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I've had all sorts of poultry and all my dogs know to leave them alone. That hasn't stopped the gun dogs from doing a good job on pheasants, quail, and dove. Their nose has no problem differentiating one from the other. They can also easily tell the difference between my ducks and geese and wild mal...

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That's a handsome pup. Just be aware that if you take the boldest pup, you are going to have the boldest pup, who is into everything non-stop and he will be a lot of work until you get him old enough that he settles a little bit.

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So many nice breeds of dogs to try, so little time and room. If you want to try a different breed, go for it. You aren't going to find anyone who says those aren't both good breeds of dog.

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Take a careful look at the Epagneul Briton. A dual purpose house pet/ gundog. Serious hunters who are out in the field and working the gun at a young age. Almost everyone who keeps them and hunts with them also has them as a beloved house pet and family dog. Smaller than your Vizsla and works in clo...

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That was a beautiful creature. Mother Nature isn't kind to her children who make serious mistakes and moving into a human dwelling and into a dog's bed is about as serious a mistake as a rattlesnake can make. I used to have a neighbor who would come and capture rattlesnakes and hold them safe until ...

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......They recommended that I get a more versatile breed......... Your setter will be fine. You do not need to change breeds. Possibly, we are having a vocabulary mismatch? I'm not quite sure what you are wanting to do. My bird dogs don't "track" game. They find the birds with air scenting, not tra...

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Adding this: I never actually see anyone out hunting birds with a gun dog. I know what they are using because I see what they write on line, their photos, and the videos on you tube. Bird hunting isn't like fishing where you are lucky to shove your way into a two foot space on the banks of a salmon ...

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Idaho, German Shorthairs by a mile, but I also see a lot of Labs that look like they are gun dog breeding (pointing Labs). I don't know if they are getting out into the field, but they are sure a lot of them riding around in pickup trucks. Since a lot of people hunt in this area, there is a pretty g...

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I don't know what the setter people recommend, but this is what I do while training a nice happy retrieve. When the dog gets to me, I don't take the object. I pull the dog in next to me, right into contact with my side, and pet and praise for a few seconds. Then I take the object, being careful to n...

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Live culture yogurt will fight a surface yeast infection, if you can keep it on there long enough. Athletes foot medication for fungus, but only if you can keep the dog from licking it.

Gold bond powder works pretty good on both.

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It is the middle of winter and egg laying and nesting slow way down when it is too cold outside to raise chicks.

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Training is very bonding for a dog. They love to have a leader to work for and work with. If you train, your dog will get closer to you. Fetch does not have to be a game for a dog,. He does not have to enjoy playing fetch in order to be an excellent gun dog. He can learn that "fetch" is a work thing...

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Reduce the number of hunters. He hunts with you, now start him hunting with just one other besides you. After he gets accustomed to two hunters, gradually increase the numbers. With just two of you, you should be able to agree upon who gets to shoot, so that there are not multiple guns blasting. Bui...

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This is one of those things where when you post it in public everyone wants to psychoanalyze the dog and they speak of behavior modification. (this is for a dog who has been raised to not bite and who understands that the food is mine, not his and he has it by my grace. For a dog I just bought, ther...

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The AKC titles show that the dog is capable of learning the basic activities that a bird dog will need to do and is capable of performing them under a bit of pressure.. For most hunters, if the dog points and fetches, that meets their hunting needs. If you want to enter the horse mounted field trial...

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There are a few breeders who field work all of their Clumbers. They are flushing spaniels so should not be hard to train and they naturally stick close and work fairly slowly, so good for a hunter who isn't rushing around. They tend to have nice personalities and to be good house dogs. Somewhere I'v...

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In the 1950s, I was 5 years old and distemper went through our neighborhood and killed every dog but ours. Our dog was the only dog vaccinated against distemper and I can still remember before the epidemic, the next door neighbor ridiculing my dad for wasting good money to get our dog vaccinated and...

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Lovely dog, great photos.

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An excellent idea to use a road kill porcupine. I wouldn't have thought of that on my own.

Thanks

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This is something I've never seen before and am hoping someone will recognize what it is. If this has happened to your dog and you know what caused it, please share. A month ago, the Bracco started vomiting at night, a lot of vomit. Then near dawn she threw up a bunch of blood. After that, she bounc...

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Change vets. Some vets have the magic touch and they have patience and a lot of interest in the dogs. Find a vet like that and she will work your dog through it. I find that sort of vet most often in the older vets, approaching retirement age. They were trained differently than the vets who are comi...

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They are flushing spaniels and you can take a spaniel out into the field with barely any training at all, and he will put up some birds for you, locate what you've shot, and more than likely fetch the bird back to somewhere in your vicinity, although no guarantee about the fetch or that your dog won...

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A good pair of Kings, young, healthy, and mated are worth about $10 each. Unless you are buying show birds, and you have no use for show birds. Kings are for raising squabs. They are extra big and are not strong flyers. They are not what you want for training dogs; they are what you raise if you wan...

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I don't see what difference it makes as long as she will go into the water and retrieve from the water. Leave it be, praise her for the retrieve and whatever the trainer did to frighten her will wear off as she gains confidence. I love that big water entry, but it isnt safe. Unless you are competiti...

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Have you checked craigslist? Around here the "wedding white dove" people have been out of work and are selling white homing pigeons cheap.

