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I think I would teach the dog "Leave It" and use correction if necessary. I don't like to use adversive correction if a dog is focused on another dog on the outside chance they decide to get even. Our male also would pee on our female when he was at that age. We never used the e collar to correct t...

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I received an inquiry to buy a puppy from a nice lady that is handicapped. She wants to train a Brittany female as a service dog. She doesn't want a lab or golden due to their size. She also is interested in training for agility trials. I know the Brittany's excel at agility training and trials, my ...

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... The guy who sets out to hose you will have a well practiced handshake, will look you right in the eye, and say everything you want to hear. He will do so in a very sincere way. You will believe him. Small claims court is fairly cheap, usually has no lawyers present, and the loser pays the bill....

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I think it might be a good idea if you pretended you didn't know anything was wrong, got some pet insurance, rode out the waiting period and got the defects taken care of. ..... That is FRAUD. You are suggesting that he commit a felony because some other jerk cheated him? Why should the insurance c...

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They had import issues. I don't know who is distributing them in the US, so I don't know who you would go to for service or parts.

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Our male, Duke, also has Tequila Joker for a great grandpa. Duke only thinks about hunting, even walks away from food if he thinks I'm going hunting. Your pedigree is not the be-all or end-all answer to whether or not that dog will hunt. Exposure to birds with lots of positive experiences equals suc...

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We just sold a puppy to a family that their last dog was stolen early in the hunting season. If your dog is lost or stolen and it has a chip, eventually a vet or someone will scan the dog and the dog could be returned to you.

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I regularly shoot rabbits. Since the dogs point the rabbits, why not reward them for their part? As stated, a versatile dog hunts feathers and fur.

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He is a 6 month old black lab. I m reading some books and training him from those. He is my first dog and im 13 so I really haveno idea what to do. A 6 month old dog is a puppy. Do not work or train him more than 30 minutes a day. Right now, play and have fun with him. Work on the basics, "come", "...

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I tell buyers to sit with the puppies and let the puppies interact for a few minutes. Usually one of the puppies will show more interest in the buyer than the others. Letting the puppy pick always works well. All the pups from our last litter have down really well in the field, so I am not concerned...

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I would hit up stock tanks and the area around them as well. Depending on the months you go buy a duck stamp and get some jump shooting in... can't remember how many ducks I jumped a.day hunting desert mulies. Before this dog stuff took over. If you are going to jump hunt ducks while quail hunting,...

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Would you think you could take any lab pup with good prey drive and reinforce the point all the way through training, that you would end up with a pointing lab? There are several breeders that are selling pointing labs. It is a recessive gene, but they are having success at breeding some solid poin...

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If you don't mind me asking but how did you hunt them, pointing dogs, flushers, blockers, ect.? The fields were about 200 yards wide by almost a mile long. 3 or 4 guys blocking the end, 2 wingmen on each side of the field walking 70 yards ahead of the drivers. The rest of the guys and the guides wo...

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Just received a pm from tangonugget with a link to a free porn site.

The message is titled "The best website"

I know others have also received the same pm.

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1114101222-01.jpg One of my suppliers took a 15 of us to a lodge in Kimbell, South Dakota. In 3 days, we saw over 1500 birds. Took our limit of 45 birds each day. We had our limit on the 3rd day in under 2 hours. It was quite different from hunting in Az where we only see 15 or 20 birds in a day. I...

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Lots and lots of praise on every retrieve. I pat my dogs and scratch their ears for about 10 seconds and make a big fuss about how good they did before taking the birds. Praise is the key to solving most problems.

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If they are professional breeders, then their business insurance should cover al the vet bills.
They need to talk to their insurance agent.

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the puppy guarantee .... , shows the buyer you will stand behind what you breed , for the seller if several of your pups end up later on in life with say bad hips, do you want the buyer or buyers going around telling everyone this guy/gal sold me this dog with bad hips and will not work with me for...

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.... I might Offer a Longer Guaranteed for HD , I offer a Lifetime against Genetic Defects, not that everyone should I just feel that any dog I breed should be backed for life. Same here. Lifetime against genetics defects. Guaranteed to hunt. Puppy must be returned to me if the buyer cannot keep th...

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I'm in.

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That is why I chose the Astro GPS unit. Silent and very long range. It allows the dogs to work freely and I can find them easily. I've heard of people losing dogs due to wind noise and the dog getting out of hearing range. Having hunted recently for pheasant, I saw the pheasant run from all types of...

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A dog can scent a flushed bird trail. .... I too have seen our dogs do that. A few weeks ago I flushed a quail while the dogs were working a covey 40 yards away. I bumped him as I was walking towards the dogs. I shot him, called Princess to come find him, she ran to me and as she crossed the path o...

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Chukar12 wrote:the drive is the challenge ... but NV has Chukar and Az quail

Save your gas.

There are very few quail left late in the season. Most guys that I know give up after 2 weeks into the season. Most guys don't even get a shot after December.

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Hunter wrote:.... I have tried diamond but had waay to much stool to clean up on a daily basis. I switched to black/gold just for that reason and still a reasonable price. My dogs pardon the language, Crap once a day and thats it on black gold.

Same with our dogs.

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Potty Training Tip Get a drip pan from the auto parts store. The type of pan that you put under a leaking engine. Put Kitty Litter in the pan. Teach puppy to go potty in the Kitty Litter. They will learn that in a couple of days. Now you have no more accidents in the house. Move Kitty litter close t...

