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Lease Or rent a bird dog?

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REHJWA:

--- Quote from: Savage.06Shot on April 28, 2014, 07:23:24 PM ---Is anyone willing to rent or lease there bird dog for a weekend or two? Really want to go bird hunting but dont have a bird dog yet.

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:bdid:
Sorry, everyone I know would not let our hunting buddies/dogs go without us, they are family.

Most dogs too need to bond with a person, at a minimum it would take more then a couple of weekend hunts for you to learn how to handle a particular dog. Every dog and hunt is different.

You, might try to explain what kind of hunt your going on and see if anyone with a dog that meets your hunting style/situation will join you. You might even get someone with a breed you haven't been exposed to help you decide on what you want in a bird dog before you get your dog.
Good Luck.
Sometimes people will join up just for the training opportunity... :dunno:

bracer40:
I think it's all a matter of timing. I can think of many occasions when I not only would have considered leasing, but I might even have PAID  you to take my dog  :chuckle:
Maybe the time he wolfed down a bunch of the fish based fertilizer and I woke at 5AM to the foul stench of diarrhea all through out the house.
Maybe when he chewed up x, y, or z expensive items.........

But just like my kids, who've had their moments that try the best of us, I wouldn't think of getting rid of my dog. He's family.

Best bet is to befriend someone who has a dog. I had a great outing with one of the members I met here and loved watching him walk in behind my dog on point. I'd do it again in a heartbeat.

JODakota:
Yeah, not a chance I would ever send out my little partner to somebody I didn't know.

vandeman17:
Only time any of my dogs has ever hunted without me was when she went with my hunting buddy. We always hunted together and he knew her and her skills in the field as much as I did. No way would I rent my dog to anyone I didn't know. I think your three options are either go with someone with a dog, go with an outfitter, or find a place to hunt that doesn't need a dog. 

joe_dumy:
You can hunt without a dog as well. I have been doing just that for a few years. Although I wished I had a dog. I learned a lot about the birds trying to find them without a dog. After hunting with Bracer40 last year I just finally had to break down and got a dog because his dog did so well at finding the birds again and again. I was a good thing neither one of us were shooting good that day otherwise the fun would have been over sooner. I waited for years to get a hunting because I couldn't get out enough to be fair to it nor did I have the time to train one. So I saved up my money until I had enough time to go go hunting on weekends and bought a started dog. I can't wait until she gets here. You can be successful without a dog though so don't let that stop you.

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