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Rick Hall

My Brittanys (and setters) have hunted waterfowl, as well as upland stuff, and the current one has done so at a pretty advanced level working for a commercial lodge. Had to vest him when it was cold, but that was his only concession. It's important that my dogs be calm and steady and handle well eno...

Rick Hall

Been using Ivomec given orally at the dosage Ezzy posted (or a bit higher) for years, and our fleas must be tougher than his. Try not to leave a tick on a dog long enough to know if its been poisoned, so I can't speak as confidently about whether it affects them.

Rick Hall

Verbal or whistle release.

Rick Hall

Probably just went after the biggest market.

Rick Hall

I've a NEF .22 that may outlive me and shoots low powered Ramset blanks cheaply enough, but if I were starting fresh, reports from retrieverites who've already run thousands of primers through theirs would have me sold on Gun-X . Well built and much more convenient that NEF's design.

Rick Hall

You can road the dog on foot, make yourself a harness , install a bungie in there and lean back and let him pull against you walking.....both of you will get in shape. You can then also free run him some and swim him in the summer. We don't use a bungee in its rigging but road on foot. Just snap on...

Rick Hall

George Bird Evans wrote something along the lines of, "Having had a (completely) steady dog, I wouldn't want to do without." And I'm wit' him. For too many years and too many pointing dogs, I thought stopping at staunch (steady until I flushed or commanded the dog to) was the way to go "to prevent l...

Rick Hall

Neat!

Rick Hall

Here's some science on the subject: Relationship of Nutrition to Developmental Skeletal Disease in Young Dogs You may note that Labradors are specifically cited as one of the studied breeds in which rapid growth was associated with skeletal abnormality. I see I'd not proofed the link in the above p...

Rick Hall

Here's some science on the subject: Relationship of Nutrition to Developmental Skeletal Disease in Young Dogs

You may note that Labradors are specifically cited as one of the studied breeds in which rapid growth was associated with skeletal abnormality.

Rick Hall

I must be a lot lazier than most here, because I'd not carry the extra weight of an insulated boot on an upland hunt unless it was serious cold. Though I've been living in South Louisiana for 20-some years, I don't find it all uncomfortable to hunt Appalachian grouse in waterproofed uninsulated leat...

Rick Hall

Though I grew up shooting lead, I never got mad at steel. And though I've owned a 3 1/2" SBE since the second year Heckler Koch was importing them, I never learned to like 3 1/2" shells for anything. Started out running 3 1/2" BBBs through the big Benelli for geese, but soon settled on 3" steel 1s f...

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Best definition I've seen is, "the manifestation of desire". Rick, There is an implication inherent in the phrasing of the original post and that is, looking at any particular breed of gun dog at work, in your opinion what criteria do you use to determine whether you think a dog has good or great s...

Rick Hall

Best definition I've seen is, "the manifestation of desire".

Rick Hall

The best definition of "style" I've seen is, "the manefestation of desire". So if you want a dog to finish retrieves with style, give him reason to be anxious to finish the way you want him to.

Rick Hall

The later portion of this link, http://www.purinaproclub.com/sportingdog/Pro%20Plan%20Sporting%20Dogs%20-%20Carbohydrate%20Replenishment.htm addresses the science behind Glycocharge. Wouldn't do much for weekend dogs, but having used it with dogs worked hard on a daily basis, I would not be without ...

Rick Hall

I give the "multi-mix" from Global Pigeon Supply roughly every six months and when introducing new birds to the loft, or if I see signs of worms or illness, and that's been all for years - knock wood.

Rick Hall

I know nothing of "marsh hay," but sure was impressed by how well hay a SD outfitter called "prairie grass" held up in the boxes of dogs transported from there to South Louisiana. Beat any bedding I've seen.

Rick Hall

Here are links to some articles on the subject that may be of interest: http://www.purinaproclub.com/sportingdog/Pro%20Plan%20Sporting%20Dogs%20-%20Performance%20dog%20feeding.htm , http://www.purinaproclub.com/sportingdog/Pro%20Plan%20Sporting%20Dogs%20-%20Canine%20Athletes%20and%20Carbohydrate%20M...

Rick Hall

Perhaps this link will be helpful: Teaching Labs to Point

Rick Hall

Your use of Ted brought back good memories of my ex-wife's Westie, Bill, who I brought on as a flushing and retrieving dog in an effort to lure his mistress afield. If one was patient, Bill would work woodcock well enough, but his specialty was pushing rabbits and pheasants from the labyrinth of mul...

Rick Hall

The Exceed is more like Pro Plan Performance with the ingredients they are using. That has been said here before. Not so. Had my sweetie pick up a bag of Exceed earlier this Summer and was disappointed to find that, contrary to Internet-wisdom, the formula was not PP's. (Those here who know how my ...

Rick Hall

Fwiw, a long-gone dog pro turned me on to a feed store product called "Cut Heal" for treating pad cuts, and I've used it with apparent success for decades. There's now a newer version called "Pad Heal" that is supposed to toughen some, too, but I've not tried it. A bottle of Cut Heal lasts a very lo...

