Scotty the Shed Dog

I use an underground fence with an e collar, and it works like a charm. The underground fence gives the dog a large play area. The collar gives off a signal that lets the dog know that it's near the fence, so the dog rarely gets shocked. With an underground fence Elkie has the run of a large backyard that includes some wooded area.
 
Got the corner posts and line T Post installed for Scotty's dog pen. The temps were nice here today. Because of 6 foot wire being sold in 100 feet rolls, I am 20 feet wide and 29 feet long. Later on if needed I can extend 29 feet side to about 78 feet long if I believe that is needed.

I will have to travel to a different store to find the wire in 72 inch size. The welded wire is 2" by 4". I will have one wide door that will allow a riding mower inside to trim the grass when needed.

Dog Pen Phase 1.jpg

The gate is be located on the post on the left side of the photo and to the first T Post to the right.

Thanks for reading this thread.
 
Buckdeer

It will be interesting to see how it plays out here. I am afraid Scotty will chew his self out of the house. My pen layout is suited for expansion. He is starting in the house for bonding purposes but he will sleep in a crate. Hope to do two or three training sessions a day - one at each meal and maybe one in the middle. Will watch his interest and not tire him out.

Got pickup set for Friday morning at 10 AM in Southern Indiana. Friday night will be a new environment for Scotty. ;)

And us too. :D
 
wbpdeer said:
Got the corner posts and line T Post installed for Scotty's dog pen. The temps were nice here today. Because of 6 foot wire being sold in 100 feet rolls, I am 20 feet wide and 29 feet long. Later on if needed I can extend 29 feet side to about 78 feet long if I believe that is needed.

I will have to travel to a different store to find the wire in 72 inch size. The welded wire is 2" by 4". I will have one wide door that will allow a riding mower inside to trim the grass when needed.

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The gate is be located on the post on the left side of the photo and to the first T Post to the right.

Thanks for reading this thread.
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I would recommend something solid around the base to make it less likely he will dig out. 3 things labs are great at...retrieving, chewing, and digging! Landscape ties should do the trick.
 
Exciting times. Brings back memories as I'm sitting in the duck blind this morning with my 12 year old Belle. Just seems like yesterday when I was doing all the puppy training and now wondering if this will be her last season to hunt.
 
Dogdoc

Do you already have a young dog that will be assuming Belle spot when you retire her from hunting?

Wayne
 
wbpdeer said:
Dogdoc

Do you already have a young dog that will be assuming Belle spot when you retire her from hunting?

Wayne
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Yep, I have peach. She is 8 so she should be good for several more years. I take turns with each dog when I go hunting.
 
Tomorrow morning I will hit the road early to travel to Skyline Drive Kennels in Southern Indiana to pick up Scotty. I have been scrambling around getting ready for him. Hope UPS delivers his dog crate will I am traveling.

This morning I built him a 22 by 34 inches stand that is 5 inches high with the stall mat I purchased at Tractor Supply. I have two rubber Antlers I got from DogBone and some rack wax that came from Tom Dokken. Burrowed a dog crate from my son-in-law for tomorrow's trip.

Rubber Antlers.jpg

A dog stand helps with obedience training. A dog is less likely to creep when they know they are in an elevated position The stand is larger enough to help with the down command also.

Thanks for reading this thread.

Wayne
 
Tom Dokken sells it and Jeremy Moore sells a similar product both liquid and wax. Antler Wax. When a buck sheds an antler it has a wax like substance, blood, and hair. Antlers have an odor also.

We train the pup to sight and shape of an antler first and then introduce the smell. Good shed dogs rely on their nose more than their sight. Basic retrieve works on sight.

I just got home about an hour ago and I am baby sitting a lonesome pup. He was taken to the dog park as soon as I hit town. He was the youngest dog in the kennel so he misses his crew.

Wayne
 
My pup loved real antlers at 8 weeks,then a couple later when baby teeth started falling out wouldnt touch them until his mouth healed up
 
It may be a long night to.I couldn't listen to mine whine all night so we boded for about 6 weeks.Most important thing I found was a tired dog is a good dog.Have fun and wheres the pics
 
Buckdeer1

The first photo is Scotty with both of his parents. They are the reason I purchased this lab pup. Hunter on the left has won a National Title in one division. His owners says he is the best shed hunter in the kennel. He can hunted them up. I said that is what I like to hear.

Remi on the right has won a National Title in one division. She is highly trained and was find antlers in the woods at 8 months. We believe Scotty gets his drive from her and Hunter too. Scotty is black like his mom. The bloodline mattered to me. We got this photo done in one minute.

Photo taken at pickup time - Jan 20th.

Scotty with Parents.jpg
 
Scotty was fed and bathed early and had been outside over an hour when I arrived. He retrieved a couple of throws of the rubber antler for me. We got his photo with his parents and after an hour and half we were on the road. He was placed in a dog crate. He settled down within 15 miles. He slept most of the way home - 3 hour and 25 minute drive. His crate was dry.

When I got to Portland, I immediately took him to the dog park. I wanted to reward him and get him on a lease. This pup has not been exposed to a lease. Today was day one.

Took about 2 minutes to get him alert and fortunately we had the park to ourselves.

Rubber Antler Kind 2 Pup's Mouth.jpg

He did retrieve the rubber antler. I was advised to leave the leash on him so he could get accustom to it. This pup had a short attention span and that is what everyone tells you. I just wanted to reward him.

The next photo was taken because he wanted to get the antler away from me. He was not sharing that time.

Scotty Got His Shed Antler.jpg

He has been in the field with trained adult dogs so much of the antler game has been part of his experience.

Thanks for reading this thread.

Wayne
 
While I was traveling to pick up Scotty, UPS delivered my dog crate and a first 30 pound bag of feed.

I made a mistake. I got the crate setup and immediately put him in it. We have done a great deal of barking in the crate. No punishment has been administered.

I returned the borrowed dog crate to my daughter and son-in-law. Brooks their son has a 6 month old pup named Striker. I took Scotty with me and allow him to sit in the front seat. This worked out great. The two pups played together for 15 minutes. This was a very positive social experience for Scotty - he had left all of his crew at Skyline Drive Kennels.

I left there and drove to my son's house. They have a mixed dog - part greyhound and part terrier I think. Bella was very shy around Scotty. No fireworks but no fun in the initial meeting.

Scotty likes laying in the front seat. He does not like getting in the truck or out of the truck. I believe this is due to the height of the truck.

So we get home and he was fed and then he gets extremely loud. I walked him for 10 minutes.

He will kennel real good even though he doesn't like the crate. I put a green blanket over his dog crate and he has settled down and gone to sleep.

Thank the lord for that. He is snoring right now. All in all day one at the new home has gone good enough.

He has a puppy's attention span. He is highly motivated by food treats. He is very affectionate. He needs training and experience on a leash. He is a handsome pup. People are impressed by his good looks. I think he will develop into a fine shed dog.

My to do list - get his outside pen completed and create a few antler silhouettes for visual training.

Thanks for reading this thread.

Wayne
 
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