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PoorMansWrangler

I appreciate it! My rough land kennel also fits in the cab of the truck in the backseat, so worst case scenario I can just slide it in the cab if it gets warm. I prefer to keep him in the bed though, as he is not always the most patient passenger, and I can keep the inside of the truck a lot cleaner...

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Hey all, I was hoping to get some advice. With the heat of the summer starting to ramp up here in Ohio, it been quite warm. I have two options for transporting my dog in the bed of my truck, an aluminum two hole dog box (has a top storage box, and the front and rear vents) and I also have a large ru...

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This morning it was 6 degrees out and he seemed to do well in the kennel! I would like to try and figure out a way to make a roof/cover for it in case of heavy rain, as I would rather not have to drag the kennel in and out of the truck every time rain is in the forecast. I did coat the outside of th...

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Part of the reason I would like to try the kennel in the bed idea is because while he is a great bird hunter, he had quite the taste for fur to include skunks. Also, when I have his kennel in the truck bed, I lose my whole back seat, so I have no storage for guns, gear etc. Also, since the kennel ha...

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Hey guys, I have a 2 year old GSP, and he has always ridden in the back seat of my truck (crew cab dodge ram) in a ruff tuff kennel. I have been debating moving his kennel to the bed of my truck, and strapping in down using ratchet straps and a chain to prevent it from walking away. I already have a...

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Well, I haven’t gone back to check since it’s been super cold here, so it could be alive but he got it a couple times and gave it some mean shakes. I like possums for the most part, they seem to mind their own business but if I remember correctly they also are a big predator for ground nesting birds...

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I appreciate it everyone, he seems to be doing just fine! Yesterday was significantly warmer, so I am sure it had them out of their dens. I had him on the lead walking and next thing I know he jumped into a brush pile and cane out with this fella. Never a dull moment!

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Hey guys, This evening while on a walk my GSP has a run in with a possum, and it ended badly for the possum. I check the dog over, and didn’t see any bite marks or blood on him, and he is up to date on his rabies shot. Never had this happen before, should I be worried at all? Or just keep and eye on...

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I run one dog, and I use the Garmin Astro for the gps, and then I use a Garmin Sport Pro I believe for the e collar. I like haveing two collars, just in case of one collar dying or not working, I will have the other one as a backup. Whereas if I was only running the Alpha, if that collar malfunction...

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Typically between 7-9 mph, although I have seen my dog hit the 11-12 mph of occasions.

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Luckily it has cleared up already! He had a busy day today!

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Correction: first photo is his left ear which seems fine, the other two are his right ear with the bumps/rash

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Hi guys, just got done with a hunt with my yard old GSP. I was giving him a check after we got home, and I noticed these bumps/rash on his right year. Compared to his left ear, it is noticeable. Do you think this is something to worry about (vet) or could this be from running through the brush? Ther...

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One thing that seemed to help me was to throw a shirt that I had wore with my smell on it in the crate, and taking a metal water bottle and filling it with warm water. Other than that it’s the shaking the crate routine. Also, the saying that a tired dog is a good dog is true, and it certainly helped...

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Just wanted to post and update, we took him back out this weekend. For the most part it went well, he pointed 5 pheasant, and he bumped 2, both of which were runners. On the two he bumped, I was close enough to see he would go on point, the bird would move, and he would try to reposition himself and...

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Thanks for the advice all! Hoping to take him out later this weekend when conditions are better. I am going to try and make him stay a little closer as well so I can try and get a better view of what’s going on. Unfortunately today he was about 100 yards away, so I couldn’t quite tel. What would be ...

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Hi guys, I took my year old GSP out for a hunt this morning st a local preserve. While we came home with birds, it wasn’t what I had hoped for. The dog caught two chukar, and I shot a pheasant he had missed and ran past. It has rained here in Ohio on and off for the last two days, and it had rained ...

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Figures I would check back in with a update, the hunt went well I think! My main concern was keeping track of the dog, and the combo of the bell and the Astro made that easy. I purchased 5 birds in total, 3 chukar and two hen pheasants, and we went 1 for 5. Right off the bat he pointed one chukar an...

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Thank you for the advice I appreciate it! I forgot to mention that he has been on quail, and he has been shot over, this however will be myself and his first time hunting alone. Previously it had been me, the dog and a trainer, now it’s just us. He is certainly not timid at all it seems based on his...

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Thanks for the advice guys! I think I am going to maybe bump up to 2.5 the evening before, and .5 the morning before. The preserve has pheasants, quail, chuckar and Huns, so I think I am going to have them put out 5 quail and maybe a hen pheasant. I was cautioned to not put out a male pheasant for a...

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Hey guys, excited to say I am going on my first hunt this weekend with my GSP! I got his ecollar and god collar charged up, got the bell out today, got my bag packed and got the gun all ready. It will be a small hunt on a preserve, but I have high hopes! I just had a question on feeding him before a...

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Not sure what you mean by finish, but if you can explain it to me I will be more than happy to chime in.

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Just wanted to post a update. The pup is back home. I went and picked him up yesterday. I had the trainer put three quail out in the field, and she replied with it won’t matter he won’t hunt, but I wanted to see for myself. I put him on a 50ft check chord, helped him to the field and released him at...

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Just for some clarification, in your guys opinion has she done anything to improve my dog at all? I know 2 weeks is not a long time, and I have my own opinion. Has any of the techniques she has done has any legitimacy?

