Entries Tagged as 'Gun Dog Supply'

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

You Have to Have Birds

You have to have birds to train a bird dog.  There is no way around it.  This doesn’t mean you have to have them yourself but your dog has to be trained on live birds if you are going to have a hunting dog worth his salt. 
Not everyone has a place to raise them and [...]

Thursday, March 4th, 2010

2010 National Bird Dog Champion – In The Shadow

Congratulation to “In The Shadow” for winning the 2010 National Bird Dog Championship at the Ames Plantation. 
“In The Shadow” (call name – Buster) is owned by Carl Bowman of Louisville, KY.   He is  handled by Robin Gates and was scouted by  Robin’s son Hunter Gates.
  Buster ran his brace on 2/11/2010 and had 10 finds.
Click here to read [...]

Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010

Home Alone – The Doggy Version

A few days before Christmas,  my family went out to the movies.  You would think it would
be a simple operation, but it’s more like moving a small army.
I took the kids to see “Avatar” and Kathy went with her folks to see “The
Blindside.”
 After getting out of the movie I checked my phone to see
if I [...]

Monday, February 22nd, 2010

Cross Compatible Remote Dog training Collars

One of the biggest issues that we have had for years in multi dog systems is the size of the reciever / collar  electronics for folks that have multiple dogs of different sizes.

The issue that we run into is folks that have a 90 pound Labrador and a 15 terrier.  They want to be able [...]

Tuesday, February 16th, 2010

How’s the Leather Being Prepared Tonight?

I am a little overstocked on dogs.  I have 10 runs at my kennel and 14 dogs that stay there the majority of the time.
That means we have a few dogs that have room mates. 
I really don’t like to kennel dogs together, but I do it sometimes.  I really need to add a few runs [...]

Monday, February 15th, 2010

The Four Major Parts of an Ecollar….That Matter to the Customer

While there are hundreds of parts and electronic components that go into making a remote dog training collar, only four really matter to the customer.  I can feel the engineers shaking their heads as I write this….
Let’s go under the assumption that you are buying a well made, high quality system.  We expect it to [...]

Thursday, February 11th, 2010

2010 National Bird Dog Championship

The 2010 National Bird Dog Championship has started at the Ames Plantation located in Grand Junction, TN.
This is the “Superbowl” of Birddog Field Trials.  The Ames Plantation is the  home of the National Field Trial Championship for All-Age Bird Dogs.
The Ames Plantation website has a section that gives daily updates and photos so those of [...]

Wednesday, February 10th, 2010

Curing My Addiction to the Garmin Astro

I am addicted to my Garmin Astro.
This may seem like an odd subject to discuss from someone that sells the Garmin Astro, but it is an issue that I have and I need to work it out.
The Garmin Astro changed the way I hunt.  It allows me to run dogs in places that I would [...]

Monday, February 8th, 2010

Using the Word “Tickle” to Describe Stimulation from Ecollars

I find it funny when some ecollar manufacturers use the word tickle when they talk about how your dog feels stimulation.
“Tickle your Dog” to stop your barking problem is pretty common.
I have felt stimulation off of every brand of collar we sell. I never thought it tickled.
Now that doesn’t mean that all stimulation is or [...]

Friday, November 27th, 2009

Keeping your Dog Off the Couch…and out the Flower Beds

Hey, Steve
What product do you suggest I try to keep my 6 year old dog off our good couches…thanks
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Howdy – Thanks for contacting Gun Dog Supply.
I would recommend that you look at the Zone system from Innotek and Petsafe

Petsafe Pawz Away Indoor Pet-Proof Barriers (formerly Innotek The Zone) is similar to a dog containment system, [...]

Thursday, November 26th, 2009

Lost in the world…..

Somewhere between North Dakota and Thanksgiving, I stopped blogging (and working out and eating carbs…)
We have hunted a bunch – Montana, South Dakota and Texas so far.  Including Nebraska and North Dakota and Mississippi that takes us to 6 states for the year.
That meets my obligation as a founding member of the North American Nomadic [...]

Friday, September 25th, 2009

9/19/2009 Hunting Prairie Birds in Nebraska

9/19 Nebraska
We got in one last round for the sand hills. Same results as before. I am not really sure what went wrong but all the early reports had the area looking good. Ted has been coming here 30 years and he had never seen this few birds.

Nebraska and most of the states [...]

Thursday, September 24th, 2009

Sand Spurs in Nebraska

We ran into some Sand Spurs on our trip to Nebraska.  They were pretty spotty but I was glad I had dog boots with me.  These things really hurt.  I took a few pictures for folks to see what we are talking about.  It’s a rare dog that can run in areas covered with Sand [...]

