Too cold to fish!
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I tried to fish at the ranch I work at the other day and could not get the fish to move! It was still fun and I managed to take a few pictures that I thought I would share with all of you on the post.
I had to slip in the one of my dog Riley in the back of the Gator! He was having way too much fun riding around in that thing!
Moosedog
Hey Hugh! Nice dog! The whiter haired labs are hard to come by, but boy are they great dogs. The biggest problem with mine is I can’t keep him out of the water. He absolutely loves to swim! Not so good when you are trying to catch fish. I found that the best thing I can do is let him have his fun first and then I have a fighting chance of keep him from spooking holes.
Ya I saw on the news last night that a lot of the states down south were getting some cold and snow! They showed a lot of wrecks! All the better reason to call in sick and go fishing instead!!
Moosedog
:)J, that is Boomer. He is about 70lbs now and just like Moosedog described about his dog. They are a pure bundle of energy and a delight to be outdoors with. He loves the water and I’ve really been working a lot with him on his hunting and retrieving skills. We take him with us when we’re not doing a guided trip and we have to watch him closely when one of us or someone close by hooks a fish. He’ll go right after it and chase it all over the river. I never dreamed of one retrieving trout. ;D. Moosedog, you have a beautiful companion there. I know you have to cherish him.
Hugh and Moosedog,
You guys are lucky. I have a lab that looks just like Boomer but is as dumb as a brick. Can’t hunt him because he’s a runner and nothing I’ve tried will break him of it.
I’ll have to get a nice shot of him and post it.🙂 Guys, this is good stuff since the weather is so cold that it’s pretty uncomfortable outside in an icy river. This reply is going to have a little of everything in it so I hope it gives everyone something to read and look at. This kind of weather is great for duck hunting so Carolyn and I decided to take Boomer up to the South Holston River today. J, since you seem to have some problems with your dog I can symphathize with you and relate to where you’re coming from when your dog is a little headstrong.
J. have you tried wearing your dog down a little before training him? I have had a couple of labs that were exactly like yours and they needed a lot of exercise before they would be willing to learn a thing. Then when it comes time to training I try to never say a command more than once. If the dog doesn’t respond the first time I make him. For really head strong dogs I am a huge fan of the shock collar. My dog Riley is a super smart dog, but sometimes he thinks he is the boss and he can come to me when he feels like it. When starts showing this kind of behavior put the shock collar back on him for a couple of days and it is amazing how quickly he remembers that I am the boss. That said you want to be sure and really follow the directions on how to use these things. You can really ruin a dog if they are used in the wrong way.
Nice shots hugh. I was really hoping to see your dog in action in some of those photos. Where not able to get any shots off?Moosedog
🙂 Thanks, Moosedog. I’m glad to hear that you’ve had some experience with Retrievers. I’ve had two Golden Retrievers, a Pointer and a Redbone Hound, but this is the first one that I’ve tried to train to retrieve ducks. He’s doing fine at the “retrieving part”, but I’m still working on the “surrendering part”. Since my wife and I both flyfish and guide, he is with us all the time on the water. He sure expends a
Moosedog,
I tried the training collar thing, my Lab chewed it up when I had it off of him one day. Maybe he’s not so dumb? $200 collar gone. How he got it off the bookshelf I’ll never know unless he talked the cats into helping him out.
Honestly, there are no bad dogs, just bad owners. The first six months I had him, I worked with him every day and he listened well. Then the schedule got crazy and he’s now 4 years old and has developed a couple of bad habits, because of my inability to work him. So, he’s a family dog, not a duck hunter as I hoped but that’s ok too.
Next one will be a Ches. Bay retriever and that one will be going for professional training!
JohnJohn, that is too funny about your dog chewing up the collar! I would have loved to watch that whole escapade gone down! Have you ever watched the dog whisper on national geographic? He has some great techniques for regaining control of your dog. Plus he is pretty entertaining.
Your dog chewing up his collar reminded me of a funny story about my lab. He is a very observant dog and can figure out how to open things from watching a human do it. We had some friends that had a water cooler and after watching all of us go and push the little handle down to fill our cups with water he was going over and doing it himself. He would go over and put his paw on the handle and drink right from the tap! It was pretty darn funny to watch, but a little messy!
I’m sure you still get a lot of enjoyment out of your dog even if he is just a family dog.
Moosedog
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