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by luvmydogs
Mon Oct 01, 2012 9:24 am
Forum: Training
Topic: Words of Wisdom
Replies: 205
Views: 363462

Re: Words of Wisdom

I remember these words I was given by the guy we bought our first bird dog from. We were rookies and the dog was a very good 6-year old hunter (still is). He said "If she's not hunting right, then you're doing something wrong." Sometimes you have to trust your dog.
by luvmydogs
Mon Oct 01, 2012 9:18 am
Forum: Training
Topic: Correcting dog hunting for itself
Replies: 4
Views: 1740

Re: Correcting dog hunting for itself

I too would recommend your dog wear a beeper or a bell so you can be assured where your dog is. I use a bell simply because I can't tolerate the tone of the beeper. Also, make sure your dog isn't running deer in that 15-30 minute absence. With deer hunting season started here in Michigan a dog runni...
by luvmydogs
Tue Sep 25, 2012 7:37 am
Forum: Hunting
Topic: Boots
Replies: 5
Views: 3042

Re: Boots

My husband loves and swears by the Cabelas 15" Pinnacle hunting boot. It zips up the front. He has multiple pairs with different degrees of insulation. They are Gore-Tex scent lock. They have a great warranty. One pair lost it's waterproofness (such a word??) after about a year and they gave him a b...
by luvmydogs
Tue Sep 25, 2012 7:14 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Runt
Replies: 12
Views: 4851

Re: Runt

Take the runt! I always have a soft spot for the runt (as long as it's healthy). Actually, it's more important that it's personality is what you are looking for. Sometimes they are the runt because they have a calmer/gentler personality and don't fight to get to the food as much as the others. Not a...
by luvmydogs
Mon Sep 24, 2012 9:31 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Wife MADE me do it!!!
Replies: 22
Views: 9989

Re: Wife MADE me do it!!!

Hope you can work on the side by side. We can't live without ours. We have two and my husband and I fight over who gets the one with tires (versus the one with tracks, which we need for the wetlands). We use ours daily. Used to have four-wheelers but the quality time spent together in the sxs is bet...
by luvmydogs
Fri Sep 21, 2012 9:42 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Llewellin or Britt ?
Replies: 16
Views: 5403

Re: Llewellin or Britt ?

I suggest you get one of each and post back in a year or so to let us know how it went. Just kidding. I am a Llewellin owner and agree with just about everything that has been said about them here. I wouldn't have believed or said it until I got my own, but I believe the true Llewellin has the hunti...
by luvmydogs
Fri Sep 21, 2012 8:32 am
Forum: Training
Topic: I need to make a decision ASAP
Replies: 31
Views: 10834

Re: I need to make a decision ASAP

You are asking for opinions, so here is mine. I would bring your dog home and work with it yourself. What are your goals for the dog? Do you want a hunting buddy and will you be mostly preserve hunting? If so, work it yourself on your local preserve. If you want to compete with this dog, you may wan...
by luvmydogs
Wed Sep 19, 2012 9:26 am
Forum: Training
Topic: EXTREMELY gun shy! please help
Replies: 23
Views: 6640

Re: EXTREMELY gun shy! please help

Hi. I am new to this site but can give my personal experience. We have one dog that is extremely gun shy. If you even go into the room where we keep our guns, she runs and hides in the bedroom. That is until she realizes bird hunting is involved, then she doesn't even realize there is a gun being ca...
by luvmydogs
Wed Sep 19, 2012 8:32 am
Forum: Please Welcome New Members - Introduce Yourself Here!
Topic: Hello from Michigan
Replies: 1
Views: 627

Hello from Michigan

Hi All, I am a new member from southwest Michigan. My husband and I own a hunting preserve where we offer whitetail deer and pheasant hunts. We started the preserve about 4 years ago. I am 42, my husband 45 and we have a 19-year old son who lives at our hunting lodge down the street. We own 4 dogs: ...
by luvmydogs
Mon Sep 17, 2012 6:31 am
Forum: Health and Nutrition
Topic: Canine Red Cell Supplement- any feedback?
Replies: 3
Views: 1517

Re: Canine Red Cell Supplement- any feedback?

MikeB- thanks for the suggestion. I am currently feeding Purina One lamb and rice. I had them on Purina ProPlan Performance but they apparently didn't like the taste enough because I couldn't get them to eat much and they got skinnier. They like the Purina One and my male English Setter eats about 4...
by luvmydogs
Fri Sep 14, 2012 9:44 am
Forum: Health and Nutrition
Topic: Canine Red Cell Supplement- any feedback?
Replies: 3
Views: 1517

Canine Red Cell Supplement- any feedback?

Has anyone used Canine Red Cell supplement? I am trying to find a way to get more weight on my young dogs (1 1/2 yrs old). They get as much quality dog food as they want and are both still very thin. I was thinking of trying this Canine Red Cell. Let me know if you have any good or bad experience wi...