Saturday, September 19th, 2009

Gun Dog Supply Photo Shoot

We do photo shoots on a regular basis to get unique product shots and to show our gear on multiple breeds of hunting dogs.
This particular shoot we were getting shots of the Garmin Astro,  Tri-tronics EXP receiver, DT Systems Bird Launchers, and the Dokken Dead Fowl Trainers.
These pictures where taken by my oldest son, Sam, [...]

Friday, September 18th, 2009

Blue Quail Loafing in the Afternoon

We started hunting in Texas sometime around 1991 or 1992.  It took us a while to learn the ins and outs of it and we had to shift the way we did some things because of the differences between the way Mississippi Quail behaved and the way Texas Bobs played the game.  After a few [...]

Thursday, September 17th, 2009

More on Gun Shy Dogs…..

Hi Steve, I was reading your article on gun shy dogs. I thought it was pretty much right on. I have trained for many years myself, both pointing dogs and retrievers, field trial dogs and gundogs. I am a nut when it comes to genetics and I do have one question for [...]

Wednesday, September 16th, 2009

New Pups

Last month we added two new pups to the Gun Dog Supply Pro Staff.
“Mac” and “Apple” are English Pointers and are the half brother and half sister to Click, Stud, and Merle. All 5 dogs share the same sire – Phantom’s Wizard.
I have really enjoyed having them around the kennel. This is the first time [...]

Tuesday, September 15th, 2009

How I Put Lewis Dog Boots on my Bird Dogs

Dog boots can be a really important piece of gear to carry with you in the field.  They are especially important if you travel to hunt.  I have seen places that you could hunt without boots one year and then turn around the next year and the exact same spot is so full of sand [...]

Sunday, September 13th, 2009

Millet in the swamp

I broadcast about 50 pounds of Japanese Millet on the mud flats of our water control structure that we have at the farm for ducks.
I waited a little later than I would prefer but I am real pleased with the results so far.
The biggest concern is if we will have the right weather [...]

Monday, September 7th, 2009

Day 2 – South Dakota

Thursday August 27th
Started again right before sunrise. We moved to some large alfalfa fields that had some grass and hills around them.
The first brace of dogs ran up a giant flock of sharptails and sent them out of the county.
The next group of dogs had no bird work.
We next ran Click with a grandson of [...]

Saturday, September 5th, 2009

Opening Day Of Dove Season

Right now I am sitting in a Club Car golf cart outside Davis Wade Stadium waiting for the rain to stop so I can get inside to see the Mississippi State – Jackson State football game.
This morning we kicked off the 2009 hunting season with a bit of a thud.
Vernon was going to pick me [...]

Wednesday, August 26th, 2009

What are your thoughts on giving dogs vitamins, and or supplements?

Steve,
What are your thoughts on giving dogs vitamins, and or supplements? I have an almost two year old Shorthair who is a stud of a dog. No fat, alot of lean muscle. He runs 3-4 days a week with my wife in the am, and then trains with me with the dummy [...]

Tuesday, August 25th, 2009

This dog is learning the basics, a little late, but he is learning slowly

Hi. I stumbled onto your web site & thought WOW here are all the things I’m looking for. But I have a question of two. First of all I got a 14 month old blk lab that I would like to train for hunting waterfowl as well as pheasants (& other land birds). [...]

Monday, August 24th, 2009

Headed North….

Started the long drive to South Dakota today. I am headed up to see two dogs we have in training with Dan Hendrickson of Phantom Kennels.
I also have 7 dogs with me. It’s time to start getting geared up for hunting season.

Sunday, August 23rd, 2009

What size dog boots do most Texas bird dogs need?

Last year I purchased dog boots in anticipation of a trip to south TX. I thought I did everything right (ordering to installation) but found that I was having to re-fit and tape.  In fact my dog threw one of the boots. Could they be too big?  I ordered the large [...]

Saturday, August 22nd, 2009

The Use of the Dummy Collar and Keeping your Dog from becoming Collar Wise

It has been years (10 to 15) since the days of dummy collars coming
with Remote Dog Training Collars.  Some of the newer companies (SportDog and Unleashed
Technologies) don’t even offer dummy collars.
From our website: “At Gun Dog Supply we feel the use of the DUMMY
collar to condition the dog to the weight and feel of the [...]

