Turk

Took Turk out for his first hunt today, Had a bit of a cluster fuck at the end of it, jammed gun resulted in a few of the mob getting away. Also first attempt at videoing things too so bear with me.

First video, pretty boring, but short enough for you to humour me:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=om9RH-YpASk

Second video, the stuff up with the gun :) Video starts after first shot, I kneel down, whistle the dog back in, and fire at a second nanny. Then the rest of the mob runs up hill and Turk gets a close encounter! At least he was steady to billy. Camera woman turns camera off, I biff gun into the next watershed!

http://youtu.be/avXrEjfvk8s

Shit just getting into that then ya pulled the plug on the 2nd vid

Sorry mate I don't know what I've done. New to uploading videos. Bear with me!
*Edit* finally figured out youtube!

Brilliant that was clear footage!

Thanks, not bad for the camera womans first attempt! Tried to set the dog up for a textbook shot, goes to show murphy really is a prick. Still, no harm done I guess

How old is Turk? Well done to the camera lady!!!

Bloody good stuff man... Love seeing a dog work like that... as in tune with you as the game... real pleasure to watch.

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can you post a pic of turk from front on bro

EBs Turk wouldn't be a year old just yet, will have to check.

Ruff Although we haven't met (yet), you have helped both directly over the phone, and with your great write ups. There are hundreds of great books on the hows, but not many take time to explain the whys. Cheers

Uplander I don't think the forum is ready for such hairiness. But for anyone who has any eye for an ugly dog here goes:

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a guy i shot geese with a few weeks back has a labxgwp that looks like turk

I remember you saying at your place - a yellow lab x gwp?

Thats cute at least its a working dog

Cute? I reckon hes butt ugly. I haven't told him that yet though, it would break his hairy little heart. He is linebred on the two most trials-winning HWVs in history, and out of good hunt tested stock on the sires side. Biddability plus. Lots of point and retrieve. My only real criticism of him is his range, but considering he shares kennels with some hard running dogs maybe its just me

He's fucking Ugly alright...:cool: but they all look awesome doing the right job!:wtfsmilie:

whats the issue with his range ?

Range...its a confidence thing in puppies, isnt it...seeing the conditions you were working in on the video it would be a big step for a youngster on his first recce and with vermin goats so close, crickey...go Turk!!!

they want to run or they do not... natural ability.

Sorry, Kawhia, I was meaning that with experience they modify their range for the particular terrain they are hunting on. This is why I can never understand people when they say that such and such a breed has a specific range...if they have the prey drive and intelligence there is no specific range.

yes and no.
a more defined gearbox is the hpr's strenght and weakness compared to the english breeds, sadly too many versatiles have a few gears missing.
everyone has a different idea on working distance and speed, but yeah it is always better to have a pup to pull in rather than try to push out.

Kawhia, nothing wrong with his range for his age, he can turn it on. The problem is his owners perception of range :P

This was his first day in forest, or any sort of cover. I have really encouraged his running from day one, so it was just nice to see he can drop back into heel if needed. He has only been a leash once in his life, at the vets.
That said, being his first hunt, I picked the terrain, nice easy going country with plenty of game, and also gave him regular spells from heeling, as you know it gets draining on a pup. The whole hunt was only an hour long also. Small steps

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Cute? I reckon hes butt ugly. I haven't told him that yet though, it would break his hairy little heart. He is linebred on the two most trials-winning HWVs in history, and out of good hunt tested stock on the sires side. Biddability plus. Lots of point and retrieve. My only real criticism of him is his range, but considering he shares kennels with some hard running dogs maybe its just me

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Was he bred here? I have heard very little about them here.

He was, out of imports. You won't hear much about them, there must less than 30 in the country. I doubt they will take off, I feel they simply don't feel they fill a niche, with some top notch GWPs and Cesky fouseks available. However, I feel the Wirehaired Vizsla available here is of better working stock than the smooth haired stuff available, it is closer to european work tested lines, as opposed to Shorthaired Vizsla stuff in NZ being largely UK and Aussie show based, Hence giving one a go.

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EBs

Ruff Although we haven't met (yet), you have helped both directly over the phone, and with your great write ups. There are hundreds of great books on the hows, but not many take time to explain the whys. Cheers

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Thanks very appreciated. At the end of the day though, you guys have to do the work.

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a guy i shot geese with a few weeks back has a labxgwp that looks like turk

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Will get some pics up of my lab x GWP and post he looks very much like your Turk

would be interesting to see!

some pics of ted at seven months
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[img]http://i952.photobucket.com/albums/a...ted/th_034.jpg[/img]

Chewy thats shockingly similar, right down to the self coloured nose!

Yep, mum is a choc lab dad GWP got him from Bulls.

very nice , that video stuff is hard . id be well pleased with that . looks like youve got a nice steady dog there. Id need a camera man/woman from the T A B to film my dog

Had a nice dog Munsey, sold him a few weeks ago. Sold to a local dog man who I'm pretty sure reads this forum but isn't a member, Hopefully he will sign up and let us know how Turk gets on. But yeah, video isn't easy, trying to video a setter at the moment, like you say its like watching a race on the trackside channel