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A Day of Bird Training
« on: February 22, 2009, 07:57:44 PM »
Took Hemi out to day to put him into some birds. I brought 3 Chuckers for him to chase around. Took video of one of the chases but pictures for the first two.
We had a fun day and Hemi did very well. The first bird he did not see throw, so it took a few moments for him to catch wind of the bird, but after that he kept his eye on Art (he was my thrower)  and the bird. He went after each one like a rocket. His mouth is still a little small for the birds and he drops them or he just does not have the knack for picking them up correctly the first time. Over all i believe it was a good day.

Here are some pictures.









And one of my daughter with Hemi. We did some Geocaching after our training today.
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Re: A Day of Bird Training
« Reply #1 on: February 22, 2009, 08:44:04 PM »
Great pics!  How are the birds working out?
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Re: A Day of Bird Training
« Reply #2 on: February 22, 2009, 08:49:20 PM »
Great pics!  How are the birds working out?

Two in the freezer and one in the cage. The one left is great but the other two decided to take a dirt nap after Hemi chased them around

My daughter was pissed i did not wait for her to go to your place and get the birds. I told here may be next time.

And my offer to help out still stands, just give me a call, you have my number ( think Rashell would have a blast helping in moving the birds like you talked about).

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Re: A Day of Bird Training
« Reply #3 on: February 22, 2009, 10:07:00 PM »
how old is he , so what do you do just let the birds run around or??? any info would help , i have a yellow lab that i am in the process of training , he is gonna be 4 months at the end of this week , what did you start off with wings or??

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Re: A Day of Bird Training
« Reply #4 on: February 22, 2009, 10:16:31 PM »
I would say a great day!! First bird is a big deal. keep it up and you will be all set for next season. Great pics of the making of a great bird dog.

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Re: A Day of Bird Training
« Reply #5 on: February 23, 2009, 01:42:41 PM »
how old is he , so what do you do just let the birds run around or??? any info would help , i have a yellow lab that i am in the process of training , he is gonna be 4 months at the end of this week , what did you start off with wings or??

He will be 6 months old on march 1st.

I started with wings that i purchased from sportsmens warehouse. I would hide them around the house and him seek them out. They placed in the wide open until at first and made it a little harder by hiding them. Before i hide the wing i will drag it on the floor for a scent trail. Then i would move outside. First i would throw it in the yard with him sitting by my side and sending him out, and move up to hiding with a scent trail, to now i just hide them and let him find the down wind scent.

When it came to live birds, it was all animal instinct. A bird was rubbed in his face and that was all it took. He at first chased the bird for a few minutes until he figured out that he needed to pick it up and return it to me. After that he goes after the birds and bring them back, but i still need to work on his "attention span", he is easily distracted by other things around him, and i know this is from "adolescence".
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