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Title: Bird dog Mentorship Seattle area
Post by: Zeroforhire on June 01, 2016, 04:44:35 PM: Anyone in Seattle area an experienced bird dog owner? I just welcomed a Brittany to the family and am looking for some guidance. Happy to pay for your time. I am a relatively new hunter as well. Looks like we will both learn together. :)

Max is a fantastic pup. Just picked him up from Wally Hartwell. Great breeder. Great guy.

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Title: Re: Bird dog Mentorship Seattle area
Post by: Come Get Some on June 01, 2016, 08:44:55 PM: Do you plan to hunt him or just a family dog
Title: Re: Bird dog Mentorship Seattle area
Post by: TVHunts on June 01, 2016, 09:08:23 PM: Congrats, he is good looking boy. There will be lots of suggestions but I would suggest reading some training books. I read and used Gun a Dog by Richard Wolters myself but mine is a lab. Get him on some wings and bird scents as soon as you can.
Title: Bird dog Mentorship Seattle area
Post by: Zeroforhire on June 01, 2016, 09:11:13 PM: Quote from: Come Get Some on June 01, 2016, 08:44:55 PM
Do you plan to hunt him or just a family dog

Both. Realistically mostly a family dog. Weekend hunting etc.
Title: Re: Bird dog Mentorship Seattle area
Post by: Zeroforhire on June 01, 2016, 09:12:44 PM: Quote from: TVHunts on June 01, 2016, 09:08:23 PM
Congrats, he is good looking boy. There will be lots of suggestions but I would suggest reading some training books. I read and used Gun a Dog by Richard Wolters myself but mine is a lab. Get him on some wings and bird scents as soon as you can.

Will do. Thanks!

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Title: Re: Bird dog Mentorship Seattle area
Post by: Smokeploe on June 02, 2016, 06:57:50 AM: Jealous, just lost mine of 7 years. Great dog and best bud.
Is the breeder local? Can you pm me his contact info please.
Get some toys and start playing fetch, and just keep going till he almost drops and use bird scent on them, this will get him started looking.

Good luck happy hunting
Title: Re: Bird dog Mentorship Seattle area
Post by: Zeroforhire on June 02, 2016, 07:08:36 AM: Quote from: Smokeploe on June 02, 2016, 06:57:50 AM
Jealous, just lost mine of 7 years. Great dog and best bud.
Is the breeder local? Can you pm me his contact info please.
Get some toys and start playing fetch, and just keep going till he almost drops and use bird scent on them, this will get him started looking.

Good luck happy hunting

Sorry for your loss. Sent you a message.

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Title: Re: Bird dog Mentorship Seattle area
Post by: joe_dumy on June 02, 2016, 07:14:50 AM: Sounds like you have some major studying to do. You can screw up a bird dog in a hurry. Do a bunch of research and then start training. Some of the stuff that is comen sense for gundog guys is not for newbies. Like don't teach them to sit. Controlling their every move, being heavy handed or shock collar can ruin them. I am a newbie and these are some of the things I picked up. I decided to have my dog trained rather then risk screwing her up. Glad I did. I had enough to learn on my end being a new Hunter in Washington. My time Hunting with my dog is enjoyable as she does everything I had hoped for when I got her.
Title: Re: Bird dog Mentorship Seattle area
Post by: Zeroforhire on June 02, 2016, 07:17:16 AM: Quote from: joe_dumy on June 02, 2016, 07:14:50 AM
Sounds like you have some major studying to do. You can screw up a bird dog in a hurry. Do a bunch of research and then start training. Some of the stuff that is comen sense for gundog guys is not for newbies. Like don't teach them to sit. Controlling their every move, being heavy handed or shock collar can ruin them. I am a newbie and these are some of the things I picked up. I decided to have my dog trained rather then risk screwing her up. Glad I did. I had enough to learn on my end being a new Hunter in Washington. My time Hunting with my dog is enjoyable as she does everything I had hoped for when I got her.
I've read a few books. He isn't sitting or playing tug. Depending on how much time I have I may have him trained. Thanks for your insight. It sounds like you were in my shoes not too long ago.

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Title: Re: Bird dog Mentorship Seattle area
Post by: JODakota on June 02, 2016, 10:43:42 AM: Good looking dog, I have his 3 year old brother who is a tank. Wally is a grea guy. Good luck on your dog. Take it easy and slow
Title: Re: Bird dog Mentorship Seattle area
Post by: Skyvalhunter on June 02, 2016, 12:03:49 PM: Nice looking dog I invested in a trainer and it was well worth it to me. My trainer was out of Fall City. Had my boy for month and a half or so. They(the trainer) have to establish to your dog he is the new boss so they will learn thus you wont be able to just stop by and visit. You are going to have loads of fun with your Brit I know I do.
Title: Re: Bird dog Mentorship Seattle area
Post by: Zeroforhire on June 02, 2016, 12:05:09 PM: Quote from: JODakota on June 02, 2016, 10:43:42 AM
Good looking dog, I have his 3 year old brother who is a tank. Wally is a grea guy. Good luck on your dog. Take it easy and slow
Will do. Good to hear from fellow Wally fans!

