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  1. KwickLabs

    Old.....when does it get better?

    Well, I have found that looking for alternatives begins to stray from reality. A great deal of my hunting and training equipment has been "dispersed"..UTV, enclosed trailer....long list My two retrievers are getting trained (exercised) every other day. The recent pace-pacemaker implant comes...
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    How to lead a goose

    The ideas that work for me are 1) make sure they are in range, 2) pick out a goose toward the back of the incoming geese, 3) swing through each shot, firing as I pass each (shot or not) goose. If you miss..keep the "swing" smooth on into the strung out flock. I manufactured a theory based on a...
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    Note to self

    It appears to be a Lab with a "whoa rope". :dv Can't tell if it is sight pointing (or not). :reader
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    Puppy regression

    The following is a link to Gigi's journal for her first months (during a cold winter). The puppy entries begin about the middle of January (not an ideal time). However, I had good alternatives. :yes https://www.kwicklabsii.com/pounce-s-jan--19-journal-.html
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    Puppy regression

    When working any program it is important to make sure to not progress so fast that you forget to practice....and practice should be exciting. :yes If the pup is not animated and/or excited, then you must become more so.
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    Not the Place?

    It has been too many weeks since the IRS was supposed to send us our income tax refund. The only good thing about the delay is that it was not a large amount. I filed in March and evidently had the wrong bank routing number (for the refund). I jumped through the hoops to take care of that and...
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    Note to self

    Lab? :flame
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    Note to self

    Not allowing covers a lot of ground. :h
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    2023 Turkey Photos/Reports

    Well...that's pretty good deal. In Illinois, the property line goes to the middle of a river/stream. It is impossible to not trespass.
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    Note to self

    I should mention that the pup I kept from a litter of Taffey (the pup in the video) seemed to do quite well in the initial stages. However, (and eventually), she did not end up being a pointing Lab. She was steady to the flush (eventually) and searched well in gun range as a flushing Lab should...
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    Note to self

    There is obviously and conflict in training a Lab. Flushing, shooting and retrieving is done properly when the dog is training in a specific manner. Pointing, however, is quite a bit different. Bird interactions (not teaching whoa), allowing the proper interactions of the dog and bird to be...
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    Note to self

    Hunting is a great deal easier. There are no judges.....especially, if you hunt alone. :h
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    Note to self

    I am quite aware that a Lab can be taught to "stand game". The opinion that teaching a dog to stand game and then calling it a natural point are the same is a common mistake. It should be noted that there are programs that deal with Labs that point. In a normal appoach, one might be wise to...
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    Note to self

    and this... The "point" is due to requiring a dog to be steady to flush and shot. That is nothing but a bias opinion. The litter I looked at had only one pup that "struck" a point. If you have any experience with an instinctive point, it is demonstrated by no motion, an intense/focused...
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    If you were a dog, would you be a pointer or a retriever?

    I have read all the posts and forgot what the topic was. :h Since it is the Gun Dog Forum, I have a ten year old (Pounce) that had a recent malignant cancer surgery (vet is sure she got it all). She is doing well. I plan to hunt geese next season. My youngest is now four years old and if she...
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    Note to self

    Being uniformed is a gift. It provides an emotional release.The following is more than enough information to suggest that being "dogmatic" is normal. Besides the titles, Taffey was the only Lab that was allowed to serve as a pointing dog at Blonhaven Hunt Club in Wisconsin. I had several clients...
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    Sportdog e-collar issue

    Over the years, I have never had a problem with my e-collar. I have never owned a SportDog. :reader I did switch to a Dogtra 1902S HANDSFREE Plus (recently). :h
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    Who is playing the hunt test games?

    Thinking back at having guided enough hunt tests at Blonhaven Hunt Club, I would have to say there were a couple of incidents that made it easy to "retire". A close call (or two) alters your perspective. :reader ,
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    Dog Blinds

    The link in the previous post evidently does not work...the following does.:yes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nA6szA6HBs
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    Dog Blinds

    I used my Aver-Ultra Low dog hide for years in the backwaters of the Mississippi River. :yes https://web.archive.org/web/20190408202514/http://kwicklabs.com/UltraLowVariations.htm...

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