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Title: Picked up my shorthair pup
Post by: John B on November 22, 2018, 06:59:36 AM: Been waiting for a year to get this pup. 1st pick female. She's feisty, full of energy and howled all night the first two nights we had her. Getting better now. Older dog is less than impressed, but tolerating her as long as she stays away from his food bowl
Title: Re: Picked up my shorthair pup
Post by: TimBaleia on November 22, 2018, 07:10:12 AM: Congrats!!! Post more! I'm interested in this breed. Will get one one day.
So far only have 3 cats ) My wife is trolling me that they are better hunters cause they harvest mouses at least once a week )
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Post by: Taco280AI on November 22, 2018, 07:43:26 AM: Good looking pup
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Post by: HaydenHunter on November 22, 2018, 08:16:22 AM: That pic of your pup chewing on the older dog says it all. Reminds me of my lab pup harassing my sons Border Collie that stays with us part of every week.

Congrats.
Title: Re: Picked up my shorthair pup
Post by: Fireb@ll on November 22, 2018, 01:04:53 PM: Congrats on a great looking pup!

We had a GSP for 9 years and had to put him down about 7 years ago. This post brought back lots of great memories of that feisty little tuff guy we had. Great dogs, great hunters, great with kids, and as friends.

Dave
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Post by: follow maggie on November 23, 2018, 02:44:01 PM: Great looking pup! Cute
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Post by: goosewhacker on November 24, 2018, 11:22:49 AM: What a cutie! Where did you get her? I have 3...what a handful!
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Post by: John B on November 24, 2018, 07:22:53 PM: Quote from: goosewhacker on November 24, 2018, 11:22:49 AM
What a cutie! Where did you get her? I have 3...what a handful!

Vom Sagebrush in Ellensburg. She is definitely a handful
Title: Re: Picked up my shorthair pup
Post by: addicted2hunting on November 27, 2018, 06:03:59 PM: Quote from: John B on November 24, 2018, 07:22:53 PM
Quote from: goosewhacker on November 24, 2018, 11:22:49 AM
What a cutie! Where did you get her? I have 3...what a handful!

Vom Sagebrush in Ellensburg. She is definitely a handful
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Solly pup??!
Title: Re: Picked up my shorthair pup
Post by: jackson7 on November 27, 2018, 06:40:27 PM: Congratulations , good luck with her. now the fun begins.
Title: Re: Picked up my shorthair pup
Post by: John B on November 27, 2018, 07:13:03 PM: Yes, Solly & Omega
Title: Re: Picked up my shorthair pup
Post by: addicted2hunting on November 27, 2018, 09:20:09 PM: Quote from: John B on November 27, 2018, 07:13:03 PM
Yes, Solly & Omega

Very cool! I know solly very well, one heck of a dog! For reasons I won’t post here solly is very dear to me and I can’t wait to see how you do with his pup! Keep us updated!!! Feel free to PM! I am with the local NAVHDA chapter so you outta check us out!
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Post by: lokidog on November 27, 2018, 09:55:00 PM: You've got a lot of fun ahead. :tup:
Title: Re: Picked up my shorthair pup
Post by: John B on April 24, 2019, 06:32:52 AM: A little update, pup is coming along, very stubborn and so full of energy it can be tough to get her to focus. Introducing her to guns went a little too well, she tries to chew on shotgun shells and bolt to the neighbor's if they're out shooting. She's absolutely bird crazy. Retrieves bumpers to hand in the house but will only drop it at my feet in the yard. Been working on pigeons in the yard for a few weeks. She hasn't nailed pointing yet. She'll freeze up once she locates the bird, then quickly gets overwhelmed, looking back and forth from me to the bird. Sometimes she gets so excited she starts barking at the pigeon. This is my first pointing dog, so training is moving along a little slower than it probably should. It's not an experience I would want to give up though.
Title: Re: Picked up my shorthair pup
Post by: BUCKHUNT on April 24, 2019, 11:12:19 AM: Glad to see she's coming along well!

I just picked up a GSP pup last Thursday, it's crazy how much he's already learned since then. Definitely a handful, but I see a lot of fun ahead of us.

I'm all ears if you have any pro-tips, recommendations, or training resources that I should be aware of. Thanks in advance!
Title: Re: Picked up my shorthair pup
Post by: Bluemoon on April 29, 2019, 11:56:33 AM: John B,
May I suggest you go back to Scott and get some advice on what to do with your pup. The Solly / Omega litter is a phenomenal breeding and they are a lot of dog that in my opinion is more dog then most people can handle. Their drive is unreal. (Just the kind I like). reading your posts and looking at your pictures you need some help. Please don't take this wrong but you will not get the help you need from the Internet trainers. Your dog is better then that.
How do I know this? I have a full litter mate of yours that has been in for training the past two months and another full litter mate coming in this next weekend.
You have done your research and got one of the best you can get. Do the same with your training. I to my knowledge have never met Scott, but what he has developed in his breeding program is second to none. Anyone looking for a GSP should consider a Von Sage Brush dog.
just my .02...
Title: Re: Picked up my shorthair pup
Post by: John B on May 04, 2019, 06:00:24 PM: Buckhunt
Congrats on the pup! I'm pretty new to this myself, so no real pro tips.

Bluemoon
Scott's a great guy, and breeds some great dogs. I was stopping by to visit the litter pretty regularly during the season, he gave me a few training tips.

I met Jim Cochran out of fall city at the sportsman's show. He offers weekly sessions, I may give that a try. I'm really enjoying the experience watching her progress, I wouldn't be willing to miss out on that. I'm not interested in dropping my dog off at a trainer, if I could find one to work with me and show me how to do a better job with my pup I would probably pursue that
Title: Re: Picked up my shorthair pup
Post by: jagermiester on May 04, 2019, 10:19:18 PM: NAVHDA
VHDF

Hunting
Title: Re: Picked up my shorthair pup
Post by: Colin on May 05, 2019, 04:36:32 PM: Quote from: Bluemoon on April 29, 2019, 11:56:33 AM
John B,
May I suggest you go back to Scott and get some advice on what to do with your pup. The Solly / Omega litter is a phenomenal breeding and they are a lot of dog that in my opinion is more dog then most people can handle. Their drive is unreal. (Just the kind I like). reading your posts and looking at your pictures you need some help. Please don't take this wrong but you will not get the help you need from the Internet trainers. Your dog is better then that.
How do I know this? I have a full litter mate of yours that has been in for training the past two months and another full litter mate coming in this next weekend.
You have done your research and got one of the best you can get. Do the same with your training. I to my knowledge have never met Scott, but what he has developed in his breeding program is second to none. Anyone looking for a GSP should consider a Von Sage Brush dog.
just my .02...

Bingo!!!

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Title: Re: Picked up my shorthair pup
Post by: John B on June 24, 2019, 06:32:28 PM: Started taking my pup to Jim Cochran in fall city. Went for two training sessions, he really pointed me in the right direction. I've got her collar conditioned and heel trained now. Dropped her off for two weeks for bird introduction, excited to get her back and see what she's learned. It was a little tough leaving her at the kennel, it should pay off though
Title: Re: Picked up my shorthair pup
Post by: PaulM on November 02, 2019, 10:16:58 AM: Buck hunt, PM me if you want some help.