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Other Hunting => Bird Dogs => Topic started by: Billy on September 08, 2010, 12:29:52 AM

Title: Started Training Today
Post by: Billy on September 08, 2010, 12:29:52 AM: My dog, Miles, began training at Northwest Performance Dogs, in Monroe, today. He's showing lots of potential at 4 months old. I can't wait to get him back for some hunting later this fall.

(Man, I love to watch shorthairs work)

Pat Murphy runs a really nice place up there.

(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi206.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fbb64%2Flngarm1966%2FIMG_0532.jpg&hash=f839ace017e52c992c93b9ee4f4c5cc7a1bb03fa)
Title: Re: Started Training Today
Post by: Machias on September 08, 2010, 09:18:56 AM: Nice looking pup!
Title: Re: Started Training Today
Post by: huntnfmly on September 09, 2010, 07:54:02 PM: How did you hear about nw performance dogs?We were going to take my daughters springer spaniel to cooks canyon but now i have a call into nw to see what the guy is like.it would be alot closer so we will have to see.Good luck with your new pup
Title: Re: Started Training Today
Post by: goosewhacker on September 09, 2010, 08:04:07 PM: Is that a Realdog? I took my shorthair to Pat before last season for a couple of months when she was 8 monthe old. Got her back just before pheasant opened and I was happy how she hunted her first season. He loves to talk, but he is good with the dogs.
Title: Re: Started Training Today
Post by: huntnfmly on September 09, 2010, 08:21:16 PM: Quote from: goosewhacker on September 09, 2010, 08:04:07 PM
Is that a Realdog? I took my shorthair to Pat before last season for a couple of months when she was 8 monthe old. Got her back just before pheasant opened and I was happy how she hunted her first season. He loves to talk, but he is good with the dogs.
are you talking about my daughters dog?
Title: Re: Started Training Today
Post by: Sportfury on September 09, 2010, 08:30:13 PM: What kind of prices does NW Performance charge? I am moving up North and this might be a good time to have my Wirehair trained. Keep us updated on your dogs progress.
Title: Re: Started Training Today
Post by: goosewhacker on September 09, 2010, 09:22:19 PM: huntnfmly-I don't know who your daughter's dog is, sorry. I was talking about the pup in the picture, since the poster is from Enumclaw and I was wondering if the pup was from RealDog GSPs in Buckley.
I paid $ 1000/mo. with Pat and I was happy. Give him a call, tell him what you want and go from there...
Title: Re: Started Training Today
Post by: wsucowboy on September 09, 2010, 09:29:49 PM: Keep us informed on how your dog does. i'm taking my lab to get trained in the spring. I'm either going to take him to there or this trainer in Ellensburg.
Title: Re: Started Training Today
Post by: huntnfmly on September 10, 2010, 08:12:34 PM: goosewhacker sorry about that i over reacted.I am waiting to hear back fron pat
Title: Re: Started Training Today
Post by: Billy on September 11, 2010, 03:51:23 AM: Miles is, in fact, a Real Dog. I met up with Scott Chaves (Real Dog Kennels) and Pat Murphy (NW Performance Dogs) at last years Sportsman's Show, in Puyallup. Scott and I hit it off right away and my wife and I were extremely happy with how he and his wife operate their business.

Getting your dog trained by Pat is still around $1,000 a month, but I've seen a couple dogs he's trained and it looks to be well worth the money.

I'll be going up for my weekly workout, with my dog, on the 14th. I can't wait to see the little guy.
Title: Re: Started Training Today
Post by: whitey on September 11, 2010, 08:35:31 PM: Super Nice..
Right on, some great hunting coming at You soon.
Good Luck and Enjoy that fine dog..
Whitey..
Title: Re: Started Training Today
Post by: goosewhacker on September 12, 2010, 05:57:35 PM: Billy-
You are going to love that dog. Super birdy, trainable, and they have a sweet disposition, all the ones I have seen, including mine. I have a friend that has 2 and it's fun to hunt these dogs together. I will get another from Scott and Roxanne after this one gets a few years older.
Title: Re: Started Training Today
Post by: Billy on October 01, 2010, 01:55:57 PM: I've been going up once a week to work with Pat and my dog. Here is a short video of how he's doing after 4 weeks of training. I was only able to record the retrieve, because I was the shooter. But, as you can see, I'm more than happy with his progress. On October 11th he will only be 5 months old!

First Retrieve (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2OM772XKOzY#)