Guest andymansavage Posted July 11, 2004 Report Share Posted July 11, 2004 I'm new to the site and I love upland bird hunting. Pheasants, chuckars, and grouse mostly. I have a 1 year old weimer pup and only took her out once last year. I've been working her with a wing and dummy, but does anyone have any suggestions of what else I can do to get her ready for her first real year of hunting? (some pics from her 1st hunt) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
christsavedme Posted July 11, 2004 Report Share Posted July 11, 2004 Re: My weimeraner pup That is one beautiful dog. I have always wanted one, but just have never actually went as far as buying one. I am kind of partial to my lab. Maybe the next dog I get will be a Weimeraner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
too_pointer Posted July 11, 2004 Report Share Posted July 11, 2004 Re: My weimeraner pup Welcome to our forums That is a great looking dog. I hunt grouse also, and have a 4+ month old chocolate lab I plan to hunt with. Right now I'm getting her used to loud noises(guns), and using her nose with some bird scents.I use training dummies I can put my bird scent on and makes trails in the woods she can smell and look for.Your dog is much older, so should be able to be a good hunting dog this fall. Keep us posted on how you do. too_pointer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted July 11, 2004 Report Share Posted July 11, 2004 Re: My weimeraner pup it's been my experience that if they're hunters, they'll hunt. some dogs just aren't worth a plugged nickel. the most important thing i think is to get dogs from hunting, not show stock. that said, i've been pretty lucky with dogs i've hunted with. some have had marginal noses, some have been marginal behaviorally. the best dog i've ever had now belongs to Nut. Jake had the best nose i've ever seen in a dog. it was just too bad (in a way) i got too interested in bowhunting and didn't have the time to train him the way he should have been trained. good luck with your pup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huntn4bucks Posted July 12, 2004 Report Share Posted July 12, 2004 Re: My weimeraner pup Beautiful pup and great pics!!! I currently have a 5 month old black lab that I'm training for waterfowl hunting. I use the techniques in Richard Wolter's Water Dog book as a training guide. It is a great book and I've recommended it to several people. You may want to read Gun Dog to get some really great info on training dogs for upland hunting. Oh btw...welcome to the forums! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest andymansavage Posted July 12, 2004 Report Share Posted July 12, 2004 Re: My weimeraner pup I have the book and it's been very helpful. Congrats on the lab pup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carbonhunter Posted July 17, 2004 Report Share Posted July 17, 2004 Re: My weimeraner pup great lookin pup there andy, looked like a good hunt as well, the biggest thing with my setter is just getting here out and working some cover year around, let the dog realize that she is under your control, eventually she will will look back and know where you are at at all times, a big plus when the pheasents decide to run not hold, master dog relation ship in my opinion is the best training you can do for succses. great lookin pup aaron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravin R10 man Posted February 21, 2006 Report Share Posted February 21, 2006 Re: My weimeraner pup Ive hunted behind a weimer before..great working dogs!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted February 22, 2006 Report Share Posted February 22, 2006 Re: My weimeraner pup Martin going waaaaaay back again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
okbowman Posted February 22, 2006 Report Share Posted February 22, 2006 Re: My weimeraner pup Good Looking Pup, I'm sure you'll have a lot of great hunts together! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master_Chief Posted February 22, 2006 Report Share Posted February 22, 2006 Re: My weimeraner pup Nice pics. Thanks for sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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