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  2. Labrador Pegging Birds - How To Stop This?

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    My chocolate 2yr old cocker has done the same on a pheasant shoot. She's been doing brilliant on her first season. But a very wet day recently with lots of pheasants in a thick hedge. The birds were wet so we're running not flushing and she pegged one I couldn't get in the hedge to scold her. She came out retrieving the pheasant to hand looking very pleased with herself. I ignored her took the bird off her dispatched it. Training excercises since that have been her sitting up and me throwing tennis balls all round her and telling her to leave . Then calling her away or picking them up myself. Considering she is ball mad she's done exceptionally well. Will find out tomorrow if she's better. But I'll be working on it all through this summer. Hope this helps.

  3. Gun Shy Spanner

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    To get mine use to gunshot. I use an app which I blue tooth to my sons beats pill so you can adjust the volume if they look uncomfortable while I'm feeding them. I do this every now and again with my pup my older too aren't bothered as out on shoots all the time. But I did them when they were pups & I worked a dream with them & my pup is coming on fine. He really isn't bothered by it at all.

  19. Any Advice On Stopping

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    Ive found previously that when a dog stops at distance standing it's easier for them to creep forward. When in the hup or down its obviously harder for them to do this. Therefore they drop to shot as the saying goes. I've never taught mine to down to the stop whistle I feel a hup is good enough but if they go into the down that's fine as long as they stay in that position & don't move until told. That's my reasoning. But each to there own. Casso knows his stuff as I said I'm not a novice at gundog training. & never heard of this technique & it's amazing how quick she got it after weeks of my normal way just not working. Like I said even tho not a novice no one knows it all & needs advice from time to time. Thanks casso. If I ever get stumped again will it be ok to message you mate? Thanks

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  20. Any Advice On Stopping

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    Ive found previously that when a dog stops at distance standing it's easier for them to creep forward. When in the hup or down its obviously harder for them to do this. Therefore they drop to shot as the saying goes. I've never taught mine to down to the stop whistle I feel a hup is good enough but if they go into the down that's fine as long as they stay in that position & don't move until told. That's my reasoning. But each to there own. Casso knows his stuff as I said I'm not a novice at gundog training. & never heard of this technique & it's amazing how quick she got it after weeks of my normal way just not working. Like I said even tho not a novice no one knows it all & needs advice from time to time. Thanks casso. If I ever get stumped again will it be ok to message you mate? Thanks

  21. Any Advice On Stopping

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    Thanks guys. Especially casso. Did it today & it took 20 mins for her to get. She huped &

     

    stayed at distance on a table to the hup. Didn't need to go all the way just stop & hup so used this to my advantage. While it was going well off the table in the garden I took her to some rough ground where I walk her & she did the command 4 times. Brilliant. Was well happy & she looked at me like to say ' well I get that why didn't you do that in the first place'. Will train all further dogs this way as it works well & they really get it. Thanks once again.

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  22. Any Advice On Stopping

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    Got a chocolate cocker bitch just 12 mths. Bought her at 9 mths old she has come on well considering she was a pet & new nothing. She comes to the whistle will retrieve from the water to hand. She will quarter and turn to the whistle,blind retrieve,I can send her to 3 different types of dummy,her response to hand signals is good,she is sound to fireworks and gunshot.But she will not stop & hup at distance even a small distance she returns then hups. She very bright,strong willed & super hyped. Have tryed all the training methods I no to correct it but she still won't do it. My springer would drop at a very early age at distance no problem & my springer before that. So I'm a bit stumped any good advice would be helpful as I want to start her on a small shoot beating before getting her picking up hopefully at the end of the season if all goes well. Never had a problem teaching dogs to drop to the stop whistle before. She looks confused when I do it ,it's not cos she's hot headed & runs on its like she just doesn't understand what I'm asking of her. Any good tips would be great. Thanks

  24. Micro Chipping Working Dogs

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    Field Marshall knows I work for the NDTR. I have worked for them for 15 years. All mine are tattooed or were as I don't have running dogs now. My spaniels are all done. It's safer in my opinon as chips move & usually end up in the from legs where they don't scan them. Think ear tattoo should be good enough as it is another legal ID if you don't want a chip?

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