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- Sun May 14, 2023 8:38 pm
- Forum: Health and Nutrition
- Topic: Brittany Spaniel-Fuzzy Hair Coat
- Replies: 7
- Views: 5581
Re: Brittany Spaniel-Fuzzy Hair Coat
I have heard of the development of fuzzy haircoats in neutered or spayed dogs. All 3 of our Brittanies were spayed at 16 to 18 months of age, and two of them went from having flat, hard coats to fuzzballs. The other one kept her normal coat of hair. We have had 3 Springers, a GSP and a Lab and Golde...
- Mon Feb 20, 2023 9:47 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Do you always stay with the same breed?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 9727
Re: Do you always stay with the same breed?
The first dogs we hunted with were a Golden Retriever followed by two Brittanies. Then came a Lab, and another Britt. All great dogs. Just for a change, we got a GSP, and really liked her too. I ran all our pointing dogs in the NAVHDA system. Then as we got a little older, we changed to FBESS, and n...
- Thu Oct 27, 2022 8:49 pm
- Forum: Tributes to the Departed
- Topic: To all the good ones
- Replies: 18
- Views: 29939
Re: To all the good ones
Oh Sharon, I just saw this thread. So sorry to hear of your last dog passing. So many of us are getting to that stage, and we surely feel your pain. I think the idea of a service dog for you is a really good one, that is if you think you are up for it. Glad to hear that you will still be keeping us ...
- Sun Aug 28, 2022 8:28 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Syncing bird launchers
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4856
Re: Syncing bird launchers
We have an ancient set of two LCS launchers which stopped working. Of course, they are obsolete, but we were able to find a recreational remote control store (think remote control cars) whose staff were able to fix the transmitter for us. Really reasonable price and did it the same day (we showed th...
- Tue May 17, 2022 10:39 pm
- Forum: Health and Nutrition
- Topic: Tick control
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4258
Re: Tick control
Tick borne diseases are not something I would want to get. Neither me or my dogs want Lyme disease. I don't think I would take the chance that the vitamin B regimen would protect us, so I think I'll stick with proven pharmaceuticals. We use Bravecto for the dogs, and I use repellent spray with icari...
- Tue May 17, 2022 10:15 pm
- Forum: Training
- Topic: Rescued Boykin- 3-4 year old Male
- Replies: 9
- Views: 5748
Re: Rescued Boykin- 3-4 year old Male
I just saw this thread, and I am sorry you didn't get an answer to your question. I have hunted and trained both pointers and flushers, and I think that the George Hickox DVDs are excellent to get you started. You could go onto his website and order Training the Upland Retriever, as the training is ...
- Tue May 17, 2022 9:44 pm
- Forum: Training
- Topic: Recall worries during na test
- Replies: 13
- Views: 9569
Re: Recall worries during na test
Nice work. You must be so proud. Now go and have fun with your pup this summer so you will be ready for birds in the fall. Congratulations.
- Sat Apr 30, 2022 8:32 pm
- Forum: Training
- Topic: Harness for a hunting dog
- Replies: 10
- Views: 5627
Re: Harness for a hunting dog
That harness looks great. Have fun with your pup this summer!
- Wed Apr 20, 2022 8:45 pm
- Forum: Training
- Topic: Harness for a hunting dog
- Replies: 10
- Views: 5627
Re: Harness for a hunting dog
Thanks Sharon, it's always great to check in here. Thanks for moderating for us.
- Sun Apr 17, 2022 9:32 pm
- Forum: Training
- Topic: Harness for a hunting dog
- Replies: 10
- Views: 5627
Re: Harness for a hunting dog
Sorry, I also should have mentioned that www.unitedbloodtrackers.org also has a lot of info to get you started tracking and there are many training groups across the country that you could join. As well, at her young age, you could just use a 6' leash and flat collar on your dog for a few weeks unti...
- Sun Apr 17, 2022 9:21 pm
- Forum: Training
- Topic: Harness for a hunting dog
- Replies: 10
- Views: 5627
Re: Harness for a hunting dog
Maybe I can be of some help. I have done quite a bit of tracking training with my versatile dogs, and this is the equipment I have found useful. The 30' line should be something made of permatack or a similar product. I got mine from Palomine lines about 8 years ago. It is orange, 30' long with a br...
- Mon Nov 01, 2021 10:17 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: porcupine avoidance
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1904
Re: porcupine avoidance
I have used road kill porkies to do aversion training with all my dogs. It really works. If you are not in an area where porcupines live, then set it up in the area where you hunt. If you know someone there, get them to put a road kill porcupine in the freezer until you can get there. It only takes ...
