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There was a guy who walked home along the railroad tracks from the bar. One night he got wasted and tripped and fell on the tracks. An oncoming train hit him and whacked off his left ear, his left arm. and his left left leg. But someone called 911 and the EMTs came quickly. so the guy was all right.

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I don't think it's necessarily wrong to leave a young pup with a trainer. It has its advantages and I see it done frequently and have done so myself. Now, the pups aren't with the trainers to be broke and finished, or to be FFed, or anything major or stressful. But a little obedience, some time on a...

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I looked at FB in your sig. Is that your pup, the little tricolor? I see that in your photos you have her sitting for her retrieving drills. Maybe she sits around birds because in her mind, anticipation = sit. Sit to wait for the retrieve, sit to wait for that bird to go. It's what I'd call a defaul...

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Try thinking in terms of developing your dog rather than breaking her. Or, the way a kid learns to read by starting out with "See Spot. See Spot run" and then over time moves up to War and Peace. You'll have a plan, and the plan will will steps but it has no firm dates. Some dogs move along quickly ...

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That's annoying behavior but your trainer can work through it. Dog wants to act like a screaming marlin on the end of a line? Fine, stand there until ge's done throwing his tantrum amd move on. Dog doesn't want to walk on a lead. OK, then he can go for a nice drag on a lead. Dog doesn't have to like...

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Contact these folks, Lone Star GSP Club. Good chance someone will get you going in the right direction

http://www.lsgspc.com/contact-us.html

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Prefixes FC Field Champion AFC Amateur Field Champion, CH bench ( show) champion, NFC National Field Champion (this trial is only open to a particular breed, like only GSPs, or Brittanies, etc) NAFC would be the amateur version of that Suffixes JH Junior Hunter, SH Senior Hunter, MH Master Hunter ( ...

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Come by, Featherfinder!

That'll do....

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Setterpoint, As your dog is 15 - 16 months old, I'm gonna confirm my diagnosis of Derbyitis as mentioned without naming above. It's a very common disease in young dogs and it even affects older dogs in some circumstances. I see this all the time in competitions and hunt tests. Most of my own dogs ha...

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Yowza! That is gorgeous!

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Well, if my young dog let me get in front and flush, I'd let him stand there while I went in front and flushed. But if my dog was flushing on his own, I wouldn't take him out without a cc or something to restrain him, whoa or whatever. Why ingrain behavior you'll need to change later? This from my e...

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She's pushing birds because you aren't showing her or helping her to maintain point. She's blinking birds because she's afraid of getting a correction for doing something she doesn't know an alternative behavior for. She doesn't know she's supposed to maintain point, and gets corrected for doing the...

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3S...shoot, shovel, shut up.

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Nice catch, Sharon.

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No advice on brand, but understand if you need to send your combo unit in for repair for one or other of the features, you're left with nothing until you get it back. With separate units, you have at least one to work with in that event.

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Just depends. Call the breeder and ask if they have a preference. Some like their kennel name included but don't demand it, others reserve it for their own dogs, others say it's optional. As far as sequence, I've seen it done all kinds of ways..."Ownerskennelname Wonderdog of Breederskennelname, Bre...

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what fun!

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Back in the day when kids had to stay home from school for whatever reason, teachers would send home textbooks, workbooks, and worksheets so the kid wouldn't fall behind. Low tech but available to everyone. I remember my kids scrambling to complete the week's work quickly so they could watch cartoon...

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I'm the Queen of What-if and have perfected the art of whipping myself up :D but it helps to remember that we have 327.2 million people who haven't died of of this thing. And there are worse things in life than missing a few dog events. My parents' generation was called to fight a world war, and man...

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Yesterday I got an email from a club begging for entries for their hunt test this weekend. My state's DNR has cancelled all trials on state grounds, and the coverdog site lists a bunch of other cancelled trials. Better safe than sorry, especially considering the age bracket of many of the folks atte...

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Welcome, and glad you jumped in.

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My experience is pretty much an echo of CJ's. When I have to get after one dog in the field, the other one sometimes will seem confused and stand there with a "Wut?" look on his face. I turn to face him and release him with "OK Bud" and he goes on his way. You get those times when you call one and e...

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Sorry, no idea what your pup might have got into, but We had a JRT that got into Golden Malrin and it caused a very long seizure ( over an hour) so I understand your distress. Is there a possibility the pup was having some sort of seizure? One thing my vet asks when dogs suddenly go off like that, i...

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I'd start by ditching the harness and replacing it with a prong collar, chain slip collar, or a wonder lead. A collar or WL lets you give a good swift correction while simultaneously moving his face toward you. IME, harnesses can contribute to some bad behavior in more dominant dogs because the dogs...

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My granddaughter came by today with her big high energy hound X herdingsomethingorother today, and they ran him on lead off the fourwheeler for about a half hour. Later she sent a pic of the dog zonked out on the sofa. So seems like a nice bike run might do the trick for you

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Check out sites like this https://www.thedogoutdoors.com/dog-bicy ... ories.html For biking on pavement, you might have to watch the dog's pads.

Treadmill works for letting go of energy. I wouldn't use one as my only conditioning program, but I'd consider it a sort of cross-training.

