Diana  Offline
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Must be the day for it! Got mine cut today too - but that is more of a vanity thing because will have an audience of millions sunday all staring! A decent haircut might detract from having put on weight! 
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Dave79  Offline
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As Matt, I don't use cold game a lot, I don't actually use any cold game at all.
My oldest bitch does not retrieve cold game, she sniffs it and looks for something else. She does not hesitate a milisecond when out picking up or using warm game, but once it has been in the freezer she will not take it.
When I have a young pup in I introduce them to game a day after a shoot or when I get home in the evening from a shoot, when I've got freshly shot game. If they are still young I let them retrieve a duck's wing or a goose's wing. If they are a bit older I let them retrieve a complete duck or pheasant. Once they picked it a few times they wait until it is their time to join me on a shoot. The first day or 2 they join I don't let them do much, but after a drive when walking back to the car I put out a bird, walk on further and send them back for it. Once they did this 1 or 2 times without problems I gradually introduce them to the real picking up.
I have a 7 month old pup now and 2 weeks ago I tried her out with a goose's wing. She sniffed it but would not pick. So, I will wait a few more months and by the end of the year I'll try her again. I take it as it goes and so far this has done me well.
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JohnW Offline
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| Posted: Mon Sep 07, 2009 8:44 am Post subject: |
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Like others I dont use a lot of cold game. I think with Amy I got a couple of birds out of the freezer about a month before I intended taking her picking up, just to get her started thinking about looking for the scent. In the early days, if something different is shot I might borrow it off the game cart and do a quick retrieve with it to give the dog experience of different things. But I dont do much with cold game. Personally I prefer to eat it.
Regards, John
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