Recent content by kurts

I'm no pro but had same problem with my brittany. Wouldn't retrieve at anything bigger than a pigeon. Started playing fetch with a weighted dummy with a wing attached. Next hunt retrieved half the birds. Kept working with her and 6 months later on our last hunt retrieved 12. Had many people...

We had a great hunt at Gold Meadow Hunting Preserve near Richmond, MN. Birds are less expensive. You don't need a membership. Room for young dogs to burn off some steam before you actually start to hunt. Variety of cover from cattails, corn, sorghum, stubble, grass, wooded fence rows...

I guess this goes along with e-collar discussions but when my brit gets in the thick stuff I lose track of her and if she doesn't respond quickly enough to the whistle I start thinking to myself "is she on point or what" Then I reach for the controller and think to myself" if I nick her and she...

e-collar I really worked hard with my Brit on voice, whistle and hand signals and held out as long as I could. Finally started with the e-collar to keep her from running across the street to the neighbor dog and keep her close on our winter runs. Rarely need to use it in the field. She's...

Thanks for the info, that seems more of my style as a rookie trainer. I got some pigeons and she retrieves those just fine with some tentative licks. She responds immediately when I give the command and if she drops short I kneel down and she'll bring it to me. I did condition her a bit with...

I got some pigeons and started playing fetch with the fresh kill and she brings them to me quite well. She does drop it short every now and then but if I kneel down she starts bringing them right to me. I'll try to get her on another chukar hunt and see how she does in the field.

Wouldn't surprise me. Everthing seems a bit early this year and it's been warm. We did have a second hatch last year as well. Hens were on the nest in mid-august.

Thanks for the specifics. I'm going to try to get through this without a pinch. I feel as though she'll figure out what I want. I got her up at lakesidebrittanys and I haven't talked to them about it yet. I'll keep you posted.

force break What's your favorite way? I don't quite understand the toe pinch method. I suppose I'll need dead birds for training since she retrieves everything else. I was hoping it was a maturity issue

I'm looking for tips on getting my 1 year old Brittany to retrieve a dead bird. When she was a young pup she brought a live pigeon to me, she retrieves in the yard bumpers, scented bumpers and winged bumpers without any problems but when I shoot a pheasant or a chukar she find it but won't even...

I'm finding lots of good info on this site. It keeps me focused on the next season. I'm currently working with my first bird dog. She's a brittany and nearly a year old. See ya.

I'm in waconia. There is a nice list of places on this website. Preserves I didn't even no about in every region of the state.

wingsofwatertown.com is a nice preserve-roosters only but this is their last weekend until Sep. To be honest, the guys at Traxler's are great for helping with your puppy training but the membership is steep. Riverridgegun club in courtland is supposed to be nice as well but haven't hunted...