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by kninebirddog
Fri Apr 18, 2014 6:33 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Moving chicks from incubator to brooder, please help.
Replies: 15
Views: 7041

Re: Moving chicks from incubator to brooder, please help.

Crush the crumbles for quail for the first few weeks.
by kninebirddog
Sun Apr 06, 2014 4:24 pm
Forum: Health and Nutrition
Topic: Pro Plan vs. Taste of the Wild
Replies: 26
Views: 16490

Re: Pro Plan vs. Taste of the Wild

Pro Plan has a new Salmon Performance 30-20 that would give you an additional 121 calories per cup and 2% more fat. I'll check it out. I am feeding him 4 cups a day right now of TotW but he is only eating 2-3 cups of it most times. He's around 47lbs and I can't seem to put or keep weight on him. Ha...
by kninebirddog
Sat Apr 05, 2014 6:45 pm
Forum: Health and Nutrition
Topic: Pro Plan vs. Taste of the Wild
Replies: 26
Views: 16490

Re: Pro Plan vs. Taste of the Wild

you will have to have your dog try it to see if it will work for him.
by kninebirddog
Sat Apr 05, 2014 5:21 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: When to start
Replies: 3
Views: 1343

Re: When to start

right now you can help guide the puppy into being the dog you want. basic things puppies do no grow out of behaviors they grow into them so if you allow it now they don't magically grow out of it later. At the same time remember you have a puppy so have fun little games that always leave the pup wan...
by kninebirddog
Fri Apr 04, 2014 2:30 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: trouble with command
Replies: 16
Views: 6273

Re: trouble with command

I would give the dog some quality time with the command lead before starting the e-collar. Rick Smith has a seminar in Minnesota in June. If you intend to follow knines advice, this seminar would be time and money well spent. Perfect timing for you and your dog. Nate www.huntsmith.com June 7-8 Rick...
by kninebirddog
Thu Apr 03, 2014 1:58 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: trouble with command
Replies: 16
Views: 6273

Re: trouble with command

Begin to over lay the e collar with the check cord ...your dog has learned that you do not have control once the check cord is off.
You stated with the cord the dog listens ...
here is how i view and prep my dogs for the e collar http://www.kninebirddog.com/understandi ... ollar.html
by kninebirddog
Tue Apr 01, 2014 9:38 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: LOST Red Setter Sonoita AZ
Replies: 11
Views: 4745

Re: LOST Red Setter Sonoita AZ

As far as I know no the dog has not been found :cry:
by kninebirddog
Tue Apr 01, 2014 5:02 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Garmin Pro 550
Replies: 16
Views: 7785

Re:

I'd rather pay the higher price for made here....also don't need gimics on a pro model system. That was just it Tri Tronics USED to be really American Made with American Made Products assembled by Americans here in America Now is American Engineered here then made at a Garmin owned plant over seas....
by kninebirddog
Mon Mar 31, 2014 6:16 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: First Horseback Successful
Replies: 27
Views: 13307

Re: First Horseback Successful

here is a post that has a picture of him https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid ... =1&theater
by kninebirddog
Mon Mar 31, 2014 6:13 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: First Horseback Successful
Replies: 27
Views: 13307

Re: First Horseback Successful

Have one that is 15 hands that knows how to park out..Bit on the lazy side but will give you all day
used for judging NSTRA and BIrd Planting Trials and trails oh and he ain't purty
about 11/12 years old Missouri Fox Trotter
by kninebirddog
Mon Mar 31, 2014 4:24 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: First Horseback Successful
Replies: 27
Views: 13307

Re: First Horseback Successful

I am so Sorry you got first place first time down. Worst thing that can happen it is the dogs conspiracy to get you, hook line and sinker :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

CONGRATULATIONS
by kninebirddog
Mon Mar 31, 2014 3:11 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Garmin Pro 550
Replies: 16
Views: 7785

Re: Garmin Pro 550

I sure hope they keep the 100 the same ..I would HATE having any extra toggle switches to get in the way. It is so simple to use the 100 to control what I need as I need it with out the extra in the way toggle switch. They already made a big mistake by getting rid of the G3 Basic and trying to go to...
by kninebirddog
Wed Mar 26, 2014 2:28 pm
Forum: Health and Nutrition
Topic: Heart worms
Replies: 24
Views: 13592

Re: Heart worms

Go to the heartworm association there it will tell you some methods you can do .but if you rake the slow approach as ivermectin will only sterilize the adult worms it doesn't kill hem as oeeviosly thought what happens then is they can take up to a couple years to die off duringnwhuch time you should...
by kninebirddog
Mon Mar 24, 2014 3:08 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Help with 6 wk puppy
Replies: 23
Views: 7890

