Post by: BULLBLASTER on March 13, 2009, 06:30:41 PM
what do you think?
Post by: Birdguy on March 13, 2009, 07:37:59 PM
Post by: Forrestrover on March 13, 2009, 07:41:16 PM
Post by: BULLBLASTER on March 13, 2009, 07:58:02 PM
Other then that one CRAZY eye :chuckle: he is a great looking pup. Looks like a lot of great times ahead.
the way he crashes into walls you would think he has a bum eye!!!
tons of fun!!
already have him pointing and retrieving bird wings!!!!
Post by: oneezreiter on March 13, 2009, 08:17:09 PM
Post by: BULLBLASTER on March 13, 2009, 09:01:38 PM
good lookin pup. Mine looks about identical, except for that eye.
how old is yours and where did you get him?
Post by: oneezreiter on March 14, 2009, 02:09:56 PM
Post by: coastalghost on March 14, 2009, 05:56:58 PM
Post by: MuleySniper on March 14, 2009, 06:06:26 PM
MS
Post by: Antlershed on March 15, 2009, 11:26:37 AM
Post by: SpokaneSlayer on March 15, 2009, 12:21:26 PM
Post by: BULLBLASTER on March 15, 2009, 01:44:24 PM
he sometimes needs help with the right things to chew on.
he loves to eat the snow from the yard. is it ok to give him ice cubes?
Post by: oneezreiter on March 15, 2009, 05:04:02 PM
Post by: PacificNWhunter on March 16, 2009, 07:42:08 AM
Post by: Rowdy on March 16, 2009, 11:10:22 AM
mine is 5 months, his name is chase. here are a couple pics of him.
Nice looking pup. GSP's are good dogs, if it's your first I'm sure you'll be happy.
Jake
Post by: oneezreiter on March 16, 2009, 01:37:37 PM
Post by: addicted on March 16, 2009, 01:40:17 PM
Thank you. He is definatly a character. Slightly off topic But what age is good to start him on field work.
you could always drive him by the gun range now before he really has any fear so that he is used to it.
the first weekend we had my pup we took her by the range and now she falls asleep when we start shooting as apposed to my father in laws pup that can't stand to be within a quarter mile of a gun shot.
Post by: oneezreiter on March 17, 2009, 06:29:54 AM
Post by: Rowdy on March 17, 2009, 09:04:21 AM
Thank you. He is definatly a character. Slightly off topic But what age is good to start him on field work.
Right now, take the pup some where he/she can chase birds, butterfly's, grassshoppers, whatever. Let the pup build up his confidence by exploring the world around him. Mix it up and take him different places where he can experience different types of cover. The first year is an important time, the foundation. If and when you intro to birds make sure it is a scenario where the pup wont be scared or hurt (big birds, flapping wings, etc...). The first bird my pup saw up close was a wing locked pigeon, he pointed and then went and pummeled it. It lit his bulb. Have fun, the dog will feed off of you. When my pup was young he would always look to me for reassurance, lead by example, explore and bust cover with confidence. The pup will learn to do the same. Encourage him and show him.
Jake
Post by: BULLBLASTER on March 17, 2009, 09:31:26 AM
do you have nay recent pictures of the puppy?
the ones you posted were from whan he was younger?
Post by: oneezreiter on March 18, 2009, 06:31:07 PM
Post by: Grizzle on March 20, 2009, 01:37:52 AM
To summarize their advice to me - you want total control of the situation where the pup is introduced to guns and for him to associate guns with birds and fun. A gun range is totally random meaningless noise and some percentage of the time pups will get freaked or just have a bad experience and you'll create an apprehensive gundog. I was out at Sunnydell this weekend and one of Chucks friends is a GSP trainer/owner prepping for the NAVHDA hunt tests, she said use a cap gun at meal time. Joan Bailey's book and George Hickox also recommend staying away from the shooting range.
I'm not sure achieving a general disinterest (i.e. falling asleep) with gunfire is the ideal association you want him to have, especially if you want him to be steady to the shot.
