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Good luck to all especially our Northeastern Representatives. Do us all proud on this side of the Delaware. Amatulli, Tazza and Lucey, hope you all "lay one down" for the books. Keep us informed. Can't wait to get there next year!

Doc

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In support of the Pro's, if there were enough great dogs out there to make a living on and win, there wouldn't be any mediocre dogs on their string. I'm sure that every string could probably use a little cleaning up. However, if they only took the great ones, how much more would it cost to campaign ...

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Absolutely well deserved. Not even a question in my mind about that placement. Ice, I tell ya Ice. Both Dennis and Raven are just as cool as Ice. Enuf Said!

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Thanks! They have been a lot of fun. I come home every weekend tired, smiling, and hoarse. I forgot how much work it was to hang on to puppies. After running them I am drained. I judged on Fri. from 8AM until 6PM and I was not nearly as drained as I was after handling those two. I'm just glad that I...

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Awesome Runs! Proud to have scouted the win to put the FC on her. She did a phenominal job. Absolutely no question in my mind that she had it won. she had no holes and was always forward and standing. Great Job John!

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Thanks Joe for the props. The group of guy's at the Eastern GSP trial are a great bunch. There is a Walking Trial Nov. 4th & 5th at Flaherty in CT. East Windsor if you look it up. Most of who you met this weekend should be there. I believe the Bill Felins is running it. You can friend him on FaceBoo...

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All things being equal, you need the right gun for the right job! I was shooting my 3 1/2" Browning 12 ga with 3 1/2" BB's and didn't feel a thing, way too much adrenaline pumping. We limited out in an hour. We couldn't do anything wrong that day. Best part was, both my brother and my son couldn't h...

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Congrat's Munster! If it is any help or if it makes you feel any better I'm running this weekend and I'm already losing sleep and it's only Monday

Doc

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Hope all is still good Karen. You need to be careful about home grown puppies, I ended up keeping three!

Bill

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Nike...I'm all on board for a 12 out there. Like I said, it is because of the type of hunting that it is. I tried both my 20 and my 16 in SD and over Labs, blocking, driving, and pass shooting they were way too ineffective. I dropped a passing rooster at 45 yards out and up with a 300 yard headstart...

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Hey Birddogger, Maybe I'm just old school or just too lazy to try and figure it all out. I never bought into stock fittings, cheekstocks, patterning a shotgun, drams, loads, etc. I know what I've always shot for loads, love the guns that I own, and there isn't much I don't hit. As said in my earlier...

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The best part of it is not sleeping. It's that rush that keeps you going every weekend. I drive 6-10 hours all alone to get to my trials so I try to sleep while I'm driving!

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Thanks Rob. I'll be there Fri evening. Judging most of Saturday and I don't think I run until Sun.

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Sorry JKP but maybe I'm a little cynical, I have never noticed any kick from any of my guns when hunting, let alone my 20. Maybe it's my adrenaline rush when a rooster is flying or a rabbit is running, but I've never felt, worried about it or even noticed it to speak of until I heard this. :? :? I'v...

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Oh come on! We all know the answer to this one. 16 Gauge!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I used to shoot a 20ga Citori for all that you mentioned above. Mod and Full and it would drop preserve pheasants at 45 yard with 3" loads. That was until I bought a Sweet Sixteen. Then I bought ano...

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Thanks all. I hated to use the word brag but that is what the forum is named. What I really am is blessed good dogs and tremendous people who have taught me more in three years than many learn in a liftime. I forgot how much fun and work the young dog stakes were. Now that I got comfortable handling...

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I wouldn't run her in a trial until you have her steady again. The bird chasing may have bben good for the gun, but it probably set you back on his/her pointing. It is way more fun to chase than it is to point. You still may have bird contact in a puppy trial so I would rather have the dog standing ...

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Just returned from our first trial this fall and finished my 2nd FC. Heidi went 2nd out of 14 in the Open All Age and 1st out of 20 in the Open Limited Gun Dog to finish her with a 4 point major. Many Kudos to the folks that have helped me along the way from the wrangers, judges, scouts, and many fr...

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Sorry to hear! I'm sure words can't describe how awful this is. Man, her record for a 2 year old dog is quite impressive.

Bill

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You left out a few Ray, If you think you are broke now, think about field trialing.... You can add to your list the following: One or two gaited horses Feed, vet and farrier services for above Two or more saddles and accompanying tack Horse trailer Tow vehicle three to ten additional dogs Kennel fac...

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Shoot a man can drink beer and fart while chainging the oil or taking out the trash! :lol: a multi tasker, now that would be a keeper :lol: ...ruth Heck as the Poster child for ADD, ADHD, OCD, and Ritalin, not only can I do all of those at once, I can actually focus and do each of them singly. It i...

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Man, I must just be a lucky SOB, my GSP's really don't leave that much hair in the house. I've heard about winter coats, summer sheds, I don't see any of it. I went with a GSP because I didn't want a shedding dog. Now I have 5 in the house. We're 10 below in the winter and 90 most of this summer. We...

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Why not just leave her. You don't have to have a baby and you don't have to worry about getting a dog. You win both ways. It's just a joke, just a joke! I have 4 children and 5 shorthairs in the house, and a wife. She actually treats our dogs as well as our kids. It is much easier to clean up after ...

