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Other Hunting => Bird Dogs => Topic started by: benbo30 on December 24, 2009, 09:19:03 PM

Title: pics of my dogs tank and girl
Post by: benbo30 on December 24, 2009, 09:19:03 PM: its been a while since i posted updated pics of TANK and GIRL , last time i posted pics of tank he was around 3 - 5 months old , here he is now just over a year old , he has gotten big since last time yall seen his pics , and there is girl my black lab she is all the same nothing changed
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Title: Re: pics of my dogs tank and girl
Post by: snakerivercharlie on December 25, 2009, 11:28:52 AM: Wow, those are good looking dogs!!
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Post by: NWBREW on December 25, 2009, 11:58:36 AM: I can see why you named him tank. Good looking dogs.
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Post by: benbo30 on December 25, 2009, 04:48:36 PM: yea he is a big boy
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Post by: carpsniperg2 on December 25, 2009, 04:53:17 PM: any lab is a great dog
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Post by: Shootmoore on December 26, 2009, 12:12:19 AM: Nice pups there, tank is a tank.

Shootmoore
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Post by: poulsbo on January 02, 2010, 10:17:31 AM: Nice dogs, i bet they've cornered a bird or two.
Title: Re: pics of my dogs tank and girl
Post by: benbo30 on January 02, 2010, 05:40:22 PM: Quote from: poulsbo on January 02, 2010, 10:17:31 AM
Nice dogs, i bet they've cornered a bird or two.

well the black lab is not birdy anymore she indeed did corner my uncles chickens and he yelled at her for it and since then she does not go anywhere near a bird , my yellow lab he is very birdie i have yet to take him out on a hunt , but retrieves anything even dead ducks , he was force fetched and some training but no where near what i paid for the trainer did not give me what i paid for her to do
Title: Re: pics of my dogs tank and girl
Post by: Birdguy on January 02, 2010, 05:49:51 PM: Benbo, get him out in the field. Let him do what he does, I bet you will be surprised. I have never used a trainer, not that I won't just not in the checkbook right now, get that dog out and let his instincts work for you. Make your expectations a reflection of his training and you will not be disappointed. Good luck.
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Post by: benbo30 on January 02, 2010, 10:23:21 PM: yea i want to get him out and do some hunting with him , not to make excuses but money is kind of tight at the moment , i would like to get some of my own birds and do some more training with him , what is your suggestion , i know duck season ends here soon , and i have never been duck hunting would like to get the works on it , i was gonna do some grouse hunting with him but never got around to it spent alot of time deer hunting this year
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Post by: Birdguy on January 02, 2010, 10:45:35 PM: Pigeons are generally pretty cheap and there is no season. Clip the wings or tape them down so it can not fly while training and get your dog finding and retrieving them and move on from there. If youcan find an affordable source shoot a few every now and then for the dog to really enjoy the retrieve. Old Dog and I should have plenty of gamebirds for sale before next hunting season. Giving the dog another year off will not help him be ready when you are. I now all about tight money and I have a $300+ monthly bird food bill :yike:.
Title: Re: pics of my dogs tank and girl
Post by: benbo30 on January 02, 2010, 10:56:05 PM: yea thats what i was thinking of doing , now does it matter where you go out and shoot them like on public land ??
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Post by: Birdguy on January 03, 2010, 05:43:51 PM: As long as shooting is legal you are fine. I am pretty sure you can use the release sites until like April or something. A good clear cut where you deer hunt should work just fine.