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- Tue Aug 13, 2013 8:51 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: 4 yr old GSP- defiant/aggressive behavior
- Replies: 49
- Views: 20645
Re: 4 yr old GSP- defiant/aggressive behavior
Not sure I'd shoot a dog either, especially on my own behalf...guess if it got that out of control more than once maybe and certainly if he went freaking Cujo on my a$$. Attacking somebody else..ESPECIALLY a child..in a heart beat. A dog genuinely attacking my dog having not been provoked by my dog...
- Tue Aug 13, 2013 12:10 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: 4 yr old GSP- defiant/aggressive behavior
- Replies: 49
- Views: 20645
Re: 4 yr old GSP- defiant/aggressive behavior
Get some professional help. These things escalate quickly on the internet. Most aggression with dogs in general is not primarily dominance related, "aggression" as described is usually not needed in the dog world. This aggression is possessive and place, and had you identified it early on when the ...
- Mon Aug 12, 2013 8:36 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: 4 yr old GSP- defiant/aggressive behavior
- Replies: 49
- Views: 20645
Re: 4 yr old GSP- defiant/aggressive behavior
I appreciate everyone's advice thus far. I only have the e-collar on him when we hunt or when I let him off leash in the park, etc. As far as going back and forth to my mom's... It isn't that often. Maybe once every week or two. I lived there for a while with him, s he loves going over there. But pe...
- Mon Aug 12, 2013 1:26 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: 4 yr old GSP- defiant/aggressive behavior
- Replies: 49
- Views: 20645
Re: 4 yr old GSP- defiant/aggressive behavior
Perhaps I should be more clear.... This is not an every day occurrence. He is being a brat and I am looking for pointers as to how to break him of it. I will make sure there aren't any health issues, but I will not even think about putting this dog down.
- Mon Aug 12, 2013 12:45 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: 4 yr old GSP- defiant/aggressive behavior
- Replies: 49
- Views: 20645
Re: 4 yr old GSP- defiant/aggressive behavior
Giving him away or kenneling him outside is not going to happen. Would using his e-collar outside/inside be effective? Leave it on him all the time and work with him on obedience on a consistent basis with his e-collar as reinforcement? This would present a control tactic if he decides to get cranky...
- Mon Aug 12, 2013 11:33 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: 4 yr old GSP- defiant/aggressive behavior
- Replies: 49
- Views: 20645
Re: 4 yr old GSP- defiant/aggressive behavior
I could easily recreate the situation. It happens when he really doesn't want to do something (go outside) or when he is protecting something (toy in his mouth, his bed, etc.) It is confusing because before 6-8 months ago, he never did anything like this. I do take him to day care 3 times a week and...
- Mon Aug 12, 2013 6:37 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: 4 yr old GSP- defiant/aggressive behavior
- Replies: 49
- Views: 20645
Re: 4 yr old GSP- defiant/aggressive behavior
It's not so much making me nervous as it does when he stays at my moms if I am out of town. It's like he is totally defiant and being a butt head when he doesn't get his way. I am not really sure how to take back control when he is doing it though. Under the kitchen table makes sense, but when he go...
- Sun Aug 11, 2013 9:43 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: 4 yr old GSP- defiant/aggressive behavior
- Replies: 49
- Views: 20645
4 yr old GSP- defiant/aggressive behavior
Hey all. I have a 4 year old GSP who has been showing serious defiance and agressive behavior over the past 6-8 months. 90% of the time, he is an angel. Over the course of the past couple of months, he has gotten really aggressive and defiant at specific times. Situations such as: when he doesn't wa...
- Fri Sep 28, 2012 12:30 pm
- Forum: Health and Nutrition
- Topic: Skin Lesions- Blastomycosis??
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1024
Skin Lesions- Blastomycosis??
