Imperfection Posted May 26, 2012 Report Share Posted May 26, 2012 Always had dogs in my life and currently have two-a hyperactive Boxer and a chilled out Bullmastiff.They're company when im here and look after the house when im not.Neither are any trouble and i have them trained very well. I've taken the Bullmastiff shooting with me before and although his retrieving could do with a bit of work (a lot infact)-he's good at flushing rabbits.The Boxer however is far too stupid and wants to spend his time bouncing in the air trying to catch things which arent really there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bedwards1966 Posted May 26, 2012 Report Share Posted May 26, 2012 I can. I can spell too. Explain please. I'm not saying I don't like dogs (I mean, heaven forbid...), but, just...why? Of course it could never, ever, ever be the dog now, could it? There has been an awful lot of bizarre opinions in this thread. People say antis are narrow-minded...jeez...unbelievable If you'll read my post (which I've put part of below just to remind you) I said that if a dog doesn't trust someone there is a reason for it. Not that a dog never gets it wrong, but that there is a reason behind it. It can simply be that the person is insecure in some way, dogs pick up on many things we can't notice. They aren't wrong, just far more sensitive and not afraid to tell you either. Too true, if a dog doesn't trust someone there is a reason for it. Not necessarily that the person is dishonest or similar, but there is always a reason behind it, and usually that person should be watched carefully! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveM Posted May 26, 2012 Report Share Posted May 26, 2012 If your wildfowling a dog is essential, especially if your bird lands in the water or on someone else's marsh and when 'rough shooting' a dog can be a big advantage, hunting and driving birds out in front of your gun. Other times you may not need a dog at all and occasionally I've even found it a draw back when rabbit shooting as the dog spooks them and they keep out of range (for a shotgun anyway). But necessary or not, I wouldn't dream of going shooting without my dog, she's great company and a real good worker. I even take her with me when I go clay shooting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fortune Posted May 26, 2012 Report Share Posted May 26, 2012 I have always had a dog or two and for all of the years that I have shot live game it has been a case of 100% dog ownership. Obviously you don’t need a dog if you shoot clays but as far as live shooting it is a very poor effort without a dog. Firstly if you walk around on your own you`ve only got half the kit and you will only find a fraction of the game that a piece of ground holds. Fair enough you will come across the unsuspecting rabbit or the pigeon that flys within gunshot but it is a pale imitation of what it should be. If you shoot with others that have dogs that you rely on to retrieve and flush for you then it is akin to sliding off to the bog when it is your turn to buy a round down the pub. I could not imagine going shooting without one. It is also a matter of partnership which is special and as far as the dog not liking some people it seems to boil down to certain things such as Jehova wittnesses, Police and ####s / ******. Says it all really Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longditude Posted May 27, 2012 Report Share Posted May 27, 2012 def dogs not only more shooting and more game found great company in hides and foreshore a must Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
955i Posted May 27, 2012 Report Share Posted May 27, 2012 Just out of interest, to the people who have dogs in the hide with them when pigeon shooting, do you do anything to protect the dogs hearing? Not looking to start a big fuss, but we tend to wear ear defenders so wondered whether there was anything similar for dogs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bedwards1966 Posted May 27, 2012 Report Share Posted May 27, 2012 Just out of interest, to the people who have dogs in the hide with them when pigeon shooting, do you do anything to protect the dogs hearing? Not looking to start a big fuss, but we tend to wear ear defenders so wondered whether there was anything similar for dogs I have wondered about this myself, so spoke to someone more knowledgeable on these things. If you work out the length of the shotgun blast, add them all together and figure out how much over the safety threshold they are for humans, you find that the damage will take several years to take effect - longer than a dog's life. Yes a dog's hearing is obviously more sensitive, but even if you shoot lots several times a week the dog'll be dead before it suffers damage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guest1957 Posted May 27, 2012 Report Share Posted May 27, 2012 I have wondered about this myself, so spoke to someone more knowledgeable on these things. If you work out the length of the shotgun blast, add them all together and figure out how much over the safety threshold they are for humans, you find that the damage will take several years to take effect - longer than a dog's life. Yes a dog's hearing is obviously more sensitive, but even if you shoot lots several times a week the dog'll be dead before it suffers damage. Deaf gun dogs aren't unheard of though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unapalomablanca Posted May 27, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2012 I always say, Im wary of people who dont like dogs, but more wary of people dogs dont like. Are you one of these people who would jump in to save your dog from drowning but not an inferior human? Some funny responses on here. What do you think of people who dont like chimpanzees? Wary of them, i suppose! (as you always say) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderbird Posted May 27, 2012 Report Share Posted May 27, 2012 Are you one of these people who would jump in to save your dog from drowning but not an inferior human? Some funny responses on here. What do you think of people who dont like chimpanzees? Wary of them, i suppose! (as you always say) I always get suspicious of people who don't like my pet slug Tarquin, and who distrust the inherent honesty of the chin-chilla, and common Cavie. Still, he's my best mate etc etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveM Posted May 27, 2012 Report Share Posted May 27, 2012 I've heard some guy's say that firing off 500 cartridges in a day tended to make their dog 'shell shocked'. Don't think I'd like to subject my dog to that amount noise in one sitting. The best day out I've ever experienced was more like 50 and didn't seem to bother her