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How to make a close working dog from a pure Elhew bred dog.
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I Hope I got lucky and that with help In can tame this bred to range big dog into a close working dog for my preserve. I Got Call from a man had a 14 month old EP with papers and he needed to find it a home where he and his daughter could come and visit him.
Out of Yellow Rose kennels lived in home, back yard and kennel. Never been around birds. Some obedience and not a lot. Big boy, no nuts. Mostly white, strong and fit. Friendly wants attention and acts like he does not know his name. Is very birdy and curious, seems to have a nose. Gunshots do not bother him.
So my question is how to proceed with making this dog a great close working dog for my Preserve and private ranch guide services. NOTE I am very much a newbie and will appreciare any ideas.
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Re: How to make a close working dog from a pure Elhew bred dog.
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02/12/17 11:42 PM
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Walter, from what you have said, you can't be sure of what you've got as of yet. But I will tell you that I have successfully used big running dogs in a dropped bird hunting operation for years.
Once he is broke to what ever degree you are going to require of him, and he figures out that there are birds all around, I dont see you having a problem.
Now, if he is running past birds, just to be running, he is not hunting and you might need to trade him in.
I'll bet he'll figure out the game and do a good job for you.
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Re: How to make a close working dog from a pure Elhew bred dog.
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02/12/17 11:48 PM
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I've had several. They all knew what a bird field was. I've never even considered a Gamin in a bird field.
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Re: How to make a close working dog from a pure Elhew bred dog.
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02/12/17 11:54 PM
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Agree with Pointer. He never has hunt how do you know what range he runs
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Re: How to make a close working dog from a pure Elhew bred dog.
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02/13/17 01:49 AM
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Re,e,ber he does not know shi$ from shino!!a at this point you have to train him. It won't happen setting in a kennel. Needs lots of work on birds with little shooting and lots of control but do not take the fun out.
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Re: How to make a close working dog from a pure Elhew bred dog.
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I had a young mentor suggest I launch lots of pigeons in front of him on a check cord letting him only set up on point with 1 out of 10 and if he moves launch again. Idea is to make him think there are birds around that are very jumpy and he needs to be careful.
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Re: How to make a close working dog from a pure Elhew bred dog.
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Send him to a trainer. The trainer can tell you what you have, if he's too big running, worse case scenario is you sell him or have the trainer help you sell him as a started dog, you made money off him, and you go can go buy a closer working dog for your guiding. Elhew's typically aren't close foot hunting dogs.
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Re: How to make a close working dog from a pure Elhew bred dog.
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I don't think the breed matters. I have a GSP that will set a field on fire. She wants to run wide open in the worst way. As a pup at 5 and 6 months I started hunting her in all sorts of cover. At first I was scared to call her back when I lost sight of her cause I didn't want her to start hunting close but I learned she is programmed to run long so I quit worrying about it. I hunted lots of broken cover and she slowly figured it out herself. She still not perfect but I have a wide open running dog and I can control her and get her where I need her. When she is beelining away I call her back and send her a different direction so she sees she has to stay close to hunt with me. I talk to her softly to stay connected to her and it works. When we get into a big field I don't hold her back or talk to her till she points and she cuts it up.
I use a vibrating collar and vibrate it to get her attention and give her a very soft command. It works well and keeps us connected and quite. Sometimes when I vibrate her collar she stops and looks for me. All I have to do is point our direction of travel and she changes. As A pup we did quartering back and forth or a check cord with a "this way" or two soft whistles" command. I hope this helps I'm no pro but it's what worked for me
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Re: How to make a close working dog from a pure Elhew bred dog.
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What did I miss ?? Shooterwalter says he is a quail dog trainer, , guided quail hunts , and private ranch guide services ------- "" NOTE I am very much a newbie "" and asks for basic advice.??
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Re: How to make a close working dog from a pure Elhew bred dog.
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Don't be a hater, atleast he asked and isn't afraid to state what he is in his own development. Hell I don't know anything, but have probably bird hunted more hours than most this year.
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Re: How to make a close working dog from a pure Elhew bred dog.
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I feel like you may be worried with much ado about nothing. He will be a preserve dog with 000's of birds shot for him. He ain't going far. He is going to stay close to the gun. That is where all the fun is. Get him broke and holding and keep killing birds over him. I have had Elhews in the past. Easiest going pointer there is.
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Re: How to make a close working dog from a pure Elhew bred dog.
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Don't be a hater, atleast he asked and isn't afraid to state what he is in his own development. Hell I don't know anything, but have probably bird hunted more hours than most this year. Who's the hater?
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Re: How to make a close working dog from a pure Elhew bred dog.
