Gundog people

Thank you both. I ordered a Lady Ann last month but the zip wouldn’t undo when I wanted to try it on. I’ve a fair few deerhunter bits but decided the quality must be crap and sent it back. It put me off.
 
druid said:
Deerhunter Lady Ann vest is my half way house go to option.

Or dogandfield have tweed game vests. £125 but you get 10% off your first order
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I like the dog and field ones.
It says size up if wearing as an over garment… do people wear them as undergarments? 🤣.
Also I’ll message them but can you tell me what size you recommend? I’m a 14 top generally.
 
Clodagh said:
I like the dog and field ones.
It says size up if wearing as an over garment… do people wear them as undergarments? 🤣.
Also I’ll message them but can you tell me what size you recommend? I’m a 14 top generally.
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I'd guess they mean over a coat vs over a shirt? 🤔

I haven't got one but they are very helpful with customer service normally
 
Puppy’s first day gundog training today. I went to Mary-Jane Opie. I have been on a group day with her a couple of years ago but this the first one to one.
Very interesting, I liked her a lot. So pleased to see, on arrival, all her FT dogs trotting round her house with toys. And she walks them every day! I enjoy walking mine so it was nice that I’m not going to have to defend the practice. Asked for a lot of detail about what I wanted (handleable at a distance and steady but also able to sweep on their own). Then told me my timing was awful and I sound too grumpy. 😆. All fair points.
She’s not convinced me on the clicker, I’ll stick to a word, but am definitely ordering some place boards.
Tired puppy. Tired owner.
She was terribly sick in the car so not at her very brightest.

Ps MJ also looked at her breeding and obviously thinks I’m nuts. ‘Are you sure you don’t want to trial’?
 

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I like MJ - but she won't sugar coat anything. If you can train a cocker you can train anything 🤣 I use placeboards for everything (I'm cheap and buy half step mobility/senior aids from Amazon that are plastic, easy to move, waterproof and non-slip for about £15 a piece)
 
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I like MJ - but she won't sugar coat anything. If you can train a cocker you can train anything 🤣 I use placeboards for everything (I'm cheap and buy half step mobility/senior aids from Amazon that are plastic, easy to move, waterproof and non-slip for about £15 a piece)
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Thank you. What’s what I needed. The money for them!
MJ said she’s not a fan of spaniels, either she says that to all lab owners or she means springers.
I’ve noticed down here cockers aren’t spaniels. 😁
 
Just check the dimensions - I think the normal ones are 60x40cmx 10cm, I just hunted around until I found the closest one to that
 
Seeing the stinky dogs mentioned elsewhere. Red retrieved a partridge from a bog yesterday. She came out completely black and oozing with a black and oozing partridge in her mouth. I’ve no idea how she smelt it!
Luckily we were on our way to sweep the river. 🤢
 
First trial of the season tomorrow, with the last one of the 4 we kept I would have thought would be ready to run first but here we are. "Just" a novice but it's 10min down the road on the type of ground she is familiar with plus they were short of entries so be rude not to give her a run.
 
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First trial of the season tomorrow, with the last one of the 4 we kept I would have thought would be ready to run first but here we are. "Just" a novice but it's 10min down the road on the type of ground she is familiar with plus they were short of entries so be rude not to give her a run.
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Your pheasants season is different I think?
Is your partridge the same?
Good luck.
Shooting game on a Sunday. What would my Grandpa say. 🤣
 
I have had a fabulous day today on a very wet Exmoor. The guns were late as their helicopter was grounded due to low cloud but we hustled on and we’re still finished in good time.
I love doing it but do prefer an earlier to a later finish.
 
druid said:
First trial of the season tomorrow, with the last one of the 4 we kept I would have thought would be ready to run first but here we are. "Just" a novice but it's 10min down the road on the type of ground she is familiar with plus they were short of entries so be rude not to give her a run.
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Good luck, let us know how it goes!
 
Finished her two runs so happy with that although we didn't get placed (there is no COMs at Novice here, only 1-4!).

Good luck - had a head wind both times, some dogs had back winds depending on running order. 2 very nice finds. Didn't try to peg a partridge in deep cover.
Bad luck - first find was in the only patch of very heavy cover on our beat, so when it was shot she couldn't mark and needed handling to retrieve. She then wing blinded herself, tried to bring the bird to the judge and sort of half fumbled/dropped it but held the wing tip so he let her away with a black mark, which put us out of any running for awards. However she's a baby and it's something she will learn to deal with as she gets more experience.

She had a lovely retrieve on the second side so happy with that.
 
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Finished her two runs so happy with that although we didn't get placed (there is no COMs at Novice here, only 1-4!).

Good luck - had a head wind both times, some dogs had back winds depending on running order. 2 very nice finds. Didn't try to peg a partridge in deep cover.
Bad luck - first find was in the only patch of very heavy cover on our beat, so when it was shot she couldn't mark and needed handling to retrieve. She then wing blinded herself, tried to bring the bird to the judge and sort of half fumbled/dropped it but held the wing tip so he let her away with a black mark, which out us out of any running for awards but she's a baby and it's something she will learn to deal with as she gets more experience.

She had a lovely retrieve on the second side so happy with that.
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Brilliant, well done to her.
 
Completely off topic, has anyone used bitch spray? Any success? And which brand? Getting tired of our girls being harassed by unruly boys! 🙄
 
BallyJ said:
Completely off topic, has anyone used bitch spray? Any success? And which brand? Getting tired of our girls being harassed by unruly boys! 🙄
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I just use whichever one was on sale at Petsathome. A blue can but without unpacking the car I can’t tell you the brand. Red is very attractive to dogs, especially when tired or hot. Shooting can be a nightmare and apparently it’s a me problem not a male problem 🙄.
I only spray around her rear end just before we load up as it stinks. I don’t care if the offending dogs can’t find a bird all day but I’d like mine to still be able to smell. 🤣.
Yes I think it works but as it’s so strong I only use it if she’s going to be in with a dog with me not there. Ideally I use my boot on the dog
 
Clodagh said:
I just use whichever one was on sale at Petsathome. A blue can but without unpacking the car I can’t tell you the brand. Red is very attractive to dogs, especially when tired or hot. Shooting can be a nightmare and apparently it’s a me problem not a male problem 🙄.
I only spray around her rear end just before we load up as it stinks. I don’t care if the offending dogs can’t find a bird all day but I’d like mine to still be able to smell. 🤣.
Yes I think it works but as it’s so strong I only use it if she’s going to be in with a dog with me not there. Ideally I use my boot on the dog
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That’s the response we get, despite the most hassled dog being spayed for the last 5 years!
We usually just use the boot, but my husbands boot was bitten over the weekend. Which he can take, I’m a lot smaller than him and not as confident with being bitten 😂
Going to try this one, it’s the only one they seem to have online! Will report back on Thursday with the success rate it’s Eucalyptus and Citronella so may just deter mosquitoes 😂😂
 

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BallyJ said:
That’s the response we get, despite the most hassled dog being spayed for the last 5 years!
We usually just use the boot, but my husbands boot was bitten over the weekend. Which he can take, I’m a lot smaller than him and not as confident with being bitten 😂
Going to try this one, it’s the only one they seem to have online! Will report back on Thursday with the success rate it’s Eucalyptus and Citronella so may just deter mosquitoes 😂😂
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Let me know. Mine is an aerosol. Wow at being bitten! Red is spayed (apparently also that is why 🙄). Sadly she won’t tell them off either, she just lies down. (Not that I expect her to).
 
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