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It's my understanding that Lardy is offering a new, updated Total Retriever Training DVD and manual package, and if I took a fit to join the US retriever training mainstream, that would be my choice. (What I've seen of Graham's "Smartworks" stuff puts me to sleep.)

Rick Hall

djswizz wrote:The point is this, if you run for minimum 30 minutes a day, you will be in better shape than 90% of the world.

"Well, maybe," thinks this life-long runner, as he munches a second helping of chips...

Rick Hall

Dogs are not cats. Cats are dedicated carnivores. Dogs are not. Cats have short intestinal tracts evolved mainly for meat digestion. Dogs have longer intestinal tracts evolved for greater varieties of foods.

Rick Hall

That's funny.

Rick Hall

Personally I'd wait until next Spring. Getting introduced to very cold water is not a way to start a pup off in in my opinion. ( I always try to buy a spring pup if possible.) What's wrong with the bathtub in the middle of winter? :) I'd be a whole lot more inclined to introduce pup to October wate...

Rick Hall

What was the question?

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Dealing with barbed wire is just another part of both my pointing and retrieving pups' socialization process. We start working around and through it early and often, and, knock wood, at ten gun dogs and counting, we've yet to have a serious barbed wire injury.

Rick Hall

I'd sure not count on Advantix for heartworm prevention. Dogs using it down here still get covered up in mosquitoes. It may help with 'em, but it won't hold them all off for long.

Rick Hall

My 21", 38lb Brittany and I are firmly in the fit and vested camp.

Rick Hall

This die-hard Chessie man agrees with that crumby Lab guy, slistoe. For most practical working purpose, differences within each of the two breeds are greater than those between them. Pick whichever breed happens to float your boat - but choose the breeding within it with great care.

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My, but we're digging for something to expound on. Hopefully, those who actually followed the thread and read the links understood that the time it takes to replenish glycogen is what becomes an issue when dogs are worked hard for days on end.

Rick Hall

But he wished I would have. Had to be broken off fur like most dogs that aren't used for it.

Rick Hall

And labs are the only dogs that can run a blind :roll: Is the German Master Hunter Exam (VGB) still allowing rock chucking to guide dogs on 20 meter blinds? Think I may have heard they've now doubled that distance but kept the rocks, and believe their US cousins at NAVHDA require a whopping 80 yard...

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Thought everyone knew a dog has to carry a fox over a fence to be versatile. What Lab could accomplish such a feat???

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Have only heard of it on the Internet. Know no users.

Rick Hall

Rick What do you feed during season? Over the course of a number of years and dogs, we've tried 30/20s from Pro Plan, Eukanuba, Arkat, Diamond, PMI Exclusive, Maximum Nutrition (Walmart), Exceed and a feed store label, and have settled on Pro Plan Performance as the one they've done best on. So tha...

Rick Hall

I use it, or a clone, on my hands during the season to help prevent cracking from marsh work, and unless you really glop it on, it soaks into the skin pretty quickly.

Rick Hall

Purina One is appreciably more expensive than Exceed, but, at least here, most grocery stores carry it, so convenience is a consideration. Four of my dogs have been fed Purina One chicken and rice 28/16 in the off season, and all have done very well on it.

Rick Hall

Coccideosis causes wasting, so whether your birds are extremely thin should be a clue. Though worms do the same, only slower. Fish, as in tropical/pet store, "Zwoll" is a handy to find treatment we've used with success for a preserve bird outbreak, but we were winging it on dosage. Now I keep "Multi...

Rick Hall

I searched those books and both of them are very rare, showing up on Amazon, but from select sellers and for several hundred dollars a copy. Took a moment to Google Evan's and Long's books and found "Troubles With Bird Dogs" used but shipped for under $50 here: http://www.bestwebbuys.com/Troubles_w...

Rick Hall

I've zero first hand experience with ringworm, but a vet I guided who mistook a slick (not crusty, like your pup's skin0 round scar on my dog's muzzle for ringworm told me to put a good women's yeast infection product on it. 'Course, given his misdiagnosis, the Rx could be suspect, as well... I'd ta...

Rick Hall

There comes a time when you are training where you want to start looking for the dog but you dont cuz you have faith she will have the duck. Prior to the now-old-fart's becoming deaf, I would often take the "spotted Lab" Brittany when we duck hunted hellish spots for cripple recovery, like large fi...

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Sounds like that's the case. Sorry.

Rick Hall

Over the years, we've had two such pups: one that survived parvo and the other closely-related corona(?) virus. Niether showed signs of after-effect, and one lived 14 years and the other 18.

Rick Hall

I'd strongly recommend Evan's "Troubles With Bird Dogs" above all others for first time pointing dog trainers, as it's geared toward their situation, easy reading and quite thorough. But I would also highly recommend Long's little book as sort of a troubleshooting reference. Those, plus Jim Marti's ...

Rick Hall

My experience with game meat is fairly broad, and the only thing I've prefered to medium rare woodcock breast fillets has been their legs.

Rick Hall

Are there any whole foods that would do the same thing? Sincere question. Probably not as well, as I wouldn't think them as quickly digestible, perhaps resulting in less than optimal timing. But that's just some guy on the Internet speculating. Do know with certainty that a PhD trained, board certi...

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