Rowdy's advice is right on with the advice I've gotten, get the pup excited about birds first, then introduce gunfire as part of releasing a bird/decoy to retrieve. In the George Hickox video he introduces a distant .22 crimp when a bird is released, then close .22, then distant .410, then close .410, etc.
Post by: oneezreiter on March 20, 2009, 06:28:48 AM
Post by: Pathfinder101 on March 23, 2009, 01:56:16 PM
Post by: hornhunter on April 27, 2009, 10:06:05 PM
Post by: NW-GSP on May 01, 2009, 02:18:14 PM
Regarding taking the pup to the gun range: I got a lot of conflicting advise on this, mainly guys telling me they do it, and every expert or trainer I talk to and book author I read says dont do it.
To summarize their advice to me - you want total control of the situation where the pup is introduced to guns and for him to associate guns with birds and fun. A gun range is totally random meaningless noise and some percentage of the time pups will get freaked or just have a bad experience and you'll create an apprehensive gundog. I was out at Sunnydell this weekend and one of Chucks friends is a GSP trainer/owner prepping for the NAVHDA hunt tests, she said use a cap gun at meal time. Joan Bailey's book and George Hickox also recommend staying away from the shooting range.
I'm not sure achieving a general disinterest (i.e. falling asleep) with gunfire is the ideal association you want him to have, especially if you want him to be steady to the shot.
Rowdy's advice is right on with the advice I've gotten, get the pup excited about birds first, then introduce gunfire as part of releasing a bird/decoy to retrieve. In the George Hickox video he introduces a distant .22 crimp when a bird is released, then close .22, then distant .410, then close .410, etc.
very good advice.
you can make a dog gunshy by bringing them to the gunrange.
I started by slaping my hand on a table when my pup was eating then I would bang pots and pans together then I used a kids toy cap gun then a .22 rifle
Post by: Rocky on May 02, 2009, 10:52:44 AM
Post by: hornhunter on May 08, 2009, 12:41:45 PM
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i89/miked3928/017.jpg
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i89/miked3928/005.jpg
Here are few few picture of Trigger Gauges Dad. Sorry it took me so long my computer has been messed up. I have some more I can e-mail you if you like. PM me if your interested. Now its your turn lets see how that little guy is growing!
Post by: hornhunter on May 08, 2009, 01:09:55 PM
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Post by: BULLBLASTER on May 18, 2009, 12:26:42 PM
Post by: Rowdy on May 20, 2009, 10:01:17 AM
Jake
Post by: BULLBLASTER on May 20, 2009, 10:42:42 AM
we are going to double barrel bird ranch south of spokane for training. ron is a good guy it seems like. he is great with the dogs. hopefully gauges light bulb isnt broke already!! my mom wants him to be a crappy hunter because she thinks i wont like him anymore :dunno: then she wants to steal him.
Post by: arintime on May 22, 2009, 10:32:03 PM
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Post by: BULLBLASTER on June 13, 2009, 08:47:41 PM
Post by: SpokaneSlayer on June 13, 2009, 08:50:41 PM
Post by: oneezreiter on June 14, 2009, 05:27:14 PM
Post by: BULLBLASTER on July 02, 2009, 06:22:51 PM
Post by: addicted on July 05, 2009, 06:09:48 AM
Post by: oneezreiter on July 07, 2009, 10:27:24 AM
Post by: SpokaneSlayer on July 07, 2009, 10:41:18 AM
Post by: hornhunter on July 24, 2009, 10:37:42 PM
Post by: BULLBLASTER on July 26, 2009, 03:33:13 PM
:dunno:
by the way, when do they quit being such a big *censored*? :bash:
Post by: SpokaneSlayer on July 26, 2009, 03:41:34 PM
by the way, when do they quit being such a big *censored*? :bash:
NEVER!!! :chuckle:
Post by: hornhunter on July 27, 2009, 05:43:37 PM
it mellows out but it never stops.