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I wasn't allowed to go hunting until I was 10 or so. I always expressed interest in going. My dad mainly deer hunted and I was always opening the tailgate when he got home to see what he shot. He butchered his own deer so I helped with what I could and did some packaging etc. The first bird hunt I w...

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Im in. Thanks for the opportunity Doc!

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Northwest of Devils Lake.

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Congrats on the good hunt! I'm heading out to ND for sharptail this weekend, what shot were you using?

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I was in my sophomore biology class in high school. We spent the rest of the day glued to the TV.

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I'm in the same boat... 25 trying to make ends meet with student loans. Married so that makes decisions a bit tougher to drop cash on hunting/training. I feel like I have waaay too many hobbies. Avid deer hunter, went elk hunting in CO last fall, get a couple fishing trips in the summer, BWCA canoei...

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Sharptail hunt in ND September 14th.

Grouse opens in MN the 17th

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I had pronghorns that failed within a year. Water comes right in and I called and they wouldn't replace them because it was just after a year since purchase. If you are going Danner, stay with the boots made in the US.

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Congrats!

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Congrats! Great looking dogs!

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Sure sounds like fun! Might have to head out there one year and give it a try. This coming from a flatlander... I guess I like challenges!

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Sure is a nice looking boy. I'm partial to the white with big spots.

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I was up in Bemidji in the beginning of August and took an hour walk through the woods and saw 3. They were all together but last year I probably kicked up 5-10 each day I went.

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I spoke with a tri-tronics rep at the game fair this weekend and he said they haven't had any complaints with it so far. You have to change the settings on the actual beeper for what mode you want it but you can locate as long as its turned on.

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Similar discussion going on in my household right now although I have a 16 month old shorthair right now. I really don't think I will "win" this argument/debate. Seems more realistic to spread out getting another dog for a year or two so they don't grow old at the same time.

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Stella is 16 months old and 55 lbs and is in good shape

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Few things going on with my 15 month old shorthair and I'm not sure if they are related or not and if a visit to the vet is needed. This is my first dog so i'm not all sure what is normal. She had her first heat cycle start beginning of June. I think she quit bleeding around the last week of June. H...

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Sure like the markings on those pups!

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My in-laws are pretty good. Funny thing is, they have 2 labs that aren't allowed in the house. When we go visit, they insist that we have Stella inside and she gets a lot of attention from them. They absolutely love her. All of this coming from my FIL who thought I was crazy to get a run-off shortha...

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Does anyone give the leptospirosis vaccine? I've heard conflicting thoughts on it and wondering what everyone does. I have given it to my dog for the first year and its been an individual shot given at the same time as the 5-way. Also, if you do give it, why not just give them the 7-way that has lep...

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A buddy of mine bred his female to Hook. She is all business on birds and real calm around the house. Lots of run, style, point.

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My dog is in her kennel a good 10 hrs a day and rarely goes in her run. She did more as a pup but hasn't in a long time. One less thing to clean up on a daily basis.

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Does anyone have the new beeper? How does it compare with the old one? How does it compare with the Dogtra 2500 T&B beeper?

Thanks

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I have a year old gsp. She was all play with any dog around and even so in the field for the first 6 months or so. Once I got her exposed to plenty of birds, they forget about the other dog and go about their business. Funny thing is that now my parents have a 4 month old shorthair and the tables ha...

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I have been doing a lot of training lately and got a few pics this last weekend so I thought I would share. Stella is 2 weeks shy of a year old and she is performing beyond my expectations as a first time trainer. We were dealing with some retrieve issues but shes doing pretty good now and she is ho...

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My 7 month old gsp caught a rooster in ND this year. I was shocked. We went into this tree row and she locked up, I was suprised, looked on the ground in front of her and I saw tail feathers sticking out of some cover. We had a few inches of snow so the rooster was clearly visible. I kicked around i...

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Count me in!

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it is a filson hat. I really like it so far. its wool lined on the inside so it provides some warmth and you can either have it up and not covering your ears or pull it down. I've used it in the teens and high wind and it keeps my head warm

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Haven't posted lately so I figured I would give an update. Stella is just over 7 months old now and doing great. My wife and I are really enjoying having her around. She can even hunt a little bit too. I went out to ND a couple of weeks ago with a buddy and 2 of his dogs, a shorthair who is about 18...