Alright, so long story short... Went hunting last weekend in Schulenburg to shoot some dove. My 3 year old GSP was fine all week until Wednesday night I noticed he had a bump on his right shoulder. I moved the hair around and it looked like a little puncture wound or a sting mark. Since I live in an...
- Mon Dec 12, 2011 4:05 pm
- Forum: Health and Nutrition
- Topic: Food/Diarrhea Help
- Replies: 42
- Views: 10598
Re: Food/Diarrhea Help
Yessir, that is it. I may get a small bag and see how he likes it. Any experience with it?MikeB wrote:TXGSP,
Is this for food the vet recommended... http://products.royalcanin.us/products/ ... Animal=Dog
- Mon Dec 12, 2011 1:21 pm
- Forum: Health and Nutrition
- Topic: Food/Diarrhea Help
- Replies: 42
- Views: 10598
Re: Food/Diarrhea Help
I'm sure the vet's choice had NOTHING to do with the fact that RC reps have been pounding on clinic doors like crazy for the past couple of months. Even moreso if it was Banfield. RC and Hill's have been integrating therapeutic nutrition into their consumer side for a few months now and RC is about...
- Sun Dec 11, 2011 8:23 pm
- Forum: Health and Nutrition
- Topic: Food/Diarrhea Help
- Replies: 42
- Views: 10598
Re: Food/Diarrhea Help
I went ahead and went to the vet this evening to get a fecal test done. Everything was negative but she gave me some antibiotics to help clear anything up in his GI tract that the test didn't catch. Also gave me seem pills to help with the diarrhea and some flora to sprinkle on his food. She also sa...
- Sun Dec 11, 2011 1:46 pm
- Forum: Health and Nutrition
- Topic: Food/Diarrhea Help
- Replies: 42
- Views: 10598
Re: Food/Diarrhea Help
Should I run the dewormer, then start switching foods? Or do them simultaneously?
- Sun Dec 11, 2011 10:33 am
- Forum: Health and Nutrition
- Topic: Food/Diarrhea Help
- Replies: 42
- Views: 10598
Re: Food/Diarrhea Help
Okay so here is the update.... For several days after starting the yogurt and reducing the feed, he started doing better. His stools started to harden up. Now, its worse than its ever been. I am thinking he just doesn't agree with this food. Maybe he is allergic to something in it? I don't know. He ...
- Tue Dec 06, 2011 11:18 am
- Forum: Health and Nutrition
- Topic: Food/Diarrhea Help
- Replies: 42
- Views: 10598
Re: Food/Diarrhea Help
So far my GSP has done well with the reduction in food amount. He is hungry both times when he eats which is good. He obviously loves the yogurt in the food. His stools has started to harden up and have gotten better each day. Hopefully it continues! How long should I feed the yogurt for do yall thi...
- Fri Dec 02, 2011 8:54 pm
- Forum: Health and Nutrition
- Topic: Food/Diarrhea Help
- Replies: 42
- Views: 10598
Re: Food/Diarrhea Help
Okay so I fed him two cups tonight with some Activa mixed in. Hope it helps him out! Thanks yall.
- Fri Dec 02, 2011 11:57 am
- Forum: Health and Nutrition
- Topic: Food/Diarrhea Help
- Replies: 42
- Views: 10598
Re: Food/Diarrhea Help
txgsp, The question is how much are you feeding the dog per day? With the new Blue Buffalo food are you portion feeding or free feeding? I feed him 3 cups in the morning and 3 cups at night. He sometimes eats it all and sometimes doesn't. He's not around his food all day so it's not free feeding. M...
- Thu Dec 01, 2011 10:49 pm
- Forum: Health and Nutrition
- Topic: Food/Diarrhea Help
- Replies: 42
- Views: 10598
Food/Diarrhea Help
Hey guys.... So long story short, I have a 2 year old GSP. He's never been a huge eater, mainly grazes. Anyways, I fed him purina pro plan for a while but he never seemed to like it. He did at first but it seemed like he got tired of it. So after some investigation, I looked into feeding a higher qu...