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Also, she mentioned when she would bring the dog down wind of the trap with the bird in it, he got scared by the trap when it sprung. I watched the Perfect Start and Finish Videos, and I realize every trainer has their own ways, but to me this didn’t seem like the correct way to introduce a pup to b...

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Morning everyone. The pup is out of Bonas Kennel, in Indiana and is from European lines. I called and spoke with the trainer yesterday, with some interesting conversations. The trainer said yesterday was the first time she felt Boone (my dog) had felt comfortable. She said he didn’t whine at all, an...

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After sleeping on it, I am going to bring him home Monday, sooner if I can. The trainer wants me to wait until Monday, mainly because she is going to hold a bird in front of him and see if he will chase it at least. Up to this point she had not done this, and had been planting them in a field. Defin...

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German shorthair pointer, 1 year old

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Not at all like him. I was borderline mean to him when we were breaking him from pulling on the lead, and he has gotten spanked or popped from me for acting up in the house. My thought is maybe because he is outside of his “home” kenneled outside, with a brand new trainer trying to boss him around, ...

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I am wondering if finding a personal one on one trainer to work with a couple of times a week would be better. He is a very stubborn dog, but this sounds totally unlike him. She said he cries out with any little bit of reinforcement, no confidence, tail down all the time. When I dropped him off, I h...

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Hey everyone, I was hoping to get some advice. A week and a half ago I dropped my year old pointer pup off at the trainer. He had not been introduced to birds, but was obedience trained and woah broke. I got the call today that she is recommending I take him home Monday. The trainer said it is typic...

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Just wanted to post a update, his stools are getting better and he finally is done with the skunk farts! Poor fella

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Got it thank you for your guys help! I am in Ohio, so thicker cover I would imagine thicker cover with brambels with mixed CRP

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Hi guys, Last night my year old GSP got into it with a skunk, and it ended with a dead skunk and a stinky dog. We got him washed and most of the odor taken care of, but today he had diarrhea in his kennel and it smelled skunky and was a green color. Is this to be expected, or should I take him to th...

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Hey everyone, my year old pointer has began licking his butt. About two/three weeks ago he had a small bout of giardia, which has such cleared up. I noticed two days ago he seems to be licking his butt. It not all the time, but fairly often. Any ideas? I was thinking maybe his anal glands are impact...

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It is a rawhide, we have been feeding them for the last year with no issues. The vet gave him another dosage of his medicine, and he has been off it for two weeks now, with very good stools. No more issues to speak of, and he gets his booster shot next week to hopefully prevent this any further

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Can any one recommend me some upland hunting clothes? I would like to have a dedicated vest shirt and set of pants to wear while working my dog. I have all my whitetail hunting clothes, but would like to keep those separate. Any good brand names I can shop at or you can recommend? Thank you!

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Shoot you have no clue, my budget has decreased significantly and a 22 y/o since I got this pup haha

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Just wanted to post a update, while he is still on his medications, he has had solid stool for the past couple days. Still has great energy (4 miles a day) and good appetite (3 cups and a bone a day). Hopefully this clears it up, if not the vet wants to try another medication and a blood panel test

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I did not just put him on new food, I cut it in with his old food. No advice from the vet really, just to let it run it’s course. When I walk him, I always carry in two gallon jugs of water, so he has plenty to drink. I think he just comes across some water and wants a swig. I always tell him no, bu...

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Stool test came back as a negative for giardia, that is two now. Vet did say they found mulch in his stool, could that cause it? I also switched him to Putin’s Pro Plan Sport last night to see if that would help, he was on Putin’s Pro Plan Savor Puppy

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Probably a strange question, but if I think I got Giardia what should I do? First stool test came back negative, waiting on second test now

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My vet is gonna love me. Going to have them refill his prescription and have my gf drop off a stool sample tomorrow. I will post an update when I hear back from them

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Well I had to leave town for a week for work, so he stayed with my gf. She said he had good stools and no runs. Past two days he has had runny stools, but good energy etc. Going to try and cut his food back down again, and not give him a rawhide at the end of the day and see if that helps. He finish...

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Vet gave him a shot of Leptospirosis and prescribed Metronidazole, and I need to bring in another fecal sample

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I am not for certain it was the puddle, as he was swimming for about 15 minutes so I am sure he has drank the water. Got a stool sample for the vet, and heading there in a hour. I’ll let you guys updated. I cut his food down to 1.5 in the morning and 1.5 in the evening with a scoop of yogurt each ti...

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Hey everyone, my 10 month old GSP has been having some stomach issues. We regularly walk at a large park with a pond in the middle. With it being so hot, I have been letting him swim in it, and he has been doing just fine. Two nights ago I caught him drinking from a puddle, and ever since then he ha...

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Well in Ohio, bird season does not open until Nov.2nd, so when he goes in October he will be back right at the beginning

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Hello all, I have a 9 month old GSP who will be heading to the trainer in October to be introduced to birds, and gun broke. I was hoping to get some opinions on what I can do to further his training up until that point. Currently, he heels well, recalls without the collar on, retrieves very well, an...

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When my GSP did this, it was kennel cough. It sounds like a duck when they are wheezing. Mine was vaccinated, but since kennel cough is like the common cold for dog, their are many strains and the vaccine may not cover it

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