Re: Retrieve
Join a retriever club or find a willing mentor. Watching how others train will help give you a visual picture of what to do. Otherwise, the DVDs recommended already are excellent, and you have gotten some very good advice already. Your dog is still young, and might need training to be more about sho...
- Sat May 08, 2021 8:21 am
- Forum: Training
- Topic: 5 month old GSP with biting problems
- Replies: 21
- Views: 5711
Re: 5 month old GSP with biting problems
A session with a pro who specializes in biting behaviour is going to be very helpful for you. Another thing to try is increasing her amount of exercise. I haven't seen you mention how many miles a day this pup is getting in the field, or doing bird work, or water work. Polmaise made a good point whe...
- Sat May 08, 2021 8:09 am
- Forum: Training
- Topic: Working tug/obedience with toys
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2832
- Sun May 02, 2021 10:30 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: No wheels on my wagon.
- Replies: 28
- Views: 10863
Re: No wheels on my wagon.
Bill, I am so sad to hear this news. Your advice here to others is always so useful and kindly given. I look forward to reading your posts when your name pops up, but this one has been tough to read. We send you peaceful strength, and you will be in our thoughts every day.
- Mon Mar 29, 2021 7:11 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Poor Breeder Contact
- Replies: 15
- Views: 6772
Re: Poor Breeder Contact
If that breeder was too busy to call you back when you wanted to give him money, just think what dealing with him would be like if you had a problem, and he already had the cash. Glad you found a pup from someone else.
- Wed Feb 17, 2021 9:49 pm
- Forum: Training
- Topic: English Setter Pup - Aggression or Not?
- Replies: 24
- Views: 7959
Re: English Setter Pup - Aggression or Not?
It sounds like you are making progress with your young pup. Here are a couple of thoughts to add to the excellent ideas already offered by others. A TIRED PUPPY IS A GOOD PUPPY. Wear that little sucker out by getting him outdoors to run and chase toys, bumpers etc. As well, MOST PUPS HAVE A PERIOD O...
- Wed Oct 07, 2020 8:35 pm
- Forum: Health and Nutrition
- Topic: BURR COMB
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5796
Re: BURR COMB
Try a groomer's supply outlet. I think that's where I got my steel comb.
- Wed Oct 07, 2020 8:32 pm
- Forum: Health and Nutrition
- Topic: BURR COMB
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5796
Re: BURR COMB
I have a steel comb with closely set teeth on one end, and more widely spaced teeth on the other end. I use Absorbine ShowSheen to detangle hair and release burrs, but I'm sure cowboy magic is fine as well. Either one applied before the hunt will keep most burrs from getting deeply set into the hair.
- Wed Sep 30, 2020 5:17 pm
- Forum: Health and Nutrition
- Topic: Masticatory Myositis
- Replies: 18
- Views: 9244
Re: Masticatory Myositis
What an ordeal for both you and the dog. It's so frustrating when the doctors don't really know what is causing the dog so much distress. Hope he can hang in there until they get it figured out.
- Wed Sep 30, 2020 5:08 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Hanging Game
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3134
Re: Hanging Game
I clean mine and let them age 4 to 6 days uncovered in the fridge. I think it makes the meat more tender.
- Wed Sep 30, 2020 5:05 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Our Beloved GSP Miranda
- Replies: 7
- Views: 7546
Re: Our Beloved GSP Miranda
What a wonderful tribute to a dog who brought you and your family so much joy. Sorry for your loss; it's so hard to see them go.
- Thu Sep 24, 2020 8:15 pm
- Forum: Health and Nutrition
- Topic: Masticatory Myositis
- Replies: 18
- Views: 9244
Re: Masticatory Myositis
Sharon, what was the outcome for your dog?
- Sun Sep 06, 2020 10:09 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: How many gun dogs?
- Replies: 21
- Views: 7480
Re: How many gun dogs?
Since you're committed to two dogs, stagger them. Five years apart is about right. That way you're never without a dog when one can't hunt anymore. This. We usually have 3 to 5 dogs at various ages, and they are spaced 2 to 4 years apart. At one time, we did get two pups only 16 months apart to get...