- Wed Jun 22, 2011 10:12 pm
- Forum: Training
- Topic: TX GSP Training Question- Winter Kennels
- Replies: 1
- Views: 977
Re: TX GSP Training Question- Winter Kennels
On edit- send me a PM if you have any information about him. It would be much appreciated.
- Wed Jun 22, 2011 7:52 pm
- Forum: Training
- Topic: TX GSP Training Question- Winter Kennels
- Replies: 1
- Views: 977
TX GSP Training Question- Winter Kennels
Hey guys and gals, Has anyone heard or used Harlen Winter with Winter Kennels in Burnet, TX? I am thinking about sending Tucker there to be finished up before the season. He has been training for 46 years and over 2,800 dogs, so he is obviously experienced. He was also recommended to me by a well kn...
- Tue Mar 22, 2011 4:28 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Advice- a solid gun dog AND house pet
- Replies: 20
- Views: 6713
Re: Advice- a solid gun dog AND house pet
Thanks for all the good replies guys. I now know that doing some in-house obedience training will not have any negative effect on his hunting abilities. Time to get cracking I guess
- Mon Mar 21, 2011 10:13 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Advice- a solid gun dog AND house pet
- Replies: 20
- Views: 6713
Re: Advice- a solid gun dog AND house pet
Oh and also, he is absolutely crate trained already. At what age do GSP usually start calming down and hanging around the house without going nuts?
- Mon Mar 21, 2011 10:10 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Advice- a solid gun dog AND house pet
- Replies: 20
- Views: 6713
Re: Advice- a solid gun dog AND house pet
If the dog is a year and half old and full of restless energy around the house maybe he needs more exercise? From your tagline, you're going to school in Houston, and I know it can be tough to get a bird dog out in a big city like that. We used to take our Brittany over to the Rice Campus, but that...
- Mon Mar 21, 2011 9:40 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Advice- a solid gun dog AND house pet
- Replies: 20
- Views: 6713
Re: Advice- a solid gun dog AND house pet
Okay great, I just don't want to do anything to adversely affect his hunting obedience. Keep the advice comin'!
- Mon Mar 21, 2011 9:30 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Advice- a solid gun dog AND house pet
- Replies: 20
- Views: 6713
Advice- a solid gun dog AND house pet
Alright so I have a question.. My GSP is a year and half and I love him to death. My only complaint is that he is very high strung to the point where he won't even calm down when he is walking around the house. Always sniffing around, curious, etc. It doesn't really bother me but it is a nuisance fo...
- Mon Mar 07, 2011 11:04 pm
- Forum: Health and Nutrition
- Topic: limping gsp
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2054
Re: limping gsp
Check his nails too. My GSP got his nails clipped too short and then dug on some hard ground in my backyard. His nails were all the way down to the quick on two of his toes and he could hardly walk on his leg for over a week.
- Mon Mar 07, 2011 8:50 pm
- Forum: Training
- Topic: Pro Trainer in Texas?
- Replies: 23
- Views: 10633
Re: Pro Trainer in Texas?
I know I have suggested them to your before, but Anderson Ranch Gun Dogs in Decatur is where my Tucker got trained for 2 months. I think they did a great job and I will eventually send him back to finish him up.
- Thu Nov 25, 2010 9:56 pm
- Forum: Hunting
- Topic: First Hunt coming up with my GSP
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2684
Re: First Hunt coming up with my GSP
Sorry, when I said covey, I meant a group of quail bedded down together in a thick bush area. Didn't mean nesting area. My bad.
- Thu Nov 25, 2010 12:00 pm
- Forum: Hunting
- Topic: First Hunt coming up with my GSP
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2684
Re: First Hunt coming up with my GSP
I am really happy with how Tucker did this weekend. He pointed at least 10 birds and busted 2 coveys. He had a hard time though because the winds were 20+ mph, so he was having some trouble tracking exactly where the scent was. All in all, I am happy with how he did. I will post some pictures asap. ...
