KATroutman13
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English Setters.
Which do you have?
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RoosterTim
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Shorthairs for me now. I have owned Pointers and Britts and love them all. Next on my list might just have to be a Setter.
mustistuff
Banned
different breed
according to our forum legend the great and honorable carptom1, I have a rare breed of closet labs. those muts will be in the field someplace warming up for my trip in my new muck boots in north Dakota. been running them a lot, they are on 25% fat and i can already see a rib or two. they come with webbed feet and divot is at about 27 ducks so far and more than a few pheasants, but their color would be confusing for some type of dog owners though
cheers
according to our forum legend the great and honorable carptom1, I have a rare breed of closet labs. those muts will be in the field someplace warming up for my trip in my new muck boots in north Dakota. been running them a lot, they are on 25% fat and i can already see a rib or two. they come with webbed feet and divot is at about 27 ducks so far and more than a few pheasants, but their color would be confusing for some type of dog owners though
cheers
Prairie Drifter
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All English Setters of late. I've had 2 Gordon setters in the past and wouldn't dodge owning one again. I've also seed Irish Setters that were worth loading on the truck.
carptom1
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Toad
Active member
You need to get out more
From your mouth to God's ears! :laugh:
On Thursday I loaded up the dogs in my truck and took them to the vet for their annual vaccinations. When we got out at the vet instead of the field, Daisy said, "WTF is this BS?".... :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
I have a young lab who thinks she needs to go every time the gun gets loaded into the truck, the only thing she doesn't get in on is quail hunting. Then I have my ole English Pointer who thinks she is a lab and will readily retrieve anything out of the water, she is quail "expert". They both get to go pheasant hunting, I figure the more feet and noses on the ground the better chances of success are. The lab comes in real handy when trailing a wounded bird.
BritChaser
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Brittany guy here. Have one, an eight year old rescue (at 9 mos.) still going strong. When he slows will look for another young Brit rescue.
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jarbo just curious but when you say blind retrieve how long a blind are you taking? We talking about so far that when you send him he drifts off and you have to whistle him down and cast him one way or another or something just 40 or 50 yards where the dog gets just a few yards then sees the bird?
As a lab guy (when I'm not messing with these dang pointers) when you say blind retrieve to me I think 100 or more yards in cover where the bird is never visible.
Just wondering because I've seen on other forums where someone would say they had some nice retrieves with their Brittainy to include blind retrieves. Often wondered how "blind" they really were.
When I do blinds its "deeead, liiine, baaaaaack" with my hand over its eyes to send it on the "line" to the bird. There will be a point where I'll have to whistle him down to give him hand signals.
As a lab guy (when I'm not messing with these dang pointers) when you say blind retrieve to me I think 100 or more yards in cover where the bird is never visible.
Just wondering because I've seen on other forums where someone would say they had some nice retrieves with their Brittainy to include blind retrieves. Often wondered how "blind" they really were.
When I do blinds its "deeead, liiine, baaaaaack" with my hand over its eyes to send it on the "line" to the bird. There will be a point where I'll have to whistle him down to give him hand signals.
I see blinds as the same thing, we've been out beyond 200 yards. I have worked more on the cast than handling, if he'll take a line downwing, I'll get the bird. I trained him the same as my lab, and even my britt, any dog of mine has to be a strong retriever also. Unfortunately we are going into this season way behind in training, crazy work and sick grandparents I tend to have made it tough. Will be running NAVHDA UT next year, then hoping for a VC title. After that I would like to do some tests in HRC, looking forward to training with some "real" retriever trainers.
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Not a member yet, but something I wanna do. Gonna focus on NAVHDA UT & VC first. Will definitely make a train day or test next spring and check it out.
