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by GL
Wed Nov 19, 2014 2:51 pm
Forum: Off Topic Forum
Topic: another veterans question
Replies: 11
Views: 7704

Re: another veterans question

When I went for my benefits all the local VA office rep asked and then confirmed was that I had 180 days of active duty. It still took almost 2 full years to get my claim settled but it was all retroactive so worth the wait. We have a VA clinic in my town and I can't complain a bit about the service...
by GL
Wed Nov 19, 2014 11:11 am
Forum: Health and Nutrition
Topic: Fecal Incontenance, I need the wisdom found here.
Replies: 18
Views: 11888

Re: Fecal Incontenance, I need the wisdom found here.

X Rays tomorrow morning so I should have some indications when we get back. I did talk to my cousin who is a Vet out in Nebraska at length last night and he gave me some ideas but wants to hear if the films show anything abnormal first. He leans toward an issue in the second sacral vertebrate as a p...
by GL
Tue Nov 18, 2014 7:12 pm
Forum: Health and Nutrition
Topic: What do you feed your Dogs?
Replies: 285
Views: 198613

Re: What do you feed your Dogs?

All the fun and games is cool but I think the better question is, did my dog make a poor choice in picking Taste of the Wild? Others here seem to be happy with it and I have not seen where there is much objection to it as far as nutritional value. The one thing I am noticing after being away for a w...
by GL
Tue Nov 18, 2014 3:50 pm
Forum: Health and Nutrition
Topic: Fecal Incontenance, I need the wisdom found here.
Replies: 18
Views: 11888

Re: Fecal Incontenance, I need the wisdom found here.

Thank you Shags, good info I will heed. Thanks DogDr. I was unaware that X rays could show soft tissue stuff like blockages but will schedule her for them tomorrow. She does not have loose stools or diarrhea but you bring up an interesting question regarding the form and consistency. It seems to me ...
by GL
Tue Nov 18, 2014 7:25 am
Forum: Health and Nutrition
Topic: Fecal Incontenance, I need the wisdom found here.
Replies: 18
Views: 11888

Re: Fecal Incontenance, I need the wisdom found here.

Hi GL :wink: Has it been 8 years since the puppy strangles issue? Somethings one could consider is maybe irritable bowels, and yes urinary incontinence is common in altered animals How are the normal stools? Thank you K9, You are another whom I must credit with helping us through the Strangles back...
by GL
Mon Nov 17, 2014 7:21 pm
Forum: Health and Nutrition
Topic: Fecal Incontenance, I need the wisdom found here.
Replies: 18
Views: 11888

Re: Fecal Incontenance, I need the wisdom found here.

Must be my advanced age. Sorry, but I was just responding to your pessimistic post about Vets and Doctors and all they make us go through before we are told we have cancer that can't be cured. I will try to do better if you will join me. I just know there are many things that are almost impossible ...
by GL
Mon Nov 17, 2014 6:45 pm
Forum: Health and Nutrition
Topic: Fecal Incontenance, I need the wisdom found here.
Replies: 18
Views: 11888

Re: Fecal Incontenance, I need the wisdom found here.

You lost me on the "Natural Bob" thing but I will search that out. As far as taking my dog to the Cornell university it has very little to do with the cost of procedures and everything to do with the travel back and forth as it is an entire days trip just getting to and from. As we are all well awa...
by GL
Mon Nov 17, 2014 6:40 pm
Forum: Health and Nutrition
Topic: Fecal Incontenance, I need the wisdom found here.
Replies: 18
Views: 11888

Re: Fecal Incontenance, I need the wisdom found here.

Thanks Shags, that is what I suspected on Natural Bob but I have no way of knowing since all the tails were snipped long before the litter was released. The breeder had no clue what I was talking about and would not remember almost 8 years out anyway. She is a Brit and I think most have tails docked...
by GL
Mon Nov 17, 2014 4:53 pm
Forum: Health and Nutrition
Topic: Fecal Incontenance, I need the wisdom found here.
Replies: 18
Views: 11888

Re: Fecal Incontenance, I need the wisdom found here.

