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03/18/2012 1:55 PM
well i got my pup at 7 weeks and started playing with the wing on a stick and she loves it and pointed great and chasing it... well now all she does it watch it closly as i drag it around and waits til it stops then she goes in the pointing position and creeps to it... whats going on did she lose interest......she does not chase it anymore and seems uninterested she is 8 weeks now,,,, well she picks up my full size pheasant (dead Bird ) and carries it around and loves playing with it...8 weeks and carrying a dead pheasant carcus...so why is she disinterested in the wing/chase excersize... should i stop all bird play for a while...?? help..

pixie bee

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03/18/2012 5:15 PM
She's a smart pup. Find a proven training program and follow it.

"Time with my dogs clears my mind, renews my faith, and lets me see the world as it is. My only regret loving dogs as I do, is the misery of their early departure." Robert G. Wehle

gspdaisy

Bensalem Pa.

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03/23/2012 4:43 AM
Do you plan on hunting wings or the whole bird? I would get rid of the wing! Try to find a local bird dog training club. Here is a great start- http://www.navhda.org/

tgatto

Lake in the Hills, IL

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03/23/2012 7:46 AM
My recommendation would be not to stress about it. As obvious as it sounds, a wing is no more a bird than any other toy a dog plays with. While there are a myriad of games you can play with wings, and other toys, it will not duplicate working with live birds. I have had dogs that point wings, and dogs that don't; dogs that stand-off wings, and dogs that eat them. Whatever the behavior, it didn't directly translate to the field, and more often than not, once the dog is knowledgable in the field, wings are just more a distraction, or chew-toy.

It is watching the dogs work that I thoroughly enjoy, and love. I could get by with just watching them work - if it weren't for all the training, and the joy they exhibit when they pick-up, and deilver to hand a bird that they pointed, and you shot. - Todd

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