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  1. springer spanial (worker / non worker)

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    hi bigthug87,

    thanks for your veiws,when i say (non working)i mean someones pet that proberly hasnt come from a working back ground,

    thanks TL

     

    To be honest with you mate I would try to avoid a pup like that! Although it is probally possible to train a pup like that you'd be so much better off with a worker, What if it doesnt go the way you want it to, and then you end up with a dog the family are all attached to, either you'll have to get rid of it to get one that will work as you want or end up with 2 dogs. Just save up for a bit longer and get the right dog for the job :)

  2. springer spanial (worker / non worker)

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    Depends on the lines its from, what do you mean by non working ? Id avoid any time of show spaniel, but a mate of mine has a springer bitch that is just a pet but is from working parents. I would have a pup off him as she is very obedient and hunts very well, she also puts up wild birds when out on walks so even though she is "non working" she is a good worker lol!

  4. Gsp`s

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    £50 for shotgun certificate.

    £100 odd for a shotgun safe

    £100 odd for a shotgun

     

    For my first shotgun I payed £50 for a unspecidied double barrel side by side shotgun. Had 25" barrels and look like it was made for bank robbing lol!

     

    Depending on what you want you can get a shotgun from £50 or upto £50,000 lol! The one I have atm was about £300. It not bad to get stuck in aswell as theres nothing better than shooting over a dog you have trained yourself to work for you :)

  5. Lab not very enthusiastic

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    Got some new permission with alot of rabbits and such on. Really good land but alot of thorns n the such. Took my 1 year old lab bitch down for the first time, She did pick up scent here n there but wasnt very enthusoastic to follow any trials really and was more as if I was taking her for a walk as she kept moving out ahead of me rather than hunt the ground :(

     

    At one point I piterally saw a rabbit in this thorne bush I could have leaned into and prodded with the shotgun barrel, I didnt shoot it as it was a bit unsporting (would have been like shooting a fish in a barrel) I did try to get the dog into the bush to flush and and maybe present a more sporting shot but she didnt seem interested, although to be fair it was quite thick!

     

    Feel very disappointed now to be honest, I know labs arent the best to get stuck into cover and thats a spaniels job, but everyone said both breeds will do each others job, jus not as well as each is intended. Well tonight I was honestly regretting getting her and not a springer as she just wasnt interested in hunting the bushes at all :(

     

    Was this just because she is only young and not used to it ? Shes never been too keen to enter anything that thick, she does go through cover but never hits it hard n is never keen. Shes a brilliant dog be good at picking up n all that, Will have to see how she comes along.

     

    At the moment training her with the breeder I had her from, she ended up being the best in the litter as it happens and he himself is eager to buy her off me so thats always a possibility, he field trials labs so I know she would be trained to a good standard and worked!

     

    Sorry to ramble on just needed to say it to be honest. What do you guys think ? Just a bit disappointed.

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