It's interesting to see how different the furnishings are between your two dogs. My pup will look just like her mom...very little furnishings on the head and a much more fine streamlined coat. Penny's siblings looked very similar to each other at 8 weeks and now look completely different from...
I could tell you both components of my bows and my guns, but only because it has taken me so long to feel confident with my gear. After years of switching out scopes, rests, rings, arrows, sights, releases, bow strings, bullets, etc...it has finally come together and I've settled on what works...
I also went to Tethrd one sticks and although not cheap, they are more than half the weight of what I was lugging around the woods prior. When you hunt public in marshy areas, every pound counts.
Had a 308 that would print 1.5-2" groups but the trigger was so stiff on it, I can't say that it was a real joy to shoot. Sold it long ago and really never looked back.
Four...two 22 lr's, a 270 win for stand hunting, and a 450 bushmaster AR-15 for deer drives. I've sold all the rest. Now shotguns...well that's an entirely different ball game.
I would use chukars before quail. If the chukars aren't real young birds, they should fly well. I agree that your obedience is the most important thing right now. I used a clicker when introducing all of the obedience cues, but there are lots of ways to go about it.
Oh, one more thing...if/when you decide to use live birds for training, whether you plant birds or use launchers, it has been my experience that quail, although cheaper, are not great fliers which increases the chances your dog will catch the bird which will then in turn hinder steadiness and...
I started e-collar training at about 6.5 months but only used vibrate. I really worked on retrieving training, whoa training, and recall before I even thought about the e-collar. When those fundamentals were set, then I started with place training and heeling. At 5 months, Penny, our Griff...
I also got my first Griff in April. She has been everything I hoped she would be. George D'Costa's book has been a really great resource. He has two...you probably want to get his first one...Tips and Tales. I've also looked at a lot of the Standing Stone Kennel videos on Youtube. This has...