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Perhaps the BASC will be able to help maybe I’ll call them tommorow

Hi Everyone can anyone enlighten me to the answer ?.can my 13 year old stepson use a 20 bore that is on my certificate on private land . thanks in advance

Hi all can anyone help what model I have had it since new and have never known what it is. Thanks in advance Lee

I bought some recently for my controller which is about 5 years old it was a 20mm 5mm diameter 3.15a quickblow That’s if it’s the same type of rotary controller

some really great information on here guys thanks a lot

Thanks guys ,its good to have some positive feedback and my mind is starting to be put at rest.

Hi Everyone, Im hoping you can give me your veiws on the following. I have a seven and a half year old black lab that picks up on a local pheasant shoot and sits patiently in a pigeon hide during close season.Hes a very soft dog never shown any aggression towards other dogs,he picks up enthusiastically and works his socks off.Recently after a trip to the vets they found one of his balls is bigger than the other and they would like to do an ultrasound to see if theres a growth in one.If there is they would take a sample and after testing decide whether to castrate him.I have no desire to breed from him so it may be a good idea just to have him castrated without the ultrasound and tests.I do worry if having his balls taken away will affect his working desire or undo his chilled out temperament What are your thoughts people Thanks in advance.

Hi Everyone, Im hoping you can give me your veiws on the following. I have a seven and a half year old black lab that picks up on a local pheasant shoot and sits patiently in a pigeon hide during close season.Hes a very soft dog never shown any aggression towards other dogs,he picks up enthusiastically and works his socks off.Recently after a trip to the vets they found one of his balls is bigger than the other and they would like to do an ultrasound to see if theres a growth in one.If there is they would take a sample and after testing decide whether to castrate him.I have no desire to breed from him so it may be a good idea just to have him castrated without the ultrasound and tests.I do worry if having his balls taken away will affect his working desire or undo his chilled out temperament What are your thoughts people Thanks in advance.

Thanks for your replies everyone ,I think I will go back to to doing some homework on a good breeder again and forget the idea of breeding from him. Thanks again all

Hi Everyone hope you can help on a topic I know nothing about.I have a 7 year old black lab who I have trained for picking up on a local shoot and to take pigeon shooting with me.He has a wonderful soft temperament and I was wondering if I should breed from him .I bought him from a well known trainer breeder and his father is an IGL champion and is in the gundog legends.So my question is do I breed from him or avoid diluting the pedegree and go get another pup who's parents are ftc and proven etc.I hope I've made some sort of sense . Thanks in Advance Lee

Hi all Just wonderd what the theory is about letting the pigeons have there first feed before beginning to shoot ? Thanks in advance lee

Thanks very much for your replies fellas taken onboard .

Hi everyone I hope you can help I have a 6 year old lab I use for picking up pigeon and pheasant and has been pretty much a perfect dog for me ,at the end of the day I throw the birds in the back of the truck with the dog and he never so much as looks at them.until today😬.i got home to find he was eating the breasts out of a cock bird .has anyone come Across this on a trained dog that should be set in his ways .....I hope he is not ruined. Thanks in advance lee

Hi everyone just wondered what choke you favour for a semi auto in a hide. quater or half ?

I'm with foggy I have a well insulated kennel with 6 inches of celotex all around including under the floor.i use a tubular heater with a stat set to 5 degrees

I had a lady come over to me and ask what make of whistle i was using.She said it was the only one she had ever seen that actually worked.

i know someone is it a pup or a trained dog your after

kent..fit a trap after the drainage that will stop any smells and draughts.

Im with scutt if the dog is to be kenned then use the kennel from the word go .Any dog taken from an indoor environment with a higher temp and the company of a family will find the transfering to a kennel harsh,be prepared for alot of whining and barking.My 8 week old lab went straight in his kennel from day 1 and was perfectly happy.Re the sleeping area.I have a dog flap that goes from his run into a sleeping area which has 6 inches of celotex insulation on a concrete floor with ply over the top and 3 inches of celotex around the walls and on the roof area(again coverd with ply).Remember the sleeping area shouldnt be to big as the dogs own body heat warms the den just as it would in the wild.Any Q feel free to message me and good luck. Lee

Hi WGD thats exactly what i did last year,came home and he was looking sharp !!!!!! so much of a worry now.

Thanks for the replies guys,it really is a bit of a worry i don't want to ruin the past 2 years work its been hard work. WGD your suggestion is quite a good idea and prob couldn't go to far wrong. Sprocket thanks for your pm i will give you a call at the weekend if thats ok(i will have more time not to rush the chat) Thanks very much. Any other ideas anyone !!!!

Hi all, I have a bit of a problem here so hope you guys can help. I have a 2 yr old lab well on the way with its 1st season pheasant ,duck,partridge picking up completed and now on the pigeons.last year when i went on holiday for 2 weeks the gun dog trainer/breeder i bought him from kennelled him for me and exercised him with a bit of training thrown in for a reasonable fee.(fee isn't really whats bothering me). He is a very reputable trainer and most people on here would know or have heard of him so i was very comfortable in leaving my boy with him.However he has since moved to the other end of the country and now I'm in a situation where i may have to use normal kennels (GULP). Would you or have you done this? What special requests did or would you make on his exercising...ie not throwing balls etc Does anyone know a gun dog trainer in the berkshire area who will kennel him for me. Thanks in advance Lee

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Hi all,thanks for some really good tips on getting this under control,I'm really worried about ruining this dog and want to get things right.I will take your advice and anymore that is given. Thanks guys Lee

Hi straightbarrel,i think i may have not explained myself well enough,my lab has not just had a few days training rammed into him then thrust into a shooting situation.He has been nurtured along and time taken on each aspect of his training.just because he has started to run in don't think he has always been like this.He was completely steady at the start of the season.Your comments make me sound as if i have rushed his initial training which couldn't be further from the truth.Your comment about pulling your wotsit explains nothing to me.I have obviously made a mistake somewhere along the line and i am trying to sort it out.The dog is behaving in the manufactured situation but i can't simulate any more than what i can.If you can help I'm all ears but please don't think of me as a lazy inconsistent trainer. LEE