Keep taking her out hunting,have another dog along so she can watch you guys hunting.She should come around in time..

Play a little fetch with some scented dummies to get her back to thinking about the fun, then introduce the sound of your gun towards the end of play time while throwing the dummy. She will shake it when the fun starts.

fetching is not her strong suit! She runs a great pattern hunts close and points but rarely will she pick anything up... my next dog will be a Lab to much bullcrap with wirehairs!

there are some fine wire hairs out there.  They are not my favorite but don't condem the breed.  Buckmaster this is what i would do.  Take the dog to a short cut grass field, take a clip wing pigeon toss the pigeon for the dog.  Let the dog play with the bird a bit.  After about the 3rd toss fire your blank pistol.  That should fix it

if this does not work, pm me and we will discuss some other options. 

ty pinto i will try that

take her out and actually shoot something that she has kicked up.  give her the love of hunting back.

Maddog,

Was'nt your lab gun shy the 1st year? I think you fixed the problem did'nt ya?

Yep.  Mine took about a year to train.  He was really into retrieving so that helps.  Live birds with wings clipped will help him get excited about it as well.  First thing to do is make lots of noise while feeding them.  Bouncing balls, smacking two 2x4 together (watch out for your fingers)  Then I bought a dummy launcher.  he was scared and healed about 10 or 20 yards behind me but within a couple weeks he was right beside me and ready to hunt.  First time out he got on a bird and I smoked it.  Problem solved.

Don't worry about the not picking up,my lab wouldn't  until she was 3. She would always go find the bird but would not retrieve. Said fetch -it-up like with the training dummies,and started walking away. Turned around and dog was at my heels with bird

some kids went into my yard and lite firecrakers off in my pups kennel now the smell of any gunpowder makes her run cap guns empty shells     I've never shot around her yet shes 9 months old any ideas how to fix this one. any help is welcome.

I know that is the thing lots of people say but I could not disagree more.  It is that sharp noise that gets them IMO.  Again I think dull loud sounds.... bouncing a basketball when they are eating...... when they get used to that move on to something else.  All dogs like treats... after you make a loud sound and he stays give him a treat. 

I think you will have to find something your dog likes to retrieve, my youngest dog likes to retrieve a half chewed up deer antler.  my other dog like the dummy bird.  My young one will only pick up the dummy birds and bring it part way back.  She will bring the antler all the way to me so may be just finding something she likes, maybe a tennisball. 

I had a dog a few years back that was hunting well until one day after a few other hunts and shots she was behind a friend when she fired at a pheasant and then my dog headed for the truck.  after that every time we got to a field she would walk in about 25 yards then turn and run back to the truck.  took her back to the house and worked with a dummy bird, got her going with that then took out the .22 hand gun and started firing that and just loving on her when she brought the bird back.  after a few days of that she was ready to hunt again. 

Make your dog love birds, the wing clipped pigeon idea is great.  Let the dog play with the bird.  Get FAR away and start with 22 or starter pistol.  Repeat this often moving closer with .22 as time goes on.  The dog needs to associate the sound of gun fire with a bird that they instinctively will go crazy for. Patience here is the key, this could be a long process until you introduce a shotgun.  Taking the dog hunting and letting hear loud shotgun reports may not do anything but make this worse.  I would avoid that.  The bird association and gun fire is key. good luck

thanks guys I don't plan on hunting her this year because of her shyness. she seems a lot better when she is around my brothers dog not as much of a chicken. thanks again for your input.

iieyes i would hunt the dog, losing a season of wild bird experience would be a mistake.  Hunt the dog and working pup on pointing, backing, and covering the field.  DON"T shoot any birds over her, then next spring use the same method i suggested to buckmaster.  Pm me if you have any questions

Lots of loud music ---- tons !!!!!  Preferably METAL  ---I cant say this enough --- when they are young --- you need to be loud loud loud loud ----kids are the best friends to gunshyness --- my shorthair luvs the 4th of july --- she is dancing in the street and has a smile on her a mile wide tail is wagging ---- WHY - cus she thinks its huntin time.     Dont hunt with buddies --- just u and her until you get this thing fixed.