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SouthernWake
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Joined: Sat Jun 23, 2012 3:59 pm Posts: 292
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 Will this have a negative effect on my dog?
Will it have a negative effect on a dog if I take him with me hunting but do not allow him to retrieve? Reason for asking as1) water will not be cold enough to slow down gators until later in the seaso. And 2) it is a young dog only about 3/4 months by the time season gets going.
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Thu Jul 11, 2013 8:50 am |
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DUCK HEARSE
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Joined: Fri Apr 06, 2012 8:48 am Posts: 3161 Location: Alabama
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 Re: Will this have a negative effect on my dog?
no its a good way to keep him from breaking every shot but make sure he is gun trained. when you get back let him fetch the birds act like you are hunting worked for me.
_________________ Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover. - Mark Twain
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Thu Jul 11, 2013 9:11 am |
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AKA Freshwaterkilla
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Joined: Sun Jul 29, 2012 12:06 pm Posts: 6584
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 Re: Will this have a negative effect on my dog?
No bs it is a bad thing at that age bc u want him to retrieve every thing it will only hurt him by not letting him pick the birds up I wouldn't even bring him in a boat unless ur going on a Sunday ride and have the patience to stop and keep correcting him for sit
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Thu Jul 11, 2013 9:24 am |
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AKA Freshwaterkilla
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 Re: Will this have a negative effect on my dog?
The only time that I would even do something like that is with a dog that is older and knows the difference and can be corrected but even with them u still have to let them get one every once in awhile
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Thu Jul 11, 2013 9:26 am |
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DUCK HEARSE
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Joined: Fri Apr 06, 2012 8:48 am Posts: 3161 Location: Alabama
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 Re: Will this have a negative effect on my dog?
sorry mine was 8/9 months old
_________________ Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover. - Mark Twain
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Thu Jul 11, 2013 9:28 am |
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TX Aggie '06
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Joined: Mon Jul 26, 2010 4:32 pm Posts: 684 Location: Houston TX
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 Re: Will this have a negative effect on my dog?
I wouldn't want to take a young one hunting and deny his natural instincts. Not for his first experiences.
Also whatever you decide as stated above make sure he is gun broke before you do anything!
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Thu Jul 11, 2013 9:28 am |
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MNGunner
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Joined: Mon Jan 09, 2012 8:56 pm Posts: 2623 Location: Minnesota
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 Re: Will this have a negative effect on my dog?
_________________ 1754 Gator Trax Hybrid Hunt Deck with GTR35
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Thu Jul 11, 2013 11:05 am |
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SouthernWake
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