You lost me on the "Natural Bob" thing but I will search that out. As far as taking my dog to the Cornell university it has very little to do with the cost of procedures and everything to do with the travel back and forth as it is an entire days trip just getting to and from. As we are all well awar...
by GL
Mon Nov 17, 2014 10:32 am
Forum: Health and Nutrition
Topic: What do you feed your Dogs?
Replies: 285
Views: 198613

Re: What do you feed your Dogs?

Oh no!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That couldn't happen. Glad you posted this as it just explains why I sit back and smile as I read why everyone feeds what they do. But you don't dare say anything or you will have another dog food war. Ezzy[/quote] LMAO! I let my dog decide what she likes best and the hands ...
by GL
Mon Nov 17, 2014 9:22 am
Forum: Health and Nutrition
Topic: Fecal Incontenance, I need the wisdom found here.
Replies: 18
Views: 11888

Fecal Incontenance, I need the wisdom found here.

This will be long but I want to explain it in detail and ask for the collective wisdom from those who might have experienced this problem. Please forgive any technical misspellings. My Female Brittany is now 7+ years old and is very healthy, very active and in wonderful physical condition. Other tha...
by GL
Mon Jun 03, 2013 9:26 pm
Forum: Health and Nutrition
Topic: Poop pebbles ?
Replies: 4
Views: 1986

Re: Poop pebbles ?

No weakness in her rear legs and no urinary incont. As for her diet, she eats Science diet kibble but gets more left over people food consisting of pasta or rice mixed with what ever meat we have left over. Honest guesstimate would be 80% left overs and she picks at the kibble at will. Vet visit sho...
by GL
Mon Jun 03, 2013 4:22 am
Forum: Health and Nutrition
Topic: Poop pebbles ?
Replies: 4
Views: 1986

Poop pebbles ?

My female, spayed Brittany just turned 6 years old and lately she has been dropping small round poop balls in the house. These are about the size of Deer turds and seem to just drop at random where ever she is. I had her to the vet last week for her annual check up and boosters and he checked her re...
by GL
Wed Jul 18, 2012 2:21 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Britt grooming question
Replies: 24
Views: 6975

Re: Britt grooming question

Goldy finally met up with Doug at Hopes Kennels. I think she looks great and she is as proud as a Peacock. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v722/Gamalot/Goldy/DSCN1951.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v722/Gamalot/Goldy/DSCN1952.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v722/Gamalot/Goldy/DSCN1953...
by GL
Wed Jul 11, 2012 8:38 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Britt grooming question
Replies: 24
Views: 6975

Re: Britt grooming question

Karen wrote:Cool! PLEASE post a new picture when she's all purtied up!
Will DO!

Gary
by GL
Wed Jul 11, 2012 8:16 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Britt grooming question
Replies: 24
Views: 6975

Re: Britt grooming question

If you want her to look absolutely excellent, and don't mind driving a bit, I'd make the trip to Hope's Kennel in Blairstown, NJ and have Doug Tighe groom her. There is NO BETTER when it comes to grooming Brittanys. http://www.hopeskennels.com/ I can't think of anyone up your way that shows, but li...
by GL
Wed Jul 11, 2012 7:33 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Britt grooming question
Replies: 24
Views: 6975

Re: Britt grooming question

Thanks to all for the great info and pictures. I love the look of the "Ready for show" cut the best and would never consider a buzz. I will also keep in mind what Karen warns with groomers and technique. Here is Goldy today in her untrimmed look. A bit scraggly in my opinion which is why I want to g...
by GL
Wed Jul 11, 2012 5:52 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Britt grooming question
Replies: 24
Views: 6975

Re: Britt grooming question

When in Moosehead take note of the Grouse. I will be starting to be up there in the end of the month. Not sure when you will be up here but all the chicks should have been flying pretty good for a few weeks now. so if it is in a couple weeks, there may be good time to get a little training done. Ri...
by GL
Mon Jul 09, 2012 4:47 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Britt grooming question
Replies: 24
Views: 6975

Re: Britt grooming question

Self grooming Britt, Ha! We are constantly amazed with both the positions she gets into and how utterly comfortable she seems when there. Love it when she is fast asleep on her back and doing a running dream with all four going and faint growls and barks. Just my opinion here and I have no problems ...
by GL
Sun Jul 08, 2012 6:43 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Britt grooming question
Replies: 24
Views: 6975

