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AZ Brittany Guy

Depending on how I feel about the dog I will either do the Smith Method (whoa post / flank) or the neck, Bill West, Gibbons, Lindly, Walker etc. etc. I do like the Smith Method as you do all of your flank / stand still work in front of the dog. That's where you eventually will be when you are workin...

AZ Brittany Guy

Huntsmith aka Delmar, Rick & Ronnie Smith were (to my knowledge) the first to incorporated this technique. Basically it is a component of the "Whoa Post" process. I am sure if you did a search "whoa post" on this site, you would find a ton of stuff pertaining to it.

AZ Brittany Guy

Lots of it is how you approach the plant site, the best is have a friend do it. But I like to loop wide then swing down wind then back track and repeat for the next launcher. Sometimes they cut your track , I just recalled and start off a new direction if they start following , at any point they ge...

AZ Brittany Guy

"Sacking out" the dog helps to desensitize a dog to human touch. When you train a young dog get him used to being touched all over his body. Feet, legs, back, ears, etc. etc. When he has to stand during toe trimming and minor treatments he will be much calmer. If you start out touching him in unple...

AZ Brittany Guy

"Sacking out" the dog helps to desensitize a dog to human touch. When you train a young dog get him used to being touched all over his body. Feet, legs, back, ears, etc. etc. When he has to stand during toe trimming and minor treatments he will be much calmer. If you start out touching him in unplea...

AZ Brittany Guy

Welcome! We have a new pup who has a little OCD and a little Drama Queen thrown into the mix. I think she is going to be a good one if I don't kill her first

. We also have a Aussie/Brittany mix nobody messes with because she is the Matriarch and she lords over 10 Britts of all ages.

AZ Brittany Guy

birddogger wrote:I use horse or hog panels.

Charlie

Good stuff! What size panels do you use? 03../

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It is amazing how a simple greeting takes on a life of its own. Hey old new guy, what do you make of this?

AZ Brittany Guy

From one Old Guy to another, Welcome!

AZ Brittany Guy

Btw take a look at what the akc rulebook says about honoring And avoidance of the honoring situation. In both cases it states the dog shall be severely Penalized section 1e under pointing dog rules That's what I said. What does severely mean? It also says a dog should be disqualified for interferen...

AZ Brittany Guy

Well said Neil. Good judges keep "the main thing, the main thing". They don't try to judge a dog out.

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Sharon wrote:My setter is a reliable backer UNLESS it's one of those darn Brittanys with no tail. Then it's a crap shoot.

Sure...blame it on the Britts..

AZ Brittany Guy

By the way, AKC says that failure to honor should be severely panelized but not be a disqualifying infraction. But judges commonly disqualify dogs that fail to do it.

Be aware and be prepared to accept it.

AZ Brittany Guy

Welcome New Guy, I'm an old guy. I don't believe any bird dog gets tired of quail but you are asking for trouble if you leave a quail cage where your dog can get at it.

AZ Brittany Guy

Just a thought..... A dog never won a stake by honoring a brace mate but many have been ordered up for not honoring. I try to keep separation between my dog and the other if possible and without "hacking".

AZ Brittany Guy

Someone from Arizona. I think Arlett Hennesy said to buy a cheap Harbor Freight 1/4 inch air hose. Cut the ends off and install a snap. I hooked the snap on by doubling the hose over and used tie wire . Fairly stiff, has a knot below the snap to rap the dogs chin and slips through the brush. Easy t...

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This topic is a never ending journey. Unless you are one of those unique individuals with the finances, skill and determination to devote years to the process ( think Bob Wehle ), it is very difficult to truly get your arms around it. Their are knowledgeable people that are not sold on Whele. My cur...

AZ Brittany Guy

If you are new to check cords you may want to spend some time learning how to use them. I see many newbies get tangled with their dogs like spaghetti. Ronnie and Rick Smith have a pretty good video on how to use them.

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Sorry if this is a dumb question then guys, but what's the dif if u just use a rope? And what exactly is the point of a check cord I thought it was just to let the dog roam around. It's a good question since many new trainers ask it. When I see a hammer I see "just a hammer". When a carpenter sees ...

AZ Brittany Guy

There are some discussions that woud caution the use of ivermectin during pregnancy. Also some questions regarding the use of it year around in cold climates. Where I live, I don't use it when tempratures drop below freezing

AZ Brittany Guy

At his stage in the pups life it is just building prey drive and having fun. I wouldn't worry about feathers or fur, you just want your pup to enjoy going to the field and exploring and chasing. There will be plenty of time later to establish controls.

AZ Brittany Guy

As a breeder I think "free running" is great. Just watch the pups tail and it will tell you when it has had enough. Resistance exercise should wait until the pup is around two years old (in my opinion). Brittanys that breed should be OFA certified (hips and elbows) and the Orthopedic Foundation will...

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I have 3 males that live together in peace except when one of our females comes into heat. I move the female to a kennel on the other side of our property as the guys get competitive. Young males seem to loose their minds for about 2 weeks and the older one stays calm and only get's interested when ...

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I have had problems with "Sharp Shins" a smaller version of a Coopers. Catch em and relocate em. I caught one once and dizzied him up like a pigeon and tossed him in a bush in a nearby field. Solved the problem for about a year. By the way, for the record, he got up after about 5 minutes and flew aw...

