks it up and drops it at my feet or doesnt run out at all, just sits there lookn at me. i have shot a fair few pigeons and wild quail over her, which she has pointed very well. since she is ...

When running puppies, if they point or show interest in larks or other non-game birds it is considered OK. They somehow learn the difference with time. What I am curious about is pigeons. I know that the dogs can smell 10,000 times better than I can, but how can they run past some larks, that are similar in size and looks to quail, but point the quail? Pigeons aren't game birds, are they? ...

Went by a guy's office this morning to get a permit to deer hunt on his company's land and just was BSing with him about hunting. He said he had heard I had gotten a pointer and was looking at getting another - I told him yes, that is true. He then proceeded to tell me about an 80 acre tract of land he had bought and then clear-cut half of it and select cut the remaining 40 acres 6 yrs. ago. ...

I have had my EP for 1 year now and I have tried everything to stop his itching. I have used raw food diet, medicated shampoos, prednisone, etc. I just finished another cycle of prednisone and switched him to duck and potato food on the vets recommendation. He does better on the meds but I don't want to keep giving him prednisone. Any other ideas?

I just read an article on the buddy stick, an 8 ft. piece of PVC with a brass snap on the end that can be used in whoa training and other areas of dog training. Just curious if anybody else uses a buddy stick in whoa training and how you like it compared to the whoa post, checkcord, or barrels. Here is a link to the article http://www.outdoorscentral.com/artman/p ... e_11.shtml Thanks...

I have noticed several pictures where the dog has an e-collar around his flank. Do trainers use that to work on point intensity, to raise the dog up if he crouches when he points, ......what?

I have a 10 month old Miller bred pointer pup. She is really fantastic when we are out running and hunting for birds. She listens well, is whistle trained, e collar trained, points and holds point well, responds to the sound of a starter pistol well by looking very intently for the birds, checks back on her own, loads in the dogbox well, is extremely birdy, has great prey drive, and shows a ...

hello, anyone know where a guy in southcentral wisconsin could get a few pigeons? thanks! j

Help! I'm a first time gun dog owner. I have a female Brittany that has TONS of energy and hard-wired to GO! She is a joy to have in the yard and always wants to chase the quail wing on the fishing pole. I can see the importance of using live birds to train my dog. A few questions though: 1. I guess I can buy live birds around the north Texas area but how do I put them on the ground and not...