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Title: Re: Bird dog Mentorship Seattle area
Post by: constructeur on June 05, 2016, 05:09:47 PM: If you're brand new on all fronts, I'd recon hooking up with an active breed club would do a guy some good.

http://www.wabrittanyclub.com/
Title: Re: Bird dog Mentorship Seattle area
Post by: jetjockey on June 12, 2016, 02:59:57 PM: Skip the book by Wolters for pointing dogs. It's a horrible book for pointers. I know nothing about his retriever books, but his pointing dog book is a joke. Wolters wasn't a trainer. Go online and purchase the video series "perfect start/perfect finish". It's as good as you will get for pointing dogs. Good looking pup, have fun with it.
Title: Re: Bird dog Mentorship Seattle area
Post by: fethrduster on June 13, 2016, 12:35:24 PM: It's a crying shame a city the size of Seattle no longer has an active pointing dog club. I live in Tacoma but still belong to PortVan (Portland/Vancouver) pointing dog club, even after ten years living in Tacoma, because there is no other option for monthly fun shoots like we have there, that I know of at least. :bash: So, I end up driving all the way down to Scappoose, OR once a month from March through July just to get my dog on some birds. We just had a fun trial yesterday and it was a great time. My setter absolutely loves it.
Title: Re: Bird dog Mentorship Seattle area
Post by: Zeroforhire on June 13, 2016, 12:36:03 PM: Quote from: fethrduster on June 13, 2016, 12:35:24 PM
It's a crying shame a city the size of Seattle no longer has an active pointing dog club. I live in Tacoma but still belong to PortVan (Portland/Vancouver) pointing dog club, even after ten years living in Tacoma, because there is no other option for monthly fun shoots like we have there, that I know of at least. :bash: So, I end up driving all the way down to Scappoose, OR once a month from March through July just to get my dog on some birds. We just had a fun trial yesterday and it was a great time. My setter absolutely loves it.
I agree.

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Title: Re: Bird dog Mentorship Seattle area
Post by: AspenBud on June 18, 2016, 09:32:12 AM: Quote from: fethrduster on June 13, 2016, 12:35:24 PM
It's a crying shame a city the size of Seattle no longer has an active pointing dog club. I live in Tacoma but still belong to PortVan (Portland/Vancouver) pointing dog club, even after ten years living in Tacoma, because there is no other option for monthly fun shoots like we have there, that I know of at least. :bash: So, I end up driving all the way down to Scappoose, OR once a month from March through July just to get my dog on some birds. We just had a fun trial yesterday and it was a great time. My setter absolutely loves it.

Isn't the Greater Seattle Area Bird Dog Association still getting together?
Title: Re: Bird dog Mentorship Seattle area
Post by: fethrduster on June 19, 2016, 07:13:35 AM: Quote from: AspenBud on June 18, 2016, 09:32:12 AM
Quote from: fethrduster on June 13, 2016, 12:35:24 PM
It's a crying shame a city the size of Seattle no longer has an active pointing dog club. I live in Tacoma but still belong to PortVan (Portland/Vancouver) pointing dog club, even after ten years living in Tacoma, because there is no other option for monthly fun shoots like we have there, that I know of at least. :bash: So, I end up driving all the way down to Scappoose, OR once a month from March through July just to get my dog on some birds. We just had a fun trial yesterday and it was a great time. My setter absolutely loves it.

Isn't the Greater Seattle Area Bird Dog Association still getting together?

No, not that I'm aware of.
Title: Re: Bird dog Mentorship Seattle area
Post by: constructeur on June 26, 2016, 02:43:48 PM: Times change, hobbies differ as generations pass. Little boys don't grow up wanting to be Roy Rodgers anymore. Most close farms are now ant hill style housing tracts, and the farmers that will allow you on their land want decent money to train on their property now. It's how it goes.

There are still quite a few people with gun dogs around; most either train by themselves or travel to do it though...
Title: Re: Bird dog Mentorship Seattle area
Post by: bigherm22 on July 08, 2016, 06:49:31 PM: Dang. You had me at "Seattle", but I'm in...Seattle. Looking for someone in town to train with and stay sharp during the week. Lots of guys in the Snohomish/Monroe area. I go out there on weekends to meet with some guys. Don't get too paranoid from people telling you what not to do. I'm on my first bird dog, two years in, and he's doing great. He plays with toys at home, knows how to sit, and is babied by my wife and daughters. He's also a bird machine in the fall and titled Senior hunter, working on his Master. If I can do it anyone can. They're smarter than you think and can tell the difference. Good luck.