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  1. Labrador retrieve training

    in Gundogs & Retrievers

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    I took her out today and threw the dummy with wings on for her and the bloody wings fell of lol :( So i threw the wings and she only wanted to chew them and not retreive ??

    So i moved her back onto the dummy and she is brilliant with it :laugh: Although sometimes she is reluctant to drop it but most of the time shes fine and can find it anywhere i put it.

    I also got the pheasant out to let her have a nose about it and she didnt want to pick it up, she just licked it where i cut the wings off. :(

    She was great when i tyed her up out of sight and hid the bird, i just put it in the undergrowth and she found it everysingle time.

    So next time i think i will tie just a couple of tail feathers to the dummy and take it from there ??

    Cheers for the help

    Leon

  3. Labrador retrieve training

    in Gundogs & Retrievers

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    Ahhh i fort this might be the case, yeah she was getting good with the dummy :)

    Most of the time on our shoot a dog isnt required to retrive a bird back to hand, normally we just use the dog to take us to the dead bird and then we pick it up. But i will still teach her both.

    How do i go about this ??? when shes off the dummy i was thinking of tying her to a tree down the beach (where she cant whats going on) and then i'll hide the pheasant and see is she can take me too it, Good idea ?

    Leon

  5. Labrador retrieve training

    in Gundogs & Retrievers

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    Cheers, ive only got one bird at the mo but could get another if needed, so i cut the wings off one and strap them to a dummy, when she ges good with this can i use the bird without any wings ???

    Will i be able to get her onto the bird on the same day or will it take longer untill i give her a real bird ?

    Leon

  11. Labrador retrieve training

    in Gundogs & Retrievers

    Posted · Edited by leon-b

    Hopefully the lab im training for the shoot will be coming down on saturday so i can do some more training with her :)

    Ive done a fair bit of basic training and shes getting good, ive also done a bit of retrieve training with a dummy and she can find it and bring it back 99% of the time.

    Alot of the time when we shoot a bird we leave it untill the end of the drive untill we pick it up and as we often shoot near woods and thick undergrowth its hard to find them and thats where a dog comes in (weve only got one that can retrieve on the shoot)

    I was thinking about trying to get her to find the bird first and I pick it up and then eventually moving onto her doing the full retrieve.

    Weve let her have a smell of some pheasants on the shoot before so hopefully she knows what they are.

    I was thinking of getting a few pheasants from the butchers and getting her to retrieve. Is this a good idea ? And how do i go about it ?

    Cheers Leon

  13. Lamp ??

    in Hunting Equipment

    Posted

    For the past few days i have been lamping with a big maglite when walking the dog, not shooting but just seeing whats about and how close i can get :)

    For xmas i would like to get a lamp so i can get a better view of things as the maglite isnt all that bright.

    It needs to be able to charge up or have a battery pack, be plugged into the ciggerette lighter in a car and it would be good if it could take different colour lenses.

    Budget £50 Do you know any gooduns ?

    Cheers leon

  19. Choosing a dog ?

    in Earthdogs & Working Terriers

    Posted

    I see where your coming from guys, i am taking your advice i just dont like the beddy whippet, im just not looking for something that skinny and tall. But i have been looking at some of the other breeds you guys mention.

    I've heard spaniels can be a bit scatty, although we have one on the shoot and its an amazing worker, it'll go through any bush after the birds.

    Leon

  24. Choosing a dog ?

    in Earthdogs & Working Terriers

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    Cheers for the replies :thumbs:

    I really like the look of staffs but would like a dog that is maybe a bit smaller and good at hunting, Thats why i asked about the staff x.

    Which dogs do they cross staffs with and what one would suit me ? (Able to hunt well in cover, Sleep out in the winter with me, lots of energy and fairly easy to train)

    Leon

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