Journal Entries for Started Gun Dog:
“Moose Feeley “
Sire : Gator Point Sound Barrier MH
Dam: SRR’s Ain’t No Rest for the Wicked SH
Sire and Dam Information, Pedigree
DOB: 05/ 10 /2021
Chocolate male
EIC,CNM, DM,HNPK,PRA-PRCD,PRCD,DRD1,OSD1 and SD2: Unaffected
Home Date : December 16, 2022
Bird Bank: 0
Video #1: Bird retrieve
Video #2: Heel / Hold with a bird
Video #3: Here, heel and hold with a bird
Video#4: Sit/stays/hold with gunfire
Video#5: Off-leash obedience and sit
Commonly asked questions & Visiting Information Guide:
What is your dog eating, How Much, and When?
Under a year old: Nutri Source Large Breed Puppy
Over a year old: Nutri Source Adult Chicken and Rice
* Available at Tractor Supply ( online), Chewy and Amazon.
Your dog is eating 3 cups a day, in the morning. This amount will probably change throughout your dog's lifetime. You may need to feed more or less as your dog gets older.
Est. Crate and Collar Size?
Medium to Large Ruff Land Crate ( Please see our Recommendations page )
17 inch ID collar and a 20-22 inch training collar
Your Dog's Favorite's Are:
Regular Treats: Pupperoni, Zukes Training Treats, Biscuits
High Value Treats : Chicken , bacon and cheese
Favorite Toys: Tennis Balls, Kongs, Elk and Deer Antler Chews
Preferred Petting: Ears, Belly and Back
Recommended Reading Materials:
The Koehler Method of Dog Training ~ By Koehler
Retriever Training for the Duck Hunter ~ By Robert Milner
Retriever Hunt Test ~ By James Spencer
Training Retrievers to Handle ~ By D.L and Ann Walters
Training Retrievers: The Cotten Pershall Method~ By Bobby N. George Jr.
The New Knowledge of Dog Behavior ~ By Clarence Pfaffenberger
Genetics and the Social Behavior of the Dog ~ By John Paul Scott and John L Fuller
The Dog's Mind ~ By Bruce Fogle
Retriever Training Guru Style~ By Keith Mathews ( DVD) Animals In Translation~ Temple Grandin What It's Like To Be a Dog and Other Adventures in Animal Neuroscience - Gregory Berns
Information for Weekend or Overnight Visits:
Our address for your GPS is: 8282 Crane Road, Cranesville Pa 16410
Pick up times are firmly M-F 1-3pm and Sat 9am-12pm by appointment only. Please plan accordingly.
Nearby dog friendly places to stay
Flea, Tick, Heart Worm Prevention and Vaccination Information :
Prevention care is given on the first of each month.
We primarily use Revolution, Frontline, Sentinel, Seresto Collars, and Heartguard.
Please check with your veterinarian for recommended products for your area.
Nov 26, 2022: Working hard on ducks and pheasants while running concept marks. We have not used the ponds recently due to the ice
October 1-15 ,2022: Its always rewarding when all the little pieces come together and turns into " gun dog" work. My favorite part of the year, is this season. When the young gun dogs, start figuring out what their " job" is. It's not usually the first or second bird, but once that fourth and fifth bird falls? The pups really start to figure out what is going on. We are on the short clock now. * Please keep a minimum of five birds in your bank so we can continue to reserve them at local preseves *
September 18,2022: Ground work, concept marks, intro to handling. * If you have purchased bird for your dog to hunt over, there will be a bird bank above to keep track of how many birds your dog is using each week. We won't be shooting birds / adding temptation for poor manners until we are running concept marks, perfectly.
September 4,2022: Intro to concept marks, delivery to hand
The preserves are now open. If you would like to purchase pheasants for your dog to hunt over, please do so in the additional services area of the journal. A recommended minimum is 10 birds.
August 22, 2022: Introduction to groundwork, with some revists on the hold table if needed. Intro to concept marks
August 19, 2022: Thank you for your patience. We are working on handling the left. right and back on the table and groundwork
Moose is doing great. We are wrapping up force fetch, handing on the table and delivery to hand. We will be moving to ground work next week.
May 20, 2022: Force Fetch and intro to handling on the table. Going Right, Left and Back the whole 14 feet of the table
April 17, 2022 : Working on FF. We are focusing on picking up off the table with a ” fetch” command from about a few feet. Our goal will be to be at the end of the table ( 12 feet) and working from the left and right by next Friday.
April 3, 2022 : Working on hold lessons and intro to force fetch, with obedience lessons
February 19-March 19th : Apologies for the delay. we have been having intermittent website difficulties. It should be fixed now. We have completed obedience training and hold, moving on to Force Fetch, once we complete this block of training, we will begin concept marks.
February 6-18th: Hold Lessons and obedience training
February 5th : Thank you for your patience. As many of you are aware, winter has arrived in a big way. With it comes snow, ice and delays. While keeping everyone warm and safe, we are still continuing to train. Our focus during these storms is on home etiquette and obedience, whether you have a head start puppy, companion or gun dog. When temperatures are below 20 degrees we will be inside as much as possible, over 20 degrees and we can dig out, down at the training center.
Jan 1-15th: obedience , obedience and more obedience. Adding hold to lessons, and will begin on here, heel and sit with hold
Dec 2-25th : Merry Christmas! Your dog enjoyed homemade bacon dog biscuits and chew treats early this morning. Obedience/ off leash obedience, heel turns and hold lessons
Oct24-December 1: Obedience lessons and intro to hold
October 10 -23rd : Obedience lessons and intro to ramps and stairs. Taking direction for place lessons on the table, introduction to hold lessons
Sept 19- October 9th : Obedience lessons ( here, heel and sit) working on ramps for intro to table lessons, fun walks with gunfire, crate lessons and small pheasant fun retrieves with freshly shot game.
August 20 – Sept 4: We are working on sit lessons, leash drags, crate lessons and adventure walks
August 2- August 18th : adventure walks with gunfire, bird exposure with pigeons, crate training
July 18- August 1, 2021 : Adventure walks with gun fire, crate training, sit lessons