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Jessie! I loved that name so much I used it twice. Had a white shepherd when I was just out of college who I named Jessie. Best of all my dogs. 20 years later I got a shepherd/collie and could not come up with a good name. So I said screw it, my Grandmother had 9 parakeets named Pete so I'll just have 2 Jessies.
Below is my last Jessie, the other one is referred to as "White Jessie".
Fuzzy, but it was hard to get an action shot with my camera phone. I've discovered a great way to roughhouse with my dog (and his big teeth): my winter leather gloves!
Three run, what is the strap around the lower back?
Flank collar. It's one method of training a dog to be steady to point and steady to shot. I start out with a half-hitch around the flank with my check cord. When the dog has learned to 'whoa', you move to field hunting and teaching steady to point away from the hunter.
Since I use a half hitch around the flank to start with, the flank collar produces continuity in training. The correction setting for her is only 'vibrate' on the flank (no shock).
My male GSP responds now to the e-collar simply set on 'tone' around his neck. When he hears it he knows to look for my hands and listen for whistle commands. Sometimes he gets a wild hair up his butt and starts running in busting birds and I have to up the correction to whoa him. Not often.
These dogs run really large, meaning they can be 300+ yards from me hunting a field. E-collars really help me 'communicate' with the dog at distance, if used properly of course.
More info than you wanted, possibly.. But if I said 'shock collar' I think it might cause heartburn for some..
Flank collar. It's one method of training a dog to be steady to point and steady to shot. I start out with a half-hitch around the flank with my check cord. When the dog has learned to 'whoa', you move to field hunting and teaching steady to point away from the hunter.
Since I use a half hitch around the flank to start with, the flank collar produces continuity in training. The correction setting for her is only 'vibrate' on the flank (no shock).
My male GSP responds now to the e-collar simply set on 'tone' around his neck. When he hears it he knows to look for my hands and listen for whistle commands. Sometimes he gets a wild hair up his butt and starts running in busting birds and I have to up the correction to whoa him. Not often.
This site kinda shows the training methodology for bird dogs that me and a lot of other folks use.. Dave's Gun Dog Training Articles
These dogs run really large, meaning they can be 300+ yards from me hunting a field. E-collars really help me 'communicate' with the dog at distance, if used properly of course.
More info than you wanted, possibly.. But if I said 'shock collar' I think it might cause heartburn for some..
Very interesting. Thanks for the "lesson". Your dogs are beautiful!!
They are not the type to get 'upset' if awoken. They would more than likely try to crawl on your lap.
He went to the vet for his pre-hunting season check-up and shots. 84lbs, great health. He'll bounce between 75-85 during season.
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