Re: Britt grooming question

http://www.brittanygrooming.com/ Great resource for grooming for conformation. Thank you so much for this great info. This is exactly what I needed to see and more than I could ask for. Even more interesting is that the dog in the pictures is a spitting image of my female and could easily pass for ...
by GL
Sat Jul 07, 2012 3:10 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Britt grooming question
Replies: 24
Views: 6975

Re: Britt grooming question

We keep ours clipped pretty short just due to heat and shedding. However, "looking best" is the opposite of that. You will not see one clipped in the show rink. Thanks Big Tub, I am looking for pics of what to trim and what NOT to trim. I do love her feathering behind her legs and the wavy coat but...
by GL
Sat Jul 07, 2012 2:46 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Britt grooming question
Replies: 24
Views: 6975

Britt grooming question

It has been a while since I stopped in here. My Goldy just turned 5 and I joined the forum when I first got her. It has been a tough 5 years but my Britt has been a complete pleasure and a very fine companion. We finally have a much needed vacation planned for the end of this month. Heading from NY ...
by GL
Mon Feb 27, 2012 2:58 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Question on dog safety
Replies: 15
Views: 5269

Re: Question on dog safety

I don't know if I am getting censored or I have a setting wrong. I have posted 3 responses and only one appeared. Jack Rs are definitely programed for this kind of work and apparently they like the big animals as well. Brits love to hunt but this type of duty was never implanted as far as I know. Th...
by GL
Mon Feb 27, 2012 10:40 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Question on dog safety
Replies: 15
Views: 5269

Re: Question on dog safety

A mink will jump on teh back of any large anima;l and bite it in the spine area. Be carefull with them same as ferrits. American Mink - Minks have few natural enemies and are occasionally killed by coyotes, bobcats and other carnivores. Minks being like most mustelids, are aggressive and fearless p...
by GL
Mon Feb 27, 2012 7:26 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Question on dog safety
Replies: 15
Views: 5269

Question on dog safety

My almost 5 year old female Brit has turned out to be quite the hunter. Not the hunter most talked about here. She has a very large yard with radio fence and it is bordered by a nice stream. She hunts constantly, squirrels, chipmunks, mice and moles and is very good at keeping the riffraf out of her...
by GL
Wed Dec 22, 2010 12:50 pm
Forum: Health and Nutrition
Topic: Hypoglycemia ?
Replies: 14
Views: 5927

Re: Hypoglycemia ?

GL, are you saying that sugar isn't the fix for you or the dog? I am assuming you mean you. It sounds that your saying protein and sugar is the answer for a dog experiencing HG. Would love to hear from the vet guy here. Just to verify. If thats the case, i too will keep some high protein/sugar some...
by GL
Wed Dec 22, 2010 12:36 pm
Forum: Health and Nutrition
Topic: Ice balls on paw hair
Replies: 15
Views: 9918

Re: Ice balls on paw hair

I didn't get carried away with the clippers. All I really trimmed were the long hairs that protrude beyond her toe nails and the ones all around her feet that don't seem to have a purpose any way. I did not go between her toes at all. We spent a very cold and blowing day on the ice yesterday and wha...
by GL
Mon Dec 20, 2010 5:51 pm
Forum: Health and Nutrition
Topic: Ice balls on paw hair
Replies: 15
Views: 9918

Re: Ice balls on paw hair

Thank you!

I just finished what I expected to be a major job. She just laid there loving the attention but my mustache and side burn trimmer may never be the same! Took all of 10 minutes and she actually does have toes under those mops.
by GL
Mon Dec 20, 2010 4:43 pm
Forum: Health and Nutrition
Topic: Ice balls on paw hair
Replies: 15
Views: 9918

Ice balls on paw hair

My Brit has hairy feet and a difficult time in the snow and on ice because of ice balls that clog her up pretty quick. In just a short time out in the snow she is laying down and licking and chewing them off. My question has 2 parts. Can I trim the hair around and between her toes? Will this cause h...
by GL
Mon Dec 20, 2010 4:35 pm
Forum: Health and Nutrition
Topic: Hypoglycemia ?
Replies: 14
Views: 5927

Re: Hypoglycemia ?

