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  2. Woodcock

    in General Shooting Matters

    Posted

    Nice one mate sounds like a really good day snipe are really testing shot well done you I am struggling to hit a elephants **** with a banjo at the min

    Cookie looks like he's coming on really well he's a credit to you

    Cheers Mike

    Glad you didn't post a picture of that puppy again, my will power was getting tested (-:

  4. Woodcock

    in General Shooting Matters

    Posted

    Good you enjoyed your day,perfect terrain and the snipes not to be sniffed at well done

     

    Thanks Davyo

    The terrain has certainly took it out on my legs

     

     

    My neck hurts :lol:

    Well done on the snipe ,great looking dogs to :yes:

    Thanks for the follow up post :good:

    Thanks magman

    The black one is my mates he is a Jem

    The liver on is mine and he is coming along nicely, although he ran in on a squirrel that my mate shot.

    I don't think he will do it again? He got a nip on the nose for his troubles then it latched onto my mates dogs ear before

    It was dispatched.

    You might want some deep heat for your neck (-:

     

    Paul

  5. Woodcock

    in General Shooting Matters

    Posted

    Well I'm back home.

    realy enjoyable day total bag 3 woodcock 1 rabbit and a snipe

    Unfortunately I didn't have any woodcock that privalage was my mates

    I did have the opportunity to shoot at a couple but no joy.

    I did manage the snipe though (-:

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  7. Woodcock

    in General Shooting Matters

    Posted

    What Magman says :good: where in wales are you shooting?

    Beautiful Dolgellau

     

    Your most welcome , enjoy your day and report back with pic's :good:

     

    Thanks

    Will do might have the chance of a duck as well (-:

     

     

    1/4 choke and 7's ;)

    I've got 6's and 7's

  11. Kennel heating

    in Dogs and Dog Training

    Posted

    Totally agree with WGD on this one.

     

    Whilst on a fowling holiday staying at the Wool Pack in Long Sutton very many years ago the landlady, wash guide Frank Harrison's wife, stuck her head into the door of the main room that slept 6 fowlers and asked if anyone was cold? (It was about -5C outside). One bloke said he had been a bit chilly the night before and she replied "OK, I'll chuck in another dog"!

    Maybe that's the answer - get another dog.

    That might not be a bad idea (-:

  14. Proud moment

    in Dogs and Dog Training

    Posted

    Today I have been out beating on a small farmers syndicate.

    After a few weeks of cold game retrieves the time came for his 1st warm game retreive.

    It wasn't a hard one by any means, about 30yrds out into a wheat field but he picked it and returned to hand without any issues.

    Just when I thought things don't get much better and after the following drive I was called into a rape field to help look for a pricked bird.

    It was next to a pit hole , and a couple of dogs and beaters/ guns had gone over the area before I got there.

    Just as they said it was lost and began to walk off my dog walked out of the pit hole tail wagging and with a pheasant in his mouth with wings flapping.

    Good lad (-:

     

    Can you remember the 1st time your dog made you proud?

     

    Paul

  16. 1st time Stud

    in Dogs and Dog Training

    Posted

    WGD and I have both health tested our springers for PRA Cord1 (an eye condition) and fuco (very rare but fatal) so we have an idea what's involved.

    It's worth checking on mykc to see if any relatives have been tested for these conditions - if so it can give a good idea of your dog is a carrier or not. If not then if you want to, you can pay for the tests. I think the company is 'Optigen' for cockers but I'm not sure. Hips, elbows, BVA (eye test usually done annually) can be done. However as WGD has said, it's very easy to get hung up on health tests. It's a huge subject with lots of pros and cons, especially if you don't get the result you're hoping for which happened to me with 2 out of the four dogs I had tested who came back carriers for PRA. As they were to be detection dogs happily it wasn't any issue at all.

    Note: not sure if cocker results automatically go to the KC like springers do with results from the AHT :/

    Thank you very helpful I'll look into this

    Paul

  18. 1st time Stud

    in Dogs and Dog Training

    Posted · Edited by Cookie69

    What kind of dog is it? As bigbird has said there are different health tests for different breeds and you can go over the top in my view. Other thing to consider is the keepers bitch health tested?

    You will get a stud book number if he gets an award at a trial.

    Ok thanks I'll ask him that question

  20. 1st time Stud

    in Dogs and Dog Training

    Posted

    Hi

    the keeper on the syndicate I beat on has shown an interest in my dog as a stud for his bitch.

    This may happen some time next year?

    My dog is 16mnths old, and I would like to know how I go about setting my dog up

    For any of the relevant health checks? And if I need a stud book???

    Please forgive my ignorance but I have never done this before but I want to be responsible.

    Thanks

    Paul

  23. NEW PUP HELP

    in Dogs and Dog Training

    Posted

    2nd simon Tyers DVD (Hawcroft Gundogs) he is a really good chap aswell I put a fellow pw member in touch with him and he sent his dog to a trainer that was friends with simon as he was to busy I am sure it was in Yorkshire contact cookie69 as it was his dog I am sure he won't mind

    No I don't mind (-:

    at the time Simon was flat out and highly recommend Tom Skelly

    I have had several lessons with Tom and he is brilliant I can highly recommend him .

    This link should have his contact details ,, good luck you won't be disappointed you chose a cocker (-:

     

    http://amtoskgundogs.com/

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