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kninebirddog wrote:If you were doing your job well..then backing up a bit to basically do a small refresher your dog should quickly get back to where you can pick up where you left off

Ditto. You'll be pleasantly surprised how much your dog will remember and how quickly he'll put it all back together. IMO!

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I dont disagree with you one bit Brenda. They are supposed to hunting first and manners second. Where I was going with the traps is that the dog has gone backwards this session because the handler was unable to control the situations and now the dog is catching birds. I have never had a dog catch a ...

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Traps, traps, traps. Beg, borrow, steal, but get 2-3. Multiple birds under controlled situations teach the dog that if they move, bird is gone. Within a few sessions of multiple birds, the dog wants to stand there because he is expecting more than 1 bird at all times. Never pop the closest bird so t...

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So far I have found trials for Sept 3-4 in NY and Sept 10-11 in MI. These are on my way to Oct 1-3 in IA. Hey Ken, I got my start at the Brittany trial on Labor Day Weekend. I cannot say enough great things about that Hudson Valley Brit group. They put on a great trial and the grounds are spectacul...

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Whoa, Whoa, Whoa. I start teaching whoa when we feed. I will put the food down at least 10' away from them and hold their collar until they stand while saying whoa, not overly. Once they stop moving, love them up and give them your release command. I whoa them when they stand at the back door to go ...

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Thanks All! Oscar is pretty special. He was my pic right from day one. There isn't anything he doesn't do without a 12:00 tail. Eat, sleep, pee, poop, you get it. He might even become my truck buddy. They all have good run to them and indepence. I put a lot of control on them early with yard work an...

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Here are some pics of my 7 month old Abbey x Saddle pups. It's been too hot to get much work in so I haven't been able to get much work in, maybe 2x/mo. Not necessarily a bad thing. If anybody has ever had any kind of doubt what kind of pups Kevin Joyces HiTailing Saddle threw, I'm here to tell you ...

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High Voltage wrote:Must be the GSP in him

+1 Gotta love it!

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Where upstate? I'm upstate! No one is more upstate than me. Not trying to ONE UP you, I'm in Massena which is on the canadian border 1 1/2 hours away from any interstate hwy. If you're close we train all year long up here 90 above or 15 below. Love to have ya!

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Vonzeppelinkennels wrote:Well believe it or not there are a few Strange men out there that LOVE cats. :roll:

I think they're great with soy sauce and broccoli. Not bad with cashews and snow peas either. JK,JK!

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Although I am happily married for almost 23 years, I think this would be an awesome forum to watch. However all females must send pictures. Of their dogs and Kennels of course!

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Clover? Sorry couldn't resist!

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I had a pup delivered by Redwing Hound Haulers a month ago, as per the breeder's recommendation, and would not recommend them. I was told four days, and it took seven. The proprietor, Chuck," I don't know who Redwing HH is and I also don't know if it is a coincidence that his name is Chuck, but it ...

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Congrats! Can't wait to see what you guys get done in a few years from now.

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Ray,

All of this is a great help, especially turning the horses head away so he turns into me. As a beginner, I am a great listener and appreciate all the help.

Bill

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Thanks. I heard back from the Walkers, they do have the video. For some reason it is not listed on their site. However, keep your suggestions coming, it is all new to me and I am finding it all interesting. I am interested to get him to ground tie, but I am more interested in getting him to stand st...

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I just recently picked up a 9 year old TWH and would like to teach him to ground tie. He does everything else right but was never taught to GT. I was told to buy Dave Walker's Video on GT'ing a horse using an E-Collar and can not locate it on his site. I was hoping that I might be able to find one o...

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@ Brenda, I'm sorry you had a bad experience. Maybe something changed. Heather even called me last night to let me know that the California pups are doing great and are playing and eating. I even called to check on them with other clients. Hopefully it was just a bad day. The trip to California was ...

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I don't know Ruth. However they are out of North Dakota which is a heck of alot closer to you than I. I'm sure they would try to work out a pick up at the border if need be. They were terrific.

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Just a little (alot) of props for a dog transport company I used to ship some of my current litter from upstate NY to Nebraska and California. I can't say enough about how happy I am with them. Having never used a transporter before, like anyone else, I was nervous. AdventureBound Gundog Express has...

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I'd have to say GSP. All three that I have owned have all been natural retrievers to hand. Now with this 10 week old Saddle litter I have, they have all been bringing back rawhides in a hallway since 6 weeks old. Yesterday just reconfirmed my decision. Whilst working the 4 puppies that I have decide...

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Hey ES, I can't recall if you posted somewhere about possibly competing with your dogs. A good buddy of mine spayed his 9 month old golden and was training with some lab guys. The Swamp Collie went on to win at numerous AKC & CKC Lab trials and then won the derby at the Golden Nationals. Unbelievabl...

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I remember Rob, I was just ridin ya a little bit. I agree with you. She'll have plenty of time to screw up and then it'll be your turn. I'm still tryin to get my turn out of the way.

Bill

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Slow down Rob,

You ain't gonna leave much for the rest of us once you get her back in shape.

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Thanks for the Updates Robbi. Good Luck to all, see ya next year, I hope.

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100% to both if he is broke. However, you want to walk every one of those braces before you run. That will give you an idea of what is expected of you as well as the layout of the course. You'll also get an idea of what kind of dogs you are against and where your dog fits in the big scheme of things...

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Good luck to all. Do us proud, I'll be down next year for sure. Thanks for the updates, keep em coming if you can.

Bill

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