if you go onto gundog training website they sell a rbbit covered tennis ball i find this a nice inbetween step from the normal ball to the fur dummy
do you feed the dog rabbits?
a lot of places dont allow plastic
but for high pheasants (not clays)i do prefore using plastic rc is a very good cartridge and hard hitting
have a look at the velocity of the round before buying it is what you get used to plastic are faster and keep the spread tighter
i was shooting high pheasants mid season with 28g6 in plastic while others where using 32/34 g5 i was killing the birds and they where know where near the heavier the load the slower.they where all behind whenever shooting game or live birds try and forget the body and inch it forward a bit onto the head especially geese
nice dog as long as your happy with her thats all that counts i think picking the right dog to suit your hunting type is overlooked when new people are coming into the game or even people that have been in the game a few years
i couldnt believe when im was reading it a complete load of shite like has been said i just buy it for the classifieds and a flick through at dinner time at work
i have seen a lot of cockers fade after dinner even people working one in the morning and bringing another one out after lunch. i was very carefull when i got my cocker has ftch in her pedagree but keeper bred worker to worker i have worked her hard for 4/5 days on a trot and shes still buzzing around