how old is to old
10-21-2005, 06:36 PM
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how old is to old
here is my question i have a 3 1/2 year old chesapeke bay retriever and i was wondering if she was too old to learn how to be a good bird dog she is very smart and learns things fast and i was wondering should i take her to classes or what and info or links thank you all for any help you give
10-22-2005, 01:11 AM
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Typical Buck
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RE: how old is to old
Do you hunt waterfowl? Try this link: http://www.prta.net/index.htmjust look for your state. I would imagine just OB training along with getting that prey drive and retrieve drive up. There is alot more people more knowledgeable than I. There are several books out there, ie. 10 min retriever, Wolters, etc.
10-27-2005, 05:31 PM
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RE: how old is to old
Hey hows it going. I would not say that 3 and 1/2 is to old for that. B/c this is why i say that. Ive got a buddy that just trained a 7 year old blonde lab. Let me to ya that is one good dog ive started mine out when it was a pup and its almost 2 now. My dog still has a ways to catch up with his.
10-29-2005, 10:50 AM
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RE: how old is to old
Get the dog into birds see his response, go to shoot preserve or get some yourself. If you kill, let the dog carry, don't be in hurry to get bird just causes chase game[:@], it'll drop it. Yea OB will help also. If it starts getting excited with birds ya got something to work with. Jonesy