Having suffered with Hypoglycemia my entire adult life I have to disagree with the assumption that sugar is the fix. About the very last thing I want when I start getting shaky is pure sugar. What I need when I begin to feel the effects is protein. You should keep cheese with you when you hunt the d...
by GL
Sat Oct 30, 2010 7:42 am
Forum: Health and Nutrition
Topic: Dam Ticks???
Replies: 30
Views: 6589

Re: Dam Ticks???

Get a good tweezers and remove the remaining head your self. I clean it out with peroxide and then a dab of triple antibiotic ointment.

Just my opinion here but I would be more concerned the dog could be exposed to much worse at the vets office than what it has now.
by GL
Fri Oct 29, 2010 6:50 am
Forum: Health and Nutrition
Topic: Dam Ticks???
Replies: 30
Views: 6589

Re: Dam Ticks???

mcbosco wrote:Well lets hope that success continues. :D
Agreed! Chemicals we can eat are a much better alternative than any of the others as long as they show a good result. There is also the fact that she smells like a salad instead of what she usually finds while out there. :D
by GL
Fri Oct 29, 2010 5:03 am
Forum: Health and Nutrition
Topic: Dam Ticks???
Replies: 30
Views: 6589

Re: Dam Ticks???

I was out yesterday and gave her a good spray down with the 50/50 ACV (Apple Cider Vinegar) before she hit the field. Unlike the situation on Monday where I took close to 50 deer ticks off her, this time I found only 3 ticks on her and they were on the top of her coat looking for a way off rather th...
by GL
Wed Oct 27, 2010 4:00 pm
Forum: Health and Nutrition
Topic: Dam Ticks???
Replies: 30
Views: 6589

Re: Dam Ticks???

ezzy333 wrote:I don't hate ticks because of Lyme's. I hate ticks becuse they are ticks. And there are a lot of diseases they can carry if just hateing them in not good enough.

Ezzy
I am with you Ezzy and rank ticks right up there with Vampires, Politicians and Lawyers!
by GL
Wed Oct 27, 2010 6:26 am
Forum: Health and Nutrition
Topic: Dam Ticks???
Replies: 30
Views: 6589

Re: Dam Ticks???

What is Brags ACV? If it is just for perfume I can tell you for sure it won't help. She is perfectly fine and odor free while at home and in her yard. Only when she gets in the woods will she find some nasty, dead and stinking funk to roll in. The only thing that will work after that is a full blown...
by GL
Tue Oct 26, 2010 8:11 pm
Forum: Health and Nutrition
Topic: Dam Ticks???
Replies: 30
Views: 6589

Re: Dam Ticks???

If you use a flea/tick shampoo it will strip off the Frontline, or that is what the drug reps tell you anyway. I really like the idea of the apple cider vinegar, although I bet the dogs smell pickled for awhile after using it :) Yea Sully, smelling pickled will be a pleasant odor considering some o...
by GL
Tue Oct 26, 2010 10:15 am
Forum: Health and Nutrition
Topic: Dam Ticks???
Replies: 30
Views: 6589

Re: Dam Ticks???

Not to argue but; Advantics, Frontline, Frontline+ and a few others here all seem to have their proponents and detractors. I don't have an issue with the FL+ I have been using and feel like it works just fine. Where it and I suspect most of the others fall short is in the repellent department. Ticks...
by GL
Tue Oct 26, 2010 8:53 am
Forum: Health and Nutrition
Topic: Dam Ticks???
Replies: 30
Views: 6589

Dam Ticks???

Very bad year here and driving me nuts! My dog gets her monthly Frontline+ and all is fine at home. Now that we are in the woods and hunting regularly I am completely perplexed. We are in Lyme country here in SE NY and the ticks are the tiny black/brown ones. Yesterday when we got to the truck I too...
by GL
Fri Jul 11, 2008 6:31 am
Forum: Health and Nutrition
Topic: Questions from the vet
Replies: 25
Views: 5048

Re: Questions from the vet

The vet said his bite is normal. The just look really funny these little canines next to his big canines. I will probably just have them removed when he gets back from training this fall. I will probably just do the biopsy and have it removed at the same time. It seems like everytime I go to the ve...
by GL
Fri Jul 11, 2008 5:59 am
Forum: Health and Nutrition
Topic: Sick dog - serious questions for Vets.
Replies: 71
Views: 17718

Re: Sick dog - serious questions for Vets.

