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This is Sport. An English Setter Pointer. I wouldn't hunt pheasants without him.
Sport is my third Setter and we had to travel to Rogers Minnesota to get him from Scott Berg. One smart dog.
I use a Tritronics collar. Tone, run and beep, nic and then there is the red button. I run with the collar off and when I want his attention push tone. He thinks it means come back. This dog finds birds fast.
My only regret is when he was 6 months we started him young. His first point was a big rooster. He pinned it. My buddy was filming as I was standing behind off to one side of Sport saying if this is a rooster I need to make a clean shot. I only broke a wing. With two good legs the rooster ran quite a ways with the puppy on him. The tackle was crazy fun but the doggone rooster rolled on his back into a ditch spurring the pup in the face. He chomped it. My fault.
I can't get him to quit. Goofy part is, we have a few chickens. When they get out I send/sic him, he retrieves alive. However, when the shotguns go off and roosters hit the ground, he leaves a few toothmarks.
The other day there was a rooster walking across the yard. Sport was in the garage so I stepped out and said, "Sport, what is that pheasant doing walking/running across our yard?" He looked at me like what? Then I pointed. He stood there like WTF for about 5 seconds. Then he was off.
So what breeds of dogs do you guys on NDA have? Pictures???
Sport is my third Setter and we had to travel to Rogers Minnesota to get him from Scott Berg. One smart dog.
I use a Tritronics collar. Tone, run and beep, nic and then there is the red button. I run with the collar off and when I want his attention push tone. He thinks it means come back. This dog finds birds fast.
My only regret is when he was 6 months we started him young. His first point was a big rooster. He pinned it. My buddy was filming as I was standing behind off to one side of Sport saying if this is a rooster I need to make a clean shot. I only broke a wing. With two good legs the rooster ran quite a ways with the puppy on him. The tackle was crazy fun but the doggone rooster rolled on his back into a ditch spurring the pup in the face. He chomped it. My fault.
I can't get him to quit. Goofy part is, we have a few chickens. When they get out I send/sic him, he retrieves alive. However, when the shotguns go off and roosters hit the ground, he leaves a few toothmarks.
The other day there was a rooster walking across the yard. Sport was in the garage so I stepped out and said, "Sport, what is that pheasant doing walking/running across our yard?" He looked at me like what? Then I pointed. He stood there like WTF for about 5 seconds. Then he was off.
So what breeds of dogs do you guys on NDA have? Pictures???