Thread: Phillip

Waiting for him to get back to me with his cell number

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Originally Posted by phillipgr

Reckon it's not worth it?
I was thinking it could be an into for me. Have a dog that's not totally green for a couple years, learn a few things, then get a pup. Only problem with that equation is then I have to pay for it to sit by the fire unless I give it away. I'll talk to the guy and see what state he is in.

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You already have a fire guardian. I'd go a bit younger mate. Otherwise he may not want to bend to your terms?
Just my 2 Thai bart thats about .020 cents

I have to side with Gibo and barefoot on this one. By time you get him doing what you want he will be on his last hunts and by the sound of it he has not spent much time on deer. mostly birds.
Which could mean he spends most of his time in the bush chasing moreporks. There is a few years at the end of a dogs life that all they can do is lie on the deck and waddle down to the gate and back.

You guys are probably right. Though where I'm at is a good time to train a dog because I have a fair bit of spare time, I'm thinking of doing my OE in 2015 so I might save it till after then. Its all very tempting though!

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Originally Posted by phillipgr

I'm thinking of doing my OE in 2015

Waiheke or South Island Phillip?

Originally Posted by Rushy

Waiheke or South Island Phillip?

Probably your place; figure that's when the zombie apocalypse will hit.

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Didnt know you were heading away, could still work if the guy sorts himself, give it back in a couple of years

I will buck the trend here, 7 is not that old, most of my dogs have hunted untill 10 or more activley, not having had a hunting dog im sure Phillip could learn a trick or 2 before statring on his first pup

Originally Posted by moonhunt

Didnt know you were heading away, could still work if the guy sorts himself, give it back in a couple of years

I will buck the trend here, 7 is not that old, most of my dogs have hunted untill 10 or more activley, not having had a hunting dog im sure Phillip could learn a trick or 2 before statring on his first pup

He still hasn't gotten back to me with his cell but I'll talk it over with him when he does. Hopefully he's a good bloke and I can tell him my situation and see what he thinks about it.

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Originally Posted by moonhunt

Didnt know you were heading away, could still work if the guy sorts himself, give it back in a couple of years

I will buck the trend here, 7 is not that old, most of my dogs have hunted untill 10 or more activley, not having had a hunting dog im sure Phillip could learn a trick or 2 before statring on his first pup

Good point.

That dog aside, a decent deer dog is only coming into its prime on deer around that age especially in the HP breeds, provided it is still active and ailment free.
My old mate did his best work between 9-13. He started to go deaf so he growled as he got close to animals later on. I only took him of deer for that reason.
That dog looked a bit older and fat to me. May just be the photo.

Originally Posted by R93

That dog aside, a decent deer dog is only coming into its prime on deer around that age especially in the HP breeds, provided it is still active and ailment free.
My old mate did his best work between 9-13. He started to go deaf so he growled as he got close to animals later on. I only took him of deer for that reason.
That dog looked a bit older and fat to me. May just be the photo.

He used it on ducks and pheasants, is a younger dog better for that sort of work?
Your comment R93 is pretty encouraging though. The guy isn't replying to my message though so its hard to cage where he (the dog) is at


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Originally Posted by R93

That dog aside, a decent deer dog is only coming into its prime on deer around that age especially in the HP breeds, provided it is still active and ailment free.
My old mate did his best work between 9-13. He started to go deaf so he growled as he got close to animals later on. I only took him of deer for that reason.
That dog looked a bit older and fat to me. May just be the photo.

some good words here, but i'd be more inclined to say they start really earning there tux at around the 3-5 year mark if hunted regular as they age they tend to slow right up or hunt smarter if it's a running dog, the best years can be later in a dogs life, in Europe most are burnt out by 8-9.

Originally Posted by kawhia

some good words here, but i'd be more inclined to say they start really earning there tux at around the 3-5 year mark if hunted regular as they age they tend to slow right up or hunt smarter if it's a running dog, the best years can be later in a dogs life, in Europe most are burnt out by 8-9.

Yeah, someone sharper with dogs than myself would get their best years starting around 3. My fella did however start to settle around 3. He was alright on deer from 3 yrs but he had some issues. They were my fault not his.
He was head strong, big and fast. Also even though he had a reasonably long attention span, I think he bored easily until he worked out for himself what we were up to.
As he got older and wiser I found I could concerntrate more on what I was doing than worrying about him. It took a while to trust what he was telling me. I quickly learnt that he was a bit sharper than I was, when we were on to deer All of a sudden I started to be the reason we fluffed a few

No luck getting his number yet

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Originally Posted by phillipgr

No luck getting his number yet

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Are you inquiring about that other dog?