Re: Help with 6 wk puppy

Get him checked for a urinary tract infection.
by kninebirddog
Sun Mar 23, 2014 9:37 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: LOST Red Setter Sonoita AZ
Replies: 11
Views: 4745

Re: LOST Red Setter Sonoita AZ

The dog has identification and a microchip. So once found the person would be able to track quickly who the owner is. Getting/finding the dog on a large desert ranch area in southern Arizona is the difficulty.
by kninebirddog
Fri Mar 21, 2014 3:47 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: LOST Red Setter Sonoita AZ
Replies: 11
Views: 4745

Re: LOST Red Setter Sonoita AZ

Also brandy has special needs
by kninebirddog
Fri Mar 21, 2014 11:01 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: I don't NEED another dog!
Replies: 28
Views: 12777

Re: I don't NEED another dog!

Karen ....It doesn't get any better..Might as well get the indoor outdoor kennel as the Brittany madness doesn't stop there :lol:
by kninebirddog
Fri Mar 21, 2014 10:55 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: LOST Red Setter Sonoita AZ
Replies: 11
Views: 4745

Re: LOST Red Setter Sonoita AZ

There are a lot of contacts that will help with Brandy I included I also have some friends closer to the area that are willing to step in to getting Brandy at home with Ray and his wife. I sure wish NSTRA would rethink allowing us to use tracking collars in the same aspect that AKC and AF allows use...
by kninebirddog
Thu Mar 20, 2014 12:24 pm
Forum: Off Topic Forum
Topic: grousehunter123
Replies: 17
Views: 8516

Re: grousehunter123

When certain people actually start to name call and those posts are removed and they were given a week to think about it and then come back and jump right back in and resort to name calling that requires more posts to be removed ...Guess what happens one just ventured into the permaban zone.
by kninebirddog
Wed Mar 19, 2014 7:08 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: LOST Red Setter Sonoita AZ
Replies: 11
Views: 4745

Re: LOST Red Setter Sonoita AZ

Brandy went self hunting ...:( he was seen a couple times sunday morning the rancher had him for a little bit in the back of his truck and brandy jumped out. he was about 2 miles away about circling the area where the trial was being held. The hardest part of all of this is the dog also has to want ...
by kninebirddog
Wed Mar 19, 2014 5:36 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Help with 6 wk puppy
Replies: 23
Views: 7890

Re: Help with 6 wk puppy

Biggest thing is that you give the pup a leader in his pack and that you give him something to do. Give him direction or he will direct himself. When you go for walks do things change directions don't just let the walks be mindless time.
by kninebirddog
Wed Mar 19, 2014 2:42 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: LOST Red Setter Sonoita AZ
Replies: 11
Views: 4745

LOST Red Setter Sonoita AZ

Sonoita,AZ........Red Setter, male, 3 year old lost Saturday, 3/15, by airstrip at Empire Ranch. Brandy weighs about 55 pounds, had on a collar and tags and is microchipped. Please call if you see or find him: Jeff at 530-816-0332 or 928-646-0157. Heartbroken family.
by kninebirddog
Tue Mar 18, 2014 10:39 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Help with 6 wk puppy
Replies: 23
Views: 7890

Re: Help with 6 wk puppy

Here are some articles I wrote http://www.kninebirddog.com/articles.html
One thing I would highly suggest is putting up a fenced area for your pup.
by kninebirddog
Mon Mar 17, 2014 11:56 am
Forum: Brags
Topic: New FC!
Replies: 13
Views: 6581

Re: New FC!

Congratulations. That is awesome :mrgreen:
by kninebirddog
Sat Mar 15, 2014 10:03 am
Forum: Training
Topic: Puppy Troubles - Aggressiveness
Replies: 20
Views: 8749

Re: Puppy Troubles - Aggressiveness

If puppy nips and buts at monma, monma will snap and snarl and put pup in its place and then she goes on her way ie she doesn't tolerate the undesired behavior.
It is testing
by kninebirddog
Fri Mar 14, 2014 10:04 am
Forum: Training
Topic: Puppy Troubles - Aggressiveness
Replies: 20
Views: 8749

Re: Puppy Troubles - Aggressiveness

To me mouthing is not acceptable at all ..puppies grow into behavior they do it just grow out of them...when I have a mouthy pup I change the game forcing my hand where the pup wants my hand out of the mouth. Here is.a link to how I approach puppy foundation http://www.kninebirddog.com/puppy-foundat...
by kninebirddog
Sat Mar 08, 2014 9:54 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Field Conformation vs Show Conformation.
Replies: 108
Views: 33261

Re: Field Conformation vs Show Conformation.

