1/13/14_______He is doing great!!! I have never met a dog this easy to train in my life. His attention span and drive are like nothing I have ever seen. He knows the difference between balls and birds (bumpers) and will retrieve them on command. He holds steady to shot. Two weeks ago I was firing 3-4 scented bumpers into deep crp while he stayed right where I told him. Then on command he would retrieve each one of them no problem. Birds are few and far between this year, but we have found a couple and I managed to get some to plant. He finds them like they were waving a flag and calling him over. He holds an impressive tri pod point. We are still working on whoa. He is 52 pounds as of last week and as tall as our older lab. Thanks again for an amazing dog. C. Monohan.
Lex says
"Katie Mae and I, had a good first night and are bonding inside. She has the
doggy door handled and working on going down stairs. Going down tough going up
a breeze. She is training me to let her out to potty."
______________03/28/13 We are now masters of the stairs, dog door, "here" and "potty" commands. Working on sit commands 2x day. Having a good time, going for 2 good walks a day.______________ Sept 2013 "I was referred to Advantage Pointing Labs by a friend and I was extremely pleased with the breeding quality and customer service received. The pup has excelled and has been tripod pointing from day one. Katie Mae was the first dog I have campaigned in field trials. The Owens' came to my house and we worked on some training issues early on and after 3 months of professional training she has gone far beyond my expectations. In our last shoot she finished her 4 birds in less than 5 minutes and I hope to place her in the competition for Colorado Pheasant Champion this year at 9 months of age. It is simply incredible! I definitely would plan to buy from Advantage Pointing Labs for my next pointing lab. Francis and Teressa thank you for your dedication to quality!" Lex G. Katie Mae is out of our TO Bell Star and Medicine Beaus Sooner.
Brad, Amanda, Ethan say, "We wanted to drop you a letter letting you know
that Jessie is adjusting well to her new home. We want to thank you for all of
the work you put into training and socializing your puppies. Jessie is fitting
perfectly into our home. She has been playing, pointing, and napping! Last
night, her first night in our house, she whined for about 5 minutes and then
settled right in and slept all night. She is a joy and we are so happy with our
choice. Thank you again!" "Out pointing and chasing scent this AM".________________
3-29-13 Sorry been busy, she has been pointing our other dog when they are in
the yard together and the cat a few times. she is doing great! were getting some
retrieves with her also.
Keith says, "Ace did great I had him in a crate
inside and he hasn't had an accident yet! He made it till about 4 like you said,
before he wanted outside to potty!"
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4-3-13 He is doing really well. Have him
retreiving full pheasdants and he is getting the basics down. We are headed to
cabo for a week so we will get some pictures to you when we get back.
12/22/13___________________ Eric says, He's doing well and some teeth are falling out. Hes fetching nicely and dropping on command. Hes pointing too. Right now, my only concern is that Im not able to get in front of birds enough. I'll throw the word out there to folks I know about a spring litter. The local place has no pheasants available and we cant use chukar to train now that they are out of season. Real pleased with he little guy!_______________01/02/2014 Excellent! I bought 5 chukar and went to a friends house to train. Maverick did great! We blind released each of the 5 birds individually and then hunted them up. He really has the strongest drive to hunt at this age of any dog ive hunted with. He was scenting well and found every bird. Every time we take him out, we keep opening the area up that he is hunting in. He responds well as he is now ranging out better. He has a VERY VERY pronounced point. He even hold a little. The only thing I noticed yesterday is that he is regressing in obedience. He didn't eat the birds that I shot in front of him, but he didn't retrieve them either. He was retrieving birds just a month ago. I think its his age as well. Hes getting more independent and it shows up here and there. Hes a great dog, having never owned a gun dog, let alone a upland bird dog, I may not be expecting as much as I should, but as he hunts and finds birds, I cant ask for much more than that at this time! I recommend you where ever I can, again thanks for a great dog, I enjoy him a lot._____________01/22/14 Francis! I've been recommending you all over the place due to such a great dog we are enjoying in maverick. Here is a pic of him with his first wild quail that he hunted. He works the wind instinctually and he is a natural hunter. I took him to Norton Kansas to look for a pheasant or two and he found a covey of 8 quail! I wasn't paying enough attention so I didn't get one out of that covey. We did go and hunt singles and he ended up getting on a nice pair of which I shot one. He isn't gunshy, he points and as you can see in the picture, he finds the birds and retrieves them. The funny thing is that my shooting vest had a hole in it, the quail fell out and he then went and found it in tall grass where I would have never found it. At 6 months old, he is effectively hunting. I would not hesitate to take him on a full on wild bird hunt even at 6 months old. The training tips you sent were invaluable! thanks again, Eric Paul
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