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ROTTnBRITT

Im looking to attend a field trial or two this year, but Im having trouble finding any events. I just thought of it but I didnt look at AKC, i was looking on American Field.

Can someone help me out with finding some AF events close to North East Pa?

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How old? Does your lab come from hunting lines? What are you looking to train him for?

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Depends on the situation. If your looking at a litter that is not close to you and you can't see the parents work in the field, then I would want to see some titles up close in the pedigree. If I can visit and see the parents then I can make my desicion from that. But even still I like to see some t...

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Big Red by Jim Kjelgaard is a good one.

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ezzy333 wrote:
ROTTnBRITT wrote:Poulin Gain is the company. They do have a website.
I think it is Poulin Grain.

Ezzy

Yeh. I missed the "r"

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Poulin Gain is the company. They do have a website.

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You could have a personalized one done at skinit.

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I was wondering what everybodys thoughts are on pigeon color for dog training. Do you care what color they are? Does it matter if the dog is able to see them planted in the grass or whatever? I came a cross a website one time where this guy breeds for a certain two tone brown color (kind of looked l...

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Is a butterfly nose considered a genetic fault and should dogs with this trait not be bred?

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Since when can you use conibear traps on land in Pa? I thought they could only be used in water.

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Here is a link from the cover dog message board of the results
http://members3.boardhost.com/coverdog/ ... 96909.html

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Another good use of the kong is to fill it with canned dog food and freeze it. Keeps them busy for a few hours

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My dad got his red label in the early 80's. It has fixed barrels and red butt pad. I think he said he only paid like 500 for it new. He bought my brother and I red labels in the mid 90's and paid around $800 new. They have screw in chokes with black butt pad. Wouldnt be nice if prices were still the...

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I believe there was post last year about trapping weasels. If you Google weasel box trap you will find some easy traps to make and what to bait with for them. Not sure about mink. Set one of your traps at the hole they dug and wait?

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Yes, but he is not 100%. For example... he only chased 1 bumped bird out of 4 last weekend. I had him de-chased when he was younger. When I started working with him again with birds he was pretty timid, and had not style or intensity. So I got him chasing birds again to get him fired up. Since then ...

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He would stop.

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I've spent some time getting my britt steady this summer. He is 3 yr old and was coming along good as a pup but after his first year and a half I didn't have time to work with him to get him steady. Right now he will point and hold until I flush the bird when working with pigeons. This is done on th...

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Mine have done this a couple of times now. And it is always after they have been spooked by something. They usually come back in after a couple of days.

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Yes, I only used it during training. During a couple of my ususally unsucessful training sesions, when working him through the field, I stepped on the cord accidentaly and stopped him pretty hard. Im not sure if that has something to do with it. Yes, He is my first bird dog. He has been pretty forgi...

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Here is a pic of my Brittany on a bird last night. Ive learned alot through this whole process. After much frustration and some doubts, I thinks it finally coming together. This is his best point on the launchers. He didnt move one bit. I planted the birds in a new area, and ran him with out the CC....

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I haven't lost a pigeon all summer. I have lost 2 this week.
Could it be related to the hawks migrating?
Last fall I got my first pigeons and lost most of them to hawks. I had to get more this spring and pretty much start over.

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He is my thought. Correct me if this is not a good way to go about it. When working with a young dog, or a dog who has not had much exposure to birds, I think you should just stand back and watch. If the dog get to close pop the bird. If the dog points, keep your mouth shut and wait for the dog to m...

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Are the other Setter types not allowed AKC reg. like the reds?
Are most of the hunting/trial english setters and pointers registered with one or the other or both?

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If you have a litter of pups with the Dam/Sire registered with both organizations, and the Sire/Dam is only registered with one of the organizations are you restricted on who you can register with?

Is it possible to get a litter registered with AKC if only one of the parents are AKC?

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I started with putting the birds in a wire cage and setting in on the landing board. Leave it there for 30 mins or so, then would push them through the bobs to put them back in the loft. I did this a couple of times. Then aftet that I would place the birds on the landing board with out the cage and ...

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I don't see it on the schedule on the website. Where is it being held? Where can more info be found?

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I work in manufacturing. Making tools for the automotive and aerospace industry.

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I used the crate shake method with my Britt. Only had to do it a couple of times. I shook it pretty good the first time. Now all I need to do is give him a SShhhh. From the top of the stairs and he quits.

Good luck!

