keeping gun dog in the house

gunisfun

i was told that if i had my gun dog in the house it would rune them is this true

homerhop

nop, a dog either has it or it doesnt.

snipe02

i only know one lad who keeps his gundog in the house and the dog is top class no difference as far as i can see

J.R.

I keep a gun dog in the house - a cocker spaniel - no problems whatsoever.

The dog is also a kids pet....walks...chases balls....runs with them in the park etc. and a brilliant watchdog.

At weekends when taken out she just works away as a gundog.


The only thing I insist on is that nobody feeds the dog scraps or treats.......she just gets her dog food and nothing else.

gunisfun

ya that is good now i have two labs one will never be a gun dog but the other might i am new to all this just got my first gun 2 weeks ago so i am still learning

Longranger

My terrier is a guard dog,baby sitter, family pet, hiking companion, comes to school with my son every day, sleeps on the couch when my 9 month old daughter is having a nap in her cot and he still loves nothing more than hunting foxes and rising woodcock for me:D just cos they're a working dog doesn't mean they can't be a great pet.

elius

My GSP spends more time in the house these days although summer time she will spend more time out had her out this morning for the first time since last season and she's no different still works away no complaints. Grandad always kept his inside to. Haven't decided what to do with the pup yet... Mine house trained aswell. Can be a pain when she roll's in fox **** though :mad::mad:

Chilled out

Spunk84

complete myth, lots of lads on here keep excellent working dogs in the house bud

EPointer=Birdss

elius wrote: »

My GSP spends more time in the house these days although summer time she will spend more time out had her out this morning for the first time since last season and she's no different still works away no complaints. Grandad always kept his inside to. Haven't decided what to do with the pup yet... Mine house trained aswell. Can be a pain when she roll's in fox **** though :mad::mad:

Chilled out

Great pic!

As for in the house. The best dogs of any sort that I have seen are those belonging to say farmers who's dogs are nearly with them 24/7. Only for cleanliness reasons Id let them in all the time.

garyc007

my springer is in the house most of the time and still loves to hunt,though she is more eager and abient sometimes if shes been out in her pen before we go.if the dog gets too spoiled it may not work as well but if you keep that obience there and plenty of training you should be okay

alan86

my 2 springers are in the house they stay in there pen during the day while we are at work and in the evening they come inside and they hunt just aswell as any other springer. the only down side is having to wash them down when you come home from hunting other than that they make great pets.

Grizzly 45

The dog wont be ruined.....Your house might be!:D

gunisfun

well my two dogs are a good as a house pet thay are only getting worse every time i bring them out so i dono i have one problem with having a gun dog i am the only one shooting in my house and being 17 i get no say in if i get a new dog so i sapose 30 min of hunting is all i am ment to do lol

AL 555

I keep mine out the back garden during the day and he has a place to sleep in the shed but as soon as someone arrives home he is let into the house, he is spoiled by my wife and kids, he loves fetching a ball or anything else the kids throw for him, but as soon as i bring him out with the gun he switches into a different mode. When he is not flushing birds or retrieving them he will look out the front window at them flying past and will wimper to get out...

John_Rambo

Cool thread. Evidence suggests that after the symbiotic partnership of the two deadliest daylight hunters our ancestors (throughout most of the world) kept their dogs inside their dwellings, be them mud huts, igloos, caves etc... locking our dogs in separate quarters away from the dwelling is a relatively new thing. I used to do a bit of work for the airport police and their attack dogs were family dogs, kept in the house. They felt the dogs worked better reared that way.

fodda

John_Rambo wrote: »

locking our dogs in separate quarters away from the dwelling is a relatively new thing.

And wrong............ A dog will bond with their owner and family and be part of the family when living inside with them.

I used to do a bit of work for the airport police and their attack dogs were family dogs, kept in the house. They felt the dogs worked better reared that way.

Because they learn more that way just as you do if you are around the same person for long periods of time day in day out.....You sense mannerisms and mood changes and the dog and it's owner does the same from each other.

bazza888

its not wrong!thats your opinion!

John_Rambo

bazza888 wrote: »

its not wrong!thats your opinion!

I think he's agreeing with me.. that dogs kept in pens or sheds for long periods of time away from the family is not a good idea.

fodda

bazza888 wrote: »

its not wrong!thats your opinion!

It's not wrong and not an opinion it is actually true.......on the basis of 2 animals (man and dog) learning from each other and also bonding with the rest of the others around them (rest of family)...........which is what i am talking about and nothing else.

bazza888

ok sorry fodda i forgot your an expert on everything

fodda

No i am wrong about everything, totally wrong. 100% wrong.

bazza888

thats it you got it!!at last!!:D

Spunk84

I used to do a bit of work for the airport police and their attack dogs were family dogs, kept in the house. They felt the dogs worked better reared that way.

Because they learn more that way just as you do if you are around the same person for long periods of time day in day out.....You sense mannerisms and mood changes and the dog and it's owner does the same from each other.[/Quote]

The reason K9 police/military dogs are kept with there handlers in a family setting is because when the dogs retire they are either given to the handler or rehomed. They are homed with them so that the dog has the same routine for work and home,just like a human if u will.

Most K9s in that line of work have "mental" break downs when they retire or have been on the job too long anyways,same way a percentage of military/police/fire services and other very stressful jobs have very high percentage of addiction rates.

fodda

Spunk84 wrote: »

Because they learn more that way just as you do if you are around the same person for long periods of time day in day out.....You sense mannerisms and mood changes and the dog and it's owner does the same from each other.

The reason K9 police/military dogs are kept with there handlers in a family setting is because when the dogs retire they are either given to the handler or rehomed. They are homed with them so that the dog has the same routine for work and home,just like a human if u will.

Most K9s in that line of work have "mental" break downs when they retire or have been on the job too long anyways,same way a percentage of military/police/fire services and other very stressful jobs have very high percentage of addiction rates.[/QUOTE]

I know always together. If it was no good for the dog or handler/owner to be together in the home........then they wouldn't allow it to happen.