http://jimmyasher.com/blog Bird Dogs and Quail Hunting Sun, 28 Sep 2008 23:53:35 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I always introduce  a dog to traps and launchers by using an empty trap or launcher.  I place several empty traps or launchers on the ground and lead the dog up to them and let him/her investigate the traps.  I do this several times (in the ... http://jimmyasher.com/blog/2008/09/28/introducing-your-dog-to-traps-and-launchers/ They are pointing a piece of cardboard. You don’t need a wing in order to get a pup sight pointing. At 7 weeks old they will sight point any thing. I don’t let them sight point very much/very long. Letting a dog sight point can lead to problems later ... http://jimmyasher.com/blog/2008/09/18/puppies-site-pointing/ I put a collar around a dog's belly and attach it to a "whoa" post. This allows me to control the dog's forward motion without touching him/her. http://jimmyasher.com/blog/2008/09/09/controlling-a-dog-during-training/ We just received 4000 quail from our bird provider. Our flight pen is 30' x 150' covered with poultry netting. It is planted in Milo. This vegetation will be gone in a couple of months. http://jimmyasher.com/blog/2008/09/06/quail-pen-for-the-upcoming-season/   I highly recommend using an electronic training collar.   The training collar is a training tool not a torture device.  Therefore, I recommend that your dog be properly introduced to the training collar prior to its use.  I like the e-collar with a beeper system.   I prefer the e-collar that can ... http://jimmyasher.com/blog/2008/08/31/electronic-training-collars/ My wife and I are planning a bird hunt with Mike McGraw of Quality Quail Hunting Preserve. You can visit Mike at:  www.qualityquail.net   (706) 734-3614 http://jimmyasher.com/blog/2008/08/17/hunting-season/ You can place a beeper on your Pop Up Backing dog in order to teach your dog to honor the sound of a beeper. You can also place a bell on your Pop Up Backing dog; it helps to get your dog’s attention when it Pops Up. ... http://jimmyasher.com/blog/2008/08/05/pop-up-backing-dog-2/ My Pop up backing dog can be activated remotely. If you have a remote controlled bird launcher, you can activate my pop up backing dog with it. http://jimmyasher.com/blog/2008/08/05/pop-up-backing-dog/ Don’t use your dog’s name and then give him/her a command. i.e. Spot Come, Spot Here, Spot Whoa etc. The command should be simply the command, Come, Whoa, Here, etc. Some dog’s can become confused if you use their name prior to the command ... http://jimmyasher.com/blog/2008/07/26/commands/ In 1987 I was stationed at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. Training grounds are/were very limited and the few that were available didn't offer an overabundance of training room and my sons were getting tired of chasing pigeons tied to water hoses. Then I started working with homing pigeons, but ... http://jimmyasher.com/blog/2008/07/19/training-with-pigeon-poles/