Friday, August 21st, 2009

Dove season is right around the corner

It’s hard to believe but Dove season is right around the corner.
The Mississippi opening day is September 5th.
Click here for info from the Mississippi Department of Wildlife
Be sure to keep a close eye on your dogs while you hunt. The weather is sure to be hot; Don’t over do it. Keep plenty of [...]

Wednesday, August 19th, 2009

Fighting Beavers in my Duck Hole

I spent a good bit of the day digging out the water control structure pipe in my duck pond. Normally this pipe isn’t an issue but I messed around and let the beavers get the  upper hand
It will take another 24 hours or so to get it down to the level I want for this [...]

Wednesday, August 19th, 2009

Iphone blog

Can I blog from my Iphone?

Yep – Sure can……

Wednesday, August 19th, 2009

Upgrade Your Old G2 sytem with Tri-Tronics G3 Replacement Transmitters

After 10 years of pushing, you can now buy a replacement transmitter for your Tri-Tronics system.  This allows folks to upgrade an older G2 or G2 EXP system to a G3 unit or you can even go from a 1/2 mile G3 Sport Basic to a G3 Pro 500 and use the same collar.  This [...]

Wednesday, August 19th, 2009

Introducing Your Pointing Dog Puppy to Birds

One of the most important things to get done early with a pointing dog is the introduction to birds.  I prefer to use pigeons.   They have a strong smell and are easy to see.  They will also stand their ground a little, so the pup has a chance to get close.
I really don’t care what [...]

Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009

“Hope this dog vest can do a good job of protecting my dog.”

Just ordered a Mendota Skid Plate –  2560OL. Hope this dog vest can do a good job of protecting my dog. She whelped 08/19/08 and needs protection, if there is a better vest please let me know.
Thanks for contacting Gun Dog Supply.  I think the skid plate is the
best choice especially for early season work. [...]

Sunday, November 9th, 2008

What is the best dog house for my English Pointers?

I have two English pointers, one medium (45 Pound),  one large (60 pound), both dogs will sleep in one dog house.  Will the Dog Den 2 be big enough or should I get the Dog Den 3?
Thanks for contacting Gun Dog Supply.  I have two 40 pound brittanys that share a Dog Den 2 insulated dog house, but [...]

Sunday, November 9th, 2008

Lance’s Monkey

Sunday, November 9th, 2008

Deaf Dog needs a Vibrating Training Collar

I NEED A LITTLE HELP IN CHOSING A TRAINING/TRACKING COLLAR FOR MY DOG. MY DOG IS 10 MONTHS OLD AND I JUST FOUND OUT HE IS DEAF AND JUST WONDERING IF YOU HAVE ANY SUGGESTIONS ON WHAT TYPE OF VIBRATING COLLAR WOULD BE GOOD FOR HIM. THE DISTANCE WOULD BE UP TO [...]

Sunday, November 9th, 2008

I like the Brakefast (Breakfast?) bowls a lot!

I recently ordered 4 of the medium blue Break-Fast bowls from you folks.  I think the concept of getting my yellow labs to slow down their eating has been achieved however; I would not recommend these bowls to anyone as they slide all over the kitchen floor where they eat.  I thought that for the [...]

Sunday, November 9th, 2008

Garmin DC 30 Comments & Questions

I really like the Garmin 220 & DC 30’s that I got from you, but Garmin needs to come up with an easy way to differentiate between the collars such as color codes……..since both are black, the only way I can tell the difference is the original collar has a square end, and the additional [...]

Saturday, November 8th, 2008

Back from two weeks in the Great Outdoors!

Ready to start blogging again! — Steve

Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008

This Rocks: Cabela’s — CamelBak Menace Hydration Pack

Cabela’s — CamelBak® Menace Hydration Pack

Large cargo area, Freeze-resistant hydration system, Carries skis or a snowboard. Pack all the necessities for backcountry hiking, hunting or skiing in th is slender pack. Its OMEGA™ HydroTanium™ reservoir holds 70 oz. of refreshing beverage and boasts a lifetime manufacturer warranty. When the temperature plummets, its Therminator™ [...]

Friday, August 15th, 2008

Looking for an IUC 5100

Looking for an IUC 5100 ? Me, too!

Sunday, August 3rd, 2008

How to Stop Hunting Dogs from Running Deer or Chasing Other Unwanted Game

A rabbit hunter writes:
“I am looking to buy some shock collars for my rabbit dogs to keep them from running deer. I have two dogs now and am planning on adding more. ”

I recommend the Tri-Tronics Classic 70 G2 EXP for stopping a hunting dog from running deer.
You can also get it in multi dog [...]

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