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Grant, I wrote an artiicle several yrs ago on FF with the ear-pinch method, it was in several publications. I could send it to you or fax it if you have a way of putting it on. If not, don`t bother with it. Also an article I wrote about training from the rear of the dog, as in Whoa training to check...

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And be sure you tell them you ARE NOT going to kill them. Most Racer and Homer breeders don`t want their birds to go to anyone shooting them.

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WOW, GREAT pics Grant. Did you take him out and let him swim? How did your hunt go, were the birds good?

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We have a day and location. It will be held at the Shultz Farm in Griffon Ga on Sept. 26. Randy is holding a NSTRA Trial on Sat. then the snake break is on a Sun.

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Thats the very BEST one Duane. I like to tell people this about e-collar use-"When in doubt, don`t."

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We Found Snakes! Are currently planning a seminar. We will get back with the particulars within a couple of days. I know it will be around the Atl. area. We can accept so many dogs, so we will take a 10.00 deposit per dog to hold a spot. Total price is 50.00 a dog, anything over 2 dogs is half price.

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Grant, I don`t think you`ll get much darker than Cage!

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I have a good bit of frozen on my dog Snips Ticked Off, but as log as he`s able I am not fooling with it. Natural is better and not a hassle. If the vet on the bitch end is not super, then it`s hard to catch, then you have to worry about repeats.

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I think the price of a quality pup is reflected in what the breeder puts into their bloodlines. Putting the thought and research in to producing a dog someone can compete in different venues, and linebreeding intelligently enough that you could reach into a litter of pups and pick any one of them an...

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Grant, the best thing for dog and new handler is to find a good conformation class. It is GREAT socialization for pup even if you never show. I would do some home stuff starting with around 5-6 mo old,then start a class when the pup is 6-8 mo old. It helps the pup cope with the millions of strange d...

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I have to agree, nothing like wild birds for dogs. I would find it hard to do controlled training on them tho.

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About the only thing I teach my dogs up til around a yr old is "come." A pup at 14 wks is like teaching a baby at 6 mo old. They have no attn span, so why not wait til they retain something longer than a few seconds. Just my 2 cents. I like puppy Whoa when you stop them a few seconds before eating, ...

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I`m an Ecco fan. But I like a light weight Gore-Tex boot. They are pricey, but comfortable.

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You may have gotten by with it, luckily. I don`t think it`s a good idea to encourage it as the proper way of introducing a pup to gunfire. I see alot of young dogs that are introduced to gunfire, some can handle it and some don`t. I am just encouraging the side of caution. Better safe than sorry!

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Your playing with fire here. It MIGHT work, but what if it ruins your pup forever? It is not worth taking a Chance, IMO. The best way is get your pup bird-cRazy first, then shoot a blank while he`s in chase.

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I have written some articles for various publictions but I don`t have them in elecectronics. One on FF that was in PDJ several yrs ago, and I have adjusted a few things since I wrote it.

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He`s pointing already!?!

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Shep, I was looking at the Red Baron website and saw some dogs from Wilson, would that be Ron Wilson? I know Greg Dixon handles his dogs.

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Sudie & Eric, the GSP Club in Nashville is holding a AKC Water Test at the Prcy Priest Wildlife Management area the first weekend in Aug. You guys might want to do it.

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Grant, when are you going to put some pics of the little monster on?

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Great pics! We would love to do that if we had a bigger body of water closeby.

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I did have a heart attack, after I saw my dogs had not moved! It was really an extroidinary piece of work. Dogs never cease to amaze me.

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I posted a litter due in Va. in Sept. Should be a good one.

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I was free running Logan & Cody this afternoon from the 4 wheeler and they had a few finds on quail. At one point Logan pointed in some thick privots, Cody was backing.I went in to flush and a spotted fawn jumped out right in front of them. I thought their eyes would pop out, but they did not move a...

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I answered you on UplandBirdDog on this, I guess you need a few more opinions.

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I have never heard of this, but Rick gets Pigeon fever if he goes in the pigeon house without his mask on. I get it mildly if I do lots of catching pigeons. He has been around them for so many years he cannot tolerate the dust from their feathers. He will have flu-like symptoms for 24 hours or so af...

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COOL!!! Thats the way to do it!

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Does it have to be a chain? Why not just a cable, thats what we use. A chain might be more what people expect...

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I usually just ignore the puppy nipping unless it gets too obnoxious, then I will give them a little Bop in the chops if it turns to biting. Usually say Ahhhhh. My favorite word. Or grab the muzzle firmly.

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It`s not something that would help their intensity. I train to come off point in more advanced stages but don`t do it much. Ideally you want to produce the bird they point then heel them off. I never use the E-collar for it, and I rarely take them off point unless I tried to call them before they po...

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Ayres, I love your pup! Nice looking. Also nice liver GSP. Grant, I finally saw your mini movie, I was just wodering why you are heeling Belle off point. Was there a bird there?

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I don`t think you mention how old she is. I would work on the different tasks separatly until she is 100% on the basics before putting it all together. It takes a long time to build a dog up on leaving for distances. Esp. if they are real young. One thing you can do is never call her to you when you...

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I have shown dogs before, but feel like a fish out of water doing it. I feel like I am getting much more done for the money getting someone on the lead that does it much better than I do, and loves doing it. I can run dogs in the finals in a Nat`l Trial and not be near as nervous as I am going in th...

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Wow, sounds like someone has a Weim puppymill going on in Birmingham!

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At 5 mo. I would not do the dove hunting. I would be getting some good flying quail to expose him to and get him understanding what he`s looking for and to get him hunting and some exposure to a blank pistol. Then work your way up to shooting a bird for him. This is 6-7 months old. When you feel he`...

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No. He must honor on his own, then you can say Whoa.

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Looks great! I had a 1/2 German male that was identical to the liver and white male on the front of the DK pg. The one colored like "Yard". He was a beautiful male.

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My theory is=if you have the right breeding you don`t have to train a dog to point. I come into contact, unfortunatly, or fortunatly, however you want to look at it, with dogs of all breeding and see alot. Also have to adjust training to whatever I get, which has taught me alot. I ALWAYS try to prom...

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I recommend Pro Plan Puppy, my pups do great on it.

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I don`t even vaccinate for it anymore. My vet says there are so many strains out that vaccines don`t cover. It can last up to 6 weeks and sometimes it helps to put them on antibiotics, but it mainly needs to run it`s course. Don`t take him around other dogs while he`s got it tho.

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I like Sharptail and Huns, probably Huns more. Can`t wait to get at `em in Sept.!

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Good `ol Wally World is about as good as any. I get a Lg there for around 54.

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I like to use one blast to release a dog, and a couple of blasts to turn them. I do not use a whistle to come. I lean over and pat my knee when I want them coming to me.

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Sudie, I worked on a horse farm for years, and there is nothing like your dog hanging out in the shop all day then throwing them up on your living room carpet that nite! Ughhh.

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Because, unfortunatly, there are alot of judges out here that won`t put them up, no matter how nice they are.

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Congratulations Cindy! Finshing a liver is a big accomplishment. Do you own him?

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I`m just glad we`re not still looking today! If they stay around here much they WILL find something to hunt. Sudie also had a valuable lesson about what lurks in the deep dark woods.

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Decoy, I think he has graduated!

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I definetly do not free feed. I do not want fat dogs, esp. those running trials. Plus, i`ts hard on the feed bill. One of the best reasons is dogs that are free fed won`t ususlly eat on the road. Any dog we have will clean up whats given then while traveling to trials or hunting. You can put bowls d...

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