- Mon Nov 22, 2010 9:43 pm
- Forum: Hunting
- Topic: First Hunt coming up with my GSP
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2684
First Hunt coming up with my GSP
Hey y'all- I don't post much around here, kind of just read around and absorb all the knowledge. I am taking my GSP on our first hunt ever this Wednesday in Columbus, TX out at a hunting preserve. I know it won't be as good as wild birds, but I am really excited none the less. He was trained this su...
- Tue Aug 31, 2010 10:27 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Runt Of the Litter
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3187
Re: Runt Of the Litter
My GSP just turned one and he's only 48 lbs.
- Fri Jul 23, 2010 5:55 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Pointers on the couch???
- Replies: 22
- Views: 9269
Re: Pointers on the couch???
I always try to keep my GSP off the furniture, especially when I go home to my mom's house. He knows when to get off, however, he loves taking naps on my bed. I try to get him off and then he gives me this face.. How could I say no?
- Wed Jul 14, 2010 5:04 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: ice cubes
- Replies: 10
- Views: 5510
Re: ice cubes
My dog goes nuts for ice. If he hears you in the freezer, he goes crazy. Also if you shake ice in your cup, he will come right up to you and sit and stare at you.
- Wed Jun 30, 2010 3:47 pm
- Forum: Guns and Ammo
- Topic: Yildiz Shotgun
- Replies: 53
- Views: 50810
Re: Yildiz Shotgun
I have had the 12 ga. Yildiz since Christmas and love it. I have put 200 rounds through it and the only shells to hang the ejectors have been Remington. Winchester spent shells fly back about 12 feet. I haven't had any problems with my 20 ga. But seriously, the shell ejector is on steroids, so watc...
- Mon Jun 14, 2010 2:36 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: How big is your GSP?
- Replies: 29
- Views: 8825
Re: How big is your GSP?
I'm glad to hear that. My girlfriend just went out there this past weekend and visited him. They said he's doing well. I can't wait to get him back at the end of July.romeo212000 wrote:Depends on the line and the parents. You will be very pleased with them when Todd and Stacey are done with them.
- Mon Jun 14, 2010 10:07 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: How big is your GSP?
- Replies: 29
- Views: 8825
How big is your GSP?
Since I am in Spain studying abroad now, I have Tucker, my 9.5 month old GSP at Anderson Ranch Gun Dogs in Decatur, TX getting trained for the 2 months I'm gone. I was just thinking about how much he's grown, so now I'm curious.. How big is your GSP full grown? I think Tucker is at about 42 lbs. rig...
- Fri Jun 11, 2010 4:46 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Found Lost GSP, Calamus Iowa
- Replies: 13
- Views: 4969
Re: Found Lost GSP, Calamus Iowa
Hopefully the dog can find its way home. I found a chocolate lab in my yard 6 months ago and took her to the vet. They scanned her and called the family. Luckily the family was in town visiting and the dog had gotten out the night before. They were planning on leaving that day, but I was able to get...
- Thu Jun 10, 2010 3:31 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Another Snake Bite!
- Replies: 25
- Views: 10209
Re: Another Snake Bite!
Dang, sorry to hear about that. Hopefully he recovers quickly and glad yall caught it soon.
- Tue Jun 01, 2010 6:11 am
- Forum: Guns and Ammo
- Topic: looking for new guns
- Replies: 11
- Views: 6739
Re: looking for new guns
I have a Yildiz O/U 20 ga. and its awesome. Can't beat the price and the look..
Maybe check your local pawn shops. Sometimes they will get some nice shotguns in for pretty good prices.
Maybe check your local pawn shops. Sometimes they will get some nice shotguns in for pretty good prices.
