Does your dog recognize your guns?

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WETSU

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Every time I go out for a walk I put my Colt 1911A1 into my holster after racking and placing on safety. MY dog comes running as soon as he hears that slide knowing we are going for a walk. If he happens to be around and SEEs me get the gun and holster he also knows whats up.
Do any of you have dogs that recognize its hunting time when you get your shotguns out, or time for a walk etc? Just thought it would be a pleasent diversion to talk about one of our other favorite topics-our dogs AND guns!
 
No, but they understand, "Time for bed," (they get a biscuit) and, "Wanna take a nap?" (they get to burrow under the covers in the "hoomin" bed). Other than that, their hearing/understanding seems to be pretty selective. Oh, the sound of the laundry closet door being opened gets their attention, since that's where their food/treats are kept. Overall, their only real worth is making us happy and acting as an organic alarm system.

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Of course dogs reconize guns.
I had a choclate lab that was trained to retrieve ducks. That dog loved to hunt. Anytime she saw me wearing camo she went on alert. Anytime she saw me toting a gun she was ready to hunt. If I so much as took a shotgun to my shop to clean it she got happy feet. The few times I went hunting without her just tore her up. When I'd get back from a trip she would sulk all day and refuse to look me in the eye. It really ticked her off when I left her at home.
 
Gotta German Shepard that comes to full attention whenever I point a rifle (usually just a BB gun for fun :D) in any given direction. Actually.. it gets down-right hilarious. Raise a BB gun and aim for something in the distance.. and the dog intently waits so she can chase the BB... :rolleyes:

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God, Guns and Guts made this country a great country!

oberkommando sez:
"We lost the first and third and now they are after the Second!(no pun intended)"
 
I dont have him anymore, but I had a Doberman that would go Bananas when I got out my Daizy BB gun. He knew I was going out too shoot the English Sparrow`s that built thier Damn nest in the eaves,and crap all over.
When they would fall he would grab them an finish them off.

He had this problem of not letting go, once I tried to pry one out of his mouth, no luck he swallowed it whole. So I just let he keep them until he got tired of it, them he would drop it.

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don't have any dogs (apartment.. feel guilty being gone all the time)

but my parents had a gun crazy Brittney Spaniel and an extremely gun-shy lab mix.

The Brittney went nuts at the smell of gunpower and would usually try to eat fireworks when the fuse was lit. I miss that dog :(

The other dog hides behind the couch, trembles and pees all over the place. She had a previous owner, and we think something must have happened to spook her, because she hates loud noises, and associates objects (guns, fireworks, me) with sounds quite well.
 
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by B9mmHP
[B}He had this problem of not letting go, once I tried to pry one out of his mouth, no luck he swallowed it whole. So I just let he keep them until he got tired of it, them he would drop it.[/B][/quote]

Now THAT is funny! :D

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by TomMarker:
The Brittney went nuts at the smell of gunpower and would usually try to eat fireworks when the fuse was lit. I miss that dog :([/quote]

Um.. I'm afraid to ask what happened.



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God, Guns and Guts made this country a great country!

oberkommando sez:
"We lost the first and third and now they are after the Second!(no pun intended)"
 
My mom used to have a lab mix that would put her tail between her legs and freeze when a gun was around. She must have had a bad experience because my mom got her when she was a pup from my uncle that is a hunter. He may have been trying to get the pups used to guns and she just got scared because they were so loud.
 
I'm lucky my dogs recognize ME. :)

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Yup, my dog knows when the gun comes out I'm leaving.

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My dogs go nuts when I get the pellet gun cause they know I'm looking for squirrels. When I get one the one goes and gets and and brings it to me. She won't just hand it over though, I hold open a bag and she drops it in. She's almost 12 years old and it really makes her day to fetch a squirrel.
 
I had a yellow lab along the same temperment as the one Watchman speaks of. I had to lock that rockhead outside if I wanted to cean the shotgun. He would just go nuts. This is also the lab that looked up ant me an whined if I missed shooting a duck when he was there. I never saw a dog that could sit so still with his entire body while his eyes would go in circles watch for a duck to cup over the decoys.

That silly dog even got to the point of getting excited when I got a blow gun out. Hunting was hunting to that dog. It didn't matter WHAT I used. :)

Don't EVEN get me started on the time I tried to leave him back in the truck while I was trying to get just one more duck.... :D

And yeah... I miss ole Flapjack quite a bit.

Bubba
 
Oh yeah Our springers (now deceased0 knew what the guns were all about. They'd get excited if they thought we were going to the range even. But they really really got excited if we got out the shotguns.. then they knew they were going along.

Grouse, pheasant and other upland birds.

Trained them in a drainage not far from mom and dad's with a retreival dummy and a starter pistol.

Miss those dogs. :(

Love the memories.
 
Did I tell you about the time I sunk my gun ?

My lab saved the day. I was standing in water about armpit deep..in waders. It was about 35 degrees out and plenty cold we were duck hunting in flooded timber. The dog was laying in a big oak tree that had toppled over from a recent windstorm.

Anyways...I turned to talk to my huntin bud who was also standing in water and slapped my gun upside that oak and dropped it in the water. Remington 870 it was. While he's laughing and I'm tryin to figure out how to get my gun and stay dry ...the dog bails off the tree into the water , dissapears and comes up with my 870, carrying it by the strap. So I grap the gun ,empty the water out of the barrel and continue to hunt. That dog was just naturally smart.

Some YAHOO stole that dog about a year later. If I find him ...I'm gonna cap his ass with my .45.
 
I had (my ex wife has) a street dog that leaves the room when he even sees a gun . He hates thunder, fireworks,and any other loud noise. I don't know what he went through but I still get angry about how someody treated him. My lab does not notice them at all I have one most of the time so having is not a sign of a walk for him. Marley is his name. Patrick
 
Had a Dobie names Max. When I strapped on my piece, he knew it was time for work and would go into this little exercise with his toy where he would attack it and shake it then go run and get his working harness and would sit in front of me waiting for me to get him ready. That dog loved to work. Hell I trusted him better than a lot of my human partners. He got old and passed away. I had other good dogs but not as good as Maxie. He was the best. I miss that ol' boy.

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My brother's dogs recognized guns and knew it was FUN time. They couldn't wait to get out of the house and jump into the Rover and it was without restraint that they would bound after fallen birds.

Of course, not all was fun. One dog which I didn't bond with until much later I use to chase around the house with my (air)shotgun. He chewed up my shoes, kneepads, venetian blinds, and books. Later, when he mellowed, we became the bestest of buddies.
 
Yup. Our dog knows when it's time for target practice.

He runs and hides. One of the most gun shy dogs (Springer) you'll ever see.

I think he comes by it honest. When he was about 4 months old, on a very cold January day, he wandered up to our door. He had been "dumped" in our area, and had a rear end full of buckshot.

Some "quality" individual deceided they didn't want him. We took him in, along with all our other pets. All were dumped.

I wish folks would take a little more responsibility...

Joe


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If a dog will not release something, just try blowing in his nose. A gentle puff will do quite nicely. He will release the object immediately and not be offended in the least.
The reason some dogs are terrified of thunder and then fireworks and gunshots is because they were left alone in a storm when they were puppies. Puppies are terrified by thunder. You should leave them with their mother or with constant human companionship (hard to do for most these days) until they are at least 4 months old and this will not happen. Once it does happen, I don't think there is anything you can do about it. They never get over what happens to them as puppies.
 
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