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I hunt ducks, geese, grouse or any upland I choose I have run blood tracks for buddies who have had a hard track. They will also do rabbits. They have tons of stamina. They can do the duck hunts down to the upper twenties if the wind is not to stout. But you asked if you can hunt rabbit with a brit...

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She retrieved a bird and did not munch it? She did great for her age.

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Our Britt's would leap that in a heartbeat. They like our yard, but they LOVE to explore. They especially would not tolerate being in a fenced area while I was working in the yard, they would have to be near me.

BTW, nice looking dogs.

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We are in Apache Junction. If you trap them call me and I'll pick them up. I have several friends that would also want some, so quantity won't be an issue; we'll take as many as you can catch.
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While I would agree with Tony and others, my question is, what is she doing wrong that an e-collar may be needed? Yes you can use an E-collar on a Vizsla, providing you know what you are doing. But first you need to read the dog and determine if she is comfortable and confident or bold enough to we...

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I have a 3 mo GWP and he had his 1st exposure with a pigeon today. I tied his wings together and the dog went after him like a mad man. However, he would not let go of the bird. I literally had to pry his mouth open to get the bird. After a few times with releasing the pigeon I decided to hide the ...

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Gets into "everything" pulls down kleenex, don't ever leave any food on the counter or its gone, gets into paper work if in reach, still won't hardly do his business outside. Get a nice long wooden spoon for a paddle stick. Using a paddle stick (wooden spoon) teaches them the stick is the source of...

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The only thing that I do different than "Ryman" is the first time the dog is stimulated with the collar, we have a long cord tied to the collar. We say "come" and stimulate and pull the cord. Now the dog knows why he feels the stimulation. Use a low stim level and continue the stim while pulling the...

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thanks for all the information guys, i found the post about brittany's being one of the quickest learning breeds to be very interesting and one of the reasons i'm intrigued by the breed. do most people with brittany experience find them quick learners and easy to handle in the field They are extrem...

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In my experience the French Britt is by no means less dog than the American. (Same backgrounds) In fact there is less fluctuation in the breed as a whole. Folks think the French Brit is close working, that is a matter of where you hunt like most dogs. And how you raise them. Closer than Trial bred ...

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I'm have trouble posting a picture of my DD-Milo-how exactly do i do it? To post a picture, first place the photo either in a folder or on your desktop. The click on the "post reply" button. Just under the text box is a button label "upload attachment" next to "options". Click "upload attachment". ...

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should be fine then..the ones at my club are pitch bound clays and the livestock warning is very prominent The biodegradable clays are still very toxic. Treat them as poison around your livestock and animals. I spoke with an owner of a sporting clays range and he said that biodegradable clays are s...

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How could anyone be suprised at this study? The average dog owner believes that everything should be spayed and neutered at 6 months old. Many vets endorse that practice. Now the research proves that is unhealthy. Millions of dog owners would be surprised if this was on the 6 pm news and made the n...

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Goat's milk is a good thing to feed the puppies if there are too many.

We supplement her food with a tablespoon of cottage cheese, 1 hard boiled egg, and fish oil.

Our vet said all our puppies were nice and fat with beautiful coats.

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If your dog reacts that way to you for any reason, then you are not dominant. No matter how much discomfort or dislike he may have, he should NEVER nip you. We use belly rubs to teach the dog that we are dominant. Put the dog on his back and make him stay there and rub his belly. We also lay across ...

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Our dogs also have never been force fetched. They occasionally won't pick up bumpers, dummies, etc. They also do not retrieve tennis balls. BUT, they always retrieve the birds (even doves and pigeons). So to me, I really do not care about the dummies as long as they always retrieve the birds and bri...

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Thanks for the input, what is a good age to have her spayed? My vet suggest 6 months, Emmas 7months, Also she still has her dew claws, should I have them removed, It might break the bank if I do. You should google spaying and neutering before you make a decision. Studies have shown conclusively tha...

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There has been a major change that effected the whole country and that is low fur prices. When the prices went down people stopped trapping and the predators doubled, tripled, and more. Fur prices and birds of prey protection has caused the over abundance of both. That is especially true here in Az...

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Obviously they are defective dogs due to bad genes.

I'll take them off your hands for $5 each and give them a good home.

Better send the dam to me as well so you don't accidently breed her again and create more defective puppies.

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Our Britt female did not have milk until she whelped. Only her rear most teats were swollen prior to whelping. She had 5 pups. My wife and I disagreed as to when the pups were due because I thought she did not show enough to be due the week the pups were born. I was certain she had another week to 1...

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Now I am out of the soft food the vet gave me, she is eating, but not like she should be with pups on her. She acts fine though when I turn her out to run. I think I am just goint to get some more soft stuff to mix. What do you guys think? We had the exact same problem 5 weeks ago with our female. ...

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mudhunter wrote:Thanks everyone, keep suggestions coming.

If you do hunt in a refuge, be sure to ask specifically about lead shot. Some of them require the use of non toxic shot. ( Isn't that the ultimate oxymoron? Non toxic ammo? Why not just call it lead free? )

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That is a great price. I have had mine for a year and I think they are the best electronic accessory to buy. So many times the dogs start off in one direction and then they sweep around us and next thing you know, they are on scent in the opposite direction behind a hill. Without the Astro, I would ...

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Our last female was just sold yesterday, he's mailing his deposit. The buyer would have preferred a male. So that makes almost 90% of potential buyers requesting males from us. That goes completely against the norm. If our litter had been all males, they would have sold in 10 days. Three buyers are ...

