Recent content by bugman

when I started this thread on handling, I was hunting with groups that were not always of my choosing. Early season there might be 4 to 5 dogs(1 OR 2 TRAINED). There was a lot of yelling and hollering. Very frustrating. My lab of 8 years died of cancer and I was starting training of a new pup...

I have considered trying the tone on the e collar, but just can't make myself pull the trigger. I guess because there is not enough proven info concerning this. I'll use that as an excuse. You use the tone as an exact replacement for the whistle? 1 sit, 2 or 3 here? You are the first person I...

Sometimes my dog gets birdy and starts to trail a bird in a gallop. When this occurs late season with fewer hunters and no blockers it does no good to jump a bird at 70 yds. I agree that moderation is best. The only times the whistle is blown is when the dog gets birdy and starts to range too...

Thanks for the replies. I am a mississippi boy that has been hunting in SD for 8 years( 2 times a year). I have had the only whistle trained dog in our party but not the only dog. You can imagine all the yelling going on. My friend and I are training a second lab that is coming along nicely. We...

How do 2 people with whistle trained dogs(sit and come) hunt together?