I concentrate on the field as if I have a dog that would rather have a biscuit over a bird it won't be used in my program. With that said I have produced digs that gave show pints and even show titles sure it was a great feeling to have Mrs Pat Trotter place my pouty dog reserve she wanted to really...
by kninebirddog
Fri Mar 07, 2014 12:44 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Injection to bring a female in.
Replies: 15
Views: 7603

Re: Injection to bring a female in.

Sometimes it is just best to let mother nature do things in her time . As the saying goes " it's not nice to mess with mother nature "
by kninebirddog
Tue Mar 04, 2014 10:37 am
Forum: Please Welcome New Members - Introduce Yourself Here!
Topic: need pup tips
Replies: 19
Views: 6086

Re: need pup tips

All great advise here but i'd shy away from any puppy class....never heard tell of a good one and how many have any understanding of birddogs? none. i wouldn't want someone taking advice from a pet dog "trainer" that has no idea how what they suggest might affect real training later. It really shou...
by kninebirddog
Mon Mar 03, 2014 6:22 pm
Forum: Training
Topic: training older dogs
Replies: 25
Views: 11117

Re: training older dogs

PS on working uut of the gunshy specially when the shots are introduced use I suggest using pigeons
1 pigeons fly better allowing the adrenaline of the chase to be really kicked in and
2 should there be anything negative it is related to a pigeon and not a game bird
by kninebirddog
Mon Mar 03, 2014 8:18 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Read 2 books this weekend, Snakefoot and Wing and Shot
Replies: 7
Views: 3710

Re: Read 2 books this weekend, Snakefoot and Wing and Shot

Ha HA it sure does! Anyway, who knows what was BS and what was factual in the book. I'm sure he did more outcrossing than he told us about in the book. He said it himself that pedigrees arent 100 percent all the time. Hmmm. I would almost think the other way around plus a bunch of culling, reason f...
by kninebirddog
Mon Mar 03, 2014 1:50 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Read 2 books this weekend, Snakefoot and Wing and Shot
Replies: 7
Views: 3710

Re: Read 2 books this weekend, Snakefoot and Wing and Shot

viewtopic.php?f=69&t=28912&p=265161&hil ... ot#p265161

That link is from when I ran a ancestry report on snakefoot ..seems that spunky creek boy had more squirrel in the tree then someone would lead you to believe. :-)

my favorite part was on the foxes...
by kninebirddog
Sat Mar 01, 2014 9:18 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: AKC JUDGE QUALIFICATIONS
Replies: 12
Views: 4842

Re: AKC JUDGE QUALIFICATIONS

From Page 9 Thing is they also must apprentice 2 stakes under two different judges. Those judges have to sign a paper indicating if they feel and approve that you will make a good judge and if they do not feel like you will make a good judge they have to indicate the areas where you need to work on ...
by kninebirddog
Fri Feb 28, 2014 11:02 am
Forum: Off Topic Forum
Topic: "Olive"
Replies: 7
Views: 3890

Re: "Olive"

Ale's are an acquired taste...
The darker the ale the more acquiring you have to work on ..I find the darker ales better on the room temperature side then cold
by kninebirddog
Fri Feb 28, 2014 10:01 am
Forum: Training
Topic: training older dogs
Replies: 25
Views: 11117

Re: training older dogs

As suggested Let her chase birds and chase birds and chase birds until every time you go out she has no apprehension and is very happy and confident Go to walmart and get a kids little Cap gun then go back out and let her chase a bird and when she is in full chase cap the cap gun ONE TIME Behind you...
by kninebirddog
Thu Feb 27, 2014 6:29 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: AKC JUDGE QUALIFICATIONS
Replies: 12
Views: 4842

Re: AKC JUDGE QUALIFICATIONS

In NSTRA one must be a member of NSTRA for 6 months Take the written test and pass with 80% or better and then apprentice 8 braces...Then they have to renew every 3 years or if one wants to just a National NSTRA trial they must Judge 25 regular trials ( That is basically 25 days worth of trials as i...
by kninebirddog
Thu Feb 27, 2014 1:28 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Looking for Brittany Breeder suggestions
Replies: 8
Views: 4605

Re: Looking for Brittany Breeder suggestions

Nice looking dog Skye. I’d recommend Mark Dinsmore /L’Etoile du Nord Kennels in Sykeston ND. Great guy,great dogs. On here his name is ohmymy111. Website below. My parents have a pup out of his Vern x Ardoise...she's a spark plug in the field but gentle as ever with the kids. She's a lover. Little ...
by kninebirddog
Wed Feb 26, 2014 1:12 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Whats your dogs name?
Replies: 214
Views: 92829

Re: Whats your dogs name?