Prayers from us! Having been there and seen our dog going down hill fast I can certainly feel both the dogs and your pain. I think the hardest part for us was just not knowing what was wrong and waiting for the vets to get the diagnosis right and the meds to start working. Reaching out here is a ste...
by GL
Sat May 31, 2008 7:30 am
Forum: Health and Nutrition
Topic: Insect bites?
Replies: 2
Views: 1128

Insect bites?

What to do if anything about what looks pretty darn uncomfortable on my female Britts belly and privates. I don't know if these are ant bites or the flying gnats that eat me but it sure looks painful. Goldy hangs out in the yard and lays around in the grass all day and is a mess down below. Guess th...
by GL
Thu May 15, 2008 5:48 am
Forum: Health and Nutrition
Topic: Frontline.... Ebay...what gives?
Replies: 10
Views: 4053

Re: Frontline.... Ebay...what gives?

Marketing appears to be all the rage with FP! I like it and it works very well yet I do not appreciate their marketing. Based on some of the above calculations, those of us who save money by the DIY Ivomec dosing can do the same with FP. I personally disagree with the prescription necessary as well ...
by GL
Thu Apr 24, 2008 2:09 pm
Forum: Health and Nutrition
Topic: GSPpup eating deer feces
Replies: 13
Views: 6467

Dogs wouldn't eat feces. They are strickly meat eaters and it's the dogfood industry that has tried to convince you they like and eat vegetable materials. I have it on good info from an independant dog food nutritionist. Ezzy You might have opened up a big con O worms there Ezzy! It sure could be a...
by GL
Thu Apr 24, 2008 10:28 am
Forum: Health and Nutrition
Topic: GSPpup eating deer feces
Replies: 13
Views: 6467

Sitting here having lunch and all of a sudden I'm not real hungry! :) My girl considers deer dropping to be treats from the gods! Tasty little morsels left on the lawn over night and always fresh! YUK! I have no idea how to stop it or what to do, if anything, about it. Something tells me it is a nat...
by GL
Thu Apr 10, 2008 8:56 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Females or Males???
Replies: 8
Views: 3985

I like females but that could just be something in my jeans or is it genes. I don't think one or the other gender listens or hunts any better. I do feel that females, at least in my experience, don't have the wander lust that many males seem to possess. I also think the basic instinct of nurturing p...
by GL
Wed Apr 09, 2008 10:14 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Difference in Brittany Spaniels and French Brittanys?
Replies: 69
Views: 38168

Thank you Karen. Thats her Daddy and I don't know why the woman would say he was O&W unless it is possible she never saw him durring the breeding. He is supposedly owned by Buck's Brittanys and only about 40 miles from me in Pine Bush, NY. I sent a few emails asking for a pic of Duke and he has neve...
by GL
Wed Apr 09, 2008 9:30 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Difference in Brittany Spaniels and French Brittanys?
Replies: 69
Views: 38168

Now that is interesting Ezzy! I only know what I was told and don't know of a way to find out what color the stud dog really was. I know the dam was orange and white but the stud, Mt. Views Duke of Hazzard, was said to be orange and white also. There were two liver pups in the litter and the rest we...
by GL
Wed Apr 09, 2008 8:46 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Difference in Brittany Spaniels and French Brittanys?
Replies: 69
Views: 38168

Is it fairly comon to see a couple Liver dogs in a litter that is mostly orange and white? I never saw the stud but when I got there for Goldy the Dam was present with 3 of the puppies. I was told the stud was orange and white like the dam yet two of the puppies were liver white and had a different ...
by GL
Wed Apr 09, 2008 7:42 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Difference in Brittany Spaniels and French Brittanys?
Replies: 69
Views: 38168

Thanks Knine! EZZY mentioned "Little Wooly dogs & Smooth Coated ones" and I'm not sure I have seen any I would describe this way. I also had it in my head that the color listing order should be the one that is most prominent goes first as in more orange then white or more white then orange and I hav...
by GL
Tue Apr 08, 2008 11:44 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Difference in Brittany Spaniels and French Brittanys?
Replies: 69
Views: 38168

Now that we have all of this settled :D I did find the discussion very interesting and somewhat informative. I'm also a novice about Britts and wonder about all the different color designations and coat types. Could someone please describe my girl the way she would be described as per the AKC standa...