Thread: Gun shy

Originally Posted by Pointer

At six months that is too much, bunny shooting with its high volume of shots is more than a deer hunt which is bang/reward. I know hunting dogs, particualarly deer dogs that aren't exposed to shots until well over a year old, when they are up and hunting.



EBs is right, apart for the collie influence which as Kawhia states is known for gunshyness, it is absolutely the result of how it was introduced.



Unrelated but that's pretty lean tucker for a pup, being the farmer you are, you should know pups are raised on the fattiest old ram you can find.



I admit EBs was rather scathing but she has a point, please don't get defensive because she is pretty accurate in her generalization of NZ hunters. We aren't born dog trainers. If we were, you wouldn't be asking here, right?

I hear you - sorry for being overly defensive just don't appreciate pot shots without background facts.

It would've been a total of 20-30 shots over the last 6 weeks. No more than 3 in a day/night. I use a single shot Winchester .22 and rarely miss rabbits. I'm not being cocky but that's fact. Too many bunnies anyway!

The meat is always mixed with higher fat/dry food too for the record. I've raised dogs before, just not hunting dogs.

This is besides the point. Thanks for input, I'll work at some classical conditioning.

Sorry EB - appreciate your input, that's just not me or mine you mentioned.




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