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First of all a dead bird doesn't leave nearly as much scent as a live bird that has walked a bit. It's not uncommon for dogs to have more difficulty locating dead birds versus finding live ones. .. The opposite is true. The bird's scent would not be diminished 2 minutes after being flushed and shot...

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Whats wrong with shooting rabbits over your dog as long as he has been reliably pointing birds for you then go a head and shoot them if you want them if not then don't, most of the time your not gonna know right away if he is pointing a rabbit or a bird so don't use the e-collar cause it could caus...

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Sprig wrote:.... the only bad part was the guy who went in and flushed the bird missed his first shot and his Benelli jammed so he didnt get to shoot his dog's (ace) very first rooster.

That is why REAL shotguns have 2 barrels and 2 triggers.

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The best technique for pheasants is to hunt with someone. If you have a partner, he can wait at the other end of the field while you work with the dog. Then he will get shots as the roosters are exiting 200 yards ahead of you. Then alternate at the next field, you block while he and the dog walk the...

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I was looking for some beer one day last year, something different to try. I found a label I hadn't seen before, Black Lab. Had a nice picture and some anecdotal writing to appeal to the bird dog owner. It was the worst tasting beer that I ever had the misfortune drink. Yuk! gave away the other 5 bo...

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I just came home from one of those hunts. It was a gift from a supplier, so it did not cost me anything. The general consensus that they are more shooting parties than hunting is correct. Mostly slob hunters that have little to no hunting ethics in all the groups but one. They are there to just slau...

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We just got back from Kimbel, SD. It is just west of Mitchell, SD. Near Milemarker 360 on the interstate. We limited each day. The first day took 4 hours to shoot our limit, the other days only took about 2 hours each day . It was almost too easy, I wish the hunts took a little longer, but you shoot...

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We have a litter due about Christmas time. I have posted pictures here of last year's pups pointing wild birds at 6 months and hunting at 9 months. Here she is with her first 3 birds on her first hunt. Shasta's First Quail (resized).jpg Britts are about the same size as your Cockers, but less hyper ...

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She is a beautiful dog.
It amazes me how much she looks like her momma.

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There is a lot of research data that shows that it is better for the health of the dog to wait until she is fully mature before spaying her. check out these articles before spaying your dog: http://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=health+risks+spay+neuter&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8 Here is an exc...

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Shasta's First Quail (resized).jpg

I resized the pic.

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Shasta's First Quail .jpg This is one of our puppies from our litter in January. The couple that bought her have been kind enough to send us pictures. Earlier in the summer, they sent pictures of her first point, now they sent us pictures of her first hunt. They are very, very happy. She is doing s...

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... A pup with a good OFA from a litter where some litter mates were dysplastic would be highly suspect in my opinion. None of the available tests are fool proof, but they are definitely helpful.... That reinforces my point and opinion. You can have good OFA scores on both parents, but still have a...

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My 8 month old Brittany keeps getting lost. When he is out of my sight he panics and takes off. I can hear him yelping and can take up to 10 minutes to return. This problem just started. Any advice on how to correct? He is not lost, he is chasing game. Our male yelps when he flushes a rabbit and is...

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Snips - I have stopped using the collar for WHOA now, and seems to help keep him a bit calmer during training, he doesn’t seem to get as frustrated, but still haven't got the point across yet, but we're working on it.. It sounds like you were stimulating him when you commanded "whoa". Many dogs equ...

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Patience. Give her time. With more experience, comes more confidence. She will range further when she is ready. Be patient.

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She will learn the difference if you treat it different. Rick Rick, How do you go about treating them differently? I have wondered the same thing about confusing a mostly upland dog when using for just retrieving work. Thanks, JT Most dogs are a lot more intelligent than their owners realize. Just ...

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Our Princess doesn't give up her birds to any other dog. We had a few incidents this year when anther dog tried to grab a bird and she just ripped right into the other dog (Golden R and other large breeds). Britts don't tolerate other dogs stealing their birds. BTW, I'm glad to see another Britt own...

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A health guarantee is more important. OFA certs are good, but they are not a guarantee by any means. I do not like drugging my dogs if not necessary, so I do not insist on certs. I would rather see the parents and ideally see pics of pups from a previous litter.

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Are you putting her nose in it and swatting her butt? She is acting like the alpha and you need to reinforce who is the alpha (you). Our female, also in heat, has become difficult. Refusing to obey at times, etc. With her hormones raging, she is forgetting who is the alpha (me), so I am restarting s...

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How much would it cost to hunt there with you?

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You should road the dog before hand and get burn off some of that puppy energy. Then do as mentioned, train with other dogs around. You work the basics while the other dog(s) are allowed to fetch or retrieve. You can do this at a park where other dogs are playing, it does not need to be formal retri...

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Come means "Come to me" I want to touch you . "Here" means come to the front. If I want the dog to come to the front or change directions I use HERE. I don`t want the dog deadheading back to me with a Come command. Just how I do it. That's what we do. Friends of mine think I'm crazy, but the dogs k...

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The dog needs more attention. You should be out with him before 7 so he doesn't have a reason to cry.

Why buy a dog then keep it penned up all day?

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My GSP is 5 months old and we are still working on basic commands. Should he be past the basic stuff by now ? He has them down fairly good if we have no distractions but if something else is going on forget it. Sit, stay and here are what we mostly work on. Define "basic stuff". Do not teach sit. R...

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