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Brittguy

If you get a puppy from a good litter, then it is more important what you do with him after you get him home rather than what you see at the breeders.

Brittguy

loved it.

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Put the head under the wing and swing in a circular motion. Lay the bird on the side that has the head under the wing. Cover with grass.

Brittguy

You need to do some checkcord work. When you know she smells the bird put some resistance to her , don't need much . The idea of the launcher is for her not to get that close. When she smells the bird and starts to walk up that is when you should release the bird.

Brittguy

I hope this works I have the same problem.

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Another consideration is that we also hold a dog show with the nationals. The show has certain requirements that are not always available with other grounds. Some have suggested having the show with the gun dog nationals , but no one has come up with a solution.

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the competition is just much harder. There are dogs that place in puppy and derby but when they get to the adult stake they are competing with the dogs that were in the top of their derby stakes.

Brittguy

the fact that he is housebroken and has obedience training eliminates the only concern that I would have which is you see an older puppy that has been neglected with not enough socialization. Adjustment to your house should be no problem.

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Love that picture. Can't ask for more

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CONGRATULATIONS!!!!

What sanction body, AKC or FDSB has nothing to do with range of the puppy. More to be considered is what breeds you are competing against.

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While the rules may say a judge can use a dog that has already run as a bracemate for a bye dog. It usually is not done , especially under judgement.Most people feel you only get one bite at the apple.This is different than a second series or call back. A dog can only place once in a stake. If you s...

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Bird manners aside here are a couple things to look for If you make it back to the truck a couple hours before the dog.... Then you might have a self hunter If you can't get the dog to turn with you ....... Then you might have a self hunter If you let the dog out to go to the bathroom and he disapp...

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foyspigeonsupplies.com last year bowls were .50 8mm good size for homers

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You do not mention if you want to breed her in the future. There may be better shots now but the abortion shot they had years ago would sometimes affect females ability to conceive. If they stay together I am certain he will try again. Just to give you more information. While probably not impossible...

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A lot will depend on who the judges are, but I wouldn't be concerned.

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I have the maximum tracker. My friend has a Garmin. I use his Garmin whenever I can. Tracker takes a lot use to get good with it . To me the Garmin seems much more accurate. Never had trouble turning it on and not finding the dog. If I didn't already own the Tracker and was just buying I would get t...

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Secretary for the Illinois Brittany Club is Mary Jo, she has had computer problems if you are trying email. Her number is 618-985-2336. If you are interested in the Southern Illinois Brittany Club that would be Judy Graves 673-788-2208. Usually both clubs run at same grounds on consecutive weekends ...

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check the website for Mason kennels. They have a booklet with lots of plans and suggestions. Product is expensive but high quality and last . They can give you some good ideas.

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some things could be, wax, ear mites, hair deep in the ear.

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If I had a choice I would go a little bigger, but my dog boxes are 17" and I have detected no problems. I think if they were 15 it would still be big enough.I have Brittanys but I have put Shorthairs and Pointers in them and also some really big Britts .

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I fail to see a big problem. If you like the breeding why look elsewhere? You can change the name and the breeder doesn't care.

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Sounds great to me. I visit several times a day.

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He will naturally do a lot that you think needs training to accomplish . Get the obedience down good and just read the post on this forum.

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Congratulations, hopefully it won't be long for the last one.

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I have been satisfied with my dogs on both wild and released birds. Maybe it has a lot to do with how one uses the released birds and how tame they are.

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I sure hope that you misinterpreted , or the judges were not clear. I am thinking maybe what they meant was your dog had some holes and if you had handled from horseback maybe he would have had a better application and looked better thus placing higher.

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Just looked at that pigeon site. Noticed when I opened it, I was registered there. Don't go there much but they do have some pretty nice looking loft's. Don't tell them you use your birds to train dogs. I let that slip once and you'd of though I started world war three! My Bodie has picked up youg ...

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www.pigeons.biz I think that is the address of a good pigeon forum where you can get a lot of information. The hall of fame post here has a lot of information concerning lofts.

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I would not give it a second thought at this time.

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I don't feel you can train style into a dog.

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If he is a house dog, I wouldn't be too concerned. If he is outdoors , you might try to make arrangements to bring him in the house. My feeling is that there is certainly a difference between gunfire and fireworks.

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I have always considered this being "style" , something a breeder considers when selecting or a buyer when choosing from available litters.

I cannot think of a way to make a dog run with high head or tail, it is either there or not.

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Probably best to call the preserve where you are going, they should know the rules pertaining to there operation.

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that is the way to do it. I have a empty coffee can with some pebbles inside.Just shake it and they come running for food.

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Let them out before you feed. Birds that are full do not seem to fly around as much.

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Let the birds free fly around your loft. When you see that they leave the area for an extended amount of time,. they leave the area on their own this is called routing they are probably going out 2 or three miles on their own.Then it is time to train them by taking them out 3 miles and releasing. Th...

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either it is the dogs or I am doing something that I am not aware of but I just don't have any hyper problems.

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We have always had two , sometimes three. It is no harder than one. The two we have now we have to put one in another room at feeding time because she eats fast and steals the others food, other than that no problems. Often they play tug a war with a chew rope. Fun to watch because one weighs 40lbs ...

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spring quail are more expensive than fall. Usually 3.50 to 4.00 . Last couple of trials we had to buy Chuckar they were 5.00

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Doesn't raw cotton have a lot of seeds. If so they might get into ears. I was running at a trial either in GA or AL , don't remember, anyway my derby dog that never had seen cotton must have been hot.He saw a pile of cotton in the field and ran for it I knew what was going to happen. He grabbed a mo...

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get him to your vet right away. Don't try to treat it yourself.

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This probably won't work now because you indicated a good period of time passed. Next time either go to the vet as soon as the med runs out. Very likely they would have given you more without office charge. I have even had them call prescription to local pharmacy

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very good suggestions.

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Whatever the problem is don't let it get any more of a head start. I would be at the vet first thing this morning. If the vet has no open appointments find another vet.

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I may be wrong , but I thought Indiana had banned horseback trials on state property. If that is the case , maybe there is no mounted gallery.

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Have you heard they now have JHA = junior hunter advanced. SHA and MHA. Instead of having to have score no lower than 7 in any category , you have to have 8

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AKC.org you can get some idea from their website. Better to go to a hunt test and talk/watch

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This should be interesting, please let us know how you make out.

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Better make prisoners out of them. I thought you were moving the loft on same property.

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How far are you moving the loft?

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