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My condolences. Always hard loosing them. He was a beautiful dog.

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EMT ointment. Best stuff I've found for stopping bleeding quick.
Sorry this happened to your pup. I don't like dog parks for risks like this.

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I think it has a lot to do with genetics, as well as food. When you've been around a lot of different lines of shorthairs you can see the differences in the coats. There are thin wirey coats, thick wirey coats, thin soft coats thick soft coats, European coats. I really dig the euro coat. Thick,soft,...

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ya I'll just stick with the year round once a month. Better to be in a habit and save my dogs life. Then take shortcuts.

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On my drawers I put a locking pin on top and drilled holes in the plastic crates on four bottom corners with big washers inside the crate. It holds them down really good. Throw a kennel mat or blanket down and the pins are cushioned under. If you wanted to you could screw down hangars on each side o...

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Big swill, It's all a gamble. You can pair up the two top notch dogs in the country and they can throw sour pups. But by taking two dogs back by placements in the pedigrees your odds of making good genetics for the next generation are better IMO.. There is only so much you can do to " make" a dog. I...

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Well ya a puppy you are not going to know. But after you test them and they grow up. You'll see what you have. d it's not going to work then it's not going to work. I agree there are a lot of great studs out there. And a few are in our own back yards. To not broaden your horizon would just be bad on...

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Ya ya I know all about poodles being used as retrievers. I was just making a some what example not a ton of people use poodles a lot. geeze laweis.

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If you're looking at a pup to breed to your current dog, I wouldn't endorse that route anyway. I don't think you get the best breeding possible by limiting yourself to the 2 dogs you own. Why not? What if the two dogs you own compliment one another better then any stud you have looked at? What then...

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I like the question and answer method. I think common place questions like these anyone really coming here for help or with true knowledge of bird dogs can answer these. 1. What kind of gun dog/s do you own? Obviously if they have a Pitbull they're in the wrong forum. Well I guess if the Pitbull isn...

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Unless you have hunted behind the dogs and you know they have what it takes I would put a ton of emphasis on the titles. Plus a pedigree that you can light up in red for the first 3-4 generations is just awesome.
Ya I can tend to be a pedigree chaser.

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Don't see no harm in going back to cc. But for backing it might be easier on you to use the ecollar. Hit her when she moves before you can get there. And also when you see her see the other dog and she ignores, you can whoa her up using the collar. When I'm training backing I stand infront and to th...

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Force fetch is probably what you'll want to be looking for. Pointing dogs are retrievers too

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Sorry it didn't work out. I've been hearing a lot of dogs the last couple years are having trouble producing. And heat cycles just changing out of the blue. Couple I know have only been throwing single pups and these same dogs were throwing decent litters years back. Just know your not alone. Probab...

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I use the cc until I know the dog has a full understanding for every command. Then I switch over to only using the ecollar. I start my steadiness training using the cc. I find that after the dog has been flipped over on his rear reaching the end of the cc a few times they understand what you want fr...

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4 gsp
1 chihuahua
1 begal
And a cat that thinks he's a dog.

Shorthairs live in 5'x 13.5' Attatched runs but find their way into the house often.

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Let's the get the white elephant out of the room Camp. I respect you and your opinion but because NO ONE else here will say I will. A true all age pointer will beat up on a true all age shorthair 99% of the time. That in itself is why they don't do it. You can give us all this garbage about the ver...

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http://gundogforum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=112&t=41268 Check this out before you get your collar. I don't like the basic because they are not rechargeable and a half mile range can screw you one day. Just sayin. ???.......... The receiver is re chargeable and the battery in the transmitter I've c...

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So you all just want to bash the GSP. why? I think some ate more threatened by the idea of a shorthair beating a pointer. No one with shorthairs bothers with ames because it's not a versatile format and a waist of the shorthairs time. Gsp are do it all dogs. Unlike their county line bound long tail ...

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Nylon or leather collar. Chocker chain, Flat leash, leather always better Check chords. E collar Dummy collar Birds and more birds Dummys assorted colors black/white, orange, white,etc each color serves its purpose Bird launchers Heel stick it's handy Table,or barrel Knowledge, some books and videos...

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Think it's always best to do it the old fashioned way of using pigeons. Plus doves are protected most everywhere.

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viewtopic.php?f=112&t=41268

Check this out before you get your collar.

I don't like the basic because they are not rechargeable and a half mile range can screw you one day.
Just sayin.

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http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=X5g6bhOh ... 5g6bhOhPRQ

I believe Ethan has more videos with e collar training on his website.
Standingstonekennels.com

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mountaindogs wrote:You could help Banks be the next one.

+1

Not everyone tests their dogs either. Some really good dogs are without titles in pedigrees, for the most part that's why they were breed. Just know your banks can be the next MH or SH dog.