- Sat Aug 15, 2020 9:42 pm
- Forum: Product Ratings & Reviews
- Topic: Garmin service
- Replies: 4
- Views: 5699
Re: Garmin service
Just an update, we received a replacement transmitter 8 weeks to the day from when the service transaction began and Garmin got our money. In the meantime, we bought a Garmin (hate to admit it) Sport Pro transmitter which came with a collar and receiver. We linked it to the three collars we had been...
- Mon Aug 03, 2020 2:16 pm
- Forum: Off Topic Forum
- Topic: Gone too Soon
- Replies: 3
- Views: 6097
Re: Gone too Soon
Sharon, thanks for letting us know. I always looked forward to reading his posts on the forum. He seemed like a really good guy who loved his dogs and family and enjoyed the outdoors, and there will be a lot of people in his neighbourhood, workplace, and circle of family and friends who are saddened...
- Wed Jul 29, 2020 8:38 pm
- Forum: Product Ratings & Reviews
- Topic: Garmin service
- Replies: 4
- Views: 5699
Re: Garmin service
Glad you have had better luck than we are having. Sent our Pro 550 transmitter for replacement 5 weeks ago, and although they say it has been shipped, it has never arrived. They won"t send another one. I have 4 dogs in training this summer, and we are using the OLD relic Tritronics Pro 200 that we b...
- Sat Jul 18, 2020 9:17 pm
- Forum: Off Topic Forum
- Topic: I'll Never own Another
- Replies: 10
- Views: 10503
Re: I'll Never own Another
Thanks Sharon, so many of us have felt this way.
- Tue Jun 23, 2020 8:56 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: New member
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4038
Re: New member
Hello and welcome to the forum! It's great that you want to make hunting a family activity with your daughter. There is a lot of great help available here. Contact your local NAVHDA chapter and go to a training day to see what it's like. Ontario Grand River is your nearest one, I think. Friendly peo...
- Sun May 17, 2020 9:13 pm
- Forum: Training
- Topic: Cant get out of my own way
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4954
Re: Cant get out of my own way
Don't feel bad, we have ALL done the "Ooops, wrong button." drill. I finally put little coloured stick-on dots beside the launcher numbers on the transmitter, and then put corresponding coloured flag tape on the antenna and foliage at each of the traps. It really helped a lot, but I still screw it u...
- Wed Mar 18, 2020 10:43 pm
- Forum: Tributes to the Departed
- Topic: Goodbye Little Lady
- Replies: 18
- Views: 11934
Re: Goodbye Little Lady
Oh Sharon, I'm so very sorry for your loss. Little Lady lived a long and happy life with you, and you two had wonderful days together. She was a part of so many stories and training tips you related, we almost felt we knew her. Regards and condolences, marysburg
- Wed Jan 15, 2020 8:53 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Watershy Shorthair Help
- Replies: 23
- Views: 10341
Re: Watershy Shorthair Help
Years ago, we had a reluctant pup who was lured into thinking swimming was fun by my son who put on a wet suit and swam with the pup every day until she thought it was not a big deal. That pup ended up being a NAVHDA Utility Prize 1 twice (204, and 201 points). It's too cold to try that now, but whe...
- Thu Jan 02, 2020 7:25 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: My Favorite Christmas Present In Years
- Replies: 12
- Views: 5801
Re: My Favorite Christmas Present In Years
Wow. What a generous and beautiful gift. True friend.
- Sat Dec 14, 2019 9:17 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Trekmoor/Bill/Wullie
- Replies: 12
- Views: 6353
Re: Trekmoor/Bill/Wullie
You really are OOOR WULLIE. I always look forward to your comments here and learn from your sage advice. You and Polmaise give balance to so many discussions. We're pulling for you, and you are in our prayers.
- Thu Oct 31, 2019 10:28 pm
- Forum: Health and Nutrition
- Topic: Food Rotation Question
- Replies: 18
- Views: 10148
Re: Food Rotation Question
I'm with Shags, those teeny cans of cat food are irresistible for dogs and the more it stinks, the better they like it (fish dinner is best). We feed Nutrisource Super Performance to four dogs, and sometimes on the road they get too keyed up to eat. I split one of those little cans 4 ways and mix it...
- Thu Oct 31, 2019 9:50 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: 12 year old getting it done
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3485
Re: 12 year old getting it done
There is NOTHING like hunting with an old road warrior. We have a 12 year old Britt who likely is in her last season in the field. We give her short hunts on easy cover and although her stamina is not what is once was, she makes up for it in efficiency and smart use of wind and cover. Her last outin...
