Thread: Pheasant Dog

The athleticism of the working lab!


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Open the wine Victoria, we are almost in agreement!

Good grief, Ruff!!! I have a Burgundy which I was saving but heck as we are so close and yet so far I might have to polish a glass!!!! It will go nicely with the pheasant patties I am about to conjure

"Ever notice how you can bag a bird in a locale and your dog even three years later will return to that very spot the bird was pointed, flushed and retrieved." That's not well bred, or even well trained. That's just a dog with a good memory!

I still think it is a dog with passion, an intelligent dog who had his GPS on at the time...

Getting a response to every whistle only given when required is the mark of a good trainer/handler.

...and what a joy that dog is to work with...

The portrait of the dog sitting within the rocks is splendid...oh dog, its still a Labrador

Originally Posted by EeeBees

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I still think it is a dog with passion, an intelligent dog who had his GPS on at the time...

Hmmm, it's drive, dogs do not possess passion, not even in possession of the part of the brain that would provide it. And what language is this GPS programmed in?

Originally Posted by EeeBees

The portrait of the dog sitting within the rocks is splendid...oh dog, its still a Labrador

and good trained labs are bloody expensive (in the USA) but still cost less than a decent shotgun
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Originally Posted by mikee

and good trained labs are bloody expensive (in the USA) but still cost less than a decent shotgun
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There are very few Labradors, trained or otherwise, in the USA I would have much to do with. The English working lines, in my opinion, are much easier dogs to handle. A good friend of mine who trains in the US believes their dogs are much less bidabile due to the keenness of US Handlers to use electricity. They are successively breeding tougher dogs which handle it better.

I can only speak for myself but the last trained working Labrador I sold here went for $5000. A Started dog will go for $3000 and is where most first time handlers should start. It's like getting your first horse and thiking you can break it in yourself and turn it into a handy hack... best to let someone else iron out the kinks, but Kiwis are "do it yourself" people and most don;t think they need to... Most are wrong.

there's some excellent advice here.i will add this,whatever dog/breed you get,just remember once the dog has produced the bird and you have shot it,you want it in your bag.so the retrieve and the preparedness to enter heavy cover, very important.

Yes, @lophortyx, the boldness of the dog to enter heavy cover is all part of it...watched my bitch walk over the top of a huge blackberry scramble rather than burrow through it...I held my breath thinking how on earth would I help her out of there if she needed help

Originally Posted by EeeBees

Yes, @lophortyx, the boldness of the dog to enter heavy cover is all part of it...watched my bitch walk over the top of a huge blackberry scramble rather than burrow through it...I held my breath thinking how on earth would I help her out of there if she needed help

Umm you do realise burrowing through is the thing you want aye?

Well, yes, however, I was pleased she had the iniatative to do so...the fact that she got half way across, then dropped in and got the quail and back out again was pretty neat, well to me anyway

I think the best pheasant dog for NZ conditions is as small type of flushing/retrieving breed like a cocker that you can throw out the window of your truck for quick retrieves when road shooting in Kaingaroa

Originally Posted by Pointer

I think the best pheasant dog for NZ conditions is as small type of flushing/retrieving breed like a cocker that you can throw out the window of your truck for quick retrieves when road shooting in Kaingaroa

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Originally Posted by B&Tan

Ever thought of a gordon setter, there will be a litter from working lines coming up around xmas. You are right, nothing beats watching a good setter/pointer working.

What are details of this breeding?

There is one floating around my area as well