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wirehunt Rookie Member
Joined: Jan 15, 2006 Posts: 10 Location: New Zealand
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Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2006 3:50 pm Post subject: What do you use your dog's for? |
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AS there's another fairly heated thread about the use of dog's, I thought it might be a good idea to explain what we use them or how we use them on game.
Jess get's used on everything:
Rabbit's: she ranges out to a maximum of 100 yards, pointing and flushing.
Ducks and geese: she retrieves on the ponds and lakes out of the mai mai (hide). Points and flushes when we're stalking the rivers at a maximum of 50 yards.
Quail and pheasant: same as above but out to 75 yards.
Deer: Absolute maximum range of ten yards, never any more. Points and tracks and takes down anything that's wounded, never ranges out to 'chase'.
Pig's: She's only been on them a few times, ranges to about 300 yards, bails and holds.
The guy's I hunt with have dog's trained to work this way, including labs and Vislas. Most of us haven't got a lot of time for training more than one dog, but the way thess dog's run you would struggle to get better.
For us they are a valueble part of our hunting and we get a great deal of enjoyment out of them.
Stephen
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GroovyJack Member
Joined: May 21, 2005 Posts: 621 Location: Bama
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Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2006 4:01 pm Post subject: Re: What do you use your dog's for? |
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River , my blonde lab and something , is good for spending $25 a week for food , dont count the ice cream and milk he scarfs down .. Good for riding in the truck , following us around , shudda named him "shadow" .. Spoiled Rotten ..
Jack
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Spacedone Member
Joined: Nov 04, 2005 Posts: 266 Location: missouri
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Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2006 4:26 pm Post subject: Re: What do you use your dog's for? |
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i grew up raising fox hounds then went to black and tan coon hounds then went to beagles for rabbits. in my life ive trained and owned hundreds and hundreds of hunting dogs and none with a little enforcement have ever chased deer.
now i raise rotties since im not physically able to actually properly train hunting dogs any more so im not antihunting with dogs. i love the sound of a hound on the scent of a fox or the baying at a coon in the early morning hours. there is nothing more fun than hunting rabbits behind a brace of half grown beagles.
if its legal im all for it but i personally dont like to eat a deer thats been ran by dogs they taste off.
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DallanC Site Admin
Joined: Jan 18, 2005 Posts: 3572 Location: Utah
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Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2006 5:22 pm Post subject: Re: What do you use your dog's for? |
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I dont have the time or place to run dogs anymore so when my last dog died I havent replaced him. He was an amazing pheasant dog though (Irish Setter).
-DallanC
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farrier Member
Joined: Jan 17, 2006 Posts: 43
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Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2006 5:24 pm Post subject: Re: What do you use your dog's for? |
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My little Blue Heeler, Triger likes to work cattle and eats alot. Plus keeps the mailman from comeing to the door, as well as other people when we aren't home.
Wrangler, my red headed AKC, registered grand night chapion walker eats a whole lot of dog food and he lets me know when he is hungry, which is every time I go outside. He also is pretty reliable when it comes time to find a coon, and lets me know when someone comes around the house. He decided to chase a deer as a pup but I fixed him of that. I put a good shock collar on him, when I saw some deer in a creek bed late one night I turned him loose on them and let him have it with that shock collar, he don't bother deer anymore, but he tried to as a pup.
Both of my dogs are very good friends to my wife and son, the dogs are just part of our family.
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Irskii Member
Joined: Jul 14, 2005 Posts: 54
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Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2006 6:16 pm Post subject: Re: What do you use your dog's for? |
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I have three dogs, One is a Chocolate Lab named Dawg, He is my bird dog, Dove Quail and I am hoping Phesant in the future. the second is a German Shepard, strictly home protection and hanging out with, Shadow does not like loud noises cats or others in the general area if we are not around but he loves and protects the kids. the third is my wifes, Zoey ids a four month old Dash hound (sp) I am not sure as to what she is good for yet except to have to clean up accidents so far. I love them all and have grown to expect to have dogs around always. I once read that " If dogs don't go to heaven, I want to go where they are" Absolutly.
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calsibley Super Member
Joined: Jan 28, 2005 Posts: 317
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Posted: Sun Jan 22, 2006 7:04 am Post subject: Re: What do you use your dog's for? |
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I'm almost embarrassed to admit it, but my main use for my Giant Schnauzer, Franklin, besides protecting the house, is to keep me warm at night. Our winters up here are long and brutally cold at times. That 95lb. body next to me is as good as any blanket made, and unlike my wife, he doesn't snore. Unfortunately his idea of taking half the bed means he gets the middle half. I'm still working on correcting that. I may try him hunting, but am not certain it would work well. I envy you guys who have trained your dogs to work in the field. Best wishes.
Cal - Montreal
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Blaine Member
Joined: Feb 24, 2005 Posts: 260 Location: Maine
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Posted: Sun Jan 22, 2006 10:11 am Post subject: Re: What do you use your dog's for? |
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My dog Sasha (Black Lab/shepherd mix) is good as a companion when I go anywhere in my Explorer, and for keeping my feet warm. She is also a very good guard dog, as long as the intruder is 4 legged. Very good around strangers and children....just loves people.....can't stand 4 legged creatures. She also keeps squirrels out of the yard.
Blaine
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1895ss Super Member
Joined: Jul 21, 2005 Posts: 2612 Location: Not Here...!!
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Posted: Sun Jan 22, 2006 12:21 pm Post subject: Re: What do you use your dog's for? |
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My dog Kosmo is a Golden Retriever/Yellow Lab cross, weights over a hundred lbs, and he loves people. He loves playing outside with my 3 yr old Grandson and it's fun to watch them wander around the yard, side by side. When a stranger comes to the gate he sounds awful mean with his deep bark and hair on end, but truth be known once you open the gate, he would lick you to death if you let him. He doesn't have a job other then to be here as a friend and make it look like he's protecting the yard. That being said I wouldn't want to be a stranger and come into the yard and grab someone cause it looks like he could be a handfull then.
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beezer Member
Joined: Aug 22, 2005 Posts: 75
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Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2006 12:06 am Post subject: Re: What do you use your dog's for? |
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My dog Floss is a welsh springer. She's a superb ratter and a good all round rough shooters dog. She's not too shabby at finding lost deer as well.
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Vince Site Admin
Joined: May 25, 2005 Posts: 15715 Location: Brisbane AUSTRALIA
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moose2 Super Member
Joined: Mar 19, 2005 Posts: 707 Location: North Idaho
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Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2006 7:21 pm Post subject: Re: What do you use your dog's for? |
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Uses for my yellow lab. General overall entertainment. They have a great personality and funny ways to show it sometimes. Retrieves and delivers to hand from the paperboy, my paper every morning. On command fetches my shoes from the closet when I need them. Provides countless hours of entertainment for the grandkids. Always ready to hunt. Always a great listner. --tr
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Bushmaster Super Member
Joined: Jun 12, 2005 Posts: 11393 Location: Ava, Missouri
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delboy Member
Joined: Apr 21, 2005 Posts: 240 Location: London England
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Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2006 11:21 am Post subject: Re: What do you use your dog's for? |
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I had a lovely Great Dane (Gemma) until ten years back. As to her uses, I won't go into them as some things just ain't legal anywhere!
Del.
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