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I feel like you may be worried with much ado about nothing. He will be a preserve dog with 000's of birds shot for him. He ain't going far. He is going to stay close to the gun. That is where all the fun is. Get him broke and holding and keep killing birds over him. I have had Elhews in the past. Easiest going pointer there is. Bingo.
Quail hunting is like walking into, and out of a beautiful painting all day long. Gene Hill
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Re: How to make a close working dog from a pure Elhew bred dog.
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Don't be a hater, atleast he asked and isn't afraid to state what he is in his own development. Hell I don't know anything, but have probably bird hunted more hours than most this year. I feel like you have hunted more hours than I work.
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Re: How to make a close working dog from a pure Elhew bred dog.
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02/14/17 01:53 AM
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What did I miss ?? Shooterwalter says he is a quail dog trainer, , guided quail hunts , and private ranch guide services ------- "" NOTE I am very much a newbie "" and asks for basic advice.?? I'll admit I was thinking the exact same thing.
I learned long ago you can't reason someone out of something they don't reason themselves into.
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Re: How to make a close working dog from a pure Elhew bred dog.
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Geez some of you guys got too much time . Check the facts. I do not say I am a bird dog trainer. I do say I have a bird dog training Facility with licensed Quail Hunting Preserve and quail on site for bird dog training. I guide hunts at my preserve and for others on their ranch with some dogs that get great compliments and good tips. I just had this wonderful looking,well bred male from Yellow Rose kennels as Elhew as you can get and never out of a fence yard at 14 months neutered fall into my lap and I just wanted to get some ideas and have some conversation about how others would go about this.
Thanks to those with constructive comments and excuse me to any one offended.
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Re: How to make a close working dog from a pure Elhew bred dog.
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02/14/17 01:39 PM
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Want me to take him to West TX this weekend and check him out for you Walter? Leaving Thursday.
Haven't had it in years but never spit any out. I am a sucker for happy endings and strapped cowboys.
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Re: How to make a close working dog from a pure Elhew bred dog.
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Want me to take him to West TX this weekend and check him out for you Walter? Leaving Thursday. That's a very kind offer.
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Re: How to make a close working dog from a pure Elhew bred dog.
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Want me to take him to West TX this weekend and check him out for you Walter? Leaving Thursday. Better put a GPS collar on that dog. Mine probably came out of the same litter, she'll run to the next zip code if you let her.
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Re: How to make a close working dog from a pure Elhew bred dog.
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Want me to take him to West TX this weekend and check him out for you Walter? Leaving Thursday. Don't do it. CC has ruined more dogs that he's trained and if you dog turns out good, he'll sell it for cash money and tell you it ran off!!! I kid, I kid. I'd definitely let Kevin take the pup and see what its got. He can give you a good, honest, knowledgeable evaluation of the pup.
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Re: How to make a close working dog from a pure Elhew bred dog.
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wait I do not want the dog to ever get the idea of running big. I know he is birdy and not gun shy. He has no yard work under his belt and no basic obedience. Seems like for my preserve needs I would want to get the yard work done first to mastery level and then on to the field. I have got him coming and staying closer than he wants. Thanks for the offer Kevin and not what I think this pup needs at this time. This might be a good idea for a wild bird dog or field trail dog and I question if best for my preserve and close working needs.
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Re: How to make a close working dog from a pure Elhew bred dog.
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I've never heard of someone NOT wanting their young dog on wild birds. You can let this dog go hunt wild birds and it will still be able to hunt preserve birds. When you say "close working dog" what is your definition of "close"? 25 yards? 50 yards? 100?
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Re: How to make a close working dog from a pure Elhew bred dog.
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Walter, Walter, Walter, Never never never pass up a chance for a pup to get into wild birds especially when we have the numbers like this year. A pup can accomplish more in one weekend hunting these wild birds than you can put down in front of him in a month working him every day. Kevin knows what he was is doing. Let the pup go with him. You can get an assessment and/or get some real valuable dog work. Don't miss a chance to train on wild birds! And I will bet you big money Kevin brings him home also. Dog is not going anywhere. He does not know how....yet.
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Re: How to make a close working dog from a pure Elhew bred dog.
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Yellowrose website says their dogs are for foot hunter, so from what yall see thats not the case?
I'll take a Black Female every time.
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Re: How to make a close working dog from a pure Elhew bred dog.
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Want me to take him to West TX this weekend and check him out for you Walter? Leaving Thursday. That's a very kind offer. A couple seasons ago I let a trusting friend borrow Dash for a month of wild bird hunting in Montana during a time I could not take him hunting. He was hunted with or rotated with 4 other Vizslas. The experience did not change how far or close he worked one bit, but he came back supercharged on bird finding.
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