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I've been wearing the wranglers from cabelas for about 6 years now and they are great pants. Comfortable,durable,and I know I will get some more years out of them. Think they go for around $50.

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The only personality change you'll probably see is a change in drive. If its a good trainer he'll have you pup on a lot of birds and build his confidence.
See the pup as much as you can. A trainer that has a problem with you showing up out of the blue is a problem to begin with.

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Has anyone stopped to think that these guys can afford all of this because that is all they do is trial. No vacations no family time, no other hobbies, etc. Every second of their life is to trial and invest in trialing. Any average Joe a teacher a plumber, a farmer, etc can afford to do this but giv...

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LMFAO!

that's hilarious!

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For everyday obedience, treat the pup like it's a full grown dog. Everything a puppy does is cute. Many of those things are no longer cute by about 8 months. This statement couldn't be more true. Lots of folks will think he's just a puppy its ok if he jumps on me, its ok he's sleeping on the couch...

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Old people rule!! If it wasn't for the older people in my life I wouldn't know half the stuff I know about properly training dogs that I know now. I would never have learn ed to do most of the trades I have under my belt. Ya school is school but a guy that's been on the job 15+ years can teach you w...

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Alright, my dog is pretty steady on whoa, i can walk around her throw things towards her, over her head, at her feet and she wont budge. I just have one question, when i yell whoa and give her the hand signal she will turn and look at me then her feet are planted as soon as she can see me, if i am ...

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Large size is good all around. Example my Remington crates 27" wide x 40" long x 30" high.
Plenty of room.

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He was just part of the hunt. Our dogs were broke right. It was much safer for me to send that lab in to flush then me risk getting shot. That's the only reason I used the lab. If I thought I was at risk of getting shot while flushing a bird, I wouldn't use a lab. I would either give up hunting or ...

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doesn't sound like the dog has a problem. More handler/gunner issue. Dogs aren't docked points for taking a few steps to see around an object to see shot bird land.

Try staying out of the way of dogs view of bird. You'll probably see a big difference .

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To hot in dog box. Turn down or off heater

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I don't recall ever owning a shorthair that got tired out hunting only 5 hours. My 11 year old I can hunt 10 hours and he still goes strong. Most of the time getting them to leave is the problem they still want to continue to hunt. I love that! I hunt hard 4 or more days a week during the season and...

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You might not need Florida though. With the Utah and Alabama you might be able to cover more States with just them two. You would have to check out the reciprocity map for Alabama to see exactly what States it covers and com pair it to Utah.

Check out usacarry.com for reciprocity maps.

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Anyone know much about getting a concealed carry permit? I am from Alabama, but live in virginia because I'm in the marine corps and am looking at getting my permit but not sure where and how to do it. I know there are states you can apply for as an out of state resident but not sure which one is t...

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Gertie wrote:So my question to you folks is would you send your dog that far to a trainer you know and trust or would you take a chance and look closer to home?

If this trainer is the one you feel comfortable with sending your dog to do it. You know him/her and your trust is with them.

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Twos company threes a crowd.

Just easier keeping tabs on two.

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When training a dog everything you teach them is done with nagging. Your imprinting the message (command) in their head. Repetition is a nice form to nagging.

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Steady to wing and fall will fix this. He will only be allowed to retrieve when sent.

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I haven't watched his video. But I met him at the navhda annual meeting last weekend. We chatted for a while and he knows his stuff. Very nice guy and informative. All the videos out there and each training techniques are basically the same. Watch 5 Different videos by different trainers and the onl...

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Jude, Have you put your pup on game birds? Pigeons or quail for example. (Pigeons being training birds ) I disagree with ray about it taking the pup 8 more months to stand birds. I just think you are expecting the dog to point every bird amaginable. That doesn't work with every dog. Pointing dogs ar...

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Just follow and observe.

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I don't buy into this. Its a competition. This has to do with obama as well. No one builds a complete car that's 100% American made. Not gm not ford not dodge. I trust gm over ford,dodge, any day. I own all three trucks and the ford and dodge are always breaking down. The silverado saw a shop once f...

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Thanks for the input guys. Some good points. Didn't really think about pollution or bbq. Cigarettes have a ton of bad stuff in them guess that's why I always figured they would be bad for a dogs nose. I mean its bad for my senses why wouldn't it be for them. But on the other had people are probably ...

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Today I was riding with a friend of mine and his dog in the back seat. His dog is not a bird dog just a family pet. We were driving down the road and he lights one up. I told him "hey man the dogs in the car, aren't you worried you'll cause him respiratory problems?" He told me "no I've never had a ...

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Maybe he had just a little experience and you didn't mention that you run English Pointers instead of German ones? He may have bee rolling his eyes while walking away. ? They aren't "English" they are Pointers . I think their standard breed name is "English" pointer. Unless akc has changed that.......

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She has gave in and knows you are the boss. Really good in my eyes. Ff will go smooth with this pup.

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