I'm excited to take it out to areas where the fish are less lure-savvy- this pond is a very popular spot and the fish here have likely seen a bit of everything already, and hold out for bait.
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Relatively new to fishing. I've only ever caught fish on worms, so new to lures.
I have a small silver crankbait (lipped) and 2 styles of jig (one is a bright yellow/ blue curly tail and the other is a brown octopus guy?).
Are these kits any good? (first is $12 second is $16)
We're stocked up on coho salmon from a Lake Michigan charter we did, so most of what I catch now will be practice and be released. As a result, I'm happy to catch pretty much anything, but would like to start learning trout and bass.
I'm in eastern MO, so we have a decent variety of fish allowable for take, especially this time of year.
He has a somewhat wirey beard/mustache/eyebrows, huge button ears, black ticking on the white spots of his paws.
The shelter guessed "beagle mix" which is... yeah okay.
My thoughts are either schnauzer or GWP, mixed with something like lab or APBT. - definitely a medium/large sized wirehaired dog was involved in some capacity.
He's a lot more sensitive than the hound, hound mixes, terriers, or terrier mixes I've encountered (unless food is involved). He's more akin to the sensitivity my golden had as a puppy.
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Cypress (9mo golden) had her first dock class yesterday. It was her first time being introduced to water deeper than her elbows at all, so no actual diving, just down the ramp introductions. She didn't *hate* it, nor was she fearful, but she did seem a little confused maybe? She fought hard getting in the water the first round, less the second, and even less the third, but always swam to the closest side of the pool. She definitely needs more practice swimming.
But I'm a little nervous she won't take to it, because there was a young cocker spaniel there who was also having his first class that had progressed to jumping off the dock after the bumper by his second round. Granted, the owner had custom stickers all over his truck of his other dogs dock diving (super cute) so he might have just been introduced to the concept far earlier.
I'm kicking myself for not introducing her to water sooner, but she was born in late July and by the time she came home with us, cold weather had set in.
Has anyone had any success with a dog who was introduced to the game later? Or who was hesitant at first but pulled through?
First picture is a screenshot from Google, second (grainy af image) is of my 9mo. It just seems to me (inexperienced) that the legs are super far back to create that perpendicular pastern set.
I'm interested in seeing if my golden can get her CCA when she's mature, but since she's never been stacked, she seems a little downhill. But I feel like getting her rear legs positioned correctly should fix that.
But then it raises the question for me of, if she is downhill when not stacked, but is "good" when stacked, is that a bad/inaccurate representation of her actual structure? Why are the perpendicular pasterns the standard stacking pose for most breeds?
These 2 are so cute and sweet but the poop. The pee isnt so bad but they just keep. Walking in and smearing their poop. And tearing up the potty pads. At least theyre not eating it I guess? I've had them for about 2 weeks now and they're leaving Thursday. I'm just so ready for a break from the constant cleaning and I think after my vacation this next week I'll probably do kittens next just to take a puppy break.