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Yep, it is an opportunity to learn because we have to focus on what makes or breaks a performance. I don't know how many times I've thought "Wow, now that was a good move!" Or "Yikes,remind me to never do that". It's also interesting to see how different methods of training - or lack of training - p...

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LOL, reading and/or responding to posts is optional

Fulfilling judging contracts isn't

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Novices following along should not be mislead into thinking this is an either or proposition. With proper balance it is very possible to have a dog with great search, run and effectiveness while also having a dog which is swiftly and consistently responsive in heeding its Handler's commands. FF des...

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^^^Is there a like button for the above? ^^^

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DHPP at around 10 - 12 weeks old, then DHPP again about a month later. Rabies at 4-6 months old. This is a one year vaccine followed by the three year vaccine ever after. My pups also get a dose of bordetella vaccine at the time of the first rabies because we take them places where there are a lot o...

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What did you switch from?
Sometimes when going to a higher protein and fat diet, it helps to cut back on the amount fed with the new food. Once things firm up, gradually increase to the amount that keeps the dog in good condition without poop going loose.

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All my dogs have been trained for recall afield with the ecollar starting at 5-6 months old. We overlay it in the yard, then when they understand, go out running. Just a momentary low-level nick lets them know that I can reach out and touch them whenever, wherever. Saves a lot grief! I'm careful abo...

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Plan A sounds pretty complicated. What is a trainer going to do with such a young pup? What's the point of the 10 day breaks? And if you're worried about different training styles, why switch between the trainer and yourself so often? Even when the trainer shows you stuff, you're going to have your ...

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Thanks all for the good wishes

The older dog's leg bump report came back as 'no worries'

My younger dog's eye is a different story. He got a preliminary workup at OSU and goes back in a month for a recheck and ultrasound. Then we decide on where to go from there.

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Yeah, .I'd say he's worth working with

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If ya do, would you mind sending some this way? Today my old guy goes for surgery to have a nasty thingy removed from his leg. I'm hoping above hope that it isn't a mast cell tumor, and will ask my good vet to take the widest margins he can just in case. Then next week my young dog goes to Ohio Stat...

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Is this correct, that after Nick messes up, you leave the field right then and go work on your board/barrel? If it were my dog, I'd make the correction and go work another bird to give him a chance to redeem himself. If he blows it, correct and go home. To me it's like a kid learning ABCs...gets it ...

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Is your dog eating her normal meals, or is she passing on them? Adding canned food and warm water to kibble might make her more interested. Do you keep the dogs in the house, or in a kennel? If kenneled, make sure the old girl is warm enough, and not shivering away the calories she consumes. If she'...

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Sounds like you're doing just fine. Thanks for the update. For recall in situations like you described where she's digging through trash or doing something like that, try using a different command like Stop it'! or Leave it! Dogs can tell when we're annoyed. An annoyed owner isn't conducive to compl...

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Frankly- getting some conflicting advice. I know you (and others on here) have strongly advised against chasing. Others have told me let the dog chase, make sure its fun for the puppy the first year, little rules, she will figure it out on her own she cannot catch the bird, its easier to take drive...

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Joe, On the same day that Robert posted his above, I watched a couple of episodes of Cesar Millan's "The Dog Whisperer". Cesar deals with everyday dog behavior issues and it occurred to me that his shows demonstrate the ideas in Robert's post. He explains all of it in ways owners understand and show...

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When most of mine started counter surfing I got after them. Didn't smack them, but gave them what for "Hey! Off!" then a short stern "Whaddya doing?" with a scruffing. On another dog we set mousetraps so they snapped right when feet went on the counter. As for the furniture, I bought them their own ...

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LOL yep my garmin is way too complicated. I don't need to find caches, map my way to the Mall of America, or measure how many acres is the field behind the house. I just wanna find my dang dog! Why don't they make the units very simple -and cheaper - and provide the extra stuff for purchase via down...

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I don't have your particular model, but my garmin goes a little wonky from time to time. What helps - recalibrate the compass whether it looks like it needs it or not; "start a new hunt" ( no idea if yours has that feature, but it eliminates previous data); and check the update speed ( longer update...

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Most important is to have a plan or program and stick with it. Frequency doesn't matter as much as knowing what you want to do and how you're going to do it. Going with your plan once a week will yield more results than going out every day and just messing around with no intentions. Do what you can ...

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That's tough news for you, but don't get too down yet. I've had dogs with everything from mild dysplasia to what the vet called 'no hips at all' and they functioned OK. The functionality doesn't necessarily depend on how the xrays look; mild displacement can be painful while really poor hips might n...

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We use Vetricyn. It's good for what ails man or beast. We've used it for skin gunk on our horse, wounds on us and the dogs, as an eyewash, etc. It comes in several different packagings, but we buy the spray because it's versatile. If you purchase, check the expiration date on the bottle. And don't a...

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In my experience with long tails, at 8 months pups are boiling over with energy, so your pup's behavior doesn't sound aberrant to me. It should calm down in a year or so. That being said, some dogs have off switches and some don't. The ones without can wear ya down. I hope you don't have the notion ...

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Sorry, Don, great birdwork DID NOT get your dog picked up...a dumba$$ judge got him picked up. The only thing a dog should be picked up for is interference with its bracemate. That's usually blowing a back or stealing point, less often drag racing and bumping kind of stuff. Turning to mark, happy fe...

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