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I would suggest that you consider trapping the dogs alive. Then go to the dogs' owner and show them the game camera pics and firmly request payment for the dead sheep. If the owner refuses, then shoot the dogs. That will make your point and well as giving them the opportunity to do the right thing. ...

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Years ago I did a breeding mother to son.(English Setter) Lines said to be clean. (There are no cleans line) The result was 3 pups with extra toes. 1pup no anus, 1 pup with one nostril, 1 developed HD, and 1pup was a great bird dog. Still alive at 14. $ pups culled at birth, the HD pup was put down...

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A/C this makes the 2nd time I have seen you comment on the breeding of related dogs.I take it you don't believe in LINEBREEDING?I think you said when you breed you breed to dogs that are as far related as possible in other words CROSSBREEDING? :D No. They are having problems in Africa with lack of ...

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I know other people that had problems programming collars. It took me 3 tries to get mine programmed. If you tried more than ten times, I would suggest calling them.

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It is irresponsible to intentional in-breed.

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mudhunter wrote:I want as little food in my dogs belly when I run/hunt him as possible. They run better and are safer(no chance of flipping stomach) with an empty stomach.

We found our dogs hunt better and longer if they eat half their normal breakfast before the hunt,
We feed twice a day.

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my female is excellent on both scaled quail and wild pheasant so I found an upcoming litter that possessed bloodlines closer to my female's I know other breeders that also choose similar(close) bloodlines. I believe that is part of the problem we are seeing with hip and health issues as well as dog...

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however he is not that fond of swimming, will only go into his belly Our female was like that. We overcame that fear by bribing her with shrimp. I saw her catch a craw-dad one day and saw that she absolutely LOVES crustaceans, so I bought $2 worth of shrimp and tossed them one at a time until she w...

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Besides exhaust fumes, what about al the road debris that get blown around, do you want your dog getting sprayed with all that garbage?

Look at all the crud on your rear bumper and taillights from the road and decide if you want your dog getting covered like that.

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Have you worked on the basics with your dog? First the dog needs to obey the basic commands. Next, you need a check cord, longer is usually better; 50' is good. Plant a couple birds, start the dog downwind, you stand 60' from the planted birds and hold the check cord. When he finds the birds, tell h...

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. To expound upon this I wonder what people think about breeding to grandsons versus sons. The grandson's genes will not be identical to the grandfather, therefore, you need to consider the mother of that grandson. Is she as good as the original male you want to duplicate? Or does she bring somethi...

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Do you find it odd that the puppy buyers who are backing out are wanting the sex that you no longer have available? You misunderstood, my comment was that the 3 buyers for the females backed out (due to finances) as soon as the litter was whelped. But all other inquiries have been for males only. A...

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And the other female.

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Post up some pictures !! That looked like a nice litter. Hope you find those boys homes. How old are they now? How many do you have left? I actually know of someone who might be interested. At least PM me some info. make sure you put your contact info in there as well. The Little Princess.jpg The L...

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The age old debate, boy or girl. When I was younger (in the 1970's) and my parents bred dogs, it seemed that most people picked females and thus the females were always $50 or $100 more than the males. With our litter 2 weeks ago, all the non buying(6) inquiries were looking for females, but all the...

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When picking an e-collar, pick one that has a rechargeable transmitter so you do not need to keep buying 9 volt batteries. Make sure it is water resistant. Compare warranties, we had one that only had a year warranty. It broke twice, once in the first year and then again after. The company was very ...

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Depends on your personal opinion. Some hunters pay tens of thousands for a hunt and think it is a good deal. Others, like me can not afford that type of hunting. If 7 trips divided into the fees sounds good to you, then do it. I haven't heard any complaints on the internet boards from hunters that h...

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Are you trying to put muscle mass on the dog?
Or is the dog stocky and you want to make him more lean?

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Keep in mind that if you make the puppy afraid of the water because it is too cold, you may never get him over it. Be patient and wait until the water is warm. What is the hurry? It won't speed up training by forcing him in the water before he is ready, but you could set back the training schedule b...

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We give our dogs squeaky toys, Kong toys that hold treats, and we play tug with them. It makes them happy and they are smart enough to know the difference between toys and the real deal. Our dogs do not play tug with retrieved birds, they know better. We also play keep away with their toys, they lov...

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I found that training the dogs to "come" when I blow the whistle works better than saying "come". Also, I have conditioned them that when I blow the whistle, if I do not see them in a few seconds, I will vibrate their collar. If after a few seconds, I do not see them, I use low level stimulation. Wh...

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No harm done. Expanding the conversation a bit, I wouldn't have taken a pointing dog to a dove hunt. There is really nothing that they're going to learn and there are some downside risks. No upside + potential downside = Don't do it. That is absolutely true. Our dogs picked up all sorts of bad habi...

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We live in Az. The quail numbers are way down. Southeast Az is very dry and brown. Coyote populations are up and that is not good for the quail. The outlook is not good for next year either. The only place that we see quail is right out side our front door. There are 100's of them, but we can't hunt...

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We tried TOTW and switched from it to Black Gold Ultimate Performance 31/21.
Our dogs like it better. Less food needed to maintain weight = less clean up.
At 75 cents/lb, it is a bargain.

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Man I love snopes.com Be careful with snopes. They are a very far left liberal couple that have put false information on their site when it suits their agenda. One of the hunting sites I frequent posted a thread about a story (insurance agent for a major Insurance company, agent had a McCain/Palen ...

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[quote="RayGubernat"] In my limited experience, a pup which fights the "on the back" restraint to the limit is a very bold puppy. That is one thing I actively selected for and the test was accurate in predicting a bold pup. /quote] That test is also a test for dominance. On the back is a submissive ...

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