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Introducing Birds
The age that you introduce your Brittany pup to birds depends on the personality of your puppy. Three months old may be fine for a bold pup, but you might wait until the pup is 5 or 6 months old if he is timid. Your pup should be confident when he runs on different grounds. He may be self-assured in the yard, but he also needs to be sure afield. If he acts unsure in any way when he’s out running, he’s not ready to be introduced to birds.
Continue reading...Carded Pigeons
14. October 2009
By Mo Lindley and Kim Sampson Pigeons perfer to land on bare ground or short cover. They use their wings to get airborne, not their legs like a lot of gamebirds use. The top priority in using carded pigeons is making sure the bird has a clean escape. This is more important than having the bird [...]
Continue reading...Dealing with Running Birds and Creeping
8. October 2009
Scenario: You have brought your young dog along making sure not to correct your dog with the ecollar when he has bird scent or sees the bird, or when bird is on the ground. He's gained some freedom by being allowed run loose and is considered "green broke" at this point in training. He comes across a bird and points it, but the bird runs. He starts to creep. What do you do?
Continue reading...Working on Birds
16. September 2009
By Kim Sampson All the foundation work is done on pigeons. By the time the dog is worked on game birds, all the necessary manners should be in place. The dog will understand the ecollar and the dog will completely understand his job. Game birds are used to put polish on the dog’s skills, but not [...]
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28. October 2009
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