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re: Best Dogs
Posted on 2/12/13 at 10:12 pm to Capt ST
Posted on 2/12/13 at 10:12 pm to Capt ST
My Deutsch Drahthaar hunts rabbits like a beagle will sit in a duck at 5 deg with a beard full of ice blind like a lab hang out and watch for dove and retrive them, Geese. Point Quail Grouse Phez like a champ, Blood track a deer that someone took a shitty shot on. dispatch most furred game and deliver it to hand. What did i teach her? sit, stay, kennel, down, no, here and back fetch. everything else is DNA and protection of the breed breeders and testing system. Forced fetching is not required, foot hunting is amazing they will not get out of gun range and as they work a field they will keep checking in to see that you are following along ready to shoot and they are very owner loyal. Labs are great but you have a ton of woodcock in south LA that are fun to hunt. Everyone knows a lab breeder that will have good dogs, but with the testing system and the germans with the deutsch drahthaar no one is going to pull the wool over your eyes. Read up on their testing system that is required before being allowed to breed, its pretty good but the people within the breed and testing can be cult like but Not like boykin owners.
The greatest conservation tool for any hunter is a great DOG.
The greatest conservation tool for any hunter is a great DOG.
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Posted on 2/12/13 at 10:12 pm to kayaklsu
I don't believe in the one good dog in a lifetime theory. Some people continue to raise fine gun dogs and others do not. I am glad that I think I fit into the first category. I don't think it has as much to do with being a "good trainer" as much as it is being patient and reading the dog as it develops. I have had pretty good luck with several labs through my life and now I am going to try my luck with a squirrel/coon dog. I am now the owner of a finished lab and an 8 week old blackmouth cur.
Posted on 2/12/13 at 10:59 pm to DeepSouthSportsman
Duck and geese....chessie
Upland. All around gsp
Maybe a Brittany
Griff and wirehairs...I have seen a handful....
My GSP doesn't range too far....... Imenan he wont cross state lines...usually
Upland. All around gsp
Maybe a Brittany
Griff and wirehairs...I have seen a handful....
My GSP doesn't range too far....... Imenan he wont cross state lines...usually
Posted on 2/12/13 at 11:01 pm to wickowick
quote:
The lack of upland game in the state, really reduces the choices...
I'd love to get into upland hunting, but its not big at all down here.
Posted on 2/12/13 at 11:03 pm to Choirboy
[quote]I don't believe in the one good dog in a lifetime theory. Some people continue to raise fine gun dogs and others do not. I am glad that I think I fit into the first category. I don't think it has as much to do with being a "good trainer" as much as it is being patient and reading the dog as it develops. I have had pretty good luck with several labs through my life and now I am going to try my luck with a squirrel/coon dog. I am now the owner of a finished lab and an 8 week old blackmouth cur.[/quote
At our house we have been very lucky......
At our house we have been very lucky......
Posted on 2/12/13 at 11:03 pm to choupiquesushi
I love my GSP. Of course she is only 7 weeks old so no hunting experience yet.
This post was edited on 2/12/13 at 11:06 pm
Posted on 2/12/13 at 11:05 pm to JAB528
Best Dogs
quote:
The lack of upland game in the state, really reduces the choices...
I'd love to get into upland hunting, but its not big at all down here.
25 years ago when we still had a lot if wild quail nd woodcock were much more plentiful....
It was awesome.......running into 5 wild coveys in 3 hours. Is a distant memory
quote:
The lack of upland game in the state, really reduces the choices...
I'd love to get into upland hunting, but its not big at all down here.
25 years ago when we still had a lot if wild quail nd woodcock were much more plentiful....
It was awesome.......running into 5 wild coveys in 3 hours. Is a distant memory
Posted on 2/13/13 at 1:51 am to mark65mc
quote:
I love my GSP. Of course she is only 7 weeks old so no hunting experience yet.
GSP is a great dog. She is beautiful.
I know the feeling. I just got a Brittany. Also 7 weeks.
ETA: My experience thus far...a puppy is very much a full-time job at 7 weeks, She needs to know you're there. The puppy also seems to want your fingers and toes (I had to stop wearing flip-flops) as chew toys. This little monster prefers human blood to Kong cheese.
This is really my first puppy. I had a puppy when I was a kid, but I didn't really have to deal with the puppy phase. My parents had to deal with it, and in hindsight, God bless them.
What is the best method for breaking puppy of gnawing on fingers and toes (and arms, wrists, ankles, hair, facial hair, lips, nose...)
This post was edited on 2/13/13 at 2:37 am
Posted on 2/13/13 at 2:57 am to Cracker
Posted on 2/13/13 at 3:01 am to City
I really like the Brittanys. They are such good looking dogs.
