Thread: Feist dog

Originally Posted by Jman5626

I had tried this with another dog we have. A 2 year old collie/curr mix. Bought a realistic looking squirrel toy and some squirrel scent from online. She had no interest. Even brought her a fresh killed squirrel. She just wasn’t interested like I had hoped. I’ve got much better higher expectations for this one


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I think you will have good luck with the new puppy. There is a reason so many people have Feists as their squirrel dogs.

Maybe the parents owner will let you train your new friend with his dogs. Feists are great hunters.

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I’m a bit worried about off leash training. I’d like to take him to some local parks to practice chasing squirrels before I put him in the woods, but I’ve never trusted a dog off lead before. Anyone have any reccomendations on training/ tracking collar that won’t bankrupt me? I’m thinking that’s gona be a good place to start


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Originally Posted by Jman5626

I’m a bit worried about off leash training. I’d like to take him to some local parks to practice chasing squirrels before I put him in the woods, but I’ve never trusted a dog off lead before. Anyone have any reccomendations on training/ tracking collar that won’t bankrupt me? I’m thinking that’s gona be a good place to start


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I use garmin sport pros on both my dogs. These are just training collars. You can have three dogs on one remote.

For tracking collars my lab wears a Alpha 200 with tt15x tracking / training collar. This collar would we to big for a feist.

I have a T5 mini for my border collie puppy. This device is tracking only. I just like Garmin products and the quality is great. The mini has a tracking range of 2 to 3 miles. The Alpha 200 more like 9 miles depending on terrain.

Go to Gun Dog Supply and check out what they have. Really great people to deal with.

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Originally Posted by Snubby

I use garmin sport pros on both my dogs. These are just training collars. You can have three dogs on one remote.

For tracking collars my lab wears a Alpha 200 with tt15x tracking / training collar. This collar would we to big for a feist.

I have a T5 mini for my border collie puppy. This device is tracking only. I just like Garmin products and the quality is great. The mini has a tracking range of 2 to 3 miles. The Alpha 200 more like 9 miles depending on terrain.

Go to Gun Dog Supply and check out what they have. Really great people to deal with.

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Great info! Thank you. Any tips for off leash training?


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Originally Posted by Jman5626

Great info! Thank you. Any tips for off leash training?


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I won't put a training collar on a puppy until he's atleast 6 months old. In the time before they reach that age work with them in a controlled environment and establish verbal commands. First make sure they know their name and respond. Use treats to reward. Work on other basics, sit, stay, and the big one getting them used to being called back to you, use very good treats for this one. I like little bits of hot dog. By the time you do put a trainer on them they should be pretty well conditioned. You may have to give them a light zap at first. Good way to tell how much is to watch their eyes. If they blink they feel it. Also use you beep as a primary warning, then vibrate as secondary. When you do have to zap them they catch on real quickly. I rarely have to go over a couple of beeps and a vibrate. I've only zapped the 8 month old border once and he is already broken to just beeps. My lab can be a bit more stubborn, but usually a couple beeps and a couple vibrates will do the trick. Gun Dog sells excellent training video's as well, see if they have any for squirrel dogs.

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Originally Posted by Snubby

I won't put a training collar on a puppy until he's atleast 6 months old. In the time before they reach that age work with them in a controlled environment and establish verbal commands. First make sure they know their name and respond. Use treats to reward. Work on other basics, sit, stay, and the big one getting them used to being called back to you, use very good treats for this one. I like little bits of hot dog. By the time you do put a trainer on them they should be pretty well conditioned. You may have to give them a light zap at first. Good way to tell how much is to watch their eyes. If they blink they feel it. Also use you beep as a primary warning, then vibrate as secondary. When you do have to zap them they catch on real quickly. I rarely have to go over a couple of beeps and a vibrate. I've only zapped the 8 month old border once and he is already broken to just beeps. My lab can be a bit more stubborn, but usually a couple beeps and a couple vibrates will do the trick. Gun Dog sells excellent training video's as well, see if they have any for squirrel dogs.

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This is great info!! Thank you!


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Originally Posted by Jman5626

This is great info!! Thank you!


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Your very much welcome! I would send gun dog supply a quick email and tell them the dog your getting and the type of hunting you plan on doing. It may be first of next week before you get a response, but I bet they can help you out. Really great folks there and very knowledgeable.

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They specialize in retrievers and pointers, but I have no doubt they can put you on the right track for whatever you need.



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