- Wed Aug 07, 2019 8:50 pm
- Forum: Health and Nutrition
- Topic: Old Dogs
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5833
Re: Old Dogs
Sharon, I'm dealing with an oldster who is needing a little extra to hold her weight. She is a 12 year old Brittany who is still going for field walks and can do light training and hunts, but her appetite is not enough to keep her at a good body condition. I've started to mix about a coffee spoon of...
- Wed Jun 12, 2019 9:57 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Budget Pigeon Loft Build
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4755
Re: Budget Pigeon Loft Build
Looks good, I think I'll print this so I can put it on file. Thanks for posting it all.
- Tue Jun 04, 2019 8:25 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Loft Plans
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4999
Re: Loft Plans
Excellent advice there. Build it bigger than you think you'll ever need, then make it bigger yet. Don't ever make it so small that you can't walk inside and swing a catch net. I toured another loft built by a very experienced racing pigeon fellow. He made plywood nest platforms 12" by 30" and didn't...
- Sun May 19, 2019 9:14 pm
- Forum: Tributes to the Departed
- Topic: Passing of Ezzy333 - Al Esger
- Replies: 17
- Views: 15820
Re: Passing of Ezzy333 - Al Esger
Sorry to hear this, I hope he went easy, and now he's with his dogs on the other side.
- Sun Apr 21, 2019 9:27 pm
- Forum: Hunting
- Topic: Woodcock help PLEASE
- Replies: 11
- Views: 9911
Re: Woodcock help PLEASE
Sharon, thanks for posting that excellent episode of Angler and Hunter TV. Great work by dogs, handlers and gunners, and so nice to see three generations all out together. Very interesting show.
- Sun Apr 21, 2019 8:55 pm
- Forum: Training
- Topic: Selling the concept
- Replies: 16
- Views: 5971
Re: Selling the concept
Polmaise, I have used launchers to good effect with pointers, but now I have a young Springer bitch and I wonder how I could use launchers to set up training sessions for her. We have an unlimited number of homing pigeons to use, but they are difficult to dizzy and plant for the flushing dog. Any sa...
- Sun Jan 20, 2019 9:09 pm
- Forum: Tributes to the Departed
- Topic: Thanks, Ezzy333
- Replies: 41
- Views: 33469
Re: Thanks, Ezzy333
Thanks for sharing your knowledge with us for all these years. Godspeed.
- Wed Dec 26, 2018 8:32 pm
- Forum: Health and Nutrition
- Topic: Pneumonia
- Replies: 11
- Views: 6324
Re: Pneumonia
I have had pneumonia twice. It's nothing to trifle with, and it took months to fully recover, although from the outside I wasn't coughing and probably looked fine. Think about your long term goals for this dog, and weigh the potential costs if you run the dog too soon.
- Fri Nov 16, 2018 11:14 pm
- Forum: Hunting
- Topic: Trust the Dog
- Replies: 9
- Views: 7028
Re: Trust the Dog
Very nice. Thanks for taking us along.
- Thu Sep 13, 2018 8:29 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Dog got sprayed by skunk
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2896
Re: Dog got sprayed by skunk
About 3 weeks ago, two of our dogs were out for the last pee before bed, and they surprised a skunk when they went into the long grass at the edge of the yard. One got it in the mouth and the other got it in the eye. They had yellow skunk juice dripping off their faces. I called our local vet, and s...
- Sat Aug 25, 2018 8:24 pm
- Forum: Health and Nutrition
- Topic: Dog drank pond water and has diarrhea
- Replies: 26
- Views: 21063
Re: Dog drank pond water and has diarrhea
Your story sounds very familiar to me. I have 4 gundogs at present, but only one has chronic gut issues. When she first got sick about 4 years ago, the vet put her on metronidazole, .......4 times in a row. The dog would be fine while on meds, but the diarrhea, loss of weight and appetite, and distr...
- Tue Aug 21, 2018 10:08 pm
- Forum: Training
- Topic: alpha vs 550 plus
- Replies: 11
- Views: 6133
Re: alpha vs 550 plus
The TT 200 is the first ecollar I started with. Since then, I have ploughed my way through 2 Sportdog systems, 2 G3 transmitters and now have a Garmin 550. Throughout the years, when the newer ecollar systems were out of service, I would charge the old TT 200, and work one dog at a time on that old ...
- Tue Aug 21, 2018 9:54 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Seat covers for pets?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 9524
Re: Seat covers for pets?
Mine ride in the back of the Expedition in crates. It cuts down on mud, and odours on the seats.