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Post by zodiakgsps on Mar 9, 2007 8:07:22 GMT -4
I train pretty much year round, weather permitting, (especially since I'm lucky to get out 1X a week). I feel it's important to keep the dogs in shape and on birds. If the weathers to bad to run, then it's obedience "yard" work for them. Anyone else have a training program?
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Post by zippyduck on Mar 9, 2007 9:11:15 GMT -4
I train at least once a week. My wife and I work on his steadiness in the house all the time. We even play hide and seek in the house, if only for a few minutes. We hide his toys and dokkens with scent on them. He will fetch them anywhere except in the bathtub.
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thunderbolt125
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Post by thunderbolt125 on Mar 9, 2007 18:22:30 GMT -4
i have a young Chocolate Lab...i've been trainning since she was 15 weeks...OB trained and Cc trained,i've been useing the Evans Graham program...she's been out goose hunting and has done well for a young dog...she's pretty steady in the blind...at the momment we're been doing some pileing..4 to 6 bumpers and hands signals..and we're also have been Force fetching her in the house for 15 mins periodly.But our regular trainning has been OB Sit on whistle,Stay and come...we do this every day for about 15 mins... we do give her a few free days...she's 1 year old now and she just can't get enough of it.....she never gets bored and always wants to retrieve...Thunderbolt125...
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Post by zodiakgsps on Mar 9, 2007 19:03:52 GMT -4
Short, fun sessions are the way to go! I train much the same, my dogs get fetch work, just not FF, and OB, along with field training and conditioning. With the pointing dogs, a 15-20 min bird session is enough for the young dogs, especially if they're doing well. I usually run them first w/o birds, then do controlled pointing work in a small area. I always believe in ending a session on a good note!
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Post by zodiakgsps on Apr 14, 2007 21:38:47 GMT -4
Let the spring training begin!!! I just found quail, BAD time of year to buy them, but me & a buddy managed to get 100 of them. Time to start breaking Tara and Duece, finally have birds to work with this year! Been running them & finding the occasional woodcock, not many though. Going tomorrow AM for some work.
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Post by huntsmenbob on Apr 19, 2007 3:49:04 GMT -4
Thank God they changed the dog laws some years back. Used to only be able to train dogs from August to March on state ground now it is open all year. Used to hunt beagles took them out all the time when legal. Now I have a squirrel dog she is a treeing cur and I had a male that treed squirrels in the yard all the time and the neighbors got sick of his barking. He also bred my female and I had an accidental littler so I had to part with him. I took them out a lot. I go out a lot from about September until season. Hunt all the time in season until it closes in Febuaray. Take them out pretty often until it gets to hot. When it gets hot I will take them in the morning or evening when it is cooler somewhere with a stream or water running through it. I have to get rid of two male pups because I don't want any more accidental litters. We have too many female dogs to have a male. I am getting a very well bred female OCMBA Mountain Cur female to train this year. I love training dogs. To me it is rewarding. Get to be in the woods with dogs. This year I am going to train my older female to hunt 'coon also. Shouldn't be hard. It has to be easier for her than finding squirrel. This new pup is going to be trained on squirrel and 'coon simultainiously I think with more empathis on squirrel until she gets that down. Can't wait to get the new pup. She should be here next week. She is coming from Missouri.
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Post by zodiakgsps on Apr 27, 2007 21:02:21 GMT -4
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Post by mauserman on Apr 28, 2007 11:09:13 GMT -4
Boy, what can I say! Some nice looking dogs. Like anything else *work pays off and shows*! MM
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Post by zodiakgsps on Apr 28, 2007 14:43:35 GMT -4
Thanks MM!! I try to get them out at least once a week, twice at the most with work, don't always get to do bird work(birds are scarce this time of year & hawks got all but 2 of my pigeons ), mostly condition them, even bike them around the house when I can't get out & do yard work at home 2-3 times a week. (Believe it or not, these guys were pointing like this at 8-10 weeks old! Duece, 2 1/2mths old in pic)
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Post by huntsmenbob on May 6, 2007 9:07:41 GMT -4
Thanks zodiac. You sure have some pretty dogs there.
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Post by thunderbolt125 on Jun 18, 2007 14:53:38 GMT -4
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Post by zodiakgsps on Jun 18, 2007 16:02:21 GMT -4
Nice pics!! She looks like she's coming along well!! I will start water work soon, want some water plants to grow up first to do duck searches.....
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Post by mrlongbeard on Jul 13, 2007 22:21:57 GMT -4
got to love those dogs. no matter what type they are when hunting.
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