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When ever a vet advised to give penicillin I noticed that it was always much higher than dosage recommended on bottle , probably twice as much. For the next time if you bought them at a sale usually there is a vet that gives a shot. We use to call it a shipping fever shot. It was standard practice t...

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I have a hard time following your dimensions. I have always figured just the square footage at 2 ft. per bird. Your loft seems small. There is a problem that no matter how big you make it you will exceed 2 ft. per bird.

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Go to the AKC website and do an event search for hunting test. When it comes up do a search for the last 12 months. There were about 12 of them in the month of March in MO. Most of the time the same club will have the same weekend each year.

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CONGRATULATIONS !!!! It is really not as easy as you made it appear

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I built the same loft as shown in HOF post on pigeons. I wanted to get there wing strength back up since they had not flown in two months. I started leaving them out during the day to fly free. Funny how fast a big red tail figured this out. I'm down to 6 from 12. One took his own life with our Fre...

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congratulations

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sounds good. Plenty of edges and rough areas . I knew a person years ago that developed his puppy on a golf course. She was a big Juvenal winner.

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who did you breed to?

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I see by your avatar you have a Brittany. There are some nice trials mostly AKC and some one hour AF in your area . Besides competing you will see some nice dogs.

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I found wood shavings stick to the coat and then drops in the run.

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I don't get the scam there? The guy sent you $2500 and $1000 was for a pup. $1500 to his friend picking up the pup. So when the guy shows up to get the pup, you give him the $1500? You still have $1000 and the check already went thru the bank. I'm pretty dense on how these things work. When your ba...

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brad27 wrote:If i may piggy back on this thread, what's the difference between using a gun with 28" barrels vs. 26" barrels? all things being equal.

Only difference is that with 28" you would have a slightly longer sighting plane, not really enough to make any difference. Choke is what matters.

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I would like some recommendations to ship a puppy from Northeast Ohio to St.Louis Mo area.

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I don't think you want to show up with your dog wearing a sweater. When you first arrive you should put her out for awhile. Then if the weather is real bad put her away until just before it is time to run I like to stake them out again.

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that is a " you have to have been there thing" , not always held against the dog.

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Feed stores around me handle Diamond. Tractor Supply also. If you have feed mills around you try them

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She will still be housebroke .She will also remember all the special things that the two of you did before.

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Check the " hall of fame" section of this forum. Everything you want to know is there.

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We had Quarter horses when the kids were in 4H, and I have had many gaited horses for the last 40 years. I have not noticed any difference.

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I have no special heating, sometime they even start nesting in Feb. If you have a very open loft you might close some of they area so there is not as much wind, but not too tight , ventilation is important.

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It will not harm the puppy to run him, but you will be much happier if you teach him to heel, it will not discourage his drive. He knows the difference when he is on a leash or free to run.

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Thanks, include me.

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congratulations , tough gun dog competition in Mich.

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Don't worry about it.Sort of nice that the neighbors like pigeons.

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Heavy bleeding should be over in about 10 days then it turns sort of watery pink for a few more days, but watch her for at least 3 weeks unless you want puppies.

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how about same feed as the breeder is feeding

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Look at how it is made and what type of metal. I would bet it is for .22 crimps (acorn style )

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There was no bird, but she was smelling something.She was in a large grass area with no trees . She was running and just stopped hard. Held for a long time.

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I didn't get low enough to catch how she looked. Got me excited, not all that common with Britts wanted to share. 5 weeks

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Breeder pays nomination fees and the owner also does. This money goes into a purse and is divided among the winning dogs owners and breeders.

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If you decide to sell the Days End ,send me a PM or email at bill.tate@earthlink.net. I have a days end and would like another in case I should loose or break something. I once had the cylinder drop out when I was pulling out of the holster. I probably didn't have the pin seated. I did find everythi...

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My one question is what brands are people using? All the brands in the stores are pretty expensive, but if you look on EBay there are 2 dog models that come with vibrate for around 50 bucks. Does anyone know if these are any good? Im sure too some extent you get what you pay for. Any input would be...

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Some come in heat and are so clean with small discharge that it goes undetected.

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1. Getting 1st place
2. Yes. I am guessing you haven't seen horseback derbies run, they have to run pretty big.
3. No, they quickly learn the difference between trials and hunting.
4. Sensible questions and you probably will get answers different than mine which will still make you wonder

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I think you can use glue for more than small cuts. I had a vet do a AI breeding where there was about a 4 inch incision on the belly, glue was used.

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nikegundog wrote:
What is a "nice" dog?
A "nice dog" is my attempt at sarcasm without the smiley face.

I thought so.

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I put my name in case he is found by someone that knows me. Then I put cell number and home number. That usually leaves little room for address but most people do not return dogs to the address they usually call. I don't put reward , honest people want to return dog and reward is like saying Ransom ...

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that was great

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Most of my trials are 4 to 6 hours away , a few are 1 1/2 . Not every season but sometimes I travel to trials 8 to 12 hours and of course the nationals are 24 hours ( 20 hours driving and 4 hours sleep ) .

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You can put just Char. The kennel club will add whatever number necessary behind the name to differentiate from other dogs that have been named Char.

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I just had surgery on a dog, the vet wanted to wait 14 days before removing sutures

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Just open the door and let them leave on their own. They will probably just fly a short circle and land on the roof of the loft. When you want them in give your feeding signal and they will come in. Very soon they will start what is called routing. That is leaving the area,going out of sight for var...

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Sounds good to me.

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DG you have some great pictures, I really enjoyed them.

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The trainer cares for each dog as he would his own. If a dog gets lost, hit by a car , etc that is just the breaks of letting dogs run loose or training. Everyone feels bad but the trainer usually has no liability.

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Interesting breeding would be Scipio Spinks X Scott's Gingerbread Lady

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Might be a good idea to join The American Brittany Club. You would get a monthly magazine that would help in following what lines are producing/winning. This would help but not a substitute for actually seeing the dogs at events to make your own judgements.

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young birds

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