fenboy Posted March 26, 2016 Report Share Posted March 26, 2016 My new dog is coming along very nicely at the moment. I had him out the back of the house for a little training today , you cannot see my hand signals on the video but the training consisted of sending him for a dummy in one direction stopping him and changing him to a second dummy. The video is not very good quality for some reason , I will have to have a look at the settings Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old farrier Posted March 26, 2016 Report Share Posted March 26, 2016 Hi Looking good 😊🤗 thanks for taking the time to post the video Nice young dog 👍 All the best Of Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danger-Mouse Posted March 26, 2016 Report Share Posted March 26, 2016 Looks like you`ve got youself a good`un there Fenboy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loriusgarrulus Posted March 26, 2016 Report Share Posted March 26, 2016 Very nice. You must be so pleased with how he is progressing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penelope Posted March 26, 2016 Report Share Posted March 26, 2016 Nice to see A. Wish mine was that advanced; she is being a total cow, so right back to basics and going to a trainer for guidance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oowee Posted March 26, 2016 Report Share Posted March 26, 2016 Wow fantastic. Thx for sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aga man Posted March 26, 2016 Report Share Posted March 26, 2016 What age is he FB, and how often/long do you do these training sessions at this stage? He's looking great btw, well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenboy Posted March 26, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2016 What age is he FB, and how often/long do you do these training sessions at this stage? He's looking great btw, well done. He has just turned 12 months , I would consider his training pretty much complete as such. I am just waiting for some pigeon to turn up so he can start gaining experience in the field , then I might get one or two issues to iron out but hopefully not ! My other dog was no where near as advanced at that age , so they are all different. I do not do this training often , I know he is steady ,ok on the stop and will take direction so really its just putting them all together now and again , just 5 mins once in a while Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenboy Posted March 26, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2016 (edited) Nice to see A. Wish mine was that advanced; she is being a total cow, so right back to basics and going to a trainer for guidance. A wise move Paul. I know you could not put the time in with yours for a while and no doubt that will have some effect but I would not lose heart , they nearly all start to try it on sooner or later , some needs training out of them but much of it is just as case of them maturing. Edited March 26, 2016 by fenboy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aga man Posted March 27, 2016 Report Share Posted March 27, 2016 Thanks for that FB, useful info for us amateur trainers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marsh man Posted March 27, 2016 Report Share Posted March 27, 2016 Very impressed fenboy , mine is only a few weeks younger than yours but it will be a few months till he come up to your pups quality ( if he ever do ) Have you tried him on cold game yet ? , mine have no trouble bringing back a dummy with duck wings on but I was going to give it another week or two before I move on to cold Pigeons with a couple of elastic bands around the body , Would you move on to dead birds now, or leave it a bit longer ? THANKS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenboy Posted March 27, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2016 Very impressed fenboy , mine is only a few weeks younger than yours but it will be a few months till he come up to your pups quality ( if he ever do ) Have you tried him on cold game yet ? , mine have no trouble bringing back a dummy with duck wings on but I was going to give it another week or two before I move on to cold Pigeons with a couple of elastic bands around the body , Would you move on to dead birds now, or leave it a bit longer ? THANKS Yes marsh man he has had plenty of cold game retrieves and has retrieved a couple of pigeon when I shot them with no problems . As long as yours is happy with dummys with feather attached I would move him onto some cold retrieves now. I prefer to use a duck out of the freezer or feral pigeon for a start as woodies can be a little loose feathered and if they mouth them a little they are soon gagging on feathers , so I would leave the wood pigeon until they are confident with other stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marsh man Posted March 27, 2016 Report Share Posted March 27, 2016 Yes marsh man he has had plenty of cold game retrieves and has retrieved a couple of pigeon when I shot them with no problems . As long as yours is happy with dummys with feather attached I would move him onto some cold retrieves now. I prefer to use a duck out of the freezer or feral pigeon for a start as woodies can be a little loose feathered and if they mouth them a little they are soon gagging on feathers , so I would leave the wood pigeon until they are confident with other stuff. Cheers fenboy , I did keep a Shoveler back for that very purpose , If he don't like it I will send it up to Sutton Bridge as I know your keen on them and you would be welcome to keep it . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenboy Posted March 27, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2016 Cheers fenboy , I did keep a Shoveler back for that very purpose , If he don't like it I will send it up to Sutton Bridge as I know your keen on them and you would be welcome to keep it . Thanks marsh man , thats very generous of you -------err I think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dawntredder Posted March 27, 2016 Report Share Posted March 27, 2016 Yeh looking good and lovely looking lad! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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