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My opinion is the buzz/tone is a better feature to have. I use it to recall my dog with out yelling or blowing a whistle. The beepers is also useful but I use it much less. With the field 90 I can use both options from my transmitter which is also nice. The beeper doesn't come with the field 90 pack...

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Thanks for the replies. It will be nice to have a place for bird work right behind the house. And my birds won't have to fly very far to get home.

We have finally got some rain here. It rained last night and most of the day today. Hope the Midwest gets a break. It sounds pretty bad.

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The field behind my house wasnt cut for hay this year and is pretty tall and thick. Im thinking about brush hogging it so I can use it for training.
How should I mow the field to be able to plant birds in? Im guessing strips would prolly be best.

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Pentax and Olympus have a camera that is waterproof up to so many feet, shock,dust,crush proof. My buddy has the pentax and was showing me some pics on it. Looked good to my eye. Had some cool features also. Personally I think I would want something like this for carrying in the field. Do you know ...

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Pentax and Olympus have a camera that is waterproof up to so many feet, shock,dust,crush proof.
My buddy has the pentax and was showing me some pics on it. Looked good to my eye. Had some cool features also.
Personally I think I would want something like this for carrying in the field.

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Google weasel trap. They are easy to make. Sound like the same idea as ibbowhunting posted. Good luck.

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What do some of you use for keeping your birds healthy? (free from worms,lice,mites, etc...)
There are some many products out there, its a little overwhelming.

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Is this something that you need to worry about with your loft?

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Droid incredible 2. I only use a computer at work and using the web is minimal.

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I have shot 1000's of round with my red label 12 in competition. Never had one problem with it. Its about 15 yrs old now. I don't carry it much when I hunt, I like to use a 20 for hunting.

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If the dog has been properly condition.ed to the e collar and has been taught commands and knows how to turn off the stimulation then I would consider using it for jumping on guess. Only as a reinforcement. He needs learn its not acceptable before you go shocking him. With the other two issues. He i...

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Prolly be a few weeks until I can get into a.specialist. I did a quick search on the scar tissue thing. I saw where they might be able to break up scar tissue with ultra.sound. If not have to get it surgically removed. I hope there is a fix for it anyways.

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Anyone have this done? Have you had any problems after the surgery? I had my knee done 12 yrs ago. I have never had full range of motion with it, but have never had any problems. Lately, if I dont keep moving it gets stiff and I limp around until it loosens up, and if I try to bend it past 90* its a...

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After spending somewhere around 10k at the animal hospital for 2 different dogs I looked into dog health care. But it just didn't seem like it was worth the premiums. If you need emergency care it would be worth it. But for yearly vet cost I wasn't going to pay for it. Im just gonna take a chance on...

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About the imprinting. If there is good cover and food I think the quail will stay where you release them. I took 30 quail to a 80 acre piece of property last Aug for training. Last week when I was over there I heard them calling and the neighbors told me they here them. While on the other hand. I ha...

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The breeder that my dog came from uses it. It sound like a logical program. Not sure if its a result of the program or it was just coincidence. At 8wk I took my pup to my parents. The house sits on a large pond, and my pup went down to the water started walking in and swam about 10 ft from shore and...

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Karen wrote:Thanks guys! I figured if I could make arrangements in less than an hour's time to get a puppy from Mississippi to NE PA, it's meant to be!

I would say so. Beautiful Pup!

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That sound pretty interesting. I have will have plenty of birds, so that wont be a problem. She is kinda funny about her retrieving. She loves to do it. And will retrieve a thrown object for 10-15 min straight. But...she will stop if you try and make her do it obediently. Sometimes I will get her to...

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You need to do some research: books , videos etc. It's hard to give a course on teaching a flushing breed on here. Very True. :) Im just looking the basic description of how a flushing dog works. Not a complete lesson. Ive never hunted behind a trained flusher. Will keeping the dog in shooting rang...

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We got our daughter a cocker pup for her birthday back in Aug. She has been a fun little dog so far. She was purchased from bench breeders and has a ped full of show champions. When she was 12 or so weeks old I went up to the quail pen and got a young bird out for her to play with. She loved every m...

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Might be a good use for a trail cam, if you have one to set up. Yeh, I could try that. I have 3 that I never use anymore. Havent deer hunted only a couple times since I bought my bird dog. I keep spending the money on an archery licence, muzzleloader tag, and doe tags, Thinking I might go out a cou...

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