Paul taylor Posted November 19, 2013 Report Share Posted November 19, 2013 (edited) Started off having a walk around with sxs and oz but nothing, never known it so quiet, this farm is never covered in birds but usually a flight line or two plus some rabbits but was dead this morning stayed out though as it was a lovely day to be out with dog and gun letting him get used to the cows and gun. Patience paid off in the end waiting under some trees in one of my favourite fields where there is a flight line pheasants and rabbits we bagged a good quartering pigeon which ozzie retrieved from the tree line behind us then a woody fast and lowish straight at us i saw it late hit with one shot then had to dodge it or would have been hit in chest with it, it landed at side of oz with a thud! The jackdaw came late on way back to truck i stood in the sun having a warm using a high trailer for cover peeked behind us to see mr jackdaw quiet high and almost over us again one shot and it came down like a stone dead in the air. Had a great day with my dog hit a few on a very slow day and now have pigeon for tea. Happy days. ATB. PT Edited November 19, 2013 by Paul taylor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welsh1 Posted November 19, 2013 Report Share Posted November 19, 2013 A day out and a pigeon for the freezer is a winner ,and both me and my mrs agree that ozzie is a great name for a dog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aga man Posted November 19, 2013 Report Share Posted November 19, 2013 lovely dog mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul taylor Posted November 19, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2013 Thanks my 5yr old daughter named him but i reckon it suits him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leiopython Posted November 19, 2013 Report Share Posted November 19, 2013 Sounds a lovely day mate. I went out this morning but was on a time limit of two hours...nothing came close enough and the few bunnies I saw were on full alert!! Spoke to the farm manager and he gave us permission to come around the actual farm now the cattle are in AND he told us we could go across the road into another 20 acres!! Result!! Your dog is gorgeous....wish I still had mine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul taylor Posted November 19, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2013 Leiopython. Well done on the extra land pal. Yeah hes great only young yet too so lots for both of us to learn and he dont half get in a mess with it bein a dairy farm lol. Its a shame they only live such a short life just got to let them have a good one thats why i take him rather than leave him home even though i know its rushing him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leiopython Posted November 19, 2013 Report Share Posted November 19, 2013 Leiopython. Well done on the extra land pal. Yeah hes great only young yet too so lots for both of us to learn and he dont half get in a mess with it bein a dairy farm lol. Its a shame they only live such a short life just got to let them have a good one thats why i take him rather than leave him home even though i know its rushing him. I can't fathom what it's like to train a gun dog!! My girl was a mongrel and was useless around the bangs so I never even tried training her for that. Once I'm ready for another dog I have a real hankering for a.....poodle!! I've met a few recently who are being trained for disabled people and they are wonderful, quick, clever animals...bags of energy too!! Helen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Richo Posted November 19, 2013 Report Share Posted November 19, 2013 Nice pictures and write up thanks for sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul taylor Posted November 19, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2013 Cheers sean. Helen its the first ive trained and i know im going against how its supposed to be done but i always do things my way its just how i am . Hope he turns out ok. Bloke at work lost his recently and its hard! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigadam Posted November 19, 2013 Report Share Posted November 19, 2013 The dog is better looking than u. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul taylor Posted November 19, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2013 Probably a better shot too Adam. Ever heard about people in glass houses u big ugly goon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigadam Posted November 19, 2013 Report Share Posted November 19, 2013 Glasshouse is a boozer just up from me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullet boy Posted November 20, 2013 Report Share Posted November 20, 2013 Well done.Lovely pics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fieldwanderer Posted November 20, 2013 Report Share Posted November 20, 2013 Cheers sean. Helen its the first ive trained and i know im going against how its supposed to be done but i always do things my way its just how i am . Hope he turns out ok. Bloke at work lost his recently and its hard! I did the same with my springer, more of an apprenticeship in a way. She was 9mths when I got her, the first 6months or so I kept to the formal training (so no shooting at all) but she'd cower in her bed at the sight of a gun and I needed to find a way around it and prove I wasn't wasting my time with a gun shy dog. I tried alsorts but eventually took a risk and took her out for a walk with the gun. Fortunately, she was a little way away when I fired the first shot and just looked at me accusingly (I missed) second shot bought a pigeon down which she retrieved perfectly. Since then, I can't get out of the house without her! Especially if I have a gun with me and we've had some really good days out together. However, it's not been a smooth road by any means and she has odd days where she makes it damn hard work to be honest, for the most part she's spot on for what I want but I do wish I'd been a bit stronger early on and kept the training much more formal with occasional trips out as a treat. Sounds like you're doing similar, good luck with it and I hope the above helps in some way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul taylor Posted November 20, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 20, 2013 Cheers fieldwanderer. Yeah its funny first time with gun he was fine when still giddy even going to fetch the ejected cartridge but after about six shots he hid in a hedge each time i raised the gun but didnt shake or look scared, 2 wk later took him out and it didnt bother him at all even sat in hide at duck pond with me and didnt mind or move Now he just looks at me wanting to know if i hit or missed (usually miss) i do need to work on steadying him and keeping him working closer so he isnt flushing game before its in range he also wants to eat pigeons but presents me rabbits no problem but we will get there he is really eager to please me and learning fast. His hunting instinct is incredible to a point of recklesness he will go into anything if he gets scent and is asked to find it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fieldwanderer Posted November 21, 2013 Report Share Posted November 21, 2013 Shooting from a hide helped a lot with steadying Daisy, obviously she couldn't run off with the net in the way so had to wait to be told "DEAD" - worked a treat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kent Posted November 22, 2013 Report Share Posted November 22, 2013 Shooting from a hide helped a lot with steadying Daisy, obviously she couldn't run off with the net in the way so had to wait to be told "DEAD" - worked a treat You simply couldn't credit how many gundogs will run straight through a hide net, until taught otherwise. Going out at a specific point takes a little work and often some wire stock netting LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kent Posted November 22, 2013 Report Share Posted November 22, 2013 I did the same with my springer, more of an apprenticeship in a way. She was 9mths when I got her, the first 6months or so I kept to the formal training (so no shooting at all) but she'd cower in her bed at the sight of a gun and I needed to find a way around it and prove I wasn't wasting my time with a gun shy dog. I tried alsorts but eventually took a risk and took her out for a walk with the gun. Fortunately, she was a little way away when I fired the first shot and just looked at me accusingly (I missed) second shot bought a pigeon down which she retrieved perfectly. Since then, I can't get out of the house without her! Especially if I have a gun with me and we've had some really good days out together. However, it's not been a smooth road by any means and she has odd days where she makes it damn hard work to be honest, for the most part she's spot on for what I want but I do wish I'd been a bit stronger early on and kept the training much more formal with occasional trips out as a treat. Sounds like you're doing similar, good luck with it and I hope the above helps in some way. A risky strategy but one I have used myself with a "gun nervy" dog letting it run in that is which I think your talking of here. True Gun shy dogs are impossible to cure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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