bleeper collar problem

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blackpearl

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got a bleeper collar for my dogs new forestry getting to tall,. getting to hard to find dogs,problem is my dogs work on whistle, recall and sit I have 3 setters 2 reds and one English only one dog will work with collar the other 2 keep coming back on the bleep ,quail call and hawk scream they both sit to the sound of the hawk looks very funny but is not any one out their had the same problem is their a way of sorting it out
 
Did you pre-condition the dogs to the collar? If not, that is probably your problem.

When I first got my beeper collars I put them on my Brittanys. The first time they beeped the dogs went nuts. So this is how I got them use to the sound. While they were in their crates in the house I turned a collar on so it would beep and set the volume low. I placed the collar about 25 ft. from the dogs and left it on for 10-15 minutes. I repeated this process and gradually moved the collar closer to the dogs and increased the volume. After a while the dogs didn't even notice or pay any attention to the beeper.

Proper introduction to the collar is very important. You just can't strap them on and go hunting. Hope this helps.
 
blackpearl, I know you have been a member of this site since Jan. 2013 but you should really go to the Introductions forum and officially introduce yourself. Post some pics of your dogs and tell us about your pheasant hunting in Ireland. Take care.
 
As Zeb said, the dogs need to be conditioned to the collars at an early age, before hunting. All of mine have been startled by the beeping when it first went on, but quickly got used to it. Now taking out the collar tells the dog it's time to go to work. He's a different dog when it comes out. All business. Other times we get out to hike and run without it, and his posture and attitude are much different as he knows we're just out for a stroll.

There are a lot of guys on this site who don't like beeper collars, but in my part of the world they are a necessity. The grouse/woodcock woods of northern Wisconsin are thick. Sometimes you can't see the dog 10 yards away. A beeper is the only way to keep track of them, even though my dogs work rather close by some people's standards, 20-40 yards on average.
 
really helpful thanks, did not let the dogs get use to the bleeper ,people back in Ireland were laughing at me when they heard I bought a collar a lot of the forestry I shoot in is chest high with some open patches in it,i allways used a bell but the problem was when the dog set you had to look for him,i will go on to the introduction fourm next weekend with pictures our pheasant season starts 1st nov.
 
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