K Nine's Coyote Ugly
K Nine's Gun's and Roses
K Nine's Beeline Bullet
K Nine's Microburst
K Nine's Blazin Dreams
K Nine's Wind Runner
K Nine's Bohica
K Nine's Dasha White Lightning
K Nine's Hellraiser
K Nine's Dumamus
K Nine's Mister Clean
K Nine's Bon Ami
by kninebirddog
Tue Feb 25, 2014 11:38 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Decline of Field Trials
Replies: 249
Views: 79642

Re: Decline of Field Trials

QuillGordon wrote:******************************************************************************** EDITED FOR LACK OF CONTENT


HMMM Guess it is time for this post to be locked ..as I see who has stooped to the name calling here.
by kninebirddog
Tue Feb 25, 2014 5:58 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Decline of Field Trials
Replies: 249
Views: 79642

Re: Decline of Field Trials

Why don't we get back to the topic .....Maybe the decline is people feeling like what they enjoy is being berated because it doesn't stand up to someone elses ideal of what should be enjoyed. OH and azbrittanyguy ...I still get a chukle :roll: how one club is told to bag their horse manure in the mi...
by kninebirddog
Tue Feb 25, 2014 3:34 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Missing titles on a certified pedigree
Replies: 2
Views: 977

Re: Missing titles on a certified pedigree

Yep..I have seen missing titles on dogs like Beans Blaze in a pedigree.
by kninebirddog
Tue Feb 25, 2014 3:29 pm
Forum: Health and Nutrition
Topic: Breeding?
Replies: 30
Views: 13022

Re: Breeding?

I have strips When the female comes in I generally start to use the strips about 3 or 4 days into the cycle... How do they work? The pads change colour from Pink to Purple/Burgundy during the Luteinizing Hormone (LH) surge produced by the anterior pituitary gland; this LH surge is normally just 2 - ...
by kninebirddog
Tue Feb 25, 2014 2:24 pm
Forum: Health and Nutrition
Topic: Breeding?
Replies: 30
Views: 13022

Re: Breeding?

I ordered a bunch from a lady in Canada....
43.00 for 20 strips includes regular mail here is the lower 48
by kninebirddog
Tue Feb 25, 2014 10:25 am
Forum: Health and Nutrition
Topic: Breeding?
Replies: 30
Views: 13022

Re: Breeding?

I recently begun to check for my females LH Surge with some strips which are about 3 bucks each then if I am going to do an AI it is also cheaper then going in for all the progesterone tests...as about 24-36 hours after the surge is when is supposed to be the best time to have the female bred. I beg...
by kninebirddog
Tue Feb 18, 2014 9:53 pm
Forum: Off Topic Forum
Topic: Our President Deserves an Award
Replies: 128
Views: 54898

Re: Our President Deserves an Award

Ezzy Just keep your head in the sand ..Nothing Sci Fi about it.
by kninebirddog
Tue Feb 18, 2014 2:52 pm
Forum: Off Topic Forum
Topic: Our President Deserves an Award
Replies: 128
Views: 54898

Re: Our President Deserves an Award

Look up technocracy, Look up Agenda 21, New World Order, ICLEI Even hollywood has been prepping us. Really think about it Obama like the rest are just political puppets in a bigger agenda. In Casa grande Az there is a 1.7 million Square foot GLOBAL Dist. center being built. Oh yippe peole are cloude...
by kninebirddog
Tue Feb 18, 2014 1:27 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: How important do you feel Bird Planters are to a Trial?
Replies: 24
Views: 9094

Re: How important do you feel Bird Planters are to a Trial?

I also think it is important for the Bird planters to follow the braces closly enough that they can see where dogs are going so if one area isn't being run to that more birds are not wasted there as Neil stated and there is nothing more frustrating then watching brace after brace with big running do...
by kninebirddog
Tue Feb 18, 2014 11:40 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: How important do you feel Bird Planters are to a Trial?
Replies: 24
Views: 9094

Re: How important do you feel Bird Planters are to a Trial?

When I plant/seed/salt/release what ever term you prefer to call it I like to stick to Areas ( this doesn't mean the same bush or cover but a likely obective where the dogs will reach to for the type of stake being run. I do not like to see a course turn into a gauntlet of birds where a dog doesn't ...
by kninebirddog
Tue Feb 18, 2014 10:28 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: How important do you feel Bird Planters are to a Trial?
Replies: 24
Views: 9094

How important do you feel Bird Planters are to a Trial?

This relates to ALL Formats. American FIeld AKC NSTRA etc. Personally I think having bird planters that can release birds that will stay in the area they are put/released and WHERE they put them can be crucial to the quality of a trial. I see at some weekend trials where they don't have the same per...