Hi, I’m a keen archer and have been for many years now, being 17 and having a dad more into fishing than hunting i haven’t been able to go out yet but have a few mates who are interested and will do so ASAP. However, recently when talking to my grandad, we stuck up conversation about it and he was telling me of when he used to go out with his dogs and some mates. This has got me excited about the possibility of taking my dog out wild pig hunting with me.. I got her for my 17th birthday (last december) and she is a 9 month old German Shepherd X Alaskan Malamute. She pretty much looks like a black wolf and isnt what i’d call a small dog even at 9 months.
What i was wondering though, was:
1) What would I have to train her to do, and how would I go about it?
2) What is the usefulness of a dog while hunting pigs with a Compound Bow?
and
3) Is there any type of quality in the alaskan malamute or german shepherd breeding that would play to an advantage while bow hunting?
(i was thinking maybe tracking because she looks like a black wolf, very rarely barks, and prefers to howl so i assume there is a fairly large chunk of wolf in her blood)
My grandad was unable to help as he had a pair of golden retrievers to bring back the ducks from the water that he shot with a rifle.
PS: Will more than likely get a 2nd dog when I move out, probably Rottweiler or Doberman, info on the training and breed advantages also appreciated
Some moments from the all-day agility competition on Saturday at the 2008 Seattle Kennel Club Dog Show in March. There were a lot of great dogs running that day! Enjoy. Song is C’mon C’mon, by The Von Bondies. Breeds shown are: Border collie, rough collie, Australian cattle dog, Australian shepherd, miniature poodle, west highland white terrier, Labrador retriever – lab, golden retriever, Pembroke Welsh corgi, Boston terrier, Shetland sheepdog – sheltie, Pharaoh hound, Portuguese water dog, Italian Greyhound, papillon, whippet, samoyed, beagle, pomeranian, and flat-coated retriever. Honors:) 4/13/08 #93 – Top Favorites (Today) – Pets & Animals 4/18/08 #78 – Most Viewed (This Week) – Pets & Animals
The family I work for (as a live-in nanny) as this adorable golden retriever. She was trained as a hunting dog and is very well behaved. I’m not sure her age. Anyway, I have an approx. 1 year old Bengal cat. I know she likes dogs, because her foster mother said, AND all the dogs we’ve seen while walking, she’s been fine with, and even tried to run over to a chihuahua that looked ready to bite her, trying to play with it. But Sybil doesn’t like the family dog.
We bought a pack of frozen rats for the foxes to eat. As you can see, Inari the female absolutely loved them! The male Christmas, seemed a little confused as to what to do. Lol. She took care of all three of the rats for him with no complaints. Well, except for when he came near her while she was eating! This video is long but shows a lot of the interesting behavior they exhibit in the wild. Towards the end, Teddy the golden retriever mix walks up to see what’s going on and you get to watch Christmas’s reaction.
"I have 2 20 week oln golden retrievers and the still poo and pee anywhere that they want they show no signs of wanting to go they even will pee while drinking. We feed them 3 times a day and they are taken out after each meal but all they doi is lay down ( we have tried putting them outside together and apart but nothing works we have trained two other dogs in the past we no problems and they both where fully house trained at 12 weeks. These two will even pee on their bed, they do not have a favourite spot tp go its anywhere and everywhere that they are at the time, we keep them in the kitchen most of the time and I am here in the kitchen with them nearly all the time and take them out regular but they go out and you can stand there for 15 mins and they will not go, bring them in and they will pee or poo, arrrrrrhhhhhhh!!!!!! Please help
My other dogs where house trained at that age and these 2 are crate trained and do go out at different times. I have had dogs my whole life and have never had a problem before, I was just looking for some ideas that I have not tried before!
After the food they will sometimes not poo for 1 to 3 hours afterwards, we have tried walking them straigh after but have been our for nearly an hour with them and still no poo
I have and do ALL of what you have suggested I take them outside and just stand with them and give the command to toilet which I have successfully used with all my other dogs they are crated trained at night and hold it all night and I am at home nearly ALL day apart from do the food shop and I stay with them in the kitchen all the time so giving the time and effort IS NOT the problem they have been cleared by the vet I just wanted abit of advice as I have tried it all
The breader let them pee and poo in the house and as soon as we got them home we have not let this happen its a habbit that they came with and we have tried everything to break it and I do watch them all day but they do not show the signs like other dogs do to wanting to go they will just get up and by the time I walk them to the back door which is only 3 foot from where they are they a squated but they can hold it all night long so they do have some level of control
This is a video of a litter of golden retriever puppies at 4 weeks of age. One of the males will be ours He’ll join our golden, Augie, as his new baby brother. To see more of Augie, and to get puppy updates, visit us at www.AugieDoggy.com. Check out our blog, too! www.augiedoggy.com
While on vacation, Rhody sees his friend,Sophie, and she challenges him to a swimming competition. It consists of a stick throwing contest, a rock throwing race, and a riding race. Sophie is a professional. Can Rhody beat her at her own game??
I have a 2 year old Golden Retriever called Lily and I’m getting a new kitten in a few weeks, but I just wanted to know do Golden Retrievers and cats mix?
I mean she is daft as a brush but can sometimes be loopy and over powering when she’s excited, she’s never bit any of us, or ever snarled or growled or even barked at us, and shes quite loving, but she’s been an only pet for ages so I’m worried. Especially because whenever there is a cat outside in my yard she runs after it barking and starts whining.
My parents said that my dog wouldn’t hurt a fly. But is there temperaments right to get a cat, because some dogs have prey instincts? i’m not worried worried, i’m sure she’ll be fine if I give equal love and attention, but its still stuck in the back of my mind and I want to make sure I go over everything! my question is do Golden retrievers and cats mix?
Thanks for any nice answers and I hope this made sense.
