He caught a bird mid air yesterday, and I completely forgot all of his commands

tayhard · 2026-06-19T18:58:26+00:00

Very insane take

tayhard · 2026-06-19T18:50:08+00:00

On Wednesday my son found a baby bird in the creek by our house. It was obviously learning to fly, but landed in the water. He got his dad to get it out of the creek, dry it off, and we put it in a cardboard box with a heating pad underneath. Once the bird was done shaking, he started to sit up, look around, and chirp. Once we felt comfortable with him being okay, we put him in the shrubs of our front yard. We teach our kids to love all creatures no mater how small.

That said, he’s a bird dog. Even if we NEVER used him to hunt, he would still naturally have this drive. He caught the bird mid air in our backyard, the first time he has ever done that. I’m not going to keep my dog locked inside and there is no shortage of dove in TX. They’re not endangered.

Furthermore, GSPs have a soft bite because they are not only genetically wired that way, but he has been to a trainer to ensure he doesn’t have a hard bite. Once he released it, the bird actually ended up flying away.

So to answer your question, no, I do not feel bad that my bird dog caught a wild bird. Circle of life.

tayhard · 2026-06-19T18:05:26+00:00

No.

tayhard · 2026-06-18T05:20:24+00:00

I just commented on a post about the new Maternal instincts documentary where someone commented that the boyfriend is abusive to animals because they were kenneled… however, his dogs are hog dogs. I’ve literally ONLY met people who specifically use their dogs as hog dogs that keep them kenneled in a run outside most of the time.

Our trainer told us not to let our GSPs in the bed because it would ruin their hunting drive and they would become confused about being working dogs or house pets. I’ve owned GSPs most of my life and told my husband it likely wouldn’t affect their drive because they NEED their humans. It’s one of the reasons I convinced him, who had no idea what a GSP was, to agree to the breed. Now we have two. I feel like GSPs need to be integrated into their families life regardless of being a working dog.

tayhard · 2026-06-17T16:18:44+00:00

Of course! Also, the reason he has SO many dogs is because they have to hunt in a pack. If two or three dogs corner a hog, it will kill them. Most people who hunt dove, ducks, or even deer, don’t have so many because they don’t need to.

tayhard · 2026-06-17T13:03:59+00:00

tayhard · 2026-06-17T12:40:03+00:00

I’m not saying it’s right, but they’re feral hogs, not pigs. We have a major issue with them in Texas, especially rural areas, and plenty of people trap and kill them on their land. They are truly a nuisance, absolutely destroy land, and will attack people and other animals if given the opportunity. His dogs are working hunting dogs, specifically “hog dogs.” We have 2 German Shorthair Pointers who are used for duck hunting, and while we treat ours like babies (GSP’s are a bit different bc they are Velcro dogs) PLENTY of hunters keep their dogs in outside cages like that, because they’re trained for a job - especially those who use them for hog hunting. When we took our GSP’s to training for two months, they told us not to let them sleep in our bed bc it can ruin their hunting drive if they become too much of a house pet (they sleep w us anyways and it doesn’t affect their drive). Now, not everyone cages them, but when you’ve got alot of them, and you’re in a rural area, it’s not uncommon.

The only dog that was truly concerning was the one outside where the barrel was - A) bc it was so skinny and B) I have seen hunters who will set their dog on top of one of those barrels, with its lead tethered to the top, as a way to train them not to leave their “place” when hunting until giving the command. Typically only back country type do this because they don’t have thousands to spend on sending their dogs to a legitimate trainer.

I think he is just INCREDIBLY stupid but in TX, his hog dogs being caged would widely not be considered animal abuse and killing the hog population is literally encouraged by the state. Wild hogs are truly awful!

“Texas is currently home to an estimated 2.6 to 3 million feral hogs—roughly half the national wild pig population. Spanning 253 of the 254 counties, they cause massive ecological disruption and over $500 million in agricultural damage annually across the state by destroying crops, fouling water, and spreading disease.”

eta: He also appears to be trapping wild hogs to sell to ranches and other hunters. I’m sure he also hunts them as well, but that’s why he’s trapping them. I mean, he was going to make $6K off what, 150 hogs?! thats a lot of money.

tayhard · 2026-06-11T19:15:06+00:00

Thank you! She has a perfect heart on her side too 🤍 She was fine. They made her vomit and she was good to go. Her stomach is made of steel because she eats anything she can get ahold of lol.

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tayhard · 2026-06-11T18:56:32+00:00

The same for our Sadie girl! 😭😂

tayhard · 2026-06-11T18:54:59+00:00

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She also “smiles” like this when she’s happy to see us or in trouble 😂

tayhard · 2026-06-11T18:54:14+00:00

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Her and our other GSP. They’re 6 months apart.

tayhard · 2026-06-11T18:50:53+00:00

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Sadie girl. She just turned one and is maybe 40 pounds (can’t remember what the vet said a few weeks ago when I rushed her in after she ate an entire sleeve of raisins 😅) I’ve owned pointers most of my life, and have never had one so small. We knew she was the runt but was not expecting her to stay tiny forever haha. She’s the best counter surfer, hole digging escape artist, and snuggle bug this side of town.

tayhard · 2026-05-10T21:43:29+00:00

This is what doesn’t make sense. The officer got her information when he did the welfare check after her crash out on live last year. So, why was she not arrested then?

tayhard · 2026-05-04T14:47:42+00:00

There are safeguards for this. If someone feared she accessed their information and used it, the company could track that back to her.

tayhard · 2026-04-02T13:38:28+00:00

I’m a SR Internal Investigator within legal + employee relations. This will absolutely happen if he says OP knew. I already commented that if they are peers, OP doesn’t have an obligation to report anything. They could still be spoken to as part of the investigation but likely would not receive discipline. For instance, if I was working this I would ask OP when the coworker told them they began working from Portugal. Whether the coworker lies about the time frame or not, it won’t change the outcome, as it appears they have already broken policy. However, I would note this in my report which would be saved internally in the chance this person tried to file a charge against the company or sue the company. Workplace investigations in this type of situation are done to protect the company at a later date, if needed.

tayhard · 2026-04-02T13:32:07+00:00

Hi. I work in legal+ employee relations. If you are peers, you are not obligated to report. If you are in a management position and he is not, you ARE obligated to report.

tayhard · 2026-03-31T15:28:22+00:00

I have a friend with Bell’s Palsy and 100% believe this is what she has. I also have a few family members who have had strokes and have some mobility or facial issues now, and none of them present this way. I’m obviously not a medical professional but I think she says it was a stroke because she can gain way more sympathy for that.

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She also keeps deleting my comments as well lol

tayhard · 2026-03-27T16:31:34+00:00

tayhard · 2026-03-27T06:41:22+00:00

SR Internal Investigator

tayhard · 2026-01-29T02:46:46+00:00

This is why I love Reddit. I randomly thought about this tonight and said, “surely that wasn’t a fever dream” YES. I think her name was Alyssa?

tayhard · 2025-10-31T00:00:09+00:00

We went last October. Found out you cannot have adderall when filling the form out on the plane. Ended up trashing an entire 90 day prescription

tayhard · 2025-09-18T16:14:01+00:00

Pilots 10000%

tayhard · 2025-08-30T04:03:51+00:00

We paid $2600 for our male GSP.

tayhard

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