at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveM Posted May 27, 2012 Report Share Posted May 27, 2012 My day will come Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderbird Posted May 27, 2012 Report Share Posted May 27, 2012 I'll tell you who your best mate is. It's the one at who's door you can arrive at any hour with a suitcase and be welcomed. Anyone who calls their dog their best mate and then relies upon said dogs judgement to choose which humans they'll trust is I suggest - to coin a phrase - barking up the wrong tree. . Anthropomorphic-tastic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullet1747 Posted May 27, 2012 Report Share Posted May 27, 2012 A question I have for people with say 3+ dogs, how do you find time for them all, do you walk them all at the same time? I have two dogs who get three walks a day and I haves full time job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spanj Posted May 27, 2012 Report Share Posted May 27, 2012 I have two dogs who get three walks a day and I haves full time job the clue was in the original question "3+ dogs" ......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferret Master Posted May 28, 2012 Report Share Posted May 28, 2012 I'd love a working dog, infact I'd love several due to the ferreting and shooting I do. However, living in university halls isn't exactly conclusive to owning and training a dog and giving it the attention it deserves. Not only is it unfair but I wouldn't want a half trained nightmare that I'd spend more time trying to control than actually shooting. I will 100% have dogs in the future but my current circumstances prevent that and I'm not the only one! Sometimes dogs take a dislike to people for reasons that aren't their fault. 2 dogs on this planet definitely want me dead. The first one met me the day her last puppy left home and automatically associates me with the departure of her babies. The other one is a nasty jack russel crossed with what looks like a collie and was a rescue dog. The only thing we can conclude is that maybe a previous owner had ferrets and if she's ever smelled them on me that could be the issue. Every other dog I've met seems to love me and I've never had one hound or beagle take a dislike to me in a pack. Undoubtedly animals can appear to have a 6th sense on whether someone is bad news, but to base your opinions on someone because a dog takes a disliking to them is little better than accusing someone of witchcraft. FM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linny Posted May 28, 2012 Report Share Posted May 28, 2012 Shooting without a dog is like sex without a woman. your not from essex then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WoodyPopper Posted May 28, 2012 Report Share Posted May 28, 2012 For me, things all fell into place - but in the wrong order. After a couple of years trying, my children and I finally persuaded my wife to get a dog. A week after getting him, I got my shooting permission - again after a couple of years trying. So, I now have a much loved, but completely dense, family dog (7 years old from a charity). But, if things had happened the other way round, I'd have a shooting companion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobt Posted May 28, 2012 Report Share Posted May 28, 2012 been training my dog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted May 28, 2012 Report Share Posted May 28, 2012 Bob that sends shivers down my spine remembering what my urchin used to do. I used to have a house with an old peoples home down the road, as we walked out you often used to bump into them and they would always want to stroke her, she wused to snif a couple of times then her nose used to head straight for their crotch area I should expect nothing less from something that likes to roll in fox **** but never could work out whether to laugh or feel slightly ill at the thought Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ireland's Finest! Posted May 28, 2012 Report Share Posted May 28, 2012 (edited) I have two dogs who get three walks a day and I haves full time job How in the gods name would you find time to walk your dog three times a day? Obviously you have someone at home to do it for you? Edited May 28, 2012 by Ireland's Finest! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Mongrel- Posted May 28, 2012 Report Share Posted May 28, 2012 How in the gods name would you find time to walk your dog three times a day? Obviously you have someone at home to do it for you? Morning, after work and before bed. Easily enough done. More than I do but they get 30-40 minutes of a morning and about 90 minutes of an evening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spanj Posted May 28, 2012 Report Share Posted May 28, 2012 I'd love a working dog, infact I'd love several due to the ferreting and shooting I do. However, living in university halls isn't exactly conclusive to owning and training a dog and giving it the attention it deserves. Not only is it unfair but I wouldn't want a half trained nightmare that I'd spend more time trying to control than actually shooting. I will 100% have dogs in the future but my current circumstances prevent that and I'm not the only one! Sometimes dogs take a dislike to people for reasons that aren't their fault. 2 dogs on this planet definitely want me dead. The first one met me the day her last puppy left home and automatically associates me with the departure of her babies. The other one is a nasty jack russel crossed with what looks like a collie and was a rescue dog. The only thing we can conclude is that maybe a previous owner had ferrets and if she's ever smelled them on me that could be the issue. Every other dog I've met seems to love me and I've never had one hound or beagle take a dislike to me in a pack. Undoubtedly animals can appear to have a 6th sense on whether someone is bad news, but to base your opinions on someone because a dog takes a disliking to them is little better than accusing someone of witchcraft. FM wouldnt have thought ferreting was conducive to living in university halls........ the ferrets would be likely to complain about the smell ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikky Posted May 28, 2012 Report Share Posted May 28, 2012 lock your missus and your dog in the boot of the car for 2 hours....open the boot and see which one is pleased to see you.... mikky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
955i Posted May 31, 2012 Report Share Posted May 31, 2012 lock your missus and your dog in the boot of the car for 2 hours....open the boot and see which one is pleased to see you.... mikky :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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