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Kings are meat birds and not strong flyers. For dog training, you need homing pigeons. You can get reject racing pigeons for not much money. They aren't fast enough to race, but they will home.... to their original coop. You will either be getting breeding stock or else young "squeakers" with their ...

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Freckles increase as the dog ages, which changes how their color looks. Usually lighter fur is sunburn, or happens just before they shed off the coat.

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She's a bird dog. Hunting comes first, you come second. You train her and at some point, the penny drops and she figures out that she needs you to go hunting and she will start to be more cooperative. Believe me, she will work for approval. She just isn't taking all of her attention off of her prima...

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Color makes no difference in how a dog works. A difference in pedigree might make a difference in how a dog works, but you are talking about pups from the same litter.

My suggestion is to train the heck out of your dog and then show your buddy up in the field.

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So just an umpire's whistle works well?

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What is a good whistle to invest it? New pup next week. I start recall and kennel the day he gets home and would like to start fetch and stop whistle a week or two after that. But, darn, I don't have a whistle in my box of stored gear. I had been using a whistle made from deer antler but I have no i...

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I sometimes see them used. No particular place, on any gun dog forum or facebook. I wouldn't normally buy something like that used and unknown, but if you can't get a new one, maybe that is the only option.

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I stumbled onto a rat hunt video by accident. But I thought it was interesting that the dogs locate the rats, kill the rats, and then fetch them to hand. Not really much different than what our gun dogs do for us... except for a Dutch Shepherd who cut out the middle man and deposited his dead rat in...

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I got a dog ramp made by Petsafe. It is sturdy, lightweight, and non-slip. A good product. It folds in half so it is easy to put into the car to be used away from home. The dog is completely offended by being told he has to use it. It hurts his feelings to be told he is getting old. However, I am in...

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Lots of people out there that believe they will hurt their dog's feelings if they don't allow the dog to do whatever it wants whenever it wants. They can pay $50 an hour to have the dog trained to come when called and it still won't come to them when they call it. It will mind the dog trainer, but h...

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Thanks Don. The dogs have a large selection of cushy beds in the house. I was looking for something for outside for the dog who likes to lay out in the sun and has chosen the best pee spot as his go-to sun bed. I'm hoping he will use the raised cot and cut out the stinky habit of sleeping in the dir...

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Is that the elbow? It looks like a capped elbow and that is sleeping on hard surfaces not diet. Still, the dog needs fat in the diet in order to have a good coat, so check the fat level of the diet. Do a lot of brushing to keep the dog clean instead of a bath. Sometimes rub the dog down with a damp ...

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I bought a Cooleroo dog cot from Jeffers. Size large 51"X31", cost $34.99. I had the idea to buy a cheap one to see if the dog would use it before I spent the money to get an expensive one. This thing is sturdy, The metal frame is heavy. For the price, I was expecting flimsy metal tubing. Fabric is ...

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Just curious. Do dogs like the retrieving dummies with the floppy head and tail that are supposed to look like a bird? Bigger than anything, no dog is tricked into thinking that is a bird. Is the "bird" look a thing to appeal to the dog owner or do the dogs really like to fetch those. Yeah, I saw th...

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I just checked. Lots of pigeons for sale on the Seattle Craigslist and some of them listed as "for dog training".

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Tail carriage is inherited and you aren't going to do much to change that. Possibly with some patient clicker training, you could teach the dog to hold the tail up straight, but that won't carry over into the field. The dog won't be thinking about his tail when he is pointing a bird. Does it really ...

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I've never seen any difference with house training between the sexes. Difference in house training comes from how the pup was raised in the first home. Pups raised indoors with easy access to outdoors will be almost fully house trained when they go to their new home. Pups raised indoors with no acce...

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Just because I am curious: Which do all of you prefer? A dog or a bitch to hunt with? I ask because I notice in most of the ads for gun dog pups, only males are left available. I'm getting a Breton and, late to the party, I still get first pick male. In my mind, it takes a lot of organizing to put t...

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Do you want to buy one-use pigeons or do you want to put in a coop and keep homing pigeons? If no one here on gun dog Forum has a source they can recommend, I don't know what is in your area, but for myself I just checked on Craigslist and also did a google for homing pigeons for sale near (my town)...

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Your dog is a real cutie, but is not breeding material. Get her into the vet and get her spayed right now. She can be spayed while she is pregnant if you do it really early. She will be more fun for you as a pet after she is spayed and you no longer have to worry about keeping her locked away, espec...

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Bracco.

Although maybe bigger than you want. You get the short coat, the easy to train, and the good family house dog.

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It's been long enough that the OP is probably in the market again.

If you want to waterfowl and like spaniels, don't forget the Boykin Spaniel.

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Who is currently making and selling a sturdy indestructible dog lounging bed for outdoor kennel use? You know, the canvas sling on a sturdy metal framework.

One that won't collapse when a big dog leaps on it going at speed, and one that can't be ripped apart in rough play.

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My answer never posted on the versatile dog forum, so I will answer just the same here. I would be cautious about any breeder who was deliberately breeding dogs that were outside the breed standard. Breeders who are serious about their breed are working hard to keep their dogs in the standard. You a...

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There is no way to tell what that is by looking at that photo. Cheat grass doesn't normally leave a bare spot. Did it feel like cheat grass when you pulled it off, sort of dry and hairy feeling and rather rough? More likely is was a small scab if it left a bare spot. Could have been a tick. My recom...

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