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I've got a 5 month old gsp and she just doesn't get her tail up when she points birds, never has since the day I picked her up. I know she has the potential to have a high tail because she carries it real high when retrieving with toys/birds. I realize its not that big of a deal and I'm hoping she g...

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I have a 16 week old pup and I've work on recall 1-2 times a day for 5-10 minutes. We do this in the yard or in the street with a leash on and I'm struggling to make much progress. I give her a piece of food when she comes and pet her with a "good girl". Some days definitely go better than others bu...

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My wife is reading it. She seems to really like them so far.

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We had a week of diarrhea and took in a stool sample, this was 2 weeks ago. Didn't find Giardia but found she had Campylobactor (bacteria) and Clostridium (from what I understand, it is basically inflamation of the large intestine). The vet perscribed Tylan for the Campylobactor and Metronidazole fo...

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I was on vacation last week at a family cabin in Bemidji MN. We had a great time and Stella had some great experiences and probably the time of her life. SHe is 16 wks old today. We went on daily walks through the woods and Stella got her first wild grouse point, went on pontoon and canoe rides, pla...

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I'm a beginner so forgive me but is the petdophilus and the Bac Pak Plus two seperate things? Would I only do one method at a time?

Is the Panacur really needed? She has had 2 stool samples and they didn't say anything about worms.

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I have thought about changing feed but I figure it will take a week or so to figure out if that helps at all. We did cook up some rice last night and added that last night and this morning. She was kind of a finicky eater, would get distracted and not eat but she is much more focused now. Takes arou...

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I posted a while back about my new pup having Giardia and Coccidia. I medicated her for a week per the vets reccomendations. I was given Albon for the Coccidia and Metronidazole for the Giardia. A couple days after the medication was done, she had some more blood in her stool so we brought it in for...

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Stella is 9.5 weeks old now and I figured everyone likes pictures so here are a few in the backyard and in the field http://i974.photobucket.com/albums/ae227/mikr0007/P6231516.jpg http://i974.photobucket.com/albums/ae227/mikr0007/P6231517.jpg http://i974.photobucket.com/albums/ae227/mikr0007/P623152...

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After a couple of days of corrections from both my wife and I, Stella is behaving a lot better. I guess I just didn't expect the "testing" to come so quick. We tried a couple different techniques. The two we had luck with is holding her behind the head and put two fingers in her mouth until she pull...

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She is 8.5 weeks old. We have had her for a little over a week.

Ptr - I am encouraging my wife to be more forceful with the pup because she lets her get away with too much.

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Sorry for the long post, this is my first pup and I have a few issues I'm looking for help on. We picked up our pup last saturday and she's doing really well so far but have a couple of issues. 1) Within the last couple days, I feel that she is starting to test our dominance and she has been nipping...

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thats what I've been reading. Are any of these serious? Or are they easily treated? we have to take her in at 12, earliest I could get into the vet.

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Thanks for the replies. I think I'll just do 3 rounds after doing some more research. I also think i'm going to do what Greg recommended and wait until shes older to start Ivermectin. My poor pup had some blood in her stool last night 3 different times so we took a stool sample in and shes got spiro...

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I'm trying to figure out what my pup needs for shots etc. I have talked to a few vets and would like some advice. This is my first pup so its a learning experience. She is 8 wks old and had a round of shots at 6 wks. How many more sets does she need? The vets I talked to are recommending 3 more at 3...

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We picked up our pup Stella Saturday morning. Here is a pic of the new family http://i974.photobucket.com/albums/ae227/mikr0007/P6121155.jpg She did great on the ride home. My wife had her in her lap for about half the ride and Stella just slept. Stopped to see some friends and then she was in the c...

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Pntr - She actually has that liver spot on her butt and both legs, just not quite as much on the left

BigShooter - I'm sure you would like to see that pic haha. It should be interesting and hopefully it won't be too bad.

We are getting her from Willow Creek Kennels

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My wife and I went and visited a litter we are getting a female from. They are 4.5 weeks old and will be picking her up on June 12th. There are 3 females, we have first pick and are leaning towards the liver/white pup. This is my first time posting pics so I hope it works. http://i974.photobucket.co...

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How do you upload a photo as an attachment?

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Test:

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gpblitz - Do you like the size of them? Would you venture the buy the bigger one if you were going to buy another one? Do your dogs seem comfortable being in them for longer periods of time?

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