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mountaindogs wrote:"Kennel name" Pepper Sprout was on my short list. Also "kennel name" Livin on Love.
I don't know why this is so hard for me this time. Too many dogs maybe

Pepper Sprout is real good but another would be "1814 Little Trip".

AZ Brittany Guy

I use fish oil, potassium,and glucosamine. each one serves a different purpose from improving calorie intake, joint pain and processing sugars.

AZ Brittany Guy

Cabalas bird bag is the best I have used in 14 years. Others wear out too fast.

AZ Brittany Guy

NEhomer wrote:I assume by a stake out you guys mean this:

Do you do it for all dogs as a way to accept the leash or only for those who fight it?

yep that will work

AZ Brittany Guy

I have taken dogs back on several occasions as it is a condition in my contract with the buyer. I had a first recently. One of my customers bought a finished 2 two year old boy from me 7 years ago. He's a good man and keeps a summer home up here in the mountains. We always run / train our dogs toge...

AZ Brittany Guy

I have taken dogs back on several occasions as it is a condition in my contract with the buyer. I had a first recently. One of my customers bought a finished 2 two year old boy from me 7 years ago. He's a good man and keeps a summer home up here in the mountains. We always run / train our dogs toget...

AZ Brittany Guy

"What you allow a dog to do, you train a dog to do" ............... Delmar Smith Having said that, the only dogs that have uninterrupted house time in my family are my senior citizens, wife's dog and pups for their first year. Like my previous poster said, they get used to their kennel and that is ...

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I don't know about duals but the Wimies have been dissed for many years as having the hunt bred out of them but I got a education last year- a FT guy out of Kingman AZ ran his string of Wimies at a trial in Paulden, AZ and those dogs knocked my socks off! In my opinion the Wimie lives!!

AZ Brittany Guy

I think in terms of minutes and let the pup free run in a safe place. Having said that, I watch the pup and when I see them slowing down and walking beside me cut the run off right their. I wouldn't run my pup until it has had his puppy shots.

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Adam, that is a DC to be proud of! Duals that can do both, and compete at the highest levels of both are to be highly commended. They are far and few between, whether by owners wants and needs, or the limitations of the dog....but those that can and do... Bravo! How many have done that? Placed BOB ...

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Sled dogs do it all the time but they are conditioned for it. When not running keep them dry and out of the wind. Keep an eye on their feet.

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Makes sense. Lets hope a solution to the eye worms can help.

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I guess what I don't understand about the raptor discussion is; how can raptors be the main problem? Raptors and quail have been around with out human control for many years and the raptors have not wiped them out. Mother Nature goes through the ebbs and flows over time and that is part of the cycle...

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Welcome Buckeye!

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Why spoil a great hobby? Hard work, long hours, grumpy customers with unrealistic expectations and if you decide to campaign, long periods of time on the road living in a trailer. If you can get by all of that, the business has a long history and great culture and can be rewarding if your good.

AZ Brittany Guy

Every body was a first timer at some point. You will be a first timer until you get into it. + 1 Find a Bird Dog Club in your area and get someone with experience to work with you. Make sure your dog knows the command before you use the ecollar. Understand what the "overlay" technic is before you t...

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I agree with Ray. Start your pup on a stake out and let him work out his resistance on his own. He can't relate the contact to you when he is on the stakeout. You should stake him in a safe, shady area with a water bowl near your house then leave. I think the chain should be around 18" long. Go insi...

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Good looking loft. You may want to consider a design that allows you to easily reach in to clean and grab birds. I can't tell if it is a walk-in or reach in. 4X8 construction gets pretty heavy. Consider putting handles on the sides in case you want to move it from time to time. My lofts are reach in...

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jaybird02 wrote:I have 2 unaltered Brittany males and they are great together. I've never had a problem between them or any other dog.

Nice looking dogs.

AZ Brittany Guy

Kgrant wrote:Thanks Az I appreciate It. I sure will look that up. You have a gorgeous dog btw

Your welcome and thanks. Welcome to our world.

AZ Brittany Guy

Welcome to the forum kgrant. If you don't find anyone from Wyoming look into the folks with the Montana Brittany Club. They are very active and I hear good things about them. http://montanabc.org

AZ Brittany Guy

I think between 18-24 months old. I would probably guess closer to 24 months.

AZ Brittany Guy

muckalee wrote:Confirmed today what I had suspected...... to my pigeons..... Came home today to find a hawk perched on top of my coop.

Good luck on that one. There are ways to deal with that which I can't go into.

AZ Brittany Guy

Whose breed national championships are open to other breeds? No, but most other breeds open up weekend trials, the majority of Brit trials are closed not just the national. Out here Britt trials are almost always open to all pointing breeds. We couldn't get enough entries for majors if that was not...

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In the Brittany world there are quite a few NFC & NAFC that are Dual Champion dogs :D As a Brittany guy, I think this is the best one we ever had. Pacolet Cheyenne Sam won the National Specialty Show in 1970, the National Championship in 1971 and an American Field three-hour Endurance Championship....

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Can't be specific but the Deming / Lordsburg area would be a place to look into. Have fun and let us know how it goes.

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