Posted on 2/13/13 at 3:02 am to City
Over the years, the best all around dog I had was a mixed breed lab/what ever. That sucker hunted anything and everything. Was never a problem. Lisen better then my kids. Second best dog is a mixed lab/chow. Another great hunter and very layed back. Learn from my best dog everything he knows. He is over 14 years old and still goes for his morning hunts. Weights in around 90lbs, bigger then most labs and still catches rabbits. Brings them home still alive most of the time. 
I have another lab and she is one dumb bitch. But that is due to getting ran over by a car. She still get out and hunts with my old dog and helps keep him young.
I'm in need of a lab pup in a bad way. My old dog is starting to go blind. Its only a matter of time I will have to put him down.
I have another lab and she is one dumb bitch. But that is due to getting ran over by a car. She still get out and hunts with my old dog and helps keep him young.
I'm in need of a lab pup in a bad way. My old dog is starting to go blind. Its only a matter of time I will have to put him down.
Posted on 2/13/13 at 3:11 am to fishfighter
quote:
Put him down
My buddy is only two but every time someone mentions it I just can't help but think that day will eventually arise.
Posted on 2/13/13 at 4:37 am to kayaklsu
Lab 
Posted on 2/13/13 at 5:25 am to fishfighter
quote:
have to put him down
I feel for you man. That is the worst decision to have to make.
My wife had a dog when we got married. She was supposedly half dachshund/ half feist. She was a very smart dog, but very neurotic . I became quite fond of her as a companion, but I couldn't teach her anything and she was very very...very gun-shy.
Christmas Eve night Mom, wife, and I were cooking, and I went to let her out to do her business. She took off, which she usually doesn't do. If I whistle for her, she always came back. Apparently she was chasing something. She went on the highway and got hit.
It was a pretty terrible thing to have to deal with on Christmas Eve. Worse so for my wife, but I missed that little bitch too...
and my wife didn't have to go pick her up, then dig a goddam hole.
Anyway, I'm sorry that your buddy is getting to that point. Feed that dude table scraps aplenty in the meantime...
This post was edited on 2/13/13 at 5:30 am
Posted on 2/13/13 at 7:43 am to kayaklsu
A Boykin is a great dog.
Posted on 2/13/13 at 8:37 am to Cracker
I agree with Cracker. My DD has been great. Check out this video on their versatility.
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Posted on 2/13/13 at 9:13 am to MrCoachKlein
quote:
Drahthaars
I know a fella who is going to have a litter soon. I am trying hard to convince myself I don't need another dog, but dammit I sure do want one.
Posted on 2/13/13 at 9:18 am to kayaklsu
Boykin.
Her first ducks:
She is 28lbs of chocolate fury. She is fearless too.
Her first ducks:
She is 28lbs of chocolate fury. She is fearless too.
Posted on 2/13/13 at 9:52 am to City
That is a good looking pup.
Here's what I have learned about this. You need to have a large variety of things to chew on. My pup has puppy teething treats, a rubber kong, rawhide sticks, antlers, and toys without stuffing. She will usually chew on one thing for a few minutes, get bored, and look for something else. So you need to have the next item ready otherwise, she will chew on you or your furniture.
As far as her chewing on you, you need to let her chew on you a little bit. You want her to learn bite control. When she is chewing on you and it gets to be too hard yelp like a puppy would. It will teach her that she went too far. If that doesn't stop her, you need to replace your hands with an approved chewing device. I have done this and it helps. She is not biting me nearly as hard as she was previously.
quote:
What is the best method for breaking puppy of gnawing on fingers and toes (and arms, wrists, ankles, hair, facial hair, lips, nose...)
Here's what I have learned about this. You need to have a large variety of things to chew on. My pup has puppy teething treats, a rubber kong, rawhide sticks, antlers, and toys without stuffing. She will usually chew on one thing for a few minutes, get bored, and look for something else. So you need to have the next item ready otherwise, she will chew on you or your furniture.
As far as her chewing on you, you need to let her chew on you a little bit. You want her to learn bite control. When she is chewing on you and it gets to be too hard yelp like a puppy would. It will teach her that she went too far. If that doesn't stop her, you need to replace your hands with an approved chewing device. I have done this and it helps. She is not biting me nearly as hard as she was previously.
Posted on 2/13/13 at 10:01 am to The Last Coco
The last coco. I'm interested in buying a Boykin. do you have kids if so how is she with them? And I assume you bought her from a breeder in La? If you don't mind me asking. Im extremely clueless ab these dogs and where to get them
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