Do you accept 90%- be honest

I think we let them get away with things around the house as a reward system. Heck, keeping a little bit of puppy in them keeps us entertained.

I have to admit guys, I’m not 100% dedicated “around the house” either. Therefore, I guess I’m OK with my dog being at the same level as me.

I have to admit guys, I’m not 100% dedicated “around the house” either. Therefore, I guess I’m OK with my dog being at the same level as me.

I don’t think I could ever expect a 100% obedience. The batteries in my e-collar wouldn’t last long enough. My dog is far from a tournament hunter, so I would prefer him to think on his own a little while hunting. He can sniff out birds a lot better than I can.

I don’t think I could ever expect a 100% obedience. The batteries in my e-collar wouldn’t last long enough. My dog is far from a tournament hunter, so I would prefer him to think on his own a little while hunting. He can sniff out birds a lot better than I can.

My dog is far from perfect but she puts birds in my bag and that’s all I ever hoped for.

My dog is far from perfect but she puts birds in my bag and that’s all I ever hoped for.

I accept 90%. I lost my dog because of it. I was in SD and
I always leash my dog when not in the field. Except for one
time we were in a hurry to get to the good field before shooting light was over. I jumped in the back of the pick up and called the dog to load up. Thinking she’d be fine, the other dogs did it all day. We got trucking down the dirt path and a bunch of birds busted, my dog jumped out of the pick up and got caught up in the wheel well. If I would not have execpted 90% I would still have my dog.

I accept 90%. I lost my dog because of it. I was in SD and
I always leash my dog when not in the field. Except for one
time we were in a hurry to get to the good field before shooting light was over. I jumped in the back of the pick up and called the dog to load up. Thinking she’d be fine, the other dogs did it all day. We got trucking down the dirt path and a bunch of birds busted, my dog jumped out of the pick up and got caught up in the wheel well. If I would not have execpted 90% I would still have my dog.

? I must be missing something. I don’t follow what you are saying.

? I must be missing something. I don’t follow what you are saying.

My advice is once a dog is steady keep them steady 100% of the time. I hunted my field trial dogs and hunted them “broke”. The dogs that had to retieve in their trials, GSPs, were allowed to retieve, the Pointers stayed on point or were collared off and cast away and then I fetched my self. I might have lost a couple of birds but I can live w/ that vs having a dog get confused.
Patterning commands are not an ultimatum for pointing dogs, they are a suggestion but in the end the dog has to follow its nose and find the bird. I’d “nick” with the collar.
When the dog and I have a direct line of sight and I command “here” it means NOW. I never said it unless I was 100% committed to either ride them down or to push the button.
House manners? I would kept exceptional dog as an inside kennel dog (In a crate when a family member was not there with it) because she benefited from me having contact with her many times a day letting her out for feeding, urination, stooling, etc.; other than that my string was in runs.

My advice is once a dog is steady keep them steady 100% of the time. I hunted my field trial dogs and hunted them “broke”. The dogs that had to retieve in their trials, GSPs, were allowed to retieve, the Pointers stayed on point or were collared off and cast away and then I fetched my self. I might have lost a couple of birds but I can live w/ that vs having a dog get confused.
Patterning commands are not an ultimatum for pointing dogs, they are a suggestion but in the end the dog has to follow its nose and find the bird. I’d “nick” with the collar.
When the dog and I have a direct line of sight and I command “here” it means NOW. I never said it unless I was 100% committed to either ride them down or to push the button.
House manners? I would kept exceptional dog as an inside kennel dog (In a crate when a family member was not there with it) because she benefited from me having contact with her many times a day letting her out for feeding, urination, stooling, etc.; other than that my string was in runs.