- Mon May 31, 2010 4:00 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Pray for my Girls
- Replies: 41
- Views: 11648
Re: Pray for my Girls
Man, seeing your pups like that is terrible. I hope they have a speedy recovery and no other side effects... I can barely look at those pictures.
- Fri May 07, 2010 9:23 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Help... Dog won't put any weight on front leg
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3651
Re: Help... Dog won't put any weight on front leg
Dropped him by the vet this morning. Just irritation from his quick of his nails. He's already getting better. Just pain meds and time.
- Wed May 05, 2010 9:08 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Help... Dog won't put any weight on front leg
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3651
Re: Help... Dog won't put any weight on front leg
I may just take him in to the vet in the morning to be sure. Although, I must say that he's got the whole 3 legged running thing down haha
- Wed May 05, 2010 9:05 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Help... Dog won't put any weight on front leg
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3651
Re: Help... Dog won't put any weight on front leg
So yall don't think that it could just be the quick of his nail showing through??
- Wed May 05, 2010 11:36 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Help... Dog won't put any weight on front leg
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3651
Re: Help... Dog won't put any weight on front leg
The only time he really gets jumpy or reacts is when I touch the tips of his paws or squeeze the middle two toes. It seems like the tips are really sensitive on that paw.
Bending his elbow, etc. is not problem for him.
Bending his elbow, etc. is not problem for him.
- Wed May 05, 2010 10:05 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Help... Dog won't put any weight on front leg
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3651
Help... Dog won't put any weight on front leg
Alright so long story short, I got home last night and my 8 month old GSP wasn't putting any weight on his front left paw. He wasn't whining or sitting around sulking. He was kind of just going about his business and limping around everywhere. I am thinking it is one of two things: 1) he went to the...
- Sun May 02, 2010 11:20 pm
- Forum: Please Welcome New Members - Introduce Yourself Here!
- Topic: A little about you...
- Replies: 1099
- Views: 857987
Re: A little about you...
Well I'm a male and I'm 21 and from Houston but I go to school at TCU in Fort Worth. I mostly deer hunt, however, I love to dove hunt and now I'm going to start doing a lot more quail and pheasant since I got Tucker, my 8 month old German shorthair. I got him right before Christmas as a surprise pre...
- Sun Apr 18, 2010 7:30 pm
- Forum: Training
- Topic: Need help teaching "come", etc..
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2159
Re: Need help teaching "come", etc..
I actually made a mistake, I meant to say that I have him on a check cord, not lead. Its like he knows that he should listen with the check cord on him but as soon as it comes off, he knows that he can run off I won't be able to pull him in and get his attention...
- Sun Apr 18, 2010 4:36 pm
- Forum: Training
- Topic: Need help teaching "come", etc..
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2159
Need help teaching "come", etc..
Hey yall, Right now my GSP, Tucker, is 7.5 months old. He knows the general obedience commands but sometimes he just doesn't want to listen, especially on "come". I have been working with him on a lead and pulling him in when I give the command. When he's on the lead, he comes every time, even witho...
- Sun Mar 07, 2010 10:28 pm
- Forum: Training
- Topic: Help- dog barking at bushes/trees...
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1865
Re: Help- dog barking at bushes/trees...
I'm hoping its because he thinks there are birds in there/got some out of there. I probably need to trim the bushes anyways so I am going to go ahead and do that over spring break next week. I think he will eventually learn to stop when I tell him to. Maybe when he decides to listen to me and not ha...
- Sun Mar 07, 2010 11:39 am
- Forum: Training
- Topic: Help- dog barking at bushes/trees...
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1865
Re: Help- dog barking at bushes/trees...
Yeah I really don't understand his fascination with them. I really do think he does it to annoy me because he sits there and barks and as soon as I approach him, he runs off because he knows he shouldn't be doing it.
I'm close to just taking clippers to the bushes and pruning the heck out of them.
I'm close to just taking clippers to the bushes and pruning the heck out of them.