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If you are searching for a great dog breed than can be both the ideal hunting companion and perfect family pet, then a flat coated retriever may be everything you are looking for.
Originally developed from the St. Johns Dog, Water Spaniels, Setters and Labrador Retrievers, this breed has become a favorite for many sportsmen (or women) that is looking for a breed to work with in the field.
They are easy to train and have a happy approach to the world around them. They are often referred to as...
A Simple Way to Start a Landscape Design Business
The beauty of this is your only need a computer and some design software now you can get some great programs there are some free trial versions available as design software changes so quickly I suggest you just google it.
The software I use at present Is at The BBC's gardening web site in the UK its a free tool and I had a play and Found it was very good .
There are two types of landscape gardening, first is self-explanatory you design, then create someone is perfect garden. The second is...
How to Get Plants For Free
A lot of perennial plants can be grown by division. This is a lot easier than taking cuttings, and if you have friends, who have large gardens. You can usually get your plants for free, By dividing their plants up. You can get 50 to 100 little plants from one large plant, which means if you have a few friends with biggish gardens, you can stock your whole nursery for free. Also Perennial plants need dividing every two or three years. So you are doing your friends a favour by having all these...
Six Steps to Growing Plants From Softwood Cuttings
Softwood cuttings should be taken from April to August, Depending on where you live, you may be able to start taking middle of march.
Step one for taking cuttings
Cut off a plants healthy side shoot roughly 3 to 4 inches long, with 3 to 4 pairs of leaves and no flower buds. The cut should be made just below the leaf node (the point where the leaves grow out the stem). Remove the bottom leaves, just leaving 2 leaves on the cutting, this should give you 1to 1.5 inches of bare stem. If you have...
Does Your Gundog Chase Rabbits
Gun dogs seem to have the tendency to chase rabbits but there are solutions to this problem below
Is a excerpt from a old Manuel on gun dog training. I find this Manuel is better than most modern books available
While our gun dog may not be guilty of chasing rabbits yet, when he is old enough to take the field, we will proceed to so train him that he will never pay rabbits the slightest attention.
We always obtain, if possible, a pair or more of our common wild rabbits; if these cannot be...
Everything You Need to Know About a Labrador Retriever
As you probably know a great choice for a gun dog is a Labrador retriever especially if you want a good all rounder for shooting and hunting. I find these are probably the easiest to train especially for a beginner.
Like all breeds of gun dogs Labs have good and bad points, Here are some of the Pros and Cons of training and owning a Labrador Retriever.
The Pros
Of all the hunting dog breeds the Labrador is the strongest swimmer, which makes him excellent at duck hunting. The breed was...
Improve Hunting and Performance With Gun Dog Nutrition
You may be familiar with the saying you are what you eat, but did you realise its just as relevant with your dog as it is with you. You must provide your dog with dog nutrition
Normal dog food may be ok for a pet dog who gets taken out a couple of times a day, but for a hunting dog its essential. The strain placed on their body during hunting and trails is immense, so performance and hunting dogs require a superior level of nutrients.
If you provide your friend with the maximum amount of dog...
Keeping Your Gundog Obedient
What do you think happens if you leave your gundog in kennels when the shooting season ends? Unless we spend some time training every week throughout the year it could spell disaster.
Theres nothing worse than a well trained working gundog going off the rails, One season she is the best dog you could hope for the next she seems useless. What you dont realise its not the dogs fault its the owners.
At the beginning of the season when I go shooting, Charlie always excels or he seems to when I...
Things to Make Sure of When Whistle Training
You should buy a 210.5 or 211.5 whistle (use the same numbered whistle all the time) One long toot on the whistle means stop Two quick toots means return Make sure you use the same types of sound at all time Train your dog when its young, the sooner he gets use to the whistle the better
Here is a extract from the book Fancy Training For Your Gundog on whistle training in the field When our pupil has become so well established in the knowledge of what is required of him that he will,...
Introducing Your Gundog to Gunshots
This extract came from a old training manuel it is very important and you should read and reread the following excerpt from the manuel Fancy Training For Your Gundog this is a very old and valuable book written over 150 years ago, and guess what, dogs still need to be introduced to the same gun shots now as they did then. And this way seems to work best.
While our gundog puppy is yet young he should be taught to love the sound of the gun. This can be easily accomplished if the proper course...
Everything You Need to Know About Cocker Spaniels
Everything you should know about a Cocker Spaniel. Whether its a cocker spaniel for hunting or a cocker spaniel for the home.
Pro's and con's of owning a Cocker Spaniel.
Cocker Spaniels are very sweet-natured. They are as popular both on the hunt and as household pets; and this is with good reason.
The Pro's
There are loads of good points about cocker spaniels and even though they were bread as a hunting dog (Woodcocks to be